Common Name(s): Helional (IFF), Ocean Propanal
Chemical Name: 3-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-methylpropanal (IFF)
CAS#: 1205-17-0 (IFF)
Supplier: Perfumer’s Apprentice, Hekserij
Odour Note: Floral
Pyramid Note: Heart
Diffusion: Medium
Dilution: 10%
Blends well with: green algae abs., ambroxan, amyris wood eo., beeswax abs., benzyl benzoate, blood orange eo., bois de rose, boronia, cassie concrete, clary sage, clove bud, the damascones, fir needle eo., galbanum, etc. (TGSC)
Their nose: watery fresh green ozone cyclamen hay (TGSC)
My nose: opens… fresh, floral, soft, light, airy, clean with a touch of green, totally non intrusive and delicate. It’s a delight! 15min… watermelon, fresh, summery, thin, light and narrow in expression. It’s the only way I can describe it, it comes across as very focused and straight-forward. 30min… more grassy, green, leafy, the watermelon effect is moving towards the background now, and it seems to be revealing a more rounded quality. 45min… oceanic, watermelon, light, watery, sea breezy, translucent! That’s what this note is, sheer. 1hr… now I get cucumber (no surprise there), watermelon, fresh, light, summer — no, spring, bright and cool. 2hrs… sweeter now, thin, transparent, fresh and airy with a dreamy quality. 3hrs… a bit softer now, light and breezy, oceanic with a hint of wetness hovering above the surface. 7hrs… very much watermelon now, cucumber, clear, watery, much cooler in temperature now, almost cold. 10hrs… watered down watermelon impression at this point, just about gone but it remains light, airy and up-lifting nonetheless. 24hrs… it is quite present still on the strip, watermelon, watery, oceanic light and breezy remain the hallmark characteristics of this note.
I wish you a wonderful weekend and I’m off to babysit and smother my morsel with kisses and hugs! See you Monday :).
MC
Her Two Scents 