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Phenylethyl acetate

Ingredients · Florals · heart note

Phenylethyl acetate

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Sweet, honeyed rose with fruity pear and raspberry-like nuance.

What it is
A molecule made in a lab.
When you smell it
Heart: the first hours.
What perfumers do with it
Adds honeyed, fruity sweetness to rose, peony and blossom accords.
Worth knowing
It is one of the esters behind the rosy, honeyed floral note in wine and beer.
Also called
2-Phenylethyl acetate; PEA acetate

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