Fragrance note guide

What Does Blackberry Smell Like in Perfume?

Blackberry in perfume usually smells dark, juicy and tart, with sweet, green, wine-like and softly woody sides. It is generally deeper and less sharp than blackcurrant. Some blackberry accords suggest fresh berries and crushed leaves, while others are darker, jam-like or musky. In a richer composition, blackberry can remain noticeable into the base.

Ripe blackberries with green leaves, thorny stems and a pale flower on a sage-grey background

What Does Blackberry Smell Like?

Blackberry aroma is complex rather than being created by one defining molecule. Research has identified fruity esters, green aldehydes, floral materials and furanones among the compounds contributing to different blackberry varieties. The balance can create fresh, ripe, green, floral, earthy or cooked-fruit effects.

Where Does Blackberry Come From?

Blackberries belong to the Rubus group, with Rubus fruticosus commonly used as a broad botanical name for European blackberry plants. In perfume, blackberry is normally recreated from berry, fruity, green, floral and musky fragrance materials rather than extracted directly from ordinary fresh fruit.

How Blackberry Is Usually Described

  • Dark
  • Juicy
  • Tart
  • Sweet
  • Green
  • Wine-like

How Is Blackberry Used in Perfume?

Blackberry is used in fruity, floral, woody, amber and gourmand fragrances. It blends well with blackcurrant, plum, rose, violet, orchid, vanilla, patchouli, musk and woods. It can give a floral perfume a darker fruit tone or become richer and more velvety beside amber, vanilla and musk.

Notes Commonly Paired With Blackberry

Ambrette seed pods and white flowers representing soft musk notes
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Musk

Musk in perfume can smell soft, warm, clean and slightly powdery, often with a smooth quality that is compared with fresh skin or clean fabric. Some musk notes...

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Pale purple orchid flower with unopened buds and green leaves on a warm grey background
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Orchid

Orchid in perfume usually smells creamy, floral and softly sweet, although there is no single natural orchid smell. Different orchid species can smell fruity, spicy, green, powdery, vanilla-like...

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Fresh green patchouli leaves and natural stems
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Patchouli

Patchouli in perfume usually smells earthy, woody and deep, with herbal, slightly sweet and sometimes camphor like sides. It can feel dark and damp in one fragrance but...

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Ripe purple plums, one sliced in half, with green leaves on a pale mint-grey background
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Plum

Plum in perfume usually smells rich, juicy and darkly fruity, with sweet, jammy, wine-like or slightly spicy sides. Some plum notes feel fresh and tart, while others are...

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Fresh pink and cream roses with green leaves
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Rose

Rose in perfume usually smells floral, fresh and softly sweet, but it can also have green, fruity, honeyed or spicy sides. Some rose notes feel light and dewy,...

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Sugar crystals, sugarcane, vanilla and caramelised sugar representing a sweet perfume accord
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Sugar

Sugar in perfume usually smells sweet, crystalline and gourmand, with candy, caramel, vanilla and lightly toasted sides. Plain sucrose is experienced mainly through taste, so a recognisable sugar...

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Natural vanilla pods with a vanilla orchid flower and green leaves
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Vanilla

Vanilla in perfume usually smells sweet, warm and creamy. It can also have soft woody, powdery or spicy sides, depending on the material used and the notes around...

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Purple violet flowers with heart-shaped green leaves on a light powder pink background
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Violet

Violet in perfume usually smells soft, powdery and floral, with gentle sweetness and a slightly woody finish. Some violet notes feel like delicate petals or soft face powder,...

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Cedarwood, sandalwood and pale natural wood pieces on a light mist grey background
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Woody Notes

Woody notes in perfume can smell dry, warm, earthy, smoky, creamy or resinous. They do not describe one single ingredient because different woods and woody materials have very...

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Luxaro Perfumes With Blackberry as a Base Note

These fragrances use Blackberry in the lasting foundation of the scent.

Related Fragrance Notes

Ripe blackcurrants with green leaves and unopened buds on a pale sage background
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Blackcurrant

Blackcurrant in perfume usually smells dark, tart and juicy, with green, leafy and slightly sharp sides. It can suggest ripe berries, crushed leaves or a rich fruit syrup,...

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Pear, peach, berries, plum and pineapple representing fruity notes in perfume
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Fruity Notes

Fruity notes in perfume can smell juicy, sweet, tart, green, creamy or syrupy depending on the fruits being represented. The term is a broad category rather than one...

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Ripe red raspberries with green leaves and a white flower on a pale aqua-grey background
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Raspberry

Raspberry in perfume usually smells juicy, sweet and tart, with red-berry, green, floral and slightly jammy sides. It can range from a fresh sharp berry to a darker...

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Ripe strawberries, one sliced fruit and a white flower on a light mint-grey background
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Strawberry

Strawberry in perfume usually smells sweet, juicy and red-fruity, with tart, green, creamy or candy-like sides. Some strawberry accords feel like freshly picked fruit, while others resemble jam,...

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