Synthetics
Methyl cinnamate smells like a sweet, fruity balsamic scent with notes of strawberry and cherry.
Luebke, William tgsc, (1983): Sweet balsam strawberry cherry cinnamon
Symrise: Sweet, balsamic with fruity nuances, reminiscent of cinnamon and strawberry
Moellhausen: Balsamic, fruity
PerfumersWorld: Sweet balsam strawberry cherry fruity balsamic strawberry
Blends-well-with - +cinnamyl alcohol +cinnamyl acetate +benzyl cinnamate balsams labdanum gums
Taytonn ASCC: Balsamic, fresh, spicy, sweet
Pell Wall Perfumes: Balsamic, sweet, fruity-strawberry, fresh. powerful
Arctander puts it like this “this ester is widely wed in perfume compositions, but normally at very low concentration. it imparts power and sweet-fruity, balsamic oriental’ notes to ambre bases, citrus colognes (where it blends excellently with labdanum products), carnation (where it introduces freshness), narcisse, lavender, fruit and spice blends, etc.”