Ingredient Guide
Apricot, known in Japanese as anzu, is represented mainly by synthetic fragrance materials. It has a juicy, fruity sweetness and a slightly animalic scent.
What Does It Smell Like in Perfume?
In perfume, apricot is a note that layers sweet, ripe fruitiness with a soft roundness reminiscent of peach. The scent of the actual fruit comprises multiple components. In perfumery, lactone molecules such as γ-undecalactone are used to build full-bodied apricot and peach nuances. Adding natural osmanthus absolute brings shades of dried apricot, white flowers, and soft leather, lending a dry depth to the bright fruitiness.
How to Choose Apricot Fragrances
Fresh apricot and the sweetness of jam or confectionery suggest quite different perfumes. Vanilla and sugar notes take apricot in a sweeter direction. If you also enjoy flowers and soft leather, the apricot-like facets of osmanthus offer another possibility.
A Fragrance Featuring Apricot
Vanille Abricot Eau de Toilette (Comptoir Sud Pacifique)
Apricot, star fruit and papaya meet sugar and vanilla. An eau de toilette that treats apricot like confectionery, with fruity tartness and freshness as well as sweetness.
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