Not Another Cherry

i was looking into this scent as a cheaper alternative to 'cherry punk' by room 1015 until i can get my mitts on it and 'lost cherry' by tom ford, which i no longer especially want after doing a swatch and smelling it in person. i tried a swatch of 'lost cherry' and it came in incredibly strong but not overwhelming, more of a kiss to the nose than a punch, with a truly delightful bitter candy cherry note before it abruptly shifted into a stinky, bug spray-like after-scent. it may be because i tried it on my skin and not a card? but if it doesn't mesh with my chemistry then it's an obvious no-go. a shame. i may still get a sample of 'lost cherry' and try it out some more to see if it grows on me, but the swatch was such a disappointment! this scent is definitely reminiscent of that strong opening to 'lost cherry,' but it's more watery, nutty, and light plus without the nasty after-scent. it's lasted FOREVER and stayed strong for at least 6 hours. i put it on around 11:00 am and it is now around 11:30 pm as i'm typing this and it is still faintly noticeable when standing close to me. i wanted something fruity, sweet, fun, AND androgynous without being too much and this fit the bill 100%. i absolutely love it. a strong contender for a signature scent! my only problem with 'not another cherry' is that it made my neck break out in a rash after a few minutes of having it on! i have chronic eczema and it's luckily been forever since a fragrance has made me itch and break out but this one did :^( i put it on my wrists and on the insides of my knees and those areas have been fine all day! no rashes there! but my neck broke out into a rash and i had to clean it off my neck and put vaseline on in its place. i decided to spray it on my undershirt instead and that worked for me, but i would say beware this one if you have sensitive skin like me.

I am absolutely obsessed with this fragrance, so much so that I frantically purchased a backup the second it was back in stock even though I’m not even done with the first bottle. It doesn’t project a crazy amount but it absolutely does last. BUT, the trick is spritz on your clothing. On clothing, I can smell it for days, no joke. Is this a dupe for Lost Cherry? Eh. Sort of? I guess? Maybe yes in the sense that it’s a cherry scent that contains almond, amaretto, a bit of a booziness, and rose. However - while this may cause some to wrinkle their nose - I much, much, much prefer this to Lost Cherry. Something in LC makes me nauseous, likely the ambroxan/amber. At first spritz with LC, I’m in love. But, I hate the dry down. I want that cherry note to stick around and it just doesn’t. With Not Another Cherry, I love it all the way through, even when the dry down becomes more rose-y and the cherry fades. To my nose, Not Another Cherry becomes much more of an almond/amaretto fragrance than a cherry fragrance. And, I am absolutely not complaining - I love amaretto. With that said, I can definitely perceive the cherry all the way through, even as the almond/amaretto starts to become more prominent. I do NOT get cough syrup at all. It’s a bit boozy, sure. But, I don’t get the cough syrup thing. Maybe that’s because I love a very artificial, syrupy, fake cherry note? I’m still looking for a fragrance that smells like ACTUAL maraschino cherries with a bit of creaminess and this is as close as I’ve gotten so far. It’s not a crazy, complicated niche perfume. It’s not the most luxurious. But, damn it, it is good. I have to stop myself from wearing it every day so I don’t get tired of it.

Update: - In February in northern Europe: I am getting plum, smokiness, rose, soft liquor kind of abstractly (I didn't think I'd ever really like smokey scents but like it a lot in this composition, reminding me of a dry sauna, in a good way) - In the summer in the heat: I am getting plum, booziness, spices (cinnamon or cloves), nuttiness, vanilla + some hours in getting palo santo (like with Kayali's Burning Cherry) + faintly reminiscent of candy floss. Great value for a long lasting perfume. I can smell this new Target scent on my skin for a long time, even till the next day. I think I may actually prefer this to my Lost Cherry and to Burning Cherry which I sampled before. Why? Because Not Another Cherry maintains fruitiness throughout the drydown, whereas Lost Cherry: 1) loses its amazing cherry top note and loses fruity notes throughout 2) more about wood and tobacco than I would have gone for 3) becomes really more of a "masculine" scent, which I wouldn't have bought on its own 4) more suitable for cooler days than hot weather 5) doesn't have longevity or projection 6) cost So I think Not Another Cherry actually ticks more of my boxes than my once-fave Lost Cherry - it's also a heatwave right now so when the falls comes around I'll compare them. I may use Lost Cherry for that amazing top note and richness and then when it dissipates in a couple hours top up with Not Another Cherry. But I could also see myself switching to the Target one because it just feels more carefree + wearable + fruitier. Surprised to see perfume from Target but it's no shock that they would jump into the lucrative fragrance business.

love love love this scent! its a bit strange but personally, i get a strong, cozy, spiced cherry-apple pie scent from this. i’m surprised nobody else has commented on an apple pie-like note coming through. it reminds me of my beloved signature body spray from high school, sugared cherry crisp from bath and bodyworks, but with more of a smoky, spiced note, toning down the saccharine sweetness of the white sugar note in sugared cherry crisp. this is a very high quality perfume and the body spray is just as good surprisingly, one of the few companies to make the body spray feel as high quality as the perfume ly. i’ve tried both and while i believe that $28 is a great price for such a good quality perfume, i also think if you love this scent and don’t want to spend as much, the $13 body spray is also incredibly nice and just as delicious smelling as the perfume. body spray lasted around 6-7 hours on me with just two small sprays, very impressed. my sugared cherry crisp spray can barely last 2 and a half. this will be my grown up replacement for my signature body spray. :3 cherry and almond will forever be some of my most favorite scents and this perfume is a perfect display of that.

Disclaimer: I have never smelled Lost Cherry, but was very curious about the notes and sought a close, more affordable impression fragrance to scratch the itch. I landed on this one after reading reviews here and ended up blind buying it as the testers in my Target were empty. I’m so glad I took the risk and picked it up because I LOVE it. This scent is the fragrance version of a sweet yet boozy amaretto cocktail garnished with cherries. The opening is all cherry, a juicy and sweet but rich cherry note that’s almost jammy, and more like a Luxardo cocktail cherry than a maraschino or even a fresh cherry. From there the experience is fairly linear, going from that cherry to a quick burst of cinnamon that fades within a few minutes and returns to a more muted but still rich and juicy cherry. After a while I do get the rose note blended in, but the ending is all that amaretto-esque almond. It’s very warm and definitely sweet but not too sweet to my nose. This doesn’t have incredible longevity on me and seems to run it’s course in about 4 to 5 hours, but at $29 for 2 oz I feel like I can re-spritz without worrying that I’m going through the bottle too quickly.