Fruity, 1919: Abstract fruit
Choose Fruity by the note, not by the bottle photo. “Abstract fruit” in 1919 titles that note, and 1969 is strength or time. Shop lighting is not lasting power. A Japan-through-Paris story around a peach chypre.
Fruity sits in the Bloom group of this atlas. Flower families — mixed bouquets, white petals, rose, jasmine, iris powder and fruit nectar. 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.
On the blotter, keep 1919, “Abstract fruit,” and 1969. Without them Fruity blurs.1919
Figures to keep
- Year of the note
- 1919
- Figure kept
- 1969
- Scent
- Fruity
- Trial line
- Abstract fruit