AnOther 13 Le Labo 2010 Eau de Parfum

There are perfumes that are perceived less as perfume and more as a scent or fragrance. Above all, of course, Geza with his "famous" Escentric series, who works with individual fragrance materials, leading to themes like perception thresholds and compliments in endless discussions.
IsoE Super, just like Ambroxan, should now be known to everyone at least as a carrier substance in almost every perfume. When considered individually, both can bring quite a bit of joy: IsoE as a gentle, cool-dry cedarwood scent and Ambroxan with its sweeter woody accents, both somehow convince every perfume lover at some point. Be it "monothematic" or as a carrier or additive combined with other materials... which ultimately finds its way into bottles via Dior, Chanel, or Hermès.
With Another13, we are dealing with a "scent" that, at its core, appears completely detached from any perfume concept as an abstract yet somehow natural work of art. The clear focus is on Ambroxan, which probably prevents some noses from perceiving the entire artwork at all, along with some old acquaintances like birch, jasmine, or moss.

Simply put, Another13 smells of synthetics.

More precisely, Another13 smells of craftsmanship, industry, and metal. But also of sun-kissed skin on long summer days in nature, of fresh sweat on warm but clean skin, of rain on warm asphalt, of the past but also the future. Innovative, minimalist, consistent, and puristic.
After an alcoholic start, it goes directly through the industrial Ambroxan veil, into nature. There, it lingers in a metal-musk mix and intermittently flashes metallic-cool like lightning in a summer storm. The main player here is likely to be Helvetolide®, which gives the entire fragrance a fabulous cool musk fog and adds a certain twist to the scent!
Similar to Molecule01, the fragrance also comes in waves. It wafts, reacts to temperature and environment. After a closer evaluation by a total of 5 people, it can be said that Another13 is pleasantly restrained and noticeable at a good arm's length, fantastically perceivable for 12-15 hours.

Gentle yet radical in its execution and convincing in its longevity, Another13 has completely captivated me. For me, it’s the perfect "anti-perfume" when I want to smell like I like to smell myself, without putting on a more "contrived" perfume. When I feel "arrived and finished" and the absence means more than the need to have. Synthetic yet maximally natural. Art can be that simple.

EDIT 10/2019: Unfortunately, the fragrance left me too quickly again, and often one only realizes what is important when it is gone. After a renewed rotation of similar scents, I returned to it through a leftover decant and now realize that it is indeed the scent with which I feel absolutely represented and, more importantly (this is important to me), not disguised. I am well aware that opinions on this fragrance are divided, yet I have received consistently positive feedback on it so far.

EDIT2 12/2019: Since one can quickly and hastily claim that a fragrance leads to more or fewer compliments, I try to evaluate this topic rather cautiously. However, what I can say for sure about this fragrance so far is: No matter when and where I wear it, I always receive positive feedback. That doesn’t mean it’s a magnet or that it wants to be super "crowd-pleasing," but it simply smells "real" and "different." It actually expresses a kind of aura. You wear it and don’t want to desperately smell "good!" but simply create an original pleasant aura, and I often receive such feedback. Whether in the morning at the entrance to the company or in the late afternoon at an external appointment, I have often been noticed and always positively. :)