Pulp

I can’t help it but this is one of my absolute favourite fragrances of all time... it’s weird, cool, different but still beautiful and quite unique and one of the fragrances that I get the most compliments for when I wear it, so I guess it mixes well with my skin. To me this is the perfect mix of fruits, green and sweetness with still an interesting twist. And even though this may seem linear to some there is so much to discover under the surface of this amazing and unusual blend. It is the kind of scent that if you let it brings up images of memories of good times and enchanted moments and feels for me for some reason ultra real and naturalistic which may be connected to typical scent profiles connected to where I am from. Now Byredo is a Swedish brand and I am Swedish and the fruitiness in here sort of reminds me always of the fruits and berries you can get here in the northern parts of Europe. For some reason this always reminds me of super ripe plums that taste so sweet and burst of juicyness. Also standing out is the black currant that together with the sweetness creates the experience of a black currant ice cold sherbet... But I also totally get the sweet red apple and the less sweet but fresh fig and in the background some freshly ground cardamom and at the bottom soft cedar wood to give it a bit of structure. This to me is a scent I can totally wear any time of year. It is amazing at a winter party to make you feel cool and seductive. And equally perfect a warm summer night when also the tiare and peach blossom comes more to life in the composition. And for some reason it also works for snuggling up by the fireplace in fall when you do not for once want to smell like spicy bakery but rather of ripe dark sweet fruits with a twist of green freshness attached to it and keeping the cardamom spices a bit more constrained. Or you sip on a fruity rooibos tea. But still want to feel sexy enough to entice your partner... There is absolutely something sensual and sexy about this fragrance to me and I guess perhaps that is part of why this can become polarising for some as the ripeness of the fruits in this composition is decadent in the sense that they can feel on the verge of getting overly ripe which in a way invokes almost an animalic sense of human skin that is quite a turn on to me... Now I have used several bottles of this fragrance but still have one that is from when this scent was released and I treasure that as a well ageing wine... The formula has changed a tiny bit over the years. Not so much when it comes to the scent, but when it comes to its performance. My oldest bottle is beast mode hands down. It has a longevity that lasts for days even on skin. The newer ones hang on for at least 12+ hours. So it’s still good! And it radiates well enough to fill a smaller room. And you will get noticed with this fragrance as it smells like nothing else. And that is awesome to me in a time when most things are on repeat... This is one of a kind. And in a great way. It is however not as you can tell from the reviews here a safe blind buy. You need to try this out. And you need to be interested in a different take on fruits and sweetness and not be afraid of the somewhat raw sensual aspects of it, if that makes sense. It is in no way a shy perfume. And I think some may even find it a bit cloying and headache inducing. I do not however, but can find some fragrances that do, so I imagine some may experience that with this too so I do recommend trying it out on your skin. But to me this is almost perfectly balanced but still edgy. I think it is hard to suggest similar fragrance to this, that is how unique it really is and most of the suggested fragrances reminding of Pulp here do not come close to Pulp but rather just hints of aspects that can perhaps can be found in it. If i am to suggest something similar all i can think of is I am Trash from Etat Libre de Orange but only for the first hour or so before I am Trash begins to change where Pulp remains offering all of its facets throughout the wear time. I am Trash is therefor a very toned down and shy iteration but still moving perhaps somewhat within the same area as Pulp at least in the beginning. But when the berries and fruity aspects of I am Trash dissipates rather quickly it changes into a much more generic sweet spicy dry down that no longer make these fragrances no longer comparable and I am Trash does not have either the projection nor the longevity of Pulp. But from a composition point of view it is still the closest I have found to Pulp. My love affair with Pulp has been going on since it first came in 2008 and it’s been 15 years now... Hardly any fragrances is my collection has been so truly loved for that long... But I just never grow tired of this bold beautifully life adoring juicy Pulp... It’s stolen a piece of my heart and has no desire to let it go... ❣️

Pulp has been on my radar for a long time, but I was a little apprehensive that it might prove to have more artistic merit than wearable merit. What I refer to as "shelf art" because it sits on the shelf as interesting art to show as an almost museum piece curiosity rather than get pulled down to actually wear. But I am surprised how wearable Pulp is. Now it IS artistic. It has a very photorealistic melange of tart n sweet fruit. And highly concentrated pulpy ripe fruit at that. Maybe over ripe. With enough of the green facets to remind you that they are, after all, complex plants. Some have alluded to the over ripe quality as being like fruit thrown in the garbage, and I can see that. But it never goes to the extent of putridity. It's not rotten fruit. It's the smell of overripe fruit, and that is a critical difference. Overripe fruit will smell really sweet. A rotten fruit will smell nasty, sour, or similar to vinegar. This indicates that the fruit has started to ferment. Pulp is just complex, pulpy, overripe fruit. The last fragrance that had a similar character to my nose was the classic Diorella by Dior, and I like that one too. And the sweet tartness of Pulp screams. I can understand the polarizing nature of Pulp, given the screaming tartness and photorealistic complexity, with a just-short-of putrid fruit accord. It's almost cloying, but it wins me over. It's highly concentrated fruitiness, almost like a highly saturated color. So like the statement "that's the redest red I've ever seen", Pulp is the fruitiest fruit I've ever smelled. Addictive. It seems to give me an acute dopamine rush the way benzene in gasoline does 😂. Pulp would go well with a purple shirt or jacket because the ripe fruity melange conjures the image of the color purple in my mind. Update: wearing it again tonight and each time I wear it it grows on me even more. It's gone from a "like" (4/5) to a "love" (5/5) now.

When I first started looking into BYREDO fragrances this was the first one that caught my attention. I tried looking for somewhere to buy a sample but to my despair I read about it being discontinued. Still, I was lucky; A couple months later I was headed to Göteborg and was able to smell it, and buy a bottle. None of my friends really liked it, and commented on the same thing as a lot of other reviewers are writing about. The unbearable sourness, and overwhelming moldy berry-note. To my nose, this is sour, sweet, and fresh but with a tart top note. The blackcurrant is very dominant initially, but it is more like a thick sirup-y smoothie. Not as a cheap juvenile shampoo as some have mentioned. I realize I don’t really understand what people mean when they have reviewed this as «loud» «pungent» and «rotten fruit». Yes, it is tart, but that is how blackcurrant smell? This is straight up just like that, but with a hint of sweetness just like those kinds of berries sorely need. The citrus zing is the perfect addition to this. In the initial drydown I get a lot of red apple and white flower, all the tart zingy-ness have disappeared from the fragrance and I am left with the sweet and floral notes. I am not getting any fig whatsoever, which is a bit sad, because I love fig notes. The fragrance feels very female leaning, with its light floral and fruity notes, but I wouldn’t bat an eye if I came across someone masculine leaning wearing this as well. It is also very long lasting for a fruity fragrance, and I am really happy that I have a bottle of this one in my collection.

I had to make an account on here just to talk about this perfume because I love it so much. I love fragrances that have bergamot as a primary note so I might be biased, but oh my god is this the best smelling scent I’ve ever owned. It’s incredibly juicy and sweet, green and rich, and it makes me weak in the knees with how sensual it is. It really does smell like fruit that’s on the precipice of being mushy and inedible; every time I smell it I feel like I’m eating overripe, much-too-sweet fruit in the summer sun, and the juices are so poignant and sticky that I worry I’ll attract bugs. I was nervous when I got it that it might be off-putting or sickly sweet from other reviews I read, but it’s just the right amount of green and bright for me that I’ve become absolutely enamored with it. I will say I wish it lasted longer; even with preparation on my skin the scent only lasts an hour or so. I’m hoping that will differ in warmer seasons as it’s late fall where I am right now—I can really imagine this scent radiating much more in humidity. The price point is a little too steep for me to commit to a full sized bottle, but I might just have to in the future, because this fragrance is juicy, sensual, and absolutely delicious.

This scent is so comforting. I adore the tart, slightly sour fruit; it's like a hot mixed berry and apple pie on the window ledge near the fruit trees where the fruit was taken. Figs lie on the ground, smashed a little and fermenting with the sun's warmth. It really lasts on my skin and even longer on my clothes. I spray it four times, and sometimes, I layer it with citrus, too. The cardamom is lovely and not overwhelming, and it is a spice I love, and it is just the perfect amount not to distract or steal the show. The longevity is good. The silage is about a foot at first, and the dry down is so warm and cosy for a few hours. It's a gourmand without vanilla, but the chocolate is there if you look for it. I always want this on my shelf. It stands alone in the fruity genre for not being too juvenile; it's a more sophisticated fruit fragrance, but anyone can wear it, and all year round, too. It is great to play with in layering, too. I wish they made a body lotion for this. I'm wearing it today with Mandarin Basilic from Guerlain. It is lovely, and it deserves over 4 points here.