Vicebomb

This is the best cherry I’ve come across. It’s a very nice, creamy, comforting cherry that’s sweet, but not too sweet. The red fruit note does give a nail polish vibe at the very beginning, however thankfully that does disappear quite quickly. The cherry, caramel and vanilla are the most prominent notes throughout. This definitely isn’t a cough syrup, boozy or red wine cherry either. You could easily overspray this one without worrying about it ever being overpowering or offensive. I suffer from chronic migraine and this is very easy for me to wear, without being nauseating or migraine inducing. If you love cherry scents, or are thinking of venturing into a cherry scented perfume, I’d highly recommend giving this one a try. It’s the perfect everyday, all year round cherry! I actually caved and purchased a full bottle of Vicebomb. I wasn’t going buy this as I already own Tom Ford’s Lost Cherry and Navitus Venom of Love, although they are all very different. One thing it’s worth mentioning is my sample was a whole lot weaker than the scent out the full bottle. Just something to keep in mind. I love this!

Port wine + classic panettone = Vicebomb, which I doubt was the intention of the perfumer, but I couldn't be more impressed with this fact, lol. My husband walked by and said "you smell like honey and beer". Haha! Vicebomb definitely has its sweetness and a very boozy quality. It could almost pass for a whiff of honey mead, true, but because of the cherry and red fruits, this translates into a red wine scent with a praline-type sweetness in the background. So, I must reiterate, on me it's literally like a glass of dessert wine with panettone (an Italian Christmas dessert). It's amazing. I can only imagine layering this with a cocoa-forward perfume... hmmm. Must try. Regarding the cough syrup comments, I usually do get that with cherry perfumes... but not this one, which I can appreciate. This'll make a phenomenal fall and winter scent. I think it's worth a try for men and women, but I highly suggest actually wearing it, not just sniffing from a paper strip or dabbing from a vial. Spray it on. It's good stuff.

This was a blind buy for me based on reviews and published notes. The opening gives medicinal boozy cherry cough syrup vibes for the first 10 minutes or so. I did not care for this at all on my skin during the initial opening and thought it was a blind-buy fail, but the dry down totally won me over. 100% agree with the MFK Gentle Fluidity comparison right after the opening- but its fleeting and doesn't last long. About an hour and a half later this develops on skin and seems to become much more intense and layered. The final drydown is much more gourmand and turns into a dark cherry vanilla ice cream. I usually hate cherry scents (Carmina and Lost Cherry- yuck), but this is a love for me. This will be in rotation for me during the cooler months- it's way too rich and gourmand for the humid summer heat. I plan on layering this with BDK Rouge Smoking to add a touch of powdery goodness.

When I at first saw the comparisons with GFG, I was like - what are you talking about??? Ok, ok, ok, the base, especially on paper, not on skin, seems to be similar-ish to GFG, but they are not dupes and could not be mistaken for one another. VB has very prominent cherry note and at first I even feel more cranberry note than cherry. Cherry is prominent at least half way through the wear. I don't know the syrup that people are talking about, we in Europe didn't have anything similar when I was growing up. GFG is not as strong and has the sweet base liquified by the soft spices, mostly Juniper berry. I have full bottles of both, but don't think any one is redundant, but you have to like them, if you don't, don't tell me, that they are the same, cause they are not ;P

Oh my! I love this!! Sweet black cherry and vanilla with the zing of red fruits, and a little caramel in the background. I also get a smooth booziness to the cherry. I would definitely classify this as a sexy cherry, a date night gourmand, although I am going to be wearing this baby whenever I feel the need for a boozy cherry and vanilla ice cream dream! Longevity is great as it lasted from 5pm last night and I could still smell it on my clothes this morning. It was also a bit sweeter this morning too! So yummy! This may be my favorite from Simone Andreoli, even surpassing Leisure in Paradise by a TEENY bit, and only because I favor cherry over papaya in my fragrances. I am in LOVE!