Pulp vs Bal d'Afrique

Opens with a loud, almost bruising burst of blackcurrant and fig — green, pulpy, slightly sour, like biting into overripe fruit on a warm day. The plum and apple fill out the heart with a jammy sweetness that never tips into candy territory, kept honest by a grapefruit edge that lifts the whole thing. Dry-down softens considerably, the woody base grounding the fruit without smothering it. Projection is moderate, sillage closer to personal than room-filling — it works with your skin rather than announcing itself — Ideal for warm-weather daytime wear; suits anyone drawn to fruit that reads natural rather than synthetic.

Neroli and bergamot open with a clean, slightly medicinal citrus brightness that feels more North African sun than Mediterranean fruit stand. The heart settles quickly into a soft floral blur — violet and cyclamen doing most of the work, with jasmine staying polite rather than heady, and marigold adding a faint earthy-green edge that keeps the whole thing from going powdery. Cedar and vetiver ground the dry-down into something warm and slightly smoky, with vanilla threading through just enough to add skin-like depth without sweetness. Projection is moderate; sillage lingers close and intimate rather than announcing itself across a room — Warm-weather days and evenings for anyone who wants a grown-up, culturally curious floral that reads confidently unisex.