The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Berries Garden arrived in 2025 from fragrance house Première Note, with Mathieu Nardin composing its floral-fruity character. The name points plainly to the scent's central idea: a garden where ripe berries grow among green leaves. That image shapes the composition from its vivid opening through its floral middle and woody close. Fig brings a rounded fruitiness, while red fruits and blackcurrant add further fruit character. Coconut contributes a soft element, and bergamot introduces citrus. The result feels vivid without becoming loud, with enough aromatic structure to move beyond a simple fruit scent.
The interesting part is the contrast built into each layer. Blackcurrant and red fruits bring sweet fruit character, while fig and coconut provide a counterpoint. Bergamot appears in the opening. Then the heart introduces a floral shift through bourbon geranium, jasmine, peony, and vetiver. Sandalwood and cashmere wood eventually define the composition's closing character. It's a familiar garden idea rendered with adult contrasts: fruit beside greenery, cream beside spice, and polished wood under soft petals.
The evolution
The first impression is bright and fruitful. Blackcurrant leads the opening, joined by red fruits and bergamot around green fig. Coconut arrives as a counterpoint, adding another note to the fruit arrangement. As those notes recede, the composition changes character. Jasmine and peony introduce the floral heart, joined by bourbon geranium and vetiver. The drydown is quieter but not minor. Sandalwood and cashmere wood form the base, giving the composition a different emphasis from the fruit opening. The sequence moves from blackcurrant, red fruits, bergamot, fig, and coconut into jasmine, peony, bourbon geranium, and vetiver, then concludes with sandalwood and cashmere wood.
Cultural impact
Berries Garden brings recognizable fruit, floral, herbaceous, and woody materials together in a composition from Première Note. Its profile includes fig, red fruit, and blackcurrant, alongside coconut and bergamot in the opening. The heart pairs jasmine, peony, and bourbon geranium with vetiver, while sandalwood and cashmere wood form the base. Together, these notes create a varied structure that moves between different fragrance families without relying on a single material. The combination offers an inviting point of discovery for wearers drawn to fruit scents with floral, green, and woody elements.
The House
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The Creator
Mathieu NardinA purist at heart, Nardin begins every composition with the ingredients themselves. He favors flowers, citrus, and natural woods, which he considers the inheritance of his Grasse upbringing.
