Fruity fragrances are delightful and enchanting. They brighten up our senses and lighten up our mood. Fruity perfumes are made of, well, fruits of course!
No. | Image | Perfume Name | Brand | Feature |
1 |  | Mugler | Sweet Fruity | |
2 |  | Yves Saint Laurent | Fruity Floral | |
3 |  | Burberry | Fruity Floral | |
4 |  | Versace | Fruity Floral | |
5 |  | Juicy Couture | Fruity Floral | |
6 |  | Bond No 9 | Fruity Chypre | |
7 |  | Jimmy Choo for Women | Jimmy Choo | Fruity Chypre |
8 |  | Creed | Fruity Chypre | |
9 |  | Jo Malone London | Fruity Aromatic | |
10 |  | Tom Ford | Fruity Gourmand | |
11 |  | Fresh | Fresh Fruity | |
12 |  | Estee Lauder | Tropical Fruity | |
13 |  | Christian Dior | Berry | |
14 |  | Room 1015 | Cherry | |
15 |  | Xerjoff | Fruit Basket |
The Fruity Beyond Expectation
When you think about fruity perfumes, you often think of young and too sweet. But that’s not always the case. Fruity notes bring a fresh and invigorating flavor to perfumes.
When interacting with other notes:
- Woody: The brightness of fruits can balance the masculinity of woody scents.
- Floral: It can complement, and sustain the charm of floral fragrances.
- Citrusy: It cuts the sharpness of citrusy perfumes by adding a delicious and pleasant touch.
The fruity notes provide vibrance and a sparkling texture in fragrances. That’s why there are now fruity subfamilies in olfactory groups such as:
- Fruity floral
- Fruity chypre
- Fruity aromatic
- Fresh fruity
These go beyond citruses, however, because citruses have an olfactory group of their own.
Ingredients of Fruity Fragrances
Sweet and Cheerful
Lively and succulent fruits are common for the sweet scents in fruity fragrances. Such as berries, strawberries, peach, pineapple, melon, watermelon, and mangoes. These are the typical ingredients of cheerful and youthful fruity perfumes.
Lush and Edgy
The usual fruity notes are from bright-colored fruits. As for fig and plum, they provide a deeper, edgier and lush tone to scents.
Perfumes based on figs are often soothing and warm instead of perky and vibrant.
Figs have a creamy, green, bitter, and tender effect when combined with other notes. They usually pair with woody notes. They collaborate with other creamy and rich fruits like coconuts, too.
Fruity, The Mood-Boosting Scents
Science has offered explanations on how fruity fragrances liven up our days.
Eating pineapples, for example, helps with depression and anxiety. Berries can also trigger happy moods by releasing antioxidants. Antioxidants fight the inflammations that come with depression.
Because of the effects of these fruits on our bodies, we enjoy the fruity scents more. That’s why we feel comforted and uplifted whenever we get a whiff of them. There’s no doubt that fruits excite our olfactory senses even more.
Gender in Fruity Perfumes
There are men’s, women’s, and unisex fragrances.
Usually, those with sweet and fruity scents are defined as women’s fragrances. Men’s fragrances are masculine and steady. And unisex fragrances lay between them.
Fruity notes are often seen as exclusive to women. Because they are sweet and juicy.
Yet, gender perceptions of perfume are changing. And fruity notes are also appearing in unisex and men’s fragrances.
In the following perfumes, we can see Aventus. It has top and heart notes of fruity notes and ends with a woody base. It shows a bold and modern masculine signature.
We can see the ambery spicy Cherry Punk, too. It starts with juicy cherry notes as a prelude and fuses smoky and warm leather scents. These make it a fruity unisex perfume.
Let’s take a look at our list of the best fruity fragrances!
Best Fruity Perfumes
Best Sweet Fruity
We start our list with a sweet fruity scent first, of course!
Angel EdT (2019) Mugler
Our pick is the Angel Eau de Toilette 2019 Edition from Mugler. It is a fresh, fruity, and youthful interpretation of the original Angel perfume(1992). The nose behind this 2019 version is Louise Turner.
Angel EdT is a luminous and seductive blend of flowers and fruits.
It starts with top notes of peony and mandarin orange. Then the succulent heart notes of green apple, red berries, and praline enter. Finally, it carefully settles into a velvety base of white woods, cedar, and patchouli.
The signature irresistible and delicious scents of the Angel perfume remain. What’s more, there’s also an addition of the sparkle and an unexpected lightness. The new bottle resembles this transition: a tilted star and a more translucent shape.
Performance and Occasions
It feels like a lovely day in spring or summer. It is the perfect scent to have brunch and spend a relaxing day with friends and family. You can also bring that mood to perk up your day at the office.
The fragrances from Mugler have always had great longevity. And you can expect the same from the 2019 Angel EdT.
It also has an enormous sillage, so you will get noticed if you have this on.
- Gender: Women
- Longevity: Long-lasting
- Sillage: Enormous
- Best season for wear: Spring, Summer
- Suitable Occasions: Daily Life, Work
Best Fruity Floral
Fruity floral scents dominated the fragrance market in the mid-’90s, starting a perfume frenzy with the youth then. It also brought about a slew of fruit-based fragrances. They are refreshing, light, and sweet. The trend has quieted but never gone away.
Mon Paris Intensement, Yves Saint Laurent
Mon Paris Intensement by Yves Saint Laurent is one of the top fruity floral scents. It was launched in 2020 and created by Olivier Cresp, Dora Baghriche, and Harry Fremont.
Influenced by the latest design of the fashion house, the lovely fuchsia bottle features a lavalliere bow. It has a playful yet sophisticated vibe.
The fruity and floral notes are right at the start. The top notes are bergamot, raspberry, pear, black currant, and orange. In the middle you find notes of datura, may rose, Bulgarian rose, peony, and freesia. The base notes are cashmere, patchouli, benzoin, white musk, and vanilla.
Performance and Occasions
It is truly a feminine scent. Anybody wearing it will feel lovely and pretty. People nearby will strongly sense the sweet fruity floral scents because of the enormous sillage. You’ll love wearing this on formal affairs and first dates.
It has good longevity as well. The perfume stays with you for a long, long time.
- Gender: Women
- Longevity: Moderate
- Sillage: Enormous
- Suitable Occasions: Formal occasions, Dates
Burberry Her, Burberry
Burberry Her EdP, with its light fruity scent, was released in 2018.
There are many perfumes in the Her collection. Besides this one, there’re also EdT, Intense, Blossom, London Dream, and Elixir de Parfum. All have their features.
Her EdP incorporates floral, fruity, and gourmand notes yet remains vivid and fresh.
It begins with the top notes of berries, black currant, mandarin orange, and lemon. At the heart, violet and jasmine follow. The base notes are musk, vanilla, cashmeran, woody notes, oakmoss, amber, and patchouli.
The fragrance is to show the diverse styles and thriving energy of Londoners.
Performance (Fragrantica)
- Gender: Women
- Longevity: Moderate
- Sillage: Moderate
Bright Crystal, Versace
Bright Crystal is a floral, fruity and musky perfume by Versace in 2006.
Its fruity scents are light, fresh, crispy, and juicy. And the floral scents are bright and sweet.
The top notes are yuzu, pomegranate, and iced accord. They are followed by peony, magnolia, and lotus flowers as the heart notes. The base notes of acajou, vegetal amber, and musk end up in musky and woody scents.
Overall, it’s a delightful perfume.
Performance and Occasions
It is an all-purpose perfume. The sweet scents are not too strong, and the base notes make people feel cozy. So not only does it work well on women in different styles, but it is also suitable to wear all-day.
- Gender: Women
- Longevity: Moderate
- Projection: Moderate
- Best season for wear: Spring, Summer
- Time of day: All day
- Suitable Occasions: Work, Date
Viva la Juicy, Juicy Couture
Juicy Couture launched Viva la Juicy in 2008, a perfume of floral, fruity, and gourmand notes.
Its top notes are wild berries and mandarin. The scents of white flowers dominate the middle notes. They are honeysuckle, gardenia, and jasmine. By the end, amber, caramel, vanilla, sandalwood, and praline serve as the base notes.
Overall, Viva la Juicy is fresh, sweet, fruity, and youthful, but not cloying. This perfume is perfect for glamorous girls who want to be in the spotlight at parties.
Performance (Fragrantica)
- Gender: Women
- Longevity: Moderate
- Sillage: Moderate
Best Fruity Chypre
Chypre fragrances and fruity notes complement each other perfectly. Such as apricot, peach, wild berries, and plum. The scents of these fruits have a warm, authentic aroma. They blend smoothly with woody and mossy accords.
Madison Avenue, Bond No 9
Madison Avenue. The spring 2016 scent of Bond No 9. It is heavily influenced by the New York City lifestyle, and it is our pick for the best fruity chypre perfume.
Madison Avenue focuses more on the freshness of fruits than sweetness. It is zesty and crisp, so it goes well with the urban city shopping concept.
Apple, bergamot, and blackberry gather at the top as a tangy and sparkling introduction. The heart notes reveal silky rose petals, shimmering jasmine, and smooth magnolia. The base envelops the scent with notes of patchouli, praline, and ambroxan. It is such a modern take on fruity fragrances.
Performance and Occasions
This perfume will remind you of New York’s famed fashion area. It’s posh and contemporary, and it will make you feel confident and sexy.
Wear this on special events and for Sunday brunch cocktails. Prepare to get a lot of compliments as this stunning perfume has an enormous sillage that will have everyone buzzing around you.
The good thing is that it also has impressive longevity.
- Gender: Women
- Longevity: Long-lasting
- Sillage: Enormous
- Suitable Occasions: Special Events
Jimmy Choo for Women, Jimmy Choo
In 2011, the famous luxury shoe and accessory brand Jimmy Choo launched their first perfume, the chypre fruity “Jimmy Choo EdP” signature female fragrance.
The top notes of this perfume are pear, mandarin orange, and green notes. It is followed by the orchid as its middle note. And the base notes are toffee and patchouli.
Overall, it is a unique perfume. Sweet, fruity, yummy, and earthy at the same time!
Performance (Fragrantica)
- Gender: Women
- Longevity: Moderate to Long-lasting
- Sillage: Moderate
Aventus, Creed
Aventus, launched by Creed in 2010, is a rare men’s perfume in fruity fragrances.
Its top notes are lemon, pink pepper, apple, bergamot, and blackcurrant. And then pineapple, jasmine, and patchouli follow as the heart notes. Finally, the base notes of birch, ambergris, cedarwood, oakmoss, and musk round off the whole fragrance.
This EdP is fresh, sweet, fruity, woody, and smoky. It makes you feel sexy, bold, and modern. It is a bestseller, although it is indeed expensive! The longevity is profoundly long-lasting!
Performance (Fragrantica)
- Gender: Men
- Longevity: Long-lasting
- Sillage: Moderate
Best Fruity Aromatic
Aromatics have been slightly neglected in previous years. But now it has garnered many approvals from perfume lovers.
Combine them with fruity notes, and you’ll get a fresh, dewy, and exotic fragrance.
Blackberry & Bay, Jo Malone London
That’s how Jo Malone London’s Blackberry & Bay impresses, making it the best fruity aromatic scent here.
It is a unisex fragrance launched in 2012. Created by Fabrice Pellegrin, the perfume has a deep tartness accompanied by green and woody tones.
Blackberry & Bay features notes of tart grapefruit, sweet flowers, vetiver, cedar, blackberry, and a spicy earthy bay leaf. It’s woodsy, herby, vibrant, and fresh.
Performance and Occasions
It is a lovely and relaxing scent for misty mornings. It invigorates you but in a calm, pleasant manner.
If you want to take it slow or get some peace of mind before a busy day ahead, start your day with this scent.
The sillage on this is quite soft and fitting for its scent. You would have to reapply after four hours to revisit the radiance of the perfume.
- Gender: Unisex
- Longevity: Moderate to Weak
- Sillage: Intimate
- Suitable Occasions: Calming moments
Best Fruity Gourmand
We obviously had to include a gourmand scent for our best fruity scents list.
Caramel, sugar, pralines, chocolates, and candies. These are even more delicious with the presence of fruity notes. It’s hard not to get enticed by delicious scents.
Lost Cherry for women and men, Tom Ford
Tom Ford’s Lost Cherry in 2018 is our best fruity gourmand pick.
The bottle speaks of the perfume’s innocent and playful take on red cherry candy.
Cherries are sweet, luscious, and indulgent. Combined with creamy almonds and tonka beans, it becomes the most decadent dessert.
The scent of Lost Cherry opens with top notes of black cherry, cherry liqueur, and bitter almonds. At the heart you find notes of Griotte syrup, Turking rose, and Sambac jasmine. Peru balsam, sandalwood, vetiver, cedar, and roasted tonka beans close off the fragrance at the base.
Performance and Occasions
This fragrance would taste divine if it was served as a creamy dessert. Would that smell nice on you? Definitely!
It’s cozy and charming. And it will put a smile on everybody’s face. Wear this on a night out or a romantic date with your significant other.
There’s also no problem with longevity, as it lasts about 6 to 8 hours on the skin.
- Gender: Unisex
- Longevity: Moderate
- Suitable Occasions: Date
- Time of Day: Night
Best Fresh Fruity
Fresh scents are uplifting and cooling. They usually start with zesty citrus notes like orange, grapefruit, bergamot, and lemon.
These fragrances are meant to smell clean and crisp. They are best worn during hot weather.
Sugar Lychee, Fresh
Sugar Lychee by Fresh is our list’s best fresh fruity scent! It was launched in 2007 and has a slight tropical vibe to it. It is sheer and subtle and not overpoweringly sweet.
The freshness starts with top notes of grapefruit, lemon, and lime blossom. A heart of litchi, mango, freesia and lotus follows. It then dries down into a tonka bean, sandalwood, and amber base.
Performance and Occasions
Fall in love with this in the summer. Let this liven up your spirits and refresh your senses!
The sillage is soft. It doesn’t last long on the skin, but it’s good for a fresh and clean scent. Spritz it on once more if you want to revisit the bright fragrance.
More than the sweetness they bring, fruits liven up perfumes with their vibrancy and enchanting freshness. Fruity scents can be a great addition to any perfume collection.
- Gender: Unisex to women
- Longevity: Moderate to Weak
- Sillage: Intimate
- Best season for wear: Summer
Best Tropical Fruity
Coconuts. Mangoes. Guavas. Pineapples. All the mouthwatering tropical fruits. They remind you of lush beaches and summer getaways.
The scents of the fruits are soothing and refreshing. That’s why tropical scents are like representing island life in a bottle.
Bronze Goddess EdP, Estée Lauder
The 2017 release of the Bronze Goddess Eau de Parfum by Estee Lauder is the top tropical fragrance here.
Warm and sensual, the top notes are bergamot, ginger, and mandarin. At the heart of the perfume, there are beautiful Indian samba jasmine, creamy coconut, and rich frangipani. The base notes are vanilla, cashmere wood, musk, and amber. They wrap your skin in a syrupy glaze of coconuts.
As the sun warms up the fragrance, you get more and more of the vanilla and musk. It will make you feel sophisticated and stunning.
Performance and Occasions
The perfume is a summer staple. It is incredible when you have that sun glow and the weather is warm and bright.
But it isn’t just daytime perfume. Imagine a beautiful sunset on the beach. Bronze Goddess is the perfect scent for that.
The fragrance can also attract some followers for you because of its heavy sillage. It isn’t sickeningly sweet, so no need to worry about giving anyone a headache.
It lasts about 4 to 5 hours on the skin.
- Gender: Women
- Longevity: Moderate
- Sillage: Enormous
- Best season for wear: Summer
- Time of Day: All Day
Best Berry Perfume
Fruity fragrances wouldn’t be complete without delightful berries. Raspberries, strawberries, red berries, and blueberries!
The aroma of berries is as alluring as their taste. They make refreshing and sweet scents, especially when combined with floral notes.
Rouge Trafalgar for Women, Christian Dior
The best berry fragrance on our list is Rouge Trafalgar for Women by Christian Dior launched in 2020.
Rouge Trafalgar is to celebrate “Atout-Cœur”, Dior’s red dress in their 1955 Spring-Summer Haute Couture show. The fashion house hoped the fragrance would be as stunning and explosive as Atout-Cœur.
The scents of sweetness and tartness are well balanced. The top notes are strawberry, cherry, and raspberry. They are a nod to the signature Dior red. And then mandarin oranges liven up more. The middle notes bring in a surprising black currant and grapefruit. These notes all rest with the base of patchouli and musk.
Performance and Occasions
Just like the red dress, Rouge Trafalgar is an invigorating, fresh fragrance for spring and summer. This perfume is to impress, as it has an enormous sillage to show it off.
It is simply a masterpiece. The longevity is just as great. It’s ultra-long-lasting!
- Gender: Women
- Longevity: Long-lasting
- Sillage: Enormous
- Best season for wear: Spring, Summer
Best Cherry Perfume
Cherry is a popular fruit note in fragrance.
It reminds people of the sweet and fresh scents. It is one of the contributions of the delicious gourmand scents. And it gives you a sense of warmth with its almondy characteristic.
It can be pretty, girly, but at the same time, it smells deep when blending with other notes!
The production of cherry scent is synthetic, because it cannot be extracted from the fruit.
Cherry Punk, Room 1015
The famous niche perfume brand Room 1015 launched Cherry Punk in 2020. It is an unisex perfume inspired by British punk style and fashion.
The top notes are cherry, saffron and Sichuan pepper. The middle notes are violet, jasmine absolute and mimosa. Patchouli, tonka bean and black leather end the perfume as the base notes.
It is a sweet, juicy, spicy, smoky and leathery perfume. When people compare Cherry Punk to Lost Cherry by Tom Ford, they may think this one is brighter and edgier.
Overall, the perfume makes you feel special, fun and sexy.
Performance (Fragrantica)
- Gender: Unisex
- Longevity: Moderate
- Sillage: Moderate
Fruit Basket, Literally
Well, is there a perfume that is just straight fruity, like a basket of fruits?
It should be sweet, watery, joyful, and delightful. And when you spray the fragrance, a picture of fruits of all colors would come to your mind.
The answer is YES. Let’s go down and find out!
Erba Pura, Xerjoff
Erba Pura by Xerjoff was launched in 2019. It is a fruity unisex EdP with the comments of having eternal longevity! It is fresh, juicy, fruity, sweet, delicious, and musky.
The top notes of it are made of citrusy notes, including Sicilian orange and lemon. The middle notes are literally fruits! Well, Mediterranean fruits. By the end, white musk, amber, and Madagascar vanilla beans round off as the base notes.
Overall, it’s a strong and beautiful perfume!
Performance (Fragrantica)
- Gender: Unisex
- Longevity: ETERNAL
- Sillage: Enormous to Strong