FruityReproduction accord

Plum

Fruity, floral, velvety, liqueur, cooked fruit.

4,521Fragrances

About

History

Production

Top notes

1,869 fragrances

Frequently asked

What is Plum?+

Plum is a reproduction accord fruity perfume note.

What does Plum smell like?+

Fruity, floral, velvety, liqueur, cooked fruit.

Is Plum a top, heart, or base note?+

Plum is most often used as a top note. Across 3,203 fragrances on Noteboxd it is listed as a top note in 1,869, a heart note in 1,195, and a base note in 139.

What are the most popular fragrances with Plum?+

Popular fragrances featuring Plum include Tendre by Prada, Spirit by Swiss Arabian, Mood For A Dream Woman by Annayake, Ça Sent Beau by Kenzo, ranked by community score on Noteboxd.

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FruityReproduction accord

Plum

Fruity, floral, velvety, liqueur, cooked fruit.

4,521Fragrances

About

History

Production

Top notes

1,869 fragrances

Frequently asked

What is Plum?+

Plum is a reproduction accord fruity perfume note.

What does Plum smell like?+

Fruity, floral, velvety, liqueur, cooked fruit.

Is Plum a top, heart, or base note?+

Plum is most often used as a top note. Across 3,203 fragrances on Noteboxd it is listed as a top note in 1,869, a heart note in 1,195, and a base note in 139.

What are the most popular fragrances with Plum?+

Popular fragrances featuring Plum include Tendre by Prada, Spirit by Swiss Arabian, Mood For A Dream Woman by Annayake, Ça Sent Beau by Kenzo, ranked by community score on Noteboxd.

Heart notes

1,195 fragrances

Chypré Extraordinaire

L'Homme Idéal Extrême

Spicy6.9

Maison Francis Kurkdjian

Base notes

139 fragrances

All fragrances with Plum

Mood For A Dream Woman

Essencial Oud Feminino

Fiori Di Capri Profumo

Love & Luck For Women

How many fragrances contain Plum?

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Plum is featured in 4,521 fragrances on Noteboxd.

Plum adds a velvety-smooth facet to both masculine and feminine fragrances. Often found delighting the olfactory palette of fine compositions, plum is deliciously floral and fruity, with a curious liqueur nuance. A note of sweet “cooked plum” is found in some fragrances, including interior fragrances.

While little is certain about the history of plums, our best guess is that the juicy little fruit originates from China, and that during the days when the Roman Empire hailed supreme across Europe, several varieties developed and were thus well-known and enjoyed. Among them, the Damascus plum is thought to have been the most popular.

The velvety plum note does not derive from the fruit itself. Rather, it is reproduced synthetically in the lab using chemical compounds known as damascones. From the same family of molecules that are also found in rose notes, damascones deliver a powerfully fruity-floral scent and are used in a number of synthetic fragrance notes.