Red Currant
Tart red-berry notes suggest crisp fruit skin, a tangy brightness and a restrained sweetness. They can feel sharper and less jam-like than a rich raspberry accord.
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They enliven flowers, musks and fresh woods and add contrast to sweet fruit or vanilla.
The note’s placement and prominence depend on the complete composition.
Understanding this note
Cranberry, lingonberry and redcurrant are different botanical fruits. Their perfume impressions are commonly composed accords rather than a declaration of fruit juice or natural oil.
Related notes to explore
Rose →
Rose can smell fresh and lemony, richly petal-like, honeyed, spicy or softly powdery
Grapefruit →
Grapefruit is tangy and juicy with a characteristic bitter-pith edge
Raspberry →
Raspberry suggests a bright, sweet-tart red berry with soft floral and slightly jam-like facets
Musk →
Musk can suggest clean fabric, warm skin, soft powder or a rounded, gently animalic warmth
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