Ingredients · Sweet · top note
Bitter almond oil (FFPA)
Intense marzipan and bitter almond, rounder than pure benzaldehyde.
- What it is
- Natural oil from crushed bitter almond or apricot kernels, distilled after enzymes release benzaldehyde.
- When you smell it
- Top notes: when you spray it.
- What perfumers do with it
- Natural almond-cherry lift for gourmands and heliotrope accords; almost pure benzaldehyde.
- Worth knowing
- The raw oil contains deadly hydrogen cyanide, which must be removed before any use.
- Rules
- Limited. Only prussic-acid-free grades allowed; benzaldehyde limits apply.
- Also called
- Bitter almond oil free from prussic acid; Prunus amygdalus var. amara
Named by the house, not on the label, in 42
Good GirlCarolina Herrera · “Almond”
High FrequencyInitio · “Almond”
Sunshine WomanAmouage · “Almond”
Guidance 46Amouage · “Bitter Almond”
Miss DiorDior · “Gourmand almond-toned vanilla notes”
Good Girl BlushCarolina Herrera · “Bitter Almond”
La Rouge BaroqueMaison Alhambra · “Morocco bitter almond”
Amber Oud Ruby EditionAl Haramain · “Bitter Almond”
Incense 01Swiss Arabian · “Roasted Almond”
Good Girl Blush ElixirCarolina Herrera · “Bitter Almond”
Replica Afternoon DelightMaison Margiela · “Bitter almond essence”
Vanilla SexTom Ford · “bitter almond essence”
L'Instant MagicGuerlain · “almond wood”
La Petite Robe NoireGuerlain · “Almond”
Perfect IntenseMarc Jacobs · “Roasted Almonds”
BritBurberry · “sugared almond”
Celestial ObjectLiis · “Almond”
Valaya ExclusifParfums de Marly · “Almond”
PerfectMarc Jacobs · “Almond milk”
PistachioD.S. & Durga · “Roasted Almond”
Myrrh & Tonka Cologne IntenseJo Malone London · “warm almond”
Good Girl Jasmine AbsoluteCarolina Herrera · “Bitter Almond”
Powder LoveJuliette Has a Gun · “Sugared Almond”
Rose d'AmalfiTom Ford · “almond-like heliotrope”
Angel BlushMugler · “Almond Milk Accord”
Cheirosa 62Sol de Janeiro · “almond”
PegasusParfums de Marly · “Almond”
Yara MoiLattafa · “Almond”
Shaghaf Oud TonkaSwiss Arabian · “Almond”
Fursan WhiteKhadlaj · “Almond”
Black PhantomKilian Paris · “what appears to be the fragrance of almonds (the 'cyanide')”
EnceladeMarc-Antoine Barrois · “bitter almond”
Velvet TonkaBDK Parfums · “bitter almond of the 'corn of gazelle' accord”
ItalicaXerjoff · “Almond”
Bois DoréVan Cleef & Arpels · “almond accents”
Qimmah for WomenLattafa · “Almond”
Rolling in LoveKilian Paris · “Almond Milk”I Want Choo ForeverJimmy Choo · “bitter almond oil”Baccarat Rouge 540Maison Francis Kurkdjian · “bitter almond”
Lost CherryTom Ford · “Bitter Almond”
Fucking FabulousTom Ford · “Almond Bitter Oil”
Hypnotic PoisonDior · “Almond”