Very Good Girl Elixir

I’m gonna start this out with a story. When I went to visit my friend in another country she had a black cherry candle and car refreshener from Yankee candle which she loves. I decided that this time when I go to visit again I should gift her a travel sized perfume among other things I got her that reminds me of her black cherry scent she had going on. Out of everything that was cherry I smelt this and it was ALMOST SPOT ON to it. I’m actually shocked. Additionally, she uses a good girl perfume dupe as her signature scent. I think she’s going to LOVE this cause I sure do. It’s a sexy well done cherry perfume with the good girl DNA, if you know what the Yankee candle black cherry smells like, it’s 90% this. It’s amazing and I’m so excited to see her reaction. I actually can’t stop smelling it and patting myself on the back everytime. NOTE: I honestly think good girl perfumes need to be tested on skin because on paper they always smell plasticky and weird. I thought I didn’t like good girl perfumes but they’re really growing on me since I’ve started testing them on my skin.

Like a cherry liqueur in dark chocolate. I'm amazed. Initially hit by potent almond accord and a typical sweet powdery element, I did not expect for it to develop in the air to be a believable black forest gateau with cherry liqueur in dark chocolate nuances. This is one to buy, but I've avoided the range due to the hideous bottle design. What am I going to do? 😂 🍒 🍫 Update on longevity/tenacity and strength (always based on two sprays only), later. Okie dokie - did indeed last rather well through the day though settled to be quite one dimensional. A touch sour and powder sweet. I like that it smells like actual food! Have said before, would never choose to buy a high heel bottle. It's in very bad taste in my opinion as somebody who's never worn high heels. But would definitely wear it, if decanted into something more palatable. Editing again to add that I'm really curious how well this might pair or compare with Clinique Aromatics Black Cherry. There's a similarity there for sure!

I love this perfume. I don’t normally like Carolina Herrera fragrances— to me, they all tend to smell the same — but when I saw this at Ulta and noticed the bottle, I thought it was cute, so I gave it a sniff. I fully expected not to like it, but I was pleasantly surprised. It smells beautiful. It’s not like other cherry perfumes. A lot of them try to replicate Tom Ford’s Lost Cherry, which is a nice scent, but this one stands on its own. It’s a unique take on cherry. The dry-down is deep and almost comforting. The rose in it is very faint and not overpowering at all. I’m not sure if my nose picks up the almond as much as others do, but to me, it’s not a sour or bitter cherry. It leans more toward a juicy, very dark cherry. Thankfully, it also doesn’t have that medicinal cherry vibe that many cherry perfumes tend to have. It’s such a unique scent. I even kept the scent strip with me after spraying it, before I finally bought the full-sized bottle.

this surprised me! i'm not the biggest fan of the og good girl but this flanker is a nice take on it. i wanted to try good girl blush because i've been interested in that flanker but sadly the tester bottle was empty at boots. elixir was the only other good girl out so on a whim i tried it not expecting much. i was pleasntly surprised to find i really liked this. i'm always a bit mindful of cherry notes in perfumes because i feel it can so easily end up smelling quite medicinal a lot of the time but i think the cherry is executed well here. it opens with cherry and dries down into a rosy, jammy scent. this definitely feels like a more seductive take on the original and i'm here for it. it's slightly powdery but personally i really like that. this kinda reminds me of hypnotic poison by dior; not because they smell similar but because they exude the same sexy aura. i imagine someone who wears one would probably have the other in their collection.

There’s something so addictive about this. It’s so unique I don’t have a fragrance that does what this does. I’ve gotten rid of nearly every cherry fragrance I’ve ever purchased in the past but this one is probably the only one I’m willing to claim. I’ve had Black opium over red Jimmy choo I want choo forever Perpetual Moresque Guess seductive red Some random middle eastern brands BBW cherry centered body sprays A couple niche brands that were too cherry boozy centric— and I never wanted to spend for any of the tom fords cherries either .. I think this one might just be the one. (I’m currently testing it out more and will be returning to Macys to do another full wear test but without wearing anything else) It’s femme fatal ..makes me think of a very beautiful, magnetic, mysterious dark haired brunette or raven haired attractive woman who is a spy at a gala and her target blissfully unaware has fallen madly in love at first sight with her.