Mascarpone Cheese

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Mascarpone cheese in perfumery is a rich, buttery dairy accord—milky and velvety with a soft whipped-cream sweetness and a faint lactic tang that reads more plush than overtly cheesy. It evokes indulgent desserts and warm pastries, suggesting spoonfuls of cream and the interior of tiramisu rather than sharp or funky dairy notes. Perfumers deploy mascarpone to add gourmand roundness and tactile creaminess, often to smooth fruits, coffees, vanillas and caramels or to deepen tonka and praline accords; it functions as a cozy mid-to-base modifier that softens edges and gives compositions a delectable, edible feel.

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