Litchi Rose

What's worth noting is the note pairing itself. Lychee and rose is a combination that has appeared in many compositions over the years, but here the addition of African geranium adds a green, herbal edge that keeps the florals from going soft. The raspberry in the heart is doing quiet work too, lending a jammy warmth that bridges the tropical fruit above and the vanilla-musk base below. The geranium's role is subtle but important; without it, the lychee would dominate, and the rose would read as flat.

The evolution

The first minutes belong to citrus. Lemon brightens the edges while blackcurrant adds a darker, leafy fruit note underneath. It's crisp, almost effervescent, with a tartness that quickly gives way to the sweeter elements behind it. Then the heart arrives and shifts everything warmer. Lychee floods in first, that distinctive sweet-tropical character that smells almost grape-adjacent, juicy and slightly translucent. Raspberry follows close behind, adding depth and a touch of jamminess that rounds out the fruit's sharper edges. African geranium weaves through the florals, pushing back against any risk of the heart becoming one-dimensional sugar; its green, slightly herbal quality acts as a counterweight to all that pulp and sweetness. As the fragrance wears, rose comes forward in its own time. It's not a heavy, indolic rose, nor does it disappear into the fruit.