Cherry Punk Extrait de Parfum

Just screams love and rebellion like any good Rock and Roll song or scent should!!!. This is an absolute masterful blending of seemingly disparate scent profiles, and the result is pure fragrance alchemy! It's like you just crushed a bunch of gasoline soaked cherries with your decades-old, cracked, soul stained, kick-ass leather boots...and then smeared the resin all-over every damn thing. The opening to my nose starts off with a fantastic cherry-leather prominence that is sweet, tart and ultimately boldly petrol-forward. However, this is just the overture to the symphony of scents that ultimately morph into a rebellious, resinous, cherry-gasoline-Falcon Leather-esque scent that is endlessly intriguing and far from ordinary! This is the type of cherry scent that a man can wear and still radiate masculinity! The longevity on this one, at least on my skin, was as good as Mancera Red Tobacco, and the sillage was fantastic as well. If you've ever wondered why you don't fit in with the crowd, only to realize that the crowd is a bunch of brain-dead, herd-following sheep, then this baby is for you! A masculine, industrial, steam-punk forward masterpiece that just keeps improving the longer you wear it!

As a guy, finding cherry scents can be difficult. Most of them lean heavily on the feminine side. This one not so much. It doesn't have the blast of the EDP which is expected of an extrait. It has better longevity, but sits a bit closer to the skin. But this works phenomenally on a man or anyone looking for a more masculine cherry scent. The leather is darkened and boldened. The cherry though is still present and works phenomenally with it. As someone who grew up in the punk scene I love it. The leather accord is done extremely well. It is that punk attire darker leather. The Sichuan and Saffron give it that kick at the beginning that is reminiscent of the opening of a south bay/hermosa show. I don't lose the cherry in this throughout the entire lifespan. I do want to note that cherry tends to work well on my skin. But everything seems balanced. It is mature, sensual, yet at the same time feels like it may give you a boot to the face. It's like fragrance graffiti. All in all a fantastic fragrance. Scent: 9/10 Projection: 7/10 Longevity: 11/10 Sillage: 8/10 Overall 9/10

When I reviewed Cherry Punk, I said, "I Love it, but I wish it was just a little louder". Well, the Extrait is Exactly what I meant! The Extrait is definitely stronger and much more noticeable than regular Cherry Punk. Where Cherry Punk is more mellow and "shy", the Extrait is bold & charismatic imo. I do understand the comments about the leather coming off as a tire or ashtray smell lol. I don't really mind it though because it's not over powering and disappears within 15-20 min. Around 30-45 minutes in, the Cherry starts to shine while the leather subdues just a little. I notice the Pepper, Saffron, Tonka and a little Patchouli dancing in and out. I get a hint of Florals, but it's not noticeable enough for me to be able to name the flower(s). It's a beautiful blend even if it's linear. The Extrait definitely lasts longer on me, 6 to 8 hours, and projects much better than CP which becomes a skin scent quickly. I do still love the original Cherry Punk though, as it seems more nuanced and has its time and place.

Now this!! this lives up to its name. Cherry Punk doesn’t smile at you. It smirks. There’s cherry, but it’s not the clean, syrupy cherry you find in department store perfumes. This one is gritty. Dirty, even. Like fruit left out in the sun, soaked in leather and attitude.It opens with a bite. Not playful. Not pretty. The cherry is still there, but it’s been through something. it’s got edge. And backbone. And here’s the thing: it smells masculine, but not in that tired, cologne-for-bros kind of way. Like a woman in a leather jacket walking alone at night, not afraid of the dark. This feels like its made for the tomboyish, the unbending, the ones who never liked being told which aisle our scent should come from. It’s bold. It lingers. Performance? Killer. It lasts on my skin all day, and it doesn’t just sit quietly.. it projects. It enters a room like it owns the damn place. So yeah. Room 1015 understood the assignment. Cherry Punk is exactly what it says it is: a punch of cherry, wrapped in punk energy.

The extract version of Cherry Punk is absolutely to die for! I mean if you love cherry. Otherwise, why would you be interested in this scent?!? Open straight with a very intense, sweet dark cherry blended with powdery flowers: mimosas and violets. There’s some spicy notes, saffron and black leather added into the mix, but luckily for me, I get mostly the feminine notes listed. Goes without saying that I am totally obsessed with Cherry Punk Extrait and I will eventually add this beauty to my collection. As expected from the name, it’s an extrait de parfum, so it’s true to its name, long lasting and good performer. If this perfume would have been on the market when I was crazy over cherry perfumes, few years ago, I would not have bought Tom Ford’s Lost Cherry. I find this superior to TF in all the aspects, especially when it comes to the price. So, if you ever thought about getting Lost Cherry but you couldn’t afford it, do yourself a favour and buy Cherry Punk Extrait instead. Thank me later!