The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Cassis was released by Unifrom in 2020, composed by perfumer Maelstroem as a perfume oil. The scent reads as something almost edible in its warmth, a composition that wraps fruit and wood into a single, cohesive gesture. Plum and fig leaf form the bright, slightly green opening, a pairing that keeps the sweetness from tipping into simple syrup territory. As the hours pass, coconut softens the edges, lending a creamy roundness that feels less like a tropical note and more like ambient warmth. Sandalwood anchors everything below, giving the drydown a quiet, milky smoothness. The sources describe it as a paradisical scent built around fruits and wood, with fig leaf and plum moving in harmony alongside coconut and sandalwood.
The composition keeps things tight on purpose. Four notes carry the whole weight: coconut, fig leaf, plum, and sandalwood. No floral buffer, no citrus opener to soften the landing. Plum brings sweetness with a green skin still clinging to it. Fig leaf adds that cool, almost bitter edge you get from snapping a leaf off a branch. Coconut rounds things out without going suntan-oily. Sandalwood anchors it to skin. The accords read spicy-woody-fruity-creamy, which sounds like a lot until you realize those four notes are doing all of it without help.
The evolution
Cassis opens wet and ripe, plum hitting first like biting into fruit still cold from the bowl. The fig leaf isn't far behind, adding a green, almost herbal snap that keeps the sweetness honest. Within fifteen minutes the coconut slides in, creamy and warm, softening every sharp edge the fruit and leaf created. By the one-hour mark the composition has settled into something quieter: sandalwood warming up underneath, plum now reading more like skin than fruit, coconut holding the whole thing together like humidity in summer air. The drydown is where Cassis earns its oil format. The sandalwood and coconut settle into a long, skin-close finish, the kind of scent someone catches when they lean in, not from across a room. Community wearers rate the longevity modestly, noting the scent stays intimate rather than projecting outward.
Cultural impact
Cassis sits within a growing catalog of concentrated perfume oils, a format that has gained traction among wearers seeking scents that stay close to the body rather than filling a room. The composition itself, a tight build of fig leaf and plum paired with coconut and sandalwood, reflects an appetite for compositions that feel pared down and intentional. Four notes doing the work of twenty, each ingredient visible and accounted for. The fruit-and-wood pairing gives the scent a grounded, almost edible quality without tipping into gourmand territory.
