Aromatics Black Cherry

Starts off strong and heavy, with a hard jasmine opening like Tom Ford Jasmin Rouge. The cherry is there too, but this ain't no watery fruity floral. Not even close. The cherry here is dark, deep and smoky, think more cherry pipe tobacco and not a cherry lifesaver. I wouldn't even call this fruity at all. Its more like a heavy syrupy musky floral. In a way the opening reminds me of the original M7, as this def has a cherry coke/Tom Ford feel to it. As powerful and potentially unisex as this starts off, it tames down after 45 mins. Then it becomes a soft and waxy white floral, the dry down becomes much more feminine and it's pretty sweet from beginning to end. Very complex and very interesting stuff, I do like this. It's a high quality and distinctive scent and the longevity is very good. And I don't know if this is good or bad, but doesn't smell at all like it came from Clinique. Too bad its so hard so find, if this was mainstream it could find a bigger audience. If you like the heavy musky quality of Tom Ford's stuff, then grab this if you see a deal on line, it's well worth it.

This was a blind buy for me. I don't do that very often, but I'm a huge fan of Aromatics Elixir and I really had a good feeling about this line. Ok... so here goes my thoughts. First thing, what a gorgeous red bottle! I got the largest one I could find on Ebay. So glad I did! I wish I could place it in my window sill just to be able to look at that beautiful red glass! I love this juice!!! Definitely cherry tobacco! It's smoky, delicious cherry immediately, then a light floral with a sweet, fruity,delicious center. Not a scent you would smell on a teenager!This is not one of those cookie cutter frags. It's mature, it's original, it's difficult to compare. Smells expensive and exclusive. Dry down is soft woodsy, grown up and straight up fantastic. It's a gourmand with a twist. This smoky tobacco cherry is brilliant! This juice won't disappoint! Well done Clinique!!!

I have a complicated relationship with cherries. Having grown up in the countryside, in a house with a garden that hosts two big cherry trees, I know they taste and smell amazing. But I also know that cherries that have never seen a drop of pesticide can contain a lot of worms. And I mean: A LOT of worms. Eating numerous home-made cherry desserts, where the unmistakable presence of worms was vehemently denied by all relatives over the age of 30, has given me a low-level but long-lasting cherry trauma. Scents such as Aromatics Black Cherry enable me to enjoy the lovely aroma of cherries - very sweet and sour in this case - without being confronted with worms. Apart from the cherries that are on the forefront from start to finish, Black Cherry smells like incense and spices. It is a dark, deep and soothing scent. And has no worms. Very longlasting with heavy sillage.

Perfect to wear on a chilly day or night. Strange that my first thoughts were not of black cherry. I definitely get lots of pepper on the opening with the cardamom not far behind. If you dont like intense, warm, spicey, peppery scents then you might consider steering clear of this. I imagined Boss Intense Red would be like this but its a weed in comparison lol If you think this will be a sweet cherry confection like Guerlains little black dress then you will be disappointed. The amber and labdanum provide a sweetish, warm resinous base that provide a good longevity. The pepperiness remains all along the timeline of this beauty and there is also an almost menthol effect. The pepper really cranks up its intensity. Sadly in the end the pepperiness is just too much on me. Moderate sillage but good longevity.

I tend to explain my signature scent as spiced peaches which have macerated in alcohol until just one breath is enough to make you drunk. This is the black cherry version of the same idea! It's not the sweet red cherries you find in summer scents, it's the deep dark ones which are used in the likes of a "Black Forest Gateau". The cherries which are so filled with juice they are practically dissolving into puddles. They bite through the rich spices, creamy jasmine and warm amber, wrapping you in their spell. If you get caught, you may never escape and even if you do, you'll wish you hadn't! I regret that I only had a small bottle of this, one of these days I will get more.