Cherry On Top

Rirana "Cherry on Top" Notes: Caramel, Vanilla, Cherry, White Musk, Chestnut, Leather, Suede, Jasmine, Amber, Tea It is now Winter!!! In the past, only about twice did I try roasted chestnuts over the fire.. They had a slightly starchy moisture and a clean earthy flavor. You could taste like--the minerals from the Earth or something. Like no other. Right--'only twice and like no other'. Do you visit Earth often? Straight on: Opening Cherry is really natural and the Chestnut is really right there along with a Caramel which I normally loath but just bursting with joy on this caramel. I am a lover of all Cherry Scents--Tom Ford Lost Cherry is different from this fragrance. Jacque Fath, 'Red Shoes'( actually berry, I think.) Cherry Punk which I just love. Lastly, Lolita Limpika Cherry is a real treat. Side Rant and Not Cherry: Try Lolita Limpika Au Masculine as it has a dash of anise. Have quite a few 'L.L.' When I want a fun fragrance that is carefree I go to L.L. or extremely select Juicy Couture. There seems to be no Cherry fragrance that compares to 'Cherry on Top'. This parfum is not a sweet cherry. Rarina is one of the most no-nonsense houses I have ever encountered. This stuff aint cheap but I will try to buy many more Rarina because the approach is so different. No fuss, very top-quality, and ENTIRELY DIFFERENT than any other approach to fragrance. Not a body scent, but not grabby either. The cherry does not stay on too terribly long and is sofened by the Caramel. I don't really detect alot of Leather. Maybe the Amber helps it last. 'Cherry On Top' is quite mellow and unobtrusive with some moderate projection early on. You want something where you, and maybe JUST you, know what you've got? This is it. Private, natural, sensual--so frickin' hot and quiet all at once!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In the words of Michelina on Curly Fragrance, 'let the fragrance come to you.' Yep. Stepping Into the Gender Hole: You can do man hugs with this product on. It is not candy, and really shows class and good sense. If you want a scent that is declarative of you financial prowess--this is not it. Unpretentious. Women can wear this but it is natural and not over done at all. The emphasis at Rirana is on quality. This is from Rirana: '60-70% essential oil. . . carefully selected. The balance is denatured alcohol. The mixture is higher than extrait parfum by industrial standards.' In my opinion, the higher mixture allows Cherry On Top to 'punch above its weight' and it lasts pretty darn good. It is detectable at about ten inches from the flat of my arm after one hour. The Chestnut hangs tough but not too loud. This bottle is made for gifting and is a delight. It is wrapped in a true red type of twine and sits on a kind-of wood base with brand name. Packaging is one of the very best----Elegant and natural. I actually got cheered up by this bottle sitting out. Boy did I need this fun bottle. Time to rake some leaves. Rarina, 'Cherry On Top' On top--right where it belongs. This is what niche is all about.

This kind of smells like the original Vanilla Lace from Victoria secret somehow. Definitely not a bad thing. I enjoy the scent but I can't pull out any of the listed notes, but if you've smelled VS vanilla lace this is pretty close to it, try a sample if you liked that smell.

The Cherry is quite candy like at first. No matter... after 10 minutes it starts to fade in the scent bubble and a pleasant plasticky vinyl with a slight amber bodies out the scent. Then 20 minutes in the vanilla starts taking over - slightly synthetic. By now the cherry is an afterthought and vaguely detectable nose to skin. It’s pretty much a vanilla forward scent with a slightly piquant amber base. Maybe the suede again nose to skin helps give a bit of dimension other any other notes are a bit of non event obviously being complimentarily blended. It is very strong in longevity and silage. So, nice but won’t be back... It’s a bit of a meh considering others do a vanilla better for the same price or indeed Banana Republic does a proper cherry and amber that rocks for a fraction.

Here is one of those instances where you NEED TO TEST ON SKIN. I sprayed this on a tester strip and it smelled god awful. Like medicinal Cherry and artificial vanilla/caramel. Automatic hate! I have a 5ml so I said I’ll play around with it and use it up. The next day I sprayed it on skin before I went to bed and it was like a totally new fragrance! No medicinal Cherry! I get softly powdery and sweet Cherry and caramel. The powder cuts through the sweetness and balances it nicely. It’s actually quite nice and I’m now enjoying it! Could be unisex but leans feminine due to the sweetness. I don’t think this is extraordinary or unique in terms of quality ingredients but projection and performance is great. Again, TEST ON SKIN.

I get mostly vanilla suede. Sweet to the point I’d say it leans more feminine, but it kind of smells like a nice vanilla incense air freshener in a new car with leather seats. Slightly artificial, but very smooth and nice. I only really got cherry in the opening. Overall very nice, sweet simple pleasing unisex vanilla skin scent but it lasts and projects stronger than most skin scents. Not offensive or sharp. I wouldn’t have minded more cherry though!