The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Be Mine arrived in 2013 as a fragrance from Portuguese fashion house Fatima Lopes, created by Aurélien Guichard. The name suggests intimacy and self-possession, while its composition reveals a more expressive side of the label's fashion identity. The scent pairs the dark fruitiness of blackberry with the creamy floral character of frangipani, then develops through the warmth of vanilla absolute and benzoin against a composed woody base of cedarwood. This combination gives the fragrance a distinctive balance: bright floral notes at the center, sweet resinous depth underneath, and a dry edge that keeps the composition from reading as simply soft or sugary.
The composition is built around a productive clash. Blackberry gives the opening juicy darkness, while frangipani introduces a creamy floral brightness. Vanilla absolute and benzoin move the scent toward warmth and sweetness, but cedarwood keeps the structure from becoming entirely plush. As these materials interact, the fruit gains a rounder sweetness, the floral note takes on a soft, creamy quality, and the woody base adds definition. The result is an ambivalent character: floral and sensual, yet edged with dryness and resin.
The evolution
The first impression is dark and fruitful, with blackberry providing a glossy, slightly tart entry. Frangipani soon brings a creamy floral lift, while cedarwood introduces a clean, woody line beneath the sweetness. As the composition settles, vanilla absolute and benzoin become more prominent, turning the fruit-and-flower opening warmer and more enveloping. Benzoin and Siam Benzoin reinforce the resinous depth, while cedar continues to provide the dry, composed element. The profile gradually shifts from juicy darkness toward warm florals, sweet resin, and polished wood. As the sharper fruit character recedes, vanilla, benzoin, and cedar create a close, layered trail, with the floral heart still visible beneath the softer sweet notes.
Cultural impact
Be Mine brings a floral-fruity gourmand composition into the fashion house's fragrance offering, with its character defined by contrasts rather than a single dominant sweetness. Blackberry contributes a dark, juicy accent, while frangipani softens the composition with a creamy floral presence. Cedarwood introduces a clean, dry line, and vanilla absolute and benzoin add warmth, sweetness, and resinous depth. Together, the notes place the fragrance within a broader floral-fruity gourmand register while giving it a darker, more intimate edge than a simple sweet fruit floral.
The House
Fatima LopesFatima Lopes is a Portuguese fashion house founded by designer Fátima Lopes, born in Madeira and based in Lisbon. Since 1992, the label has moved between fashion, accessories and fragrance, presenting a polished European image shaped by the founder’s cosmopolitan outlook. Its perfume story centers on Be Mine, introduced in 2013 and created with perfumer Aurélien Guichard. The scent belongs to the designer’s first fragrance chapter, combining a personal fashion sensibility with the clearer, more intimate register of a signature scent.
The Creator
Aurélien GuichardAurélien's style could be described as refined and elegant, with a focus on natural ingredients. He often uses roses, a nod to his family's history, but he isn't limited by tradition.
