Synthetics
Dimethyl benzyl carbinol smells like a fresh, floral bouquet with fruity, green notes reminiscent of lilac and elderflowers, underpinned by a clean, slightly chemical aroma of rose and fresh cut wood.
Luebke, William tgsc, (1982): Clean floral green rose cortex oily rhubarb
Moellhausen: Fresh aromatic-floral, somewhat fruity, green; bergamot, peach-like
Indukern F&F: Fresh, floral, green, fruity
PerfumersWorld: Clean floral rose cortex fresh aromatic-floral fruity green bergamot peach dew chemical
Blends-well-with - +galbanum +mimosa +benzyl isoamyl ether +para-tolyl acetate +para-tolyl isobutyrate animal-notes gums
Pell Wall Perfumes: Clean, floral-rose, green-stems, animal-oily, rhubarb, freshly cut wood
Arctander suggests it is an “excellent perfume material for lilac, narcissus, jasmin, muguet, hyacinth, mimosa, neroli, and in certain types of rose (safran-like notes). it is stable in soap and blends excellently with its homologues, esters and with a great number of other perfume chemicals.”