Synthetics
Romandolide smells like a powdery, musky amber with a hint of ambrette.
Luebke, William tgsc, (1989): Musk ambrette fruity berry
Firmenich: Very delicate musky note, less fruity and less ambrette than helvetolide® with more tenacity and more volume on the dry down
This alicyclic topnote musk is easily perceived by all users. it has a pcm-like character with berry topnotes and ambrette like nuances. it can be used as a pcm replacer and is stable in most applications. resembles the closest musk to galaxolide in character.
Pell Wall Perfumes: Musk, sweet, fruity-berry, ambrette
Arcadi boix camps, writing in 2004, says of romandolide: “this material is clean, heavy, long-lasting, and similar to galaxolide in many respects though it is less fruity and more camphoraceous. … although more diffusive than macrocyclic and polycyclic musks, the material performs in a way quite similar to these musk chemicals. romandolide is just now finding use in perfumes including absolu de rochas and angel schlesser for men.”
Moellhausen: Very delicate musky note, less fruity and less ambrette than helvetolide® with more tenacity and more volume on the dry down