Cherry Stem

i dont understand how ppl say this smells artificial?? and that they can smell the leather?? i cant also envision this as a night time - out in the club scent as well. also the woodiness is just faint. this scent is just sweet, light and bright to my nose and my skin as well. mind you im not a fan of fruity scents or anything gourmand. i would also never interest my self in a cherry scent in any random day. i just tried the vial and i never expected to like it. as some said, this is NOT sickly or medicinal which makes this scent such an easy reach. its like a mood booster scent due to its fruitiness. i recall telling myself that this is kinda boozy and seeing that brandy scent now it made sense. still, i wear it to bed without feeling sick of it—and thats how i find that this is comforting and easy to reach. on days i dont have the mood to wear father figure i definitely do reach for this. would never cloy you for sure. such a good everyday scent for errands, gym, OFFICE or when youre just lounging at home. definitely inoffensive, friendly, approachable and warming scent (but bright)—this is the scent i would wear if i wanna put up a good first impression to ppl i have to meet for the first time. tho it can be a bit juvenile for women who want to lean on mature scents in some days. and WOW this lingers to my skin as i get a good whiffs of it even with limited sprays and lasts hours longer than father figure. my bf also find this good but tells me this leans more masculine (??) i dont get itt thooo might get the tester only tho its pricey blep

I have Phlurs Cherry Stem, Kayali Lovefest Burning Cherry, and Tom Fords Lost Cherry on skin side by side for comparison. The Phlur Cherry Stem is definitely the most different out of them all. It’s the sexiest, with deeper notes. It’s also the most well rounded. The cherry at the top note is an overripe maraschino cherry, specifically. The plum and brandy play underneath the cherry, then the base notes give it a depth that is missing from both the TF and Kayali. The base notes are sweet and earthy, instead of dry. Kind of reminds me of spilled cherry wine over a wood table. But there’s candles melting in the background and some sexy music is playing 😂. This perfume has so much more going on than Lost Cherry and Lovefest Burning Cherry. Lost Cherry has stayed a bright juicy cherry as it’s drying down and Lovefest is turning very floral. Cherry Stem, as it’s drying down, smells plummy and sensual. Musky, but not sharp ambroxans or iso e super. This musk is well done, indeed. Overall, I like it (Cherry Stem) the most out of all of them. I honestly thought they’d be all the same, but they are distinct in their own ways. Lost Cherry is the most linear, with a sour overripe black cherry (lasting the longest). Lovefest is the most feminine/soft and has faded the fastest, Cherry Stem is the most debauched with sweet wet woods (in the middle of the pack on lasting power). If I had the give it a scene, it’d be described as being warmly drunk on cherry wine in a dimly lit room. Bravo Phlur!

Such a beautiful packaging & color, I wanted to get full size (50ml), but decided to get the travel size. One because I wasn’t very familiar with the notes of brandy, ebony & leather, two Phlur can be hit or miss, three, cherry has to be made in a way I feel sexy in & 4th because I’m broke after all these releases lol. I wish we have Phlur in stores but everything is blind bought. It was love from first sniff & that’s that’s a rare occurrence, not because the perfume has to be exceptional but because it hits every check ✅ that tickles my brain to go YUMM, WOW, I NEED this. I’m not expert in cherry fragrance department but I know that cherry to my brain is often unphased, this moved me & this made me think I wish I got the full bottle, I will eventually & this will be in my handbag for reapplication. This will be a one to go for at evenings, night outs & especially date nights. This & Phlur strawberry letter gave me a beautiful surprise for these fruity berries, something I thought could smell cute most of the time but they made it smell sexy. It’s YUM 🤤 in a sexy sense, too sexy to be devoured if you will lol. Time to find the best body spray to pair it with & I can’t wait to create a whole routine dedicated to enhance this perfume to its most potential!🤩 💯 out 10. Highly recommend. Don’t fear the leather & who ebony wood, it’s not even noticeable imo.

People are SUPER divided on this scent, and I can kind of see why. At first spray, I get that strong, sweet black cherry note, a sort of smoky mix of the leather and ebony wood notes, a dash of booze, and just a faint hint of freesia/white florals. It feels like sitting at a booth in the corner of a little old speakeasy, with a cherry sidecar in one hand and a cigarette in the other, while your date discusses “business” with some seedy-looking associates and a Bessie Smith number plays in the background. I’ve seen people say it’s too woody or grandma-ish, but I’m obsessed with it. I feel like it’s completely different from any of the other cherry scents floating around out there. It totally avoids pulling into Robitussin-ville, which so many of the Lost Cherry clones do. It’s also not a full cherry lollipop scent, though it veers closer to that than to cough syrup, which I’m forever thankful for. But honestly, it’s everything else around and supporting the cherry that really makes this special to me. It may not be for everyone, that’s for sure, but it sure as heck is for the people it’s for.

A boozy cherry scent but unlike other fragrances like Tom Ford Lost Cherry, the cherry here is not sour at all. It’s overall much sweeter and has a light tartness from the orange and a smooth depth from the leather note. I get a hint of jasmine for the first 10 minutes of wear, but then the caramel and leather takes its place. A delicious and unique cherry scent in a sea of Lost Cherry dupes. On me, it has moderate sillage and lasts about 7 hours on me. In terms of perfumes listed as similar— ❌ Burberry Her: a musky and floral strawberry scent ❌ Phlur Strawberry Letter: less sweet and much earthier, missing the leather note ❌ Sabrina Carpenter Sweet Tooth Cherry Baby: much sweeter, not boozy, and doesn’t have a leather note ❌ Snif Naughty Nonna: a boozy orange cake scent, breadier and missing leather and cherry