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.