Cerise

Tom Ford's Lost Cherry is one of the most instantly recognisable gourmand fruity fragrances of the last decade, built around a luscious, mouth-watering sour cherry note with a boozy, almond-liqueur facet underneath, a light rose in the heart, and a rich sandalwood-vetiver base that gives it real depth and staying power. It is expensive, but it earns a lot of its reputation from that specific cherry accord, which is unusually true-to-life. Cerise focuses squarely on reproducing that headline note: sour cherry dominates the top, a simple rose sits in the heart, sandalwood and vetiver form the base. The cherry itself is the strongest part of the reproduction and does a fair job of capturing the juicy, mouth-watering quality that makes the original so recognisable. What's missing is the complexity underneath it: Tom Ford's boozy, almond-liqueur undertone and the rich, sensual sandalwood base that keeps Lost Cherry interesting for hours simply aren't present here in the same depth, so Cerise reads as a more straightforward, sweeter cherry fragrance that fades faster and doesn't develop in the same way.