Dewberry
A berry-forward fragrance note evoking sweet-tart wild blackberry-like fruit, usually a branded accord rather than a standardized natural ingredient.
Aromatic
About Dewberry
Dewberry is a **fruity berry accord** used in fragrance and personal-care products to suggest the smell of ripe, tart-sweet wild berries rather than a single botanically exact material. In botany, dewberry is a common name for trailing bramble species in the genus *Rubus*, closely related to blackberries; that real-fruit reference helps explain why the fragrance note is usually understood as a blackberry-like berry impression rather than an extracted perfumery raw material. In contemporary consumer fragrance, “Dewberry” is often a **trade-name or accord name** applied to a composed scent profile, such as The Body Shop’s revived Dewberry line, which is described as juicy and berry-forward with green and floral facets.
Scent Profile
Because dewberry is not a standardized natural perfumery ingredient, its odor profile can vary by brand. It is generally built to read as glossy dark berries with a sweet-tart, slightly watery freshness, sometimes with green leaf, floral, or musky support to make the fruit impression more diffusive and wearable. The note is most often used in body care, mist, and fruity-floral compositions where a nostalgic, youthful berry character is desired.
Use in Perfumery
Dewberry can shape a central accord or work as an accent that adds texture and definition. Its exact impression depends on dosage and the surrounding materials.
