Fruit

This is a beautiful scent and is the fruit bowl experience I was hoping for when I blind bought Tiziana Terenzi Kirke but that one was a fruit bowl fail for me. I purchased Fruit Al-Rehab for the Dewberry comparisons and for me it's about 80% there. A closer dupe for me is Acqua di Parma Fico di Amalfi. That said, I will treasure my Fruit-Rehab in it's own right for that luscious sparkling burst of ripe fruit in the heat of summer, I love it! Edit - after a full.day wear, this approaches Dewberry more and more over the arc of the day, giving it a 90% similarity at this point. I still also love my Fico di Amalfi for a slightly more lemony approach to the Dewberry. Both of these together whet the nostalgia I had had for that clinking of glass and luscious fruity scent that you got at the Body Shop's scent bar of old.

This is very much like TBS Dewberry, I would say 85-90% like it. I was pleased when I found this in my stash as I gave my TBS Dewberry perfume oil away long ago. If you love (and miss) Dewberry this is worth a try. I don't associate this fragrance with teenagers, I associate it with the 80s and 90s at a time when the world seemed a lot less complicated. Like the original this packs a powerful punch if used too liberally - I recall newspaper stories of Dewberry stinking out offices and workers being disciplined for doing so. Sadly, off topic, I agree with people who say that The Body Shop has lost its way. This is often the case with organisations whose founders die or quit the day to day running. I hope it finds its mojo again soon, hopefully when it is sold.

I have had TBS Dewberry on my mind lately and the eBay search provided enough bottles with a hefty price tag. I couldn't see spending $70-200 on a 1OZ bottle of oil so I opted to try this first at $3 on Amazon. Im sure if I had a time machine and went back to 1992 to compare this to my beloved Dewberry, I may pick up on the differences, however without that little bottle of oil side by side, I can smell no difference. This immediately transported me back to Kim's driveway, picking her up to head out to Caffeine or the Limelight, or wherever the Rave was that night. This is such a great memory jogger, even if it isn't for everyday for me, the nostalgia is worth the wear. Fruit has given me back some great memories that have been long gone.

I don’t find this to be a sharp fruit smell I find this to be more of a spicy fruit smell, more like you’re walking through an Arabic market and you can smell the fruits and the spices of the market that is the feeling I get from this fragrance and I must say I love it! I can see myself using this as a layering oil to add a little bit of spice and fruit to other scents. This is a 10 out of 10 in my book

Strong fruit punch opening with a musky dry down, great for summer. I get some red berries that are not listed. The oil roller is super concentrated so 4 dots and I'm done.