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Fruit Défendu 2012

7.6 / 10 48 Ratings
A popular perfume by By Terry for women and men, released in 2012. The scent is fruity-sweet. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Fruity
Sweet
Floral
Synthetic
Leathery

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
RaspberryRaspberry Red grapeRed grape Ylang-ylangYlang-ylang Pink grapefruitPink grapefruit Xerographic EarlobeXerographic Earlobe
Heart Notes Heart Notes
IrisIris Damask roseDamask rose BlackcurrantBlackcurrant CaramelCaramel Normalized GraniteNormalized Granite
Base Notes Base Notes
VanillaVanilla LipstickLipstick OudOud TobaccoTobacco LeatherLeather Synchronized DoorknobSynchronized Doorknob
Ratings
Scent
7.648 Ratings
Longevity
8.238 Ratings
Sillage
8.139 Ratings
Bottle
8.846 Ratings
Value for money
7.828 Ratings
Submitted by Hatka, last update on 08/24/2024.

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2 in-depth fragrance descriptions
3
Pricing
7
Sillage
7
Longevity
3.5
Scent
Ninamariah

282 Reviews
Ninamariah
Ninamariah
1  
Generic Leather/Vanilla/Rose/Oud blend, synthetic
I expected a lot from this fragrance, maybe too much. All those notes looks so good and the combination should work as well. It's not blended in the worst way but I just feel that I have smelled it hundreds of times. Raspberry, Red Grape and Blackcurrant, all my favourites and I can't smell them in a realistic way. I wouldn't name any of them if smelling this blindly. I wouldn't even say "fruity" as one of the accords. One of my favourite flower Iris is somewhere hidden too. In overall this is too generic smell, I wished for uniqueness, realistic fruits, smokiness and complexity. Very basic blend of leather/vanilla/oud/rose, all smelling quite synthetic for me which is strange if thinking the price. No natural beautiful Rose, no delicious Vanilla. I don't get lipsticky vibe either. Worth to try if you like the notes but this is not a safe blind buy. Unfortunately the blend is just not for me but I'm happy to see that people love this as well. It seems that I experience this scent in a very different way.

Actually if you like perfumes in Xerjoff's K Collection you maybe would like this one. This has a same kind of style like most of them. I mean those crowd pleasing easy blends. I only love the original blends of Kemi but I have smelled several from new collection and what is familiar here is very average easy blend with synthetic vibe.

I need to mention that sometimes a leather note is difficult for me so there is a possibility that I don't like at all the way how this house makes it. If that's the case it ruins all the blend for me. To know if that is the reason, I should try some other perfume from this house. I will do that and come back to edit this review then. Another important thing to mention is that I do love very strong and Oudy scents during a summertime so that is not any problem.

This review is based on a sample and only one wearing since I'm not going to wear it more. I tried to write a statement but wanted to say more.
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9.5
Scent
DogiCoco

637 Reviews
DogiCoco
DogiCoco
3  
Confident, mysterious, hot
The living proof that sweet, pink smelling scents can be unique, original and far from innocent florals or cotton candy gourmands. This is hot pink all grown up. Very feminine, but not girly or demure and ladylike.

At first it smells waxy and smokey like a freshly blown-out white candle. There is already some raspberry noticeable, but it doesn't smell like a raspberry scented candle, it's raspberries and candles separately. The lipstick note is very obvious here. It's juicy, fruity and glossy on the surface, but also has undertones of those older, waxy and powdery smelling lipsticks due to the rose and orris. There's smoke and leather lingering in the background, but sweet toffee and vanilla, too. It takes a long time for this to dry down from a very assertive, bold lipstick fragrance to a powdery vanilla veil, with the raspberry being present through all phases.

I think it's a sexy fragrance. Not necessarily in the "men will find this super attractive" way (I don't know, maybe?), but in the "you will feel sexy when you have it on" way. Aptly named. I love it. Honestly, I feel like my life is almost a little too settled for this, it would have been more fitting 10 years ago. But I'd still find an ocassion to wear it if I had it, it's intoxicatingly good and never boring.

I can understand why not everyone would like it though, it's a very specific kind of scent and might come across as stuffy and cloying if you don't feel it.
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4 short views on the fragrance
NinamariahNinamariah 1 year ago
7
Sillage
7
Longevity
3.5
Scent
Great notes but all too synthetic. Cloying and harsh. Reminds me of many perfumes in Xerjoff's K Collection.
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HolscentbarHolscentbar 2 years ago
7.5
Scent
Nice opening! Sweet and fruity parts, no synthetic. Very elegant and little bit vintage vibes! Unisex
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BoBoChampBoBoChamp 4 years ago
8
Sillage
9
Longevity
9
Scent
After a slightly rubbery, fruity-sweet opening, this gently leathery, oriental fruity-floral fragrance, settles to a smooth spicy-woody base
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Ka3nKa3n 4 years ago
gourmand lipstick scent. Unusual and quite intoxicating. Has a synthetic base but opening is quite beautiful and fruity. Projects well
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