- Origin
- an accord composed by the perfumer
- Raw materials
- berry accords of raspberry, strawberry, redcurrant, cranberry, cherry
- Extraction
- synthesis
- Olfactory group
- fruity
- Position in the pyramid
- top and heart
- Synthetic substitutes
- raspberry ketone, ionones, furaneol, fruity esters
“Red berries” is a general name for a berry accord used when a fragrance contains not one berry but a basket: raspberry, strawberry, redcurrant, cranberry, cherry. Their smells are almost entirely created with molecules.
How it smells: juicy, sweet-sour and bright, with shades of jam, berry juice and a slightly powdery floral touch. Red berries make a fragrance playful, joyful and summery.
Berry notes are among the best-loved in modern fruity-floral fragrances. They add bright colour and appetite to a composition, and with woods or patchouli they become deeper and more grown-up.
What it pairs with: with rose and peony — fresh berry-floral bouquets, with patchouli — a fruity chypre, with vanilla — a “berry dessert”, with musk — light transparent compositions, with oud — a modern “berry oud”.
Good to know: scientists count hundreds of volatile substances in strawberries, but a few of them, notably furaneol with its caramel-berry smell, give the most recognisable aroma.
