Synthetics
Phenyl ethyl acetate smells like a sweet, floral, and fruity scent with hints of rose and honey.
Mosciano, Gerard P&F 26, No. 1, 52, (2001): Sweet, honey, floral rosy, with a slight yeasty honey note with a cocoa and balsamic nuance
Luebke, William tgsc, (1982): Floral rose sweet honey fruity tropical
Moellhausen: Fresh, fruity, pear note
Pell Wall Perfumes: Sweet, floral-rose and gardenia, fruity-peach, honey, green
Arctander tells us it “is widely used in perfume compositions, from everyday soap and detergent perfumes to fine cosmetic fragrances, room-sprays, deodorants, etc. almost any type of perfume. its sweetness, versatility and very low cost makes it almost universally applicable. for rose, jasmin, hyacinth, reseda, freesia, peony, magnolia, oriental and even citrusy fragrance types, it may be used at concentrations from 1 percent up to 10 or perhaps much higher.”