The topnotes of Encelade are little bit fruity/citrusy and synthetic/fresh (same idea as B683 and Ganymede), but then I smell lots of hay, iso e super, virginia cedar wood, vetiver and tonka (+ extra coumarin). Overall, it’s closer to B683 than Ganymede, but it has its own personality and there isn’t anything out there that smells quite like it.
I also get a fiery chili pepper or capsaicin note, which is either omitted from the pyramid, or just an olfactory illusion due to the combination of the other notes. There are some barnyard-type notes to it due to the hay, and some minerality too, so it feels very outdoorsy, with a large amount of natural ingredients, but also a lot of piercing synthetic ones, like iso e super. The combination of iso e super and coumarin makes the fragrance feel electric, with a fuzzy / static texture, like Paddington mentioned above.
I don’t personally find it to be sweet at all, but the tonka (and coumarin) does it give a slightly “foody” vibe, and it has some things in common with other modern fragrances that verge on the gourmand due to tonka and coumarin, like Marly’s Layton (although that one is way more gourmand and sweeter than Encelade).
Lasted for literally a whole week on a sweater I wore, until I washed it. Easily fills the room.
Encelade is a very unique, well-made fragrance but a bit too loud for me and not quite as magical as Ganymede.
Ideal for the fall, or when you’re not confined to the indoors.
