Ingredients · Florals · dry-down

Phenylethyl salicylate

Say itfen-il-ETH-il suh-LIS-uh-layt

Mild balsamic rose with hyacinth freshness and a faint carnation spice.

What it is

A molecule made in a lab.

When you smell it

Dry-down: what stays.

What perfumers do with it

Deepens rose and hyacinth accords, carrying fresh petal notes into a smooth, lasting drydown.

Also called

2-phenylethyl 2-hydroxybenzoate