Black Currant

Lancôme

La Vie Est Belle opens with a crystallized sweetness—ripe pear and black currant rendered more like candied fruit than fresh juice.

Tom Ford

Black Orchid opens dense and narcotic, a heavy pour of ylang-ylang and gardenia thick enough to coat the air.

Creed

Aventus opens with a bright, almost synthetic burst of pineapple and apple—tart, juicy, and immediately recognizable.

Armaf

The opening is unapologetically bold: tart pineapple and blackcurrant collide with sharp citrus and green apple, creating an almost electric sweetness that announces itself from across a room.

Davidoff

Cool Water opens with a bracing aquatic-herbal rush—lavender and mint collide like a splash of cold seawater, sharpened by rosemary's camphorous bite.

Yves Saint Laurent

Libre opens with a sharp clash of lavender and citrus that feels almost medicinal—clean and bracing like linen dried in cold air.

Kenzo

The sheer force of Bulgarian rose hits like a cool breeze off water—green, dewy, nearly transparent at first, then deepening with the plummy sweetness of black currant.

Cacharel

The opening is a neon-bright burst of citrus and blackcurrant, almost acidic in its intensity, like biting into a grapefruit still cold from the refrigerator.

Byredo

Bal d'Afrique opens with a clean, sunny brightness — neroli threaded with pale citrus and African marigold's slightly bitter edge.

Lancôme

The opening is a soft collision of plum and bergamot, fruit that leans purple rather than bright, with a honeyed narcissus threading through.

Burberry

The opening is a soft-edged fruit basket—raspberry and strawberry mostly, with a faint tartness from currant and blackberry that keeps it from turning into candy.

Mancera

The opening is a bright collision of cassis and bergamot that lasts barely a minute before the cedar rushes in—dry, almost papery, with a synthetic clarity that some find refreshing and others find clinical.

Gucci

Gucci Guilty opens with a bright snap of pink pepper and bergamot that quickly gives way to something warmer and more rounded.

Cacharel

Anaïs Anaïs opens with a rush of green galbanum and citrus that feels both bracing and soft, like stepping into a flower shop on a damp spring morning.

Givenchy

Amarige announces itself without apology.

Frédéric Malle

Portrait of a Lady opens with a concentrated rose that feels almost stewed—dark, jammy, and thick with spice.

Creed

Silver Mountain Water opens with a rush of cool bergamot that feels almost metallic in its crispness, like air at high altitude.

Yves Saint Laurent

Manifesto opens with a flash of green-black cassis, tart and bright, softened by bergamot's citrus glow.

Hugo Boss

Deep Red opens with a tart brightness—blood orange and black currant collide in a juicy, slightly bitter burst that skips past typical fruity sweetness.

Chanel

Gabrielle opens with a tart brightness—grapefruit and black currant cutting through the air with clean precision before yielding almost immediately to a wave of white flowers.

Guerlain

The opening flares with a strange, almost gauzy fruit—melon and blackcurrant tinged with almond and violet, creating an accord that feels simultaneously sweet and powdery, like stepping into a Parisian florist through a veil of talc.

Burberry

Burberry for Women opens with an unapologetic fruit salad—ripe pear and peach mingling with darker black currant and apricot.

Tommy Hilfiger

The opening is a bright jolt of tart black currant cut with citrus—sharp grapefruit and lemon that feel candied rather than fresh-squeezed.

Lalique

Amethyst announces itself with a tart burst of blackberry and black currant, their juice-stained sweetness cutting through the air with the kind of immediacy that made fruity florals ubiquitous in the late 2000s.

Nishane

The opening bursts with peppery warmth—pink pepper and ginger create an immediate spice that feels less gourmand than architectural, like the first rush of incense smoke in a stone chamber.

Valentino

Valentino Donna Born in Roma opens with a brisk hit of pink pepper and blackcurrant that feels urban and purposeful, bergamot lending just enough brightness to keep it from turning too heavy.

Giorgio Armani

Si Passione opens with a bright, prickly burst—pink pepper and grapefruit cut through sweet pear and cassis, creating tension from the first spray.

Gucci

The second iteration of Gucci's Eau de Parfum opens with a surprisingly tart snap of black currant, almost jammy in its concentration.

Chopard

A pear-centered composition that opens bright and generous, the fruit amplified by yuzu's citrus fizz and softened by a whisper of coconut.

Amouage

Sunshine Woman opens with an unexpected coolness—almond milk laced with tart blackcurrant, more temperate garden than Mediterranean glare.

Armand Basi

Armand Basi in Red opens with a crisp slap of ginger and cardamom that feels almost medicinal at first, before bergamot softens the edges.

Grès

Cabotine opens with a curious brightness—plum and blackcurrant stained with orange blossom, sweet but not cloying, like biting into fruit still cold from morning air.

Escada

The opening is a ripe, sun-warmed blend of pineapple and melon sweetened by blackcurrant, landing somewhere between tropical smoothie and candied fruit.

Versace

Versace Pour Femme Dylan Blue opens with a sharp punch of blackcurrant that feels almost tart, cutting through with a brightness that's more energizing than sweet.

Yves Saint Laurent

Opium pour Homme opens with a sharp pulse of star anise—licorice-dark and medicinal, cooled by tart blackcurrant that cuts through the sweetness.

Dior

The first spray is a burst of fruit cordial—pomegranate and raspberry tart enough to cut through the sweetness, pink pepper adding a fizzy bite.

Ariana Grande

Sweet Like Candy opens with a burst of sugared berries—blackberry and pear syrup brightened by bergamot—that immediately announces its intentions.

Guerlain

The opening is all sweetness—a plush wave of rose and jasmine that feels almost confectionary, softened by tart black currant and crisp apple.

Hugo Boss

The opening of Boss Femme is unexpectedly tart—black currant with just enough freesia to soften its edges without turning it saccharine.

Byredo

The opening is a sharp shock of cassis—dark, tangy, almost sour—lifted by bergamot that keeps it from going too jammy.

Salvatore Ferragamo

Signorina opens with a bright snap of pink pepper and blackcurrant, tart and fizzy, like biting into a freshly crushed berry.

Yves Saint Laurent

Baby-doll opens with a bright clash of fruit—pineapple and blackcurrant meeting in a nearly synthetic sweetness that feels deliberate, not accidental.

Gucci

Gucci Rush 2 opens with a cool, dewy floral wash—freesia and lily of the valley that feel translucent rather than sweet, like cut stems in clean water.

Giorgio Armani

Armani Mania opens with a bright jolt of pink pepper and blackcurrant, the citrus tempered by a berry sharpness that feels modern rather than sweet.

Antonio Banderas

Blue Seduction opens with a bright melon-mint combination that feels almost edible—sweet, cool, and synthetic in a way that defined many mid-2000s men's fragrances.

Chloé

Roses de Chloé opens with a sharp herbaceous brightness—tarragon and citrus cutting through the air like chilled morning dew on petals.

Roja Dove

Elysium opens with a rush of brightness—lime and grapefruit meeting the green snap of galbanum and thyme.

Estée Lauder

Beautiful opens with a bright citrus flare softened by the green bite of galbanum, before lily and rose assert themselves in a distinctly eighties register—full-bodied, unapologetic, slightly metallic.

Jo Malone London

The opening feels like sunlight through a conservatory window—bright petitgrain cuts through the sweetness of nectarine and blackcurrant, preventing this from tipping into dessert territory.

Mugler

**Innocent** opens with a brief citrus shimmer before plunging directly into its heart: a sweet almond milk accord laced with black currant, soft and immediate.

Chloé

The opening is bright citrus with a whisper of pear—fleeting, gauzy, like sunlight through linen curtains.

Laura Biagiotti

Roma opens with a startling brightness: mint folded into the tart sweetness of black currant, a green-fruit coolness that feels both bracing and strangely old-fashioned.

Hanae Mori

The opening is instantly recognizable: a trio of red and black berries that smell plush, almost candied, but never shrill.

Van Cleef & Arpels

First opens with a rush of jammy fruit—dark berries and peach syrup—before the white florals arrive in force.

Armaf

A sharp citrus volley opens with lime and bergamot cutting through ginger's warmth, while violet leaf adds a green, slightly metallic edge.

Giorgio Armani

Si Fiori opens with a tart burst of black currant that feels both bright and slightly bruised, like fruit crushed underfoot in a garden at dusk.

Givenchy

Dahlia Divin opens with a bright snap of pink pepper that quickly dissolves into a lush orchard of peach and apple, their sweetness tempered by the green freshness of lily of the valley.

Ralph Lauren

Safari opens with a sharp green thrust—galbanum and blackcurrant cutting through citrus brightness like sunlight through canvas.

Chanel

Gabrielle Essence opens with a plush, slightly tropical brightness—petitgrain's green citrus edge softened by ripe peach and a whisper of black currant.

Versace

A fruity floral from the mid-nineties that wears its era openly.

Calvin Klein

The first impression is unapologetically lush and fruited—apricot and melon edged with the green bite of oakmoss, a very particular early-nineties gesture that somehow reads as both tropical and temperate.

Parfums De Marly

Oriana opens with a vivid spray of grapefruit and bergamot, bright and almost effervescent, before raspberry arrives with its characteristic sweet-tart intensity.

Versace

A jasmine fragrance that refuses to be soft.

Christina Aguilera

The opening delivers a burst of black currant with an unexpected pineapple edge—sharper and more vivid than the typical celebrity fruity-floral blueprint.

Van Cleef & Arpels

Féerie opens with a tart blackcurrant pulse softened by powdery violet, an immediate purple haze that feels both fruity and floral without tipping into candy.

Tom Ford

A sharp citrus blast—grapefruit and lemon so bright it almost stings—tempered by green herbs that keep the opening from veering sweet.

Giorgio Armani

Sì Intense opens with a sharpness that quickly softens—black currant and bergamot create a tart, almost jammy brightness before freesia smooths the entry.

Parfums De Marly

Meliora opens with a burst of tart black currant and raspberry, their juice-stained sweetness cutting through with surprising clarity before the florals arrive.

Lolita Lempicka

Lolitaland opens with a bracingly tart citrus quartet—lime and grapefruit lead, sharp and juicy, with a subtle peachy roundness softening the edges.

Creed

The opening arrives with bergamot and pink pepper that feel sun-warmed rather than sharp, quickly joined by an unexpected violet softness.

Paris Hilton

Can Can opens with a bright flash of black currant that quickly softens into something more approachable than its name suggests.

Tiffany

The opening is brisk and polished—bergamot and lemon zest with the gleam of a shop window.

Guerlain

Champs-Elysées opens with an almost candied sweetness—melon and peach brushed with almond—that feels both accessible and oddly dated, a snapshot of mid-nineties optimism.

Fendi

Fan di Fendi opens with the plush sweetness of ripe pear tempered by tart black currant, a fruit pairing that feels modern without tipping into candy.

Xerjoff

Torino21 opens with a bracing aromatic jolt—mint and thyme laced with lemon, almost medicinal in its clarity, like stepping into an old apothecary garden at dawn.

Kayali Fragrances

Eden opens with a bright, tart snap of black currant that reads more berry-forward than strictly apple, despite the name.

Burberry

Touch for Women opens with a dark fruit accord—blackcurrant and blackberry streaked with citrus—that feels richer and less airy than most florals from the late nineties.

Ariana Grande

The opening is a muted, almost bruised plum with a faint berry undertone—soft and slightly sweet, but never loud.

Afnan

The opening hits with crisp apple and blackcurrant brightness, bergamot sharpening the edges—a polished, almost metallic freshness that recalls Creed's most copied accord.

Etat Libre D'Orange

The opening reads like a riddle—tart black currant pressed against vegetal galbanum, a contrast that feels both lush and austere.

By Kilian

The opening suggests something tropical and edible—coconut pulp blurred with purple stone fruits—but within minutes, cinnamon threads through, cutting the sweetness with a dry, vaguely dusty spice.

Avon

Outspoken opens with saffron's medicinal brightness cut by tart blackcurrant, creating an oddly electric introduction that feels more utilitarian than luxurious.

Escada

A fizzy strawberry burst opens Moon Sparkle, sweet and immediate, like crushing berries against your palm on a summer afternoon.

Guerlain

L'Instant arrives with a bright, almost bittersweet citrus opening—grapefruit and bergamot tempered by the dark, faintly acidic edge of black currant.

Guess

A juicy pear opening gives Guess Seductive an immediate, modern sweetness—not candy, but fresh fruit with a bright bergamot edge.

Cacharel

The reissue of Cacharel's landmark white floral opens with a delicate, almost soapy freshness that immediately recalls powder compacts and vintage cosmetics counters.

Estée Lauder

The opening arrives heavy with ylang-ylang—not the whisper-sweet version, but the full custard density of the flower, amplified by a dark berry note that reads almost purple.

Mancera

Intense Cedrat Boise opens with a tart brightness of blackcurrant, sharper and more resinous than the original, before quickly shifting into a burnished leather accord that feels both supple and dry.

Xerjoff

The pineapple arrives with unexpected restraint—fleshy but not sweet, touched with a green astringency that keeps it from veering tropical.

Kenzo

**Le Monde est Beau** opens with an unusual alliance: creamy magnolia petals brushed with green basil and tart black currant.

Oriflame

Amber Elixir opens with a soft glow of mandarin and blackcurrant, warm rather than bright, like sunlight filtering through honey-colored resin.

Ralph Lauren

A sheer fruited tuberose that opens with the unmistakable crisp sweetness of pear, rounded by a subtle blackcurrant shadow.

Armaf

A pineapple and blackcurrant opening arrives with the force of a challenge rather than an invitation—sharp, sweet, and unapologetic in its volume.

Attar Collection

A burst of candied pineapple and bright raspberry opens with unabashed sweetness, somewhere between a fruit tart and a vintage shampoo commercial.

Juliette Has A Gun

Mad Madame opens with a peculiar collision: animalic castoreum wrapped in powdered freesia and rose, creating an impression both feral and polite.

Diptyque

Eau Rose opens bright and immediate, a just-cut rose with the green tang of stems still attached.

Salvatore Ferragamo

Amo opens with an aromatic spark of rosemary that feels clean and herbal rather than overtly green, quickly softened by the fruity tartness of black currant.

Franck Olivier

The original Franck Olivier opens with a plush fruit salad—ripe plum and peach cushioned by tart blackcurrant and grapefruit.

Atelier Cologne

A jolt of blackcurrant opens with bracing acidity, almost tart, before pomelo's bitter-bright citrus takes over and softens the initial sharpness.

L'Occitane en Provence

A gentle wash of lemon and blackcurrant opens like morning light through blossoms, quickly giving way to freesia and lily of the valley that form the fragrance's soft white heart.

Van Cleef & Arpels

Oriens announces itself with a tart shock of raspberry and blackcurrant, acidic enough to keep the sweetness honest.

Hugo Boss

The opening pours out sweet-tart fruit—apple and plum edged with a cinnamon warmth that keeps the sweetness from going saccharine.

Salvador Dalí

Named for the Catalan fishing village where Dalí spent much of his life, Sea & Sun in Cadaques opens with black currant and apricot — a pairing that reads as sun-warmed stone fruit rather than either note alone.

Byredo

Byredo's minimal note lists often understate the actual experience, and Mixed Emotions is no exception.

By Kilian

Playing with the Devil opens fruit-forward: black currant's characteristic green-dark tartness alongside blood orange's deeper citric warmth, a combination that reads as richer than either note alone.

Mancera

Roses Greedy makes good on both words in its title.

Mancera

Velvet Vanilla opens with considerable energy — pear and pink pepper reading as a spiced-fruit brightness, black currant adding depth and tartness, clove bringing the first hint of warmth to come.

Hanae Mori

HM opens with black currant and lavender — fruity-aromatic, slightly tart, a 1990s masculine opening that now reads with pleasing dated character.

Floraïku

Black currant opens dark and slightly tart, with that characteristic fruity-sulfurous edge currant carries before sweetening.

Atelier Cologne

Cèdre Atlas opens with black currant and citrus — a dark-fruity freshness more assertive than typical cologne openings.

Tom Ford

Tom Ford's Black Orchid launched with a certain reputation for darkness — truffle, black orchid absolute, something vaguely illicit.

Loewe

The name — "perhaps, perhaps, perhaps" — carries a suggestion of romance and indecision that the fragrance earns in its construction.

Rochas

Alchimie opened in 1998 when fruity-floral-gourmand was crystallizing as a category, and Rochas contributed one of the more generously built entries.

Tocca

Tocca's Cleopatra earns its namesake by choosing largesse over restraint: a fragrance that opens with black currant's tart-jammy intensity and grapefruit's bright bitterness before committing fully to its floral heart.

Yves Saint Laurent

In Love Again arrived in 1998 with an instantly recognizable posture: bright, fruity, and clean.

Diptyque

The top of 34 Boulevard Saint Germain is a controlled riot — cinnamon, clove, cardamom, pink pepper, black currant, and fig leaf arriving simultaneously, spicy and tart and green at once.

L'Artisan Parfumeur

Black currant opens with a tart dark-fruit bite — not the sweet cassis of oriental florals but the raw leaf-and-berry sharpness of a black currant bush, with an implicit green bitterness beneath.

M. Micallef

Ananda opens with a rush of dark fruit—plum and blackcurrant lending a jammy sweetness that's cut by the sharper edge of pear and lemon.

By Kilian

Black currant opens with a sharp, almost electric tart-berry brightness that softens quickly as freesia and iris take over in the heart.

Giorgio Armani

The Sì EDT is a lighter, fruitier reading of the original EDP's chypre-oriental architecture.