Fructus Virginis

Yes a syrupy, sweet, but also boozy cherry marzipan. This is so, so good! This impression is slightly sweeter than the original, which I have a small decant of. The pleasant tartness of the original gives it a more distinctly maraschino cherry experience, whereas the Alexandria impression is more jammy and less tart. The dry down on these is very very similar, with again the TF original having a slightly more tart quality and the Alexandria impression being slightly sweeter. However, after 30 minutes the TF fades into...absolutely nothing. Not a thing, not even a skin scent. The Alexandria dupe lasts and lasts and lasts, I get easily 8 hours. The next day I smell traces of a delectable sweet cherry all over my pink sweater. They are 90% similar, at least. I personally could never part ways with $200 for an ounce of a scent that might be made with higher grade materials, but is absolutely not formulated to last. I am more than satisfied with the impression! If you've smelled the original and loved it, this is a safe blind buy. 10/10 will repurchase forever

I ordered this based off of the reviews here and they did not dissapoint! I’m actually shocked at how much better than the TF this is!!! This is my new favorite perfume and it completely outperforms Lost Cherry. I think it is also quite a bit more cherry than LC. I feel like in LC you smell the cherry at first and then it fades into this beautiful sweet and sexy scent. This one I feel like the cherry stays for the whole time which I personally like better. The dry downs are so so similar but I actually prefer this one. Which is a huge relief because I was about to pay $350 for the original and thought, ok let me just try this first. Now if you don’t like a strong heavy perfume just spray a tiny bit- it is a very strong sillage, again personally I prefer that so it is perfect for me! It is also a pretty unique and strong scent so if you haven’t smelled LC be aware of that! I could see it being a little polarizing with how unique of a scent it is. Perfect for a strong polarizing personality LOL.

Wow!! I just received this in the mail and was anxious to see if I found it as similar to Tom Ford's Lost Cherry as others have. I’ve been looking for a more affordable alternative ever since I first smelled Lost Cherry, and I’m happy to say this one hits the nail on the head! The nozzle itself smells just like LC in my opinion: like a warm, gooey cherry pie out of the oven. On me the opening of Fructus Virginis was a little more syrupy and lifesaver-smelling at first, but this vibe calmed down with time and now I would easily think I was smelling LC if I didn’t know better. Lost Cherry’s longevity isn’t as terrible on me as it seems to be on others, maybe 5-6 hours, but that’s still not good enough for me to justify a $300 perfume purchase, no matter how delicious I find it. Thankfully I found this one and don’t have to agonize over the will-I-won’t-I anymore!

The sluttiest maraschino cherry cocktail I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. Warm and just this side of sickly sweet, the almond adds a complexity and savoryiness that takes the cherry to another level. I loathe cheap gourmand smells, and rarely enjoy warm ones, but this does it extremely well without ever making me feel like 8th grader with a Bath and Bodyworks body spray. This is a boozy scent through the dry down for me, and when the cherry finally trails away traces of the warm almond touched by cedar and balsam remain for hours. With TF LC I got more of the rose and perhaps vetiver in the dry down. This perfume is unapologetic about what it is, and the cherry and almond had a much a longer life than in Lost Cherry in my limited experience.

I have not tried Tom Ford lost Cherry however my favorite fragrance note is Cherry and my favorite fragrance is guerlain La Petite robe noire. I really wanted to try this fragrance and I wasn't about to pay Tom Ford prices for a fragrance that does not last so I got this instead. So far I absolutely adore it I will give update soon on longevity. So far it smells sweeter than la petite robe noire but with a hypnotic poison vibe wow I love it. Edit - still smells almost identical to hypnotic poison on me. Moderate sillage Lasts super long on clothes12+ it didn't last super long on my skin I got 5 hrs Edit- I got 8 hours now that I've been trying it for about a week.