Above is the chemical structure of the molecule Alpha-terpinyl acetate. Again, I got this one from Perfumer’s Apprentice, and and have also diluted it to 10%. Here’s how it’s described as smelling by the industry and what I’ve got on the label of my bottle: herbal, bergamot, lavender, lime, citrus. It’s an obvious top note.
My first impression is sharp, thin, and it immediately becomes clear that I’ve smelled this in detergent before, and for my nose it’s much too harsh smelling of synthetic.
After 1 hour it’s even more detergent-like, with hints of floral, fresher than the immediate impression. Dry.
3 hours into the dry down and the note is almost unnoticeable.
1 day later and I can’t detect a thing.
As you can tell I’m not thrilled. Moving on.
Her Two Scents 