Dried fruits

Apricots, figs, prunes or raisins the dried fruit notes in perfumes What better way to take us on a journey through our perfumes toward the mysteries of the Orient, its spices, its woods and its fruits slowly dried in the scorching sun than a dried fruit note? Of course, one would wish for it to be natural, but chemistry takes on the task of perfectly reproducing this original and uncommon dried fruit note in perfumes with intoxicating, oriental scents.

Dried fruits for perfumes with a taste of faraway places...

Perfumery offers major olfactory families that highlight widespread trends and tastes, in order to please as many people as possible, of course! And then, certain perfumers dare to venture onto more unconventional, wilder terrain, where the olfactory notes are powerful and rich while remaining the preserve of a few connoisseurs. Perfumes that feature the dried fruit note are created for all adventurers of the typical oriental scent, of the raw, dried fruit that perfumes the air over a market in Morocco or Egypt...

Perfumes with dried fruit notes

At the origin of these magical perfumes evoking dried fruit, there is of course the venerable Talisman by Balenciaga. Talisman, created in 1994, dares to propose accords that until then seemed unthinkable: tall, powerful flowers surge forth in top notes accompanied by the dried fruit note, as if to announce the arrival of base notes of sandalwood, patchouli, and beeswax. Thus the fragrance frees itself from clichés and moves beyond floral material to offer the magic of a lucky charm that smells of Egypt and its lands... A journey in itself!

The dried fruit note would later blend wonderfully with other perfumed journeys of the oriental or woody genre, sometimes even both! As with Tobacco Vanille by Tom Ford, which also frees itself from traditional codes to offer, in 2007, a disconcerting and intoxicating juice of the Orient and spices, like an olfactory journey beginning with aromatic and spicy top notes, then a heart of pure tobacco juice that extends its sillage through notes of dried fruit, sap, cocoa and raw vanilla, unadorned.

The gourmand woody Vétiver Tonka by Hermès was already venturing in 2004 onto these woody and oriental, spicy and waxy paths. The perfumes of its predecessors Epices Sultanes or Volutes managed to stand the test of time, allowing this type of spice-dried fruit-orient accord to evolve toward ever more creative, more aromatic, more enchanting fragrances...

Thus the dried fruit note certainly appears in very few perfumes, but it is always used in a context and association that magnifies it and carries noses toward its sun-drenched, spicy origins. This may perhaps be the reason why these perfumes are often unisex, for why should anyone be deprived of such a beautiful journey? The dried fruit note has also attempted to diversify by pairing with leather in Yves Saint-Laurent's Noble Leather... We can therefore easily imagine that the dried fruit note will most certainly continue to distinguish itself in the years to come.