- Latin name
- Prunus dulcis
- Family
- Rose family (Rosaceae)
- Origin
- the scent is created in the laboratory
- Parts used
- flowers (as the reference for the scent)
- Raw materials
- powdery floral accords
- Extraction
- synthesis
- Olfactory group
- floral, powdery
- Position in the pyramid
- heart
- Synthetic substitutes
- heliotropin, benzaldehyde (traces), floral bases
Almond blossom is the delicate white and pale-pink flowers of the almond tree, one of the first to bloom, at the very end of winter. In perfume this note is recreated as an accord — tender, powdery and faintly nutty.
How it smells: soft, powdery and bright: translucent spring petals, a light almond and honeyed shade, a faint cherry nuance. Almond blossom sounds tender, clean and romantic — without the sweetness of marzipan.
The blossom differs from the almond nut in its lightness: instead of a dense marzipan note — just a subtle breath of almond among floral petals. Perfumers convey it with powdery molecules and a drop of benzaldehyde.
What it pairs with: with lily of the valley and iris — powdery florals, with vanilla — soft sweetness, with cherry and plum blossom — spring bouquets, with bergamot and lemon — a fresh opening, with musk — a tender skin-like base.
Good to know: California, which grows most of the world's almonds, brings in millions of beehives during the bloom — the largest managed pollination event on the planet.
