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A ripe, unruly fruit basket
Pulp is Byredo's take on an international fruit basket, mixing exotic and Swedish influences. The idea is a ripe, sweet, shapeless mass of fruit, dramatic and a little unruly, with an intense taste to it. Blackcurrant, fig and red apple carry the fruit, tiare and peach flower add soft blossom, and cedarwood and praline hold it together. It is an Eau de Parfum of medium intensity.
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The composition
The curve shows the order in which the notes come forward, not their strength.
On the skin
Bergamot, blackcurrant and cardamom open the scent. The bergamot is bright, the blackcurrant tart and a little dark, and the cardamom adds a dry, cool spice that stops the fruit from becoming too jammy in the first minutes.
In the heart the basket spills over: fig brings a green, milky sweetness, red apple a juicy, crisp note, and tiare a creamy white-flower softness. The three do not melt into one smooth fruit, which suits the brand's shapeless, slightly unruly picture.
In the base, cedarwood gives a dry, pencil-like frame, while peach flower and praline bring soft sweetness and a nutty, caramelised warmth. The sweetness stays to the end, but the wood keeps the scent from turning heavy.
Wearing it
Medium intensity makes Pulp comfortable in daily life: at work, at weekends, in warm weather and in spring. One or two sprays are enough, because the sweet fruit and praline can feel dense on skin if you apply too much. On cooler days it still adds a cheerful note.
For people who like fruit in perfume and do not want it polite. The brand lists it as genderless. If you prefer clean, dry scents, this one will feel too sweet; if you enjoy a playful, juicy composition with a woody frame, it should suit you well.
Pulp dates from 2008 and follows a clear, playful idea: a fruit basket without tidy edges. It is an Eau de Parfum in 50 ml, and its pyramid, with cardamom and fig between blackcurrant and praline, keeps it from being a plain fruit scent.
Questions
Eau de Parfum in 50 ml. The brand rates its intensity as medium, so the scent is present without being overpowering.
A sweet, juicy fruit blend: blackcurrant, fig and red apple, softened by tiare and peach flower and framed by cedarwood and praline.
It is a sweet scent, but the brand calls the intensity medium, and cardamom and cedarwood add dryness. A light hand keeps it easy for daytime, spring and summer.
Casual days, weekends and warm weather suit it. It is less made for formal evenings, though the cooler months work too if you enjoy fruity sweetness.
The house
Byredo is a Stockholm house founded in 2006 by Ben Gorham, working from memories and emotions and turning them into scent. Its Eau de Parfum collection is presented as a library built on materials such as ambrette, sandalwood, violet and vetiver, in minimalist bottles with a magnetic cap.
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