Fruity Fragrances

Fruity fragrances lead with fruit: apple, pear, peach, berries, blackcurrant, pineapple, passion fruit and lychee. They're bright, juicy and immediately likeable, which is why they turn up in so many first perfumes and crowd favourites.

Fruit on its own fades fast, so a good fruity perfume always has something underneath. Pineapple with birch and musk gives you a fresh, confident scent. Peach with florals and vanilla is soft and romantic. Blackcurrant with woods sits somewhere in between.

Fruity scents suit daytime, university, brunches and casual plans, and they handle warm weather better than heavy sweet or amber ones. If you want it to last into the evening, choose one where the fruit is backed by musk, amber or wood.

Good places to start: Sweet Ruin, Forbidden Bite and DIVA.