Experimentum Crucis by Etat Libre d'Orange

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The Orange Extraordinaire Collection

Experimentum Crucis Etat Libre d'Orange 2019

7.1 / 10 261 Ratings

A limited perfume by Etat Libre d'Orange for women and men, released in 2019. The scent is floral-spicy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral

Spicy

Fruity

Earthy

Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Cumin

Apple

Lychee

Heart Notes

Rose absolute Honey

Honey

Jasmine absolute

Base Notes

Patchouli

Akigalawood® Musk

Musk

Perfumer

Quentin Bisch

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Ratings

Scent

7.1261 Ratings

Longevity

8.0185 Ratings

Sillage

7.4189 Ratings

Bottle

8.1187 Ratings

Value for money

6.6108 Ratings

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Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the The Orange Extraordinaire Collection collection.

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Reviews

16 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/04/2025

8Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Ceesie
136 Reviews

Ceesie

Helpful Review 5

A hot-weather pleasure

I’ve based this review on a sample from the official sample set. I’ve worn it a few times now. And I hate to say it but it’s an absolute pleasure to wear.

The first hour or so it has striking resemblances with Delina Exclusif . Sweet, powdery lichee bomb. Which I don’t mind by the way. Even though I’m a man I like those notes a lot. It’s from the same perfumer so there’s no surprise there.

But this ELDO knows how to change into this refreshing ball of citric acidity with a bit of pepperiness on top. It’s so nice to wear in the hot weather I’m experiencing right now! There’s no citrus mentioned at all in the notes breakdown but I find it reminds me of Terre d'Hermès Eau de Toilette almost.

If you smell closer to your skin you can make out more floral aspects of jasmine.

Lasts long, smells great, projects like only a Bisch can. Totally classy, perfectly unisex. This goes on the wishlist.

05/03/2025

8Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Itsafineday
4 Reviews

Itsafineday

3

I think the apple's rotten right to the core

no, there is pretty much nothing rotten about it actually. the experiment in question indeed turned out to be quite peculiar though: tart, sweaty fruitiness breaking through right off the initial spray is not necessarily a pleasant encounter. yeah, cumin. how delightful! then the dark, dewy rose adds a velvety sensation to that seemingly bleak experience. abrasive, and yet, still not rotten.

i can see why it's often described as gothic. how possibly there can be room for anything remotely related to light and joy? what's CRUCIAL (!) about the evolution of the fragrance is the unexpected fresh-like quality developing throughout the wear. a baby shampoo type of gothic, sort of. the rose persists without ever insisting. there is also something (akigalawood?) constantly screeching in the background but it doesn't bother me at all personally. i'll let it screech.

no, the rose doesn't make it feminine. it doesn't make it masculine either. no grandmas were exhumed. suitable for most occasions if you are reasonable enough. longevity is decent, something you wouldn't normally come to expect from the brand. its grace is in the sillage.

12/20/2024

2Scent

parfumpixie
358 Reviews

parfumpixie

1

sweaty cumin

Opens with a juicy and fresh fruity blend of apple and lychee but quickly develops into a cumin ridden mush. The cumin is insanely strong in this and it’s not even a bad note, it just smells like dead ringer cumin…and nothing else. It’s just cumin from the spice cabinet put at the forefront of the fragrance. The heart of this does offer a dose of honeyed rose to blend with the cumin but the cumin still remains fairly prominent. The dry down is a rosy, woody musk, with dirty & dusty patchouli. Didn’t enjoy these notes put together, the cumin was a crazy addition, and the florals here are pretty heady.

05/04/2020

8.5Scent 8Longevity 6Sillage

Emorandeira
395 Reviews

Emorandeira

1

Different and special rose perfume

Mmm... I think this is a very interesting perfume. The protsgonist is the rose, but It is a different rose, this is not the typical rose based scent. Here the rose is blended with patchouli, fruits and musk. The patchouli un this fragance is not very intense but subtle and delicate. The fruits and the honey give tinte perfume some sweetness. It is interessant the presente le the lychee.
The performance is as in the other etat libre d'orange fragances that i have tried. About 6-8 hours but with a soft projection. It seems an intense scent at opening but then fades out and becomes a skin scent. By the way It is a special and different perfume, unisex and better for day time use.

Scent: 8.5
Longevity: 8
Sillage: 6.5
Versatility: 7.5
Originality: 9
Quality/price: 6
Global: 8

03/30/2022

Cherlyn
29 Reviews

Cherlyn

2

Successful Experimentum

It was a blind buy in my case which I don t recommend in this case ot any other. But thanks God, it was a succesful one. I was a bit disappointed innthe start, when I smelled for 10 minutes a soft rose with some talcum, something like Pomellato Nudo Rose. The start has nothing to do with this beautiful, haunting name - Experimentum Crucis. But the.more it developes on the skin, the more it provides interesting deep notes like cumin,, somthing woody and a beautiful mosc in the end. It is not exactely as dramatic as I was hoping for, but it is beautiful and interesting. Nothing oriental in it and happily no oud.
The sillage is good, longevity very good for 4 hours. The bottle is also interesting. Test it before!

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