Vendor: Prada
Prada Paradoxe Sweet Chemistry
Sweet blackcurrant syrup, creamy floral milk
Fruity gourmand perfumes smell like fruit dessert: juicy berries, peach or apple over vanilla, caramel or cream. 2,700+ perfumes on Scendira combine fruity and gourmand accords, and prices run from about $5 to $1,755.
A fruity accord brings juice and sparkle, and a gourmand accord brings sugar, cream and baked-goods warmth. Perfumers balance them so the fruit stays bright over a sweet base, as in a tart or a fruit compote.
Perfumes people discuss in the communities Scendira tracks include Ariana Grande Ari, Snif Tart Deco and Britney Spears Prerogative. Ari pairs raspberry and pear with marshmallow, Tart Deco pairs black cherry and raspberry with vanilla, and Prerogative pairs apricot nectar with an espresso heart.
Suits: People who like fruit-dessert sweetness. Skip if: fruit with a dessert-like sweetness reads sticky on you.
For the wider family, see fruity perfumes. Neighbouring notes worth a look: sweet fruity perfumes and fruity vanilla perfumes.
Vendor: Prada
Sweet blackcurrant syrup, creamy floral milk
Vendor: Be Layered
Warm chocolate cake with sweet cream
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Earl Grey tea sweetened with caramel honey
Vendor: Sarah Horowitz
sweet vanilla cream warmed with blood orange
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fresh melon and guava, sweet chocolate warmth
Vendor: Bodycology
Creamy vanilla whipped with soft fruit
Vendor: Jimmy Choo
berry and orange cream with soft vanilla warmth
Vendor: Givenchy
sweet blackcurrant with mandarin, sea breeze
Vendor: Lolita Lempicka
sweet licorice and powdery vanilla perfume
Vendor: Korloff Paris
sweet citrus violet, fruity apple, praliné warmth
Vendor: Parfums d'Elmar
Creamy almond milk, cherry sweetness, warm vanilla
Vendor: La Rive
Berries and lychee over creamy white chocolate
Vendor: Zadig & Voltaire
Creamy pear and orange blossom with sweet vanilla
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dark cocoa, warm leather, sweet spiciness
Vendor: Mind Games
cherry compote with creamy amber, soft florals
Vendor: Bruno Acampora
warm chocolate praline, sweet vanilla cream
Juicy fruit over sugar, cream or caramel, like a fruit dessert.
It carries both a fruity and a gourmand accord, so juicy fruit sits above an edible, dessert-like base.
Raspberry and pear over marshmallow in Ariana Grande Ari, black cherry and raspberry over vanilla in Snif Tart Deco, and apricot nectar and goji berry above an espresso heart in Britney Spears Prerogative.