The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Merveilles & Fruits opens with raspberry and litchi as its leading pair, two fruits chosen to give the composition a bright, slightly translucent sweetness that sets the tone before the warmer heart and base unfold. The first impression is unmistakably juicy, with the raspberry offering a familiar jammy lift and the litchi lending a softer, almost grape-like quality that rounds out the top. Together they create a layered fruit accord that reads sweet without ever veering into candy territory, and the lightness of these opening notes hints at the warmer, creamier territory the fragrance will move into as it develops.
The composition leans on classical perfumery technique, using rose as a binding ingredient rather than letting it dominate the structure. Rose threads through the fruit accord and into the base, tying the raspberry and litchi to the warmer notes that follow so the scent reads as a unified whole rather than a fruit note with an afterthought underneath. Vanilla anchors the drydown in a soft, rounded form that brings warmth without tipping into the sugary, pastry-shop territory that heavier gourmand scents sometimes drift toward.
The evolution
Merveilles & Fruits brought raspberry and litchi together in a way that gave the pairing a softer, more rounded character than many earlier fruity florals managed. The litchi in particular adds a gentle, almost floral sweetness that keeps the opening from reading as a single-note berry jam, and the way the fruits settle into the rose and vanilla base gives the composition a sense of warmth that pure fruity florals often lack. On skin, the fragrance opens with that bright fruit duo, then gradually shifts as the rose comes forward, and the vanilla base wraps everything in a creamy softness that lingers for hours. The structure stays recognizable throughout the wear, with the fruit gradually receding into the background while the rose and vanilla hold steady, and a faint trace of raspberry often remains detectable at the skin's surface even late into the drydown.
Cultural impact
Merveilles & Fruits sits at an interesting crossroads in modern perfumery, where fruity florals and gourmand-adjacent scents have started borrowing from each other in new ways. The fragrance uses raspberry and litchi in a way that feels generous without being sugary, and the pairing has a soft, almost edible quality that invites closer attention. Rose runs through the composition as a quiet constant, binding the fruit to the vanilla base and lending the scent a sense of classical structure beneath the juicier top notes.
