Character
The Story of Pink Pineapple
Pink Pineapple brings a softer, rosier sweetness to perfumery. Unlike its tropical yellow cousin, this cultivated variety offers delicate berry-like nuances that add unexpected depth to modern fragrances.
Heritage
Pineapple traces its origins to the Brazilian rainforests, where indigenous peoples first cultivated the fruit. Christopher Columbus encountered it during his second voyage and carried it back to Europe, where its exotic sweetness captivated royal courts. The fruit gradually spread throughout South and Central America and eventually reached global tropical cultivation. In perfumery, Jean Patou Colony, created by Henri Alméras in the 1970s, pioneered the use of pineapple as a serious top note, pairing it with leather and oakmoss in an unexpected fine fragrance context. Pink Pineapple represents a newer chapter in this story, a cultivated variety developed more recently that offers a softer, more delicate expression of tropical fruit. The pink coloration comes from lycopene accumulation, a trait that caught the attention of growers and subsequently perfumers seeking subtler fruit characters. Today, Pink Pineapple appears in compositions that aim for modern freshness with unexpected sophistication, moving beyond the tropical cartoon quality of earlier fruity fragrances.
At a Glance
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Feature this note
Brazil
Primary source region
Ingredient Details
Synthetic reconstruction with solvent-extracted fruit essence
Fruit peel, core, and synthesized aromatic compounds
Did You Know
"Pink Pineapple gets its blush from lycopene, the same antioxidant that gives grapefruits and watermelons their rosy hue."