Lovely Chèrie

I'm transported back in time with lovely Cherie. Back when I had two cherry trees in my yard. Their dark, succulent, juicy red colour were a highlight to my day. That's exactly what this scent evokes for me. The cherries were sweet yet tinged with a hint of tartness, reminiscent of sour candies. Often, I'd pluck them and enjoy them while sipping on port or amaretto. Oddly enough I also had an almond tree, and eating those raw with the cherries made the bitter almond note in this fragrance feel just right. As I inhale this scent, I can almost feel the Australian breeze on my skin once more. It's all harmoniously blended with lovely tonka bean and toffee notes, yet the cherry lingers throughout the wear. This fragrance is deeply personal to me, reminding me of a time in Australia that I dearly miss, with its cherry trees, the parrots I shared them with, and the friends I made. It's a memory trigger, and I'm grateful to experience those moments again through this beautiful blend. Seductively sexy in an intimate, sweet way, this scent isn't your typical childish cherry fragrance. It's for someone more grown and with experience. While I'd consider it unisex, its sweetness leans slightly feminine, though I admire when a man confidently wears sweet scents too. The hint of spice adds a masculine touch. I've found its longevity to be around 4 or 5 hours on my skin, which I appreciate, and even longer when sprayed on my hair and clothes. Once again, as with most of this line that’s mass produced, it's best to let it oxidise for at least 2 weeks. Spray the fragrance in the air 5-10 times and then let it sit. I let mine sit for a month, and now I can't stay away from it. It's truly breathtaking. One of my favourites for sure. If anyone isn’t into cherry fragrances and doesn’t like this one in particular please message me if you’re going to give it away or throw it out. I absolutely love this perfume so I will take it off your hands. 🍒 🥃 🌹

I just sprayed the back of my hand twice, and the bottle has not had much time to macerate (which, from what I understand, improves the longevity immensely), but so far I love it. It smells just like what I hoped it would smell like, which is marzipan-cherries, or possibly Black Forest cake filling. These cherries are a little boozy but not too much; they smell more like the cake filling than a liqueur. Fortunately, I'm not getting much in the way of tobacco notes, which sometimes happens with coumarin and cherry/almond scents; it's why I think I found the drydown of Joop! Le Bain so hard to tolerate, even though I love most of the notes in theory. But for whatever reason, this just smells like sweet cherry and almond, not unlike the Aveda Cherry Blossom leave-in hair conditioner that I normally use. The base offers enough complexity with vanilla and musks that I get a dark-chocolate note, which is welcome. It's a teensy bit smoky but not so smoky that I get the stale-cigarette musty, morning-after-a-club-night odor, which I dislike. This smells more like a woodburning fireplace in the next room from where you are eating your slice of Black Forest cake. I still haven't smelled the Tom Ford OG (I will the next time I visit a mall), but I can't imagine this being so much more exponentially worse that the $300-plus price tag would be justified. But maybe I'm just a cheapskate who can't wrap her head around the idea of any perfume costing more than one of my geriatric pets' vet visits.) Update: I put a single spray on my left wrist about four hours ago, and it still smells lovely. It doesn't project much, but I can easily catch whiffs of it when I move my arm closer to my face, and I really love the smoky cherry-vanilla drydown.

PSA: This is great for layering. This is a boozy cherry. Like a cherry liqueur. Smells maybe 95% similar to the OG, but I only smelt the OG once so take my opinion lightly please. This has been re-released in a different non-Tom-Ford bottle and called 'Forbidden Love'. They smell the same but Forbidden Love smells just slightly less concentrated. Could be a maturation thing. I own both. The Maison Alhambra clone for this is distinctly superior to the Fragrance World clone of this. Again, I own both. I've smelt multiple Middle-Eastern cherry frags (some juicy, some dry, all great) and this still remains the best because of its booziness. You're not missing anything if you just go with this and layer it with other fragrances. Only issue with this is it lacks body and feels a bit thin and lacking a satiating base, albeit being richly boozy and delicious. Layer this with vanillas, ambers, etc. to give this cherry fragrance some body. Particularly Kayali Vanilla 28 and By Kilian Angels' Share - both are great to layer with. Two other suggestions which I haven't tried yet would be Tom Ford Tuscan Leather (a raspberry-leather scent) and Initio Paragon (a candied plum scent). For the Tom Ford cherry trio, my preference for both men and women is: Lost Cherry (boozy; sensual; the best and sexiest) > Cherry Smoke (incensey; slightly darker than Lost Cherry; not boozy; also probably ideal to layer with vanillas/ambers for body) > Electric Cherry (youthful/juvenile/playful but sexy; brighter than Lost Cherry; not boozy)

Oh yummy! I'm not a cherry fragrance/note fan...but this...dear lord. This is delicious. It's definately maraschino cherry dominant, but the boozy, creamy chocolate toffee undertones are smoooooooth and sensual. What a buy! I have no desire to smell the Tom Ford equivalent if this is so close. This will do me just fine 🙂 Lasts for hours and hours on me as well. Dries down to a creamy vanilla, caramel milk chocolate skin scent. Foodie heaven. Heres hoping they continue to make this, just in differing bottles if it means so much to whomever is suing this company over the resemblances to T.F. Just goes to show how disgustingly outrageous the massive mark ups are for a designer name alone. Sickening really. Keep 'em coming Lattafa/Maison Alhambra! ❤️ Addit a few days later: I have found a DELICIOUS layering combo with this one. I have Nina Ricci's L'extase Rose Absolue, which I haven't been 'feeling' for a while now; just had it out today to see if I wanted to declutter it...sprayed it on a wrist then sprayed Lovely Cherie on the top the same hand, cos it's a bit of an obsession right now and i couldnt resist...2 mins later I can smell the 2 together...oh man it's sooo good. Decanted 1ml each in a travel spray...not quite there, so added another 1ml of Lovely Cherie...nailed it! 😍😍😍 If you read this and have both, give it a go. It'll be worth it. Needless to say a won't be decluttering the Nina Ricci. 😁

This is soft, cherry almond deliciousness! 🍒🍒 There’s an added “punch” that Arabic fragrances are definitely known for. I don’t know how they made it so strong in projection but so soft in scent. It’s absolutely lovely! I get no alcoholic burst, whatsoever, exactly as @Darthfragrance said. This smells VERY premium and not cheap at all, at least not my bottle and to my nose. Keep in mind, I can’t stand anything thats scratchy or sharp. This is soft and smooth, like a cherry almond liqueur going down your throat. Mmmm YUM. 🍨🍦 To paint a picture, a bunch of super muscular guys are at the bar. You know the type. Handsome but loud and extremely extroverted. They are all in the middle of talking about their lives and some wives, until SHE walks in. You can now hear a pen drop and the click and clack of her heels. Shes in a black trench with a red lip and heels. Her hair is effortlessly bouncy and long but her eyeliner could cut anyone who gets too close. Shes stunning. Shes wearing a cherry almond perfume and just ordered a drink made with Baileys. The Baileys and her perfume make up this exact scent. Mmmm 💅🏻💅🏻 I can’t wait to layer with this, it seems like it’d pair with just about anything under the sun. I’m just in love, period 🍒🍒❤️❤️

So, I can only speak on ny bottle of Lovely Cherie which came in the original (Ripped off) bottle design version. Im convince that folks who say that the performance is "Terrible" have NOT allowed their bottle to "macerate/maturate" bc although this is no beastmode fragrance, it really does perform decently to very good. I can smell it clearly on my skin for atleast 5 to 6 hours before becoming a skin scent, and I can easily smell it on my shirts the folling day! Now, since this dna isn't meant to SCREAM off your skin, I'd definately recommend just over-spraying maybe one or more spritzes than usual and ya should get the desired effect Point is, If ya LOVE Cherry fragrances, then just give this one a try, but remember to spray atleast a good 10-15 spritzes out to then let it chill out in a nice dark spot for a few months. Heck, let it sit till October or so when its the proper season to rock this anyways! Im actually wearing rn although its a warm spring day, have had it on for a good 5 hours and its still goin' strong although I def sprayed some on my shirt. Recommended!

I've tested multiple cherry fragrances (I love cherry and almond like smells) but they don't last long. Usually. I've had my bottle for over a year, I initially didn't like it and the first sprays felt waxy and plasticky. After a year, someone else in my household wore it and I couldn't pin point it because it had dried down and smelt beautifully of sandalwood and incense, with a little sweet-vanilla-baby-powder. When asked, I was told it was this fragrance and I couldn't believe it. I went back to it immediately and I have complete fallen in love with it. The juicy, tart cherry note is not as fleeting (since it is a bomb in the opening) however the dry down rivals a more expensive luxury brand's creating. I recommend spraying it on someone you live with in the morning and get of whiff of that in the afternoon. You think you can't smell it but you are probably nose-blind by that point. I did have to wait for a long time but will procure a few more bottle to mature. PS: Layer with PDM Althair or Essential Parfums Orange X Santal. You're welcome and good luck!

Dark Cherry-Almond Cordial... Inspired by Lost Cherry Tom Ford, this dupe is a good approximation with better performance. After it sits for a few weeks/months, it settles down into that rich, dark, boozy cherry-almond vibe. I am getting a faint cinnamon note here that's not listed, which reminds me of Khaltat Night Attar Collection also, but the traditional amber is more forward in Khaltat Night, as well as the cinnamon. Hard to believe they can make this for the price. You can't go wrong here. It's a love fore me. Enjoy! Update 10/31/23: After storing for awhile, this gets a lot sweeter, and the near-cinnamon/tobacco-flower tones from tonka come more forward. It's still overall a sweet, boozy, dark cherry scent. Update 08/13/24: This has gotten so good over time. Rich, deep, cherry-pie filling, cherry liqueur & almond-tonka-cherry. I remember this didn't smell quite right when I first sprayed it - more oud-y leathery - but after macerating for awhile it smells like it should and just keeps getting better.

Bought this because I wanted to get MA woody oud out of curiousity but was unwilling to pay shipping for just one bottle so I picked what I thought I would love which is Rose Petals and Lovely Cherie for the reviews left by others on the seller's site. Must say out of the 3 I love this one the most and now understand why the reviewers love this. I find this feminine but have seen many reviewers who love and uses this being guys as well so it's probably unisex to some. The scent smells better after being left to sit for a month or two as the whiff of sharp alcohol is no longer present after that. On my skin the scent stays pretty linear. Sweet almondy cherry that I love throughout. For those who love cherry and want that consistent cherry scent this is a steal. But if you are looking for cherry scents that have multiple layers of other scents and surprises, probably look elsewhere, perhaps Jimmy choo's I want choo forever is a better choice. Or simply just layer this with sth else.

I bought this a couple of months ago, and I was in shock and almost laughed when I had the chance to test TF Lost Cherry at Sephora I swear it's 99.9999% identical. From 350$ to 15$ ! 🤭🤐 no comment! I have Cherry Smoothie by Zara and yes there are some similarities, the cherry in lovely cherie is not fully ripe, little sweet and the almonds still raw with little bitterness(very realistic notes), while Zara Cherry Smoothie has juicy sweet cherries, vanilla and creamy almonds like in johnson and johnson almonds shower gel (sweet creamy smooth).. both are 10/10 and worth buying... Both lean more feminine but I use them mostly for layering or after showering. Note: It lasts 5 to 6 hours with 1 or 2 hours of average projection, but luckily it's one of the fragrances that works well with lotion, with lotion it lasts 8 to 10 hours and projects more. Update 2024: this now projects very well 2+ hours and lasts 10+ on skin 9/10👌

Yooooooo...this is Tom Ford Lost Cherry on steroids note for note!! 😊🍒 I will admit it's not quite as sophisticatedly nuanced as TFLC but no one will be able to tell the difference except whomever wears it. This is a dope dupe 🙌🏾. With Maison Alhambra, their fragrances have to sit for some weeks in solitude to get better sillage & longevity. So I'mma put this gently in the cool, calming dark so the cherry vanilla boozy goodness can be amplified for my autumn & cold weather applications. I can see this being overwhelming for hot weather. I imagine this being great layered with amber, cacao or vanilla fragrances. I can't stop sniffing myself. 🥰 Better get it quick on Amazon while it's there before the Estée Lauder lawsuit really hits. 2/29/24--layered this with Juliette Has a Gun Invisible Musc. The two together are like magic. A woman said I smelled good and reminded her of her childhood. 😊

Is it a dupe for TFLC? I don’t know. I’ve never smelled it. All I know is that I love cozy gourmands that are grounded enough that I can wear them and not smell like I’ve sloppily eaten a dessert and am wearing it and I got just that with this fragrance. It is not Halls cherry cough drop or Robitussin, but it is mouthwatering cherry tart with a light floral/almond background that is delicious and gets compliments. It isn’t cheap discount store preteen body spray or straight up syrupy sweet dropped my tootsie pop on my sweater. I freakin love it. If you want to make it more mysterious you can always layer it with something like By the Fireplace (it actually works very well) or a vanilla of your choice if the straight up gourmand thing is what you’re after. On me, it lasts 5 hours before going skin scent.For the price you can’t go wrong. 10/10

I've been bored lately, so I began exploring chocolate-cherry and cherry-centric fragrances. I heard so much about Tom Ford "Lost Cherry" as the Holy Grail of all things cherry. So, I purchased Afnan "Cherry Bouquet" and Maison Alhambra "Lovely Cherie." I never experienced Tom Ford "Lost Cherry," so I cannot draw a comparison. But Lovely Cherie is a simple & likable, slightly medicinal, very linear cherry-liqueur bomb with almond notes. Wears loud, strong, syrupy and heavy. Dry down is sweetened up a bit by toffee. I detect zero Peru balsam in the base. Not surprisingly (as others have indicated), Lovely Cherie's longevity and performance are not great initially. I'm doing the "12 sprays, no cap, let it sit in the dark" kinda thing and hopefully performance will improve. All-in-all, I like the perfume a whole lot! It's pretty!

I have to admit these Alhambra Dupes are incredible value for the money. I got a bunch of grey market Tom Ford that I have rebought in all the Alhambra Dupes. They may well be Tom Ford super fakes because they do smell amazingly good but not for long. Who knows at this point. In any case 20$ a bottle gave me a tour of what I liked without high price tags. Weirdly grey market Givenchy Gentleman Society is totally real and potent. I had a relationship buying from these guys way back but some products are fakes cleverly now. This drove me to buy alternates and be careful when I shop grey market now. All the TF I have replaced with Dupes are strikingly close , some not perfect but have aged into better products ( Dark Aoud). I just got this one and it smells like my Lost Cherry Bottle. Not disappointed .

I have both this and Lost Cherry by Tom Ford. This is pretty much spot-on, just better. The very initial top notes are slightly radish-y for a couple of minutes (TF LC also has these), but when they disappear, there's really no difference. This is actually slightly stronger and better lasting than LC, as the cherry smell itself lasts longer while LC goes to basenotes faster. BTW, LC also had to macerate for quite a long time before becoming a cherry fragrance. At first, it was super weird and mediciny, with almost no cherry smell. I also have Cherie Blossom from Volaré Perfumes. I'd say it's the EXACT same thing as this perfume. It smells like this, and also performs the same. So, I'd recommend either, and not recommend the actual Lost Cherry, which has the poorest performance of the 3.

I was always curious about Lost Cherry but I never had access to smell it. With that and all the comments mentioning this was unisex, I ordered this on a whim just to try it out. The initial spray and first hour of wear are distinctly feminine on my skin, however within an hour it mellows out into a unisex scent. Unfortunately, that means I won't be wearing this out any time where I'd need to reapply. Luckily, the longevity and projection are good. Mainly, though, for me, this fragrance is a phenomenal home scent. Like, something to wear around the house and/or something to spray on the bed sheets and curtains. Smells phenomenal! But, my search for a masculine cherry continues... (aside from Pure Havane/Insurrection II Wild).

I really really like this! I wasn’t expecting to like it so much to be honest (not the biggest fan of cherry anything- scents, flavoring, etc) but I am so pleasantly surprised by how gorgeous and well-rounded it is! The cherry itself is beautiful; rich without being cloying, definitely cherry without being artificial, just sweet enough to make you happy, and the rest of the notes support it perfectly. The bitter almond is my second favorite part of this scent I think, followed by the toffee and balsam, it really adds a lovely depth and backbone for the wonderfully crafted cherry to shine :) I’ve never smelled TF/the original, but if it smells even similar to this I’m sure it’s lovely too!

This is the first review I ever write of a fragrance on any site, this fragrance is probably one of the most damning evidence that masceration is very much a thing for certain perfumes. When I first sprayed it upon receiving it, it smelt like cherry flavoured cought medicine and performed very poorly, thus it was banished to my closet. I intermittently tried it after each passing months only to notice very slight changes to it's smell. Until today, 4 months later, it mascerated beautifully, it went from aformentionned cough medicine to a very realistic cherry compote smell with a fairly good projection and with great longevity. Be willing to wait if you purchase this fragrance.

Unlike TF, the opening on this is INCREDIBLY medicinal - like you're taking a huge whiff of that pink cherry medicine from when you were a kid. Give it 10 minutes to sit, however, and dries down so similar to TF that I'm not surprised there was a lawsuit! The performance and sillage is great as well, I found that the scent still lasted on my skin after 4 hours. I bought my bottle from ebay (as it seems this perfume is discontinued) and the seller mentioned they'd done 3-5 test sprays in the past, so it could be that mine arrived already macerated? If you're looking for an affordable & accurate TF dupe, I'd highly recommend Lovely Cherie.

wow very close to lost cherry.lost cherry of course lasts longer and like tom fords is thicker and syrupier.in the first 4 seconds i smelled tobacco which probably has but i get same from lost cherry.its the same cherry scent but like i said way thinner and not long lasting.tom ford is good and maybe twice as good but not 3x as good thats for sure.if some one walks by wearing this i could not tell the difference between this and lost cherry.face it! sometimes they step on tom ford's tail a little too close for comfort.i could wear this almost year round except scorching hot days.cant say that about lost cherry.