Ingredients · Florals · top note

Geranyl acetate

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Fresh, fruity-sweet rose with lavender-like, pear and citrus nuances.

What it is

A molecule made in a lab.

Where it comes from

natural in many essential oils

When you smell it

Top notes: when you spray it.

What perfumers do with it

Brightens rose, geranium and lavender accords with a clean, fruity floral lift.

Also called

trans-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl acetate

On the label of 263 of the 1080 perfumes read so far

SauvageDior · printed “Geranyl acetate”ShalimarGuerlain · printed “Geranyl acetate”Eau SauvageDior · printed “Geranyl acetate”Good GirlCarolina Herrera · printed “Geranyl acetate”Bleu de ChanelChanel · printed “Geranyl acetate”Coco MademoiselleChanel · printed “Geranyl acetate”

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