Bodacious

Sexiest most elegant feminine fragrance. Boudica, or Boadicea is a fierce Celtic Warrior Queen that revolted against the Romans. She is a symbol of resistance and raw womanly force, she's Xena best friend or sister, cut from the same cloth. This fragrance has everything a Warrior Queen of modern days may need: sensuality, strenght, sweeteness, roughness, layers of layers of layers of stories. She's complex, she is enveloping and sensual. The fragrance is not pungent or strong at all ( as you would expect from such a strong character, or some notes like cherry and almond ). She is flowing and seductive, warm, exquisite female fragrance really. Created with care for all details. I didn't think so, but i couldn't put her down. So now she's mine and ohhhh do i love her. She sips though my skin and becomes a scent trail anyone asks me about. Compliment getter for sure. I got to know her better and she's a cloth of superpowers; any woman can bring the world to their knees wearing this. Glad i have her in my collection. These are Fragrances for Queen and Kings. The packaging alone is is outstanding. A black box on gold writings. Unwraps into a secret chest-like altar, with carved celtic golden ROTATING DOOR to open it. Unboxing a fragrance of this price should always give such emotion, other brand in this price range should learn. Not to mention the bottle alone worth the price ( front and back handcrafted shields with intricate knot work in metals , mine looks like silver 925 ). I'll post an unboxing video soon ! ill make a profile with my name so you can see what i'm talking about i'll post on instagram or tiktok , on my profile : albithenose

I was on the hunt for unique perfumes and wanted to add a cherry smelling scent to my collection. I was so excited to try this, but the cherry is a bit too tart for my liking. I only smell cherry and almond. I don’t get any booze. It is really nice and I like the dry down, but I reckon this could be migraine inducing if sprayed all over. This is definitely the closest cherry scent to Tom Ford’s Lost Cherry. I’ve now tried several cherry scents in the search for a cheaper Tom Ford alternative, so here’s my thoughts: * Tom Fords Lost Cherry - This is still no.1 for me! I love the sweet, candied, maraschino cherry in this over every other cherry perfume I’ve smelled! ... even if it doesn’t last long. * Venom of Love by Navitus - this is another favourite that takes cherry in a different direction. This is a juicy black cherry, or boozy Black Forest gateau scent. I bought a full bottle. Highly recommend. * BDK Rouge smoking - This is a nice smoky, slightly spicy cherry scent. It does have a bit of a musky, flowery undertone. I passed on this because my partner felt it was too masculine. It’s definitely a unisex scent. * Bohoboco's Wet Cherry Liquor - a tart, wet cherry that just absolutely wasn’t for me. It has a strong musky undertone that amplifies on my skin and chokes me. Hard pass! * Bodacious is definitely one of the best cherhry scents I’ve come across. It’s a good, cheaper (but still extortionate) alternative to Tom Ford. It definitely lasts much longer than TF does! Unfortunately it was just a bit too tart for me and i decided to splurge on TF.

I left another cherry-focused review on Cherry Saffron from Tabbeau Place, a really decent syrupy cherry frag that leans grenadine--sweeter, greener, juicier, and a bit more into almond than Bodacious. (Random note: I've certainly decluttered a LOT of cherry frags, mostly for the sin of being a bit too doll head, or playdough or plastic, etc. You name it--I've tried most of them.) But Bodacious is GOOD. True to it's name, it's gutsy for a cherry frag and leans more into vanilla and booziness than some of its competitors. It's rounder, spicier, earthier, fuller and a bit more mature and elegant than my Tabbeau Place bottle. But well it should be--TP retails for about $135 for 50 ml, and Bodacious is $365 for the only size, 100 mil, so honestly, at that ridiculous price point I do expect more complexity and nuance. It's a grown up cherry scent floating in liquor, and that's my preference, honestly--it's what I WANTED from TF's Lost Cherry. I'm not really looking for cherry bubblegum or cherry plastic, or cherry lip gloss notes, if that makes sense. The scent is seamless, beautifully blended, but does lack projection and I suspect my scent bubble is mostly vanilla. I also suspect this will be a skin scent in no time, but that's been my experience with cherry frags. I have 5ml of this, but I'd be very tempted to snag a full bottle if the price was right.

Oh. She's here to grab attention. Well, she's certainly got mine. The opening was an interesting challenge for me. Not sure if it was first sprits out of the tester but immediately my partner and I got strong whiffs of sour cherry, birthday cake and peanut butter. Odd, but not unpleasant. In fact, it lured us in for more whiffs and, as we hoped, when it came time for dry down heaven we were both mesmerized. Bodacious has this drool factor, mass appealing, yet incredibly unique gourmand twist. I am very picky with cherry accords and usually not a fan, they often come across medicinal, but the way that Bodacious has done cherry here is fun and luscious. It's boozy, floral and a little smoky as well as very sweet. This makes lost cherry look like a basic bish (I never really liked lost cherry anyway). In my opinion, Bodacious would make an incredible party scent. She's social, loud and proud. I wouldn't wear her for intimate date nights, but I'd rock her for a fun night out. If this perfume was a song it would be CUFF IT by Beyoncé. Definitely leans feminine and is a beast mode fragrance - I could smell it on me for the entire 8 hours of testing and when I had a shower this morning, I still smelt yummy remnants on my skin. I bet it would be so intoxicating in your hair and on your clothes. Bit of a splurge, but full bottle worthy for sure.

I've been wanting, but waiting, to purchase this fragrance since the first reviews a couple of years ago. I became aware of this fragrance during the cherry fragrance explosion. I have long been a fan of cherry based scents with the Petite Robe Noire collection being my favorite for years. When I saw the review I was immediately intrigued, but the price made me a bit hesitant; especially after purchasing Lost Cherry and finding out that although it's a beautiful scent, the sillage and longevity were not nearly what I expected. Fast forward almost three years. I finally bit the bullet and bought this fragrance and WOW, I wish I'd bought this one first!!! It is absolutely lovely. It's well blended with the cherry being the star, but not a Diva. The cherry and vanilla play wonderfully well together and the cloves add a tiny spicy kick. After a while, the cherry moves to the middle seat and I get a sexy, amber musk scent with just a touch of sweetness. To top it off, the bottle and packaging are stunning. The box opens and the bottle presents like a flask of expensive liqueur. This is a great scent in the warm weather, but I think it will be a stunner in the winter time. I can imagine this scent wafting from under a sweater or coat while outside on a cold, brisk day. I can't wait to try it the colder weather.