Synthetics
Methyl isoeugenol smells like a spicy blend of pepper and carnation with a warm, woody base.
Luebke, William tgsc, (1988): Spicy clove blossom carnation woody
Pell Wall Perfumes: Sweet-warm, spicy-clove, woody, floral, tea
Arctander says that: “of the common derivatives of eugenol, it is one of the most carnation-like. this phenolether is used in perfume compositions as part of carnation bases, as a fixative in spicy fragrances, as a mildly spicy note in rose, ylang and other florals. it is commonly used in variations of l’origan’ type fragrances, oriental perfumes, etc. and it blends well with labdanum or other ambre-like materials, with woody notes, ionones, etc. interesting combinations are obtained with opopanax or linalool or derivatives of linalool.”