Benzaldehyde
Synthetics
img: fraterworksBenzaldehyde smells like a strong, sharp, sweet, and bitter almond with cherry and spicy undertones.
TGSC Descriptions
Mosciano, Gerard P&F 19, No. 5, 79, (1994): Almond, fruity, powdery, nutty and benzaldehyde-like
Luebke, William tgsc, (1982): Strong sharp sweet bitter almond cherry
Other Descriptions
Benzaldehyde
PerfumersWorld: Strong sharp sweet bitter almond cherry sweet aromatic spicy bitter-almond powerful sweet
Blends-well-with - +vanillin +coumarin +benzophenone +heliotropin +bois de rose oil gums
Pell Wall Perfumes: Almond, bitter-almond, cherry, floral, marzipan, sharp, sweet
Arctander says it has a: "powerful sweet odor, reminiscent of freshly crushed bitter almonds.” and that it is “used in perfumery for special topnote effects, and as a trace component in certain floral compositions (lilac, sweet pea, etc.)."
