This ain't your grandma's potpourri! Cherry Ambition is a head-turning, boozy cherry that slays on date night, though its performance can be as divisive as its 'medicinal' opening. Some find it deep and addictive, others a whiff of an old shoe. Try before you buy, but expect compliments.

Sentier's dark cherry statement. Black cherry and cistus pull the heart toward a liqueur-like density, with ginger and nutmeg lifting the open and an incense-amber-sandalwood base providing the smoky-resinous frame. A direct neighbour of the Tom Ford Lost Cherry / Killian Roses on Ice / Initio cherry-and-resin niche register, but at a noticeably lower opening price than the bigger names.