Mandarin is, to my nose, perhaps the most beautiful and complex of all the citrus notes in perfume. We are fortunate to have such a plentiful supply of the real oil from a variety of places and in a variety of forms (red, yellow, green, etc). While the natural oil is a beautiful complementary note, sometimes you want something really strong to punch out through other strong notes: for example the mandarin note in the most incredibly fragrance "Sublime" for...
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Anything similar for the Cinnamyl propionate I can use?
Hmm that’s a difficult one as you won’t get the same grape nuance from other members of the cinnamyl family. Perhaps cinnamyl acetate or cinnamyl cinnamate could work – you may want to add the tiniest trace of methyl anthranilate to boost the sweet grapiness of the dimethyl anthranilate (cinnamyl propionate has a grape note so it blends really beautifully with dimethyl anthranilate). You could also maybe try a touch of cinnamic alcohol with a trace of methyl anthranilate as well. You’re going to have to go by trial and error I’m afraid (or get a sample of cinnamyl propionate… Read more »
Thanks for this information that’s some good advice.
its really fun experimenting but I don’t want to wander of from this formula to much, but I am sure to try your suggestions. I also found out that I haven’t got Dimethyl anthranilate so I have to order that one too, the other ones you’ve mentioned I have.
Question; how many samples you get to choose from when ordering something from Vigon?
Dimethyl anthranilate is really essential for mandarin – it’s like a musty methyl anthranilate and it is the main odor difference between orange and mandarin. Great chemical! As for Vigon, I just go crazy usually. It has helped me no end to discover new and rare ingredients and consequently Vigon is a big part of my supply chain.
I have made this base a few weeks ago after collecting all the necessary ingredients, I forgot to review it here..so here it is; Very opulent, bright and fresh base that I really are implementing next time for your Egoïste formula soon because the last time I made this formula I’ve used mandarin super red from Hermitage oils..and non of your other bases except the Cuir leather base and Dianthine base… the rest were substitutes like Rose Wardia and regular Neroli.
This is my favorite mandarin actually 🙂 I like it more than natural mandarin oil!