Raspberry Bloom is a fruity-floral note that evokes the flowers of the raspberry plant (Rubus idaeus) together with the fruit's jammy sweetness. It is an accord created by perfumers, typically smelling soft, rosy and berry-like, with a green, slightly leafy freshness.

What does Raspberry Bloom smell like?

Raspberry flowers themselves are small and barely scented, so the note usually leans on raspberry fruit: sweet, tart and slightly violet-like, from raspberry ketone and ionones. The "bloom" part adds a fresh petal and leafy-green layer that keeps it lighter than a gourmand raspberry. Compared with a straight raspberry note, it is less jammy and more floral, closer to rose and violet.

How perfumers create Raspberry Bloom

Perfumers generally combine raspberry ketone and fruity esters with rosy materials, alpha- or beta-ionone for a violet-like facet, green leaf notes and soft musks. The balance determines whether the result reads mainly as fruit or as a flower.

• Also known as: Raspberry blossom, raspberry flower
• Fragrance family: Fruity / Floral
• Type: Accord (created by the perfumer)
• How it's obtained: Built from synthetic fruity, floral and green materials
• Key aroma molecules: Raspberry ketone, ionones, phenylethyl alcohol, cis-3-hexenol

Raspberry Bloom in perfume history

There is little specific history for this note. Raspberry became common in perfumery from the 1990s as fruity florals and gourmands took off, and floral takes such as raspberry bloom emerged as a softer, more wearable variation.

Raspberry Bloom in modern perfumery

Raspberry bloom appears mainly in youthful fruity-floral perfumes, body mists and bath products, and occasionally in niche rose compositions where a berry-floral nuance adds brightness.

How Raspberry Bloom wears and what it pairs with

It sits in the top and heart, giving an immediate sweet-fruity impression that softens over a few hours. It pairs with rose, violet, peony, blackcurrant, lychee, vanilla, patchouli and white musk.

Safety and regulation

Raspberry bloom accords may contain allergens such as linalool or geraniol, which must be declared on EU labels above set thresholds.