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Fruity, 2000s: Cassis-rose · 358

Choose Fruity by the note, not by the bottle photo. “Cassis-rose” in 2000s titles that note, and 2000 is strength or time. Shop lighting is not lasting power. Peach skin, berry juice, osmanthus jam — fruit as nectar, not candy, from niche orchards to designer top notes.

Peach, berry and osmanthus as nectar and skin — not a candy aisle. Concentration is oil in alcohol, not a quality score. EDT (about 5–15%) shows more top; EDP (about 15–20%) shows more heart and base. Houses vary; this is not a lab assay. One or two sprays on skin or cloth — sternum or hair, not a cloud in a lift. Let it turn an hour before you add more.

Warm daylight. Cold skin collapses fruit into alcohol. Yes. Warm, moist skin amplifies sweet and spice; dry or cool skin can turn the same juice woody, soapy or short. Test on your skin, not only a blotter. IFRA sets industry limits on some naturals and synthetics. A reformulation is usually a legal edit, not a betrayal. This atlas is not a safety sheet.

Any ethics or materials I should know? Read the materials chapter for the actual load. Niche and designer often share a family and disagree on dose. No. This atlas is cultural and editorial. Fragrance can irritate; oakmoss, eugenol, citrus oils and musks are common triggers. See a clinician for reactions. Nothing here is a diagnosis, treatment or safety sheet.

On the blotter, keep 2000s, “Cassis-rose,” and 2000. Without them Fruity blurs.2000s

Figures to keep

Year of the note
2000s
Figure kept
2000
Scent
Fruity
Trial line
Cassis-rose

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