Fuckery

bought the big kahuna 100ml bottle 2/6/26 as soon as sorce’s site reopened to the public, picked it up yesterday and had the delightful experience of telling the crew there of how excitedly i tell any fellow local who chases me around to hound me on what scent i am wearing that, “it’s actually made locally! right over off e 7th street! independent, woman-owned, women-staffed perfume house! their online store closes for months at a time due to, i think? order volume, since they are just one shop, BUT you can go get it right now at the physical store if you want!” had never been in the shop before. i’m born and raised in charlotte, from the west side, never made it over to the east side much before my 20s. sorce’s store is beautiful — it is a little old house right off a road catty-corner to the main road, so still quite busy. fairy lights line the entry way, which is a screened-in porch complete with seating, etc. immediately upon opening the main door, before reaching the inside of the shop, you are hit with a mixture of delicious, comforting scents: mandarin, cardamom, fir, to name a few. i did walk in, immediately told one of the crew members that i was here for a pickup, but that i would also be shuffling and sniffing around. eventually, the other shoppers in the store dispersed and it was just me and my boyfriend sniffing imaginary authors selection by the cash register (aside: i am OBSESSED with sundrunk, literally cannot stop thinking about it) and in my man and i telling the staff that, according to my boyfriend, i am “basically a walking advertisement for fuckery over the last 3 years,” i noticed a PINEWARD display just underneath the imaginary authors on the top shelf. i gasped, told them, “oh, wow, y’all have pineward?! i actually placed a big order of samples with them back in december! i have no idea where they are, or what i ordered, honestly, and i never got a tracking number.” the staff were APPALLED on my behalf, started hunting for their pineward connect’s email, i think, offering to have him cancel my order — told me to just buy them with them, and i will!! extremely, extremely kind staff, wonderful conversation, most of them are charlotte natives as well! so incredibly considerate as to tell me, “if you smell any Pinewards you like, just pass em onto me and i’ll make you sample bottles. they’re free!” “they’re freeee?!” “yeah, of course!” ended up asking them if they ever need a another set of hands to Please let me know, as i have spent years and years trying to make my own signature scent before i found fuckery. was told to email the customer service email about this and to tell the owner, Kaitlin, about my wonder experience and frag autism. will be doing so today, and then i will be the most irritating #1 Sorce glazer on this whole site. samples i left with: Pineward, Apple Tabacc (my beloved) Pineward, Delfino (for my boyfriend, who loved it upon first sniff) Amphora, Primal Yell (LAYERS PERFECTLYYY with FUCKERY due to the musk notes + double up on cherry and HOT IRON?? LOOOOVEEE) Amphora, Virginal (immediately reminded me of what my memories of my lost, beloved aunt’s one and only perfume was my entire life: CK One — granted, I have not smelled CK One in a thousand years, so this is what it is in the deepest recesses of my brain... adore, bittersweetly so.) TL;DR - if you’re not fucking with Fuckery, that’s a you problem and maybe you’ll enjoy English Major, Snow Magic, Sit for a Spell, or Where the Wild Things Are more. As for meeee, Fuckery is that bitch and will always be that bitch For a bitch whose evil cretin of a mama LOVED amy winehouse, whose evil cretin if a mama CALLED HER to tell her most despairingly of amy’s passing at 27. now i am 27 and in love with everything and life itself. especially in love with Fuckery.

local independent perfume house has exploded in popularity, and they deserve it! my most complimented frag of all time — from getting the sample in may 2023, to finally buying a larger bottle in sept 2024. just two weeks ago, i was hunted down in gift shop by a middle-aged woman to hurriedly ask what i am wearing, and watched her face delight to know that sorce has a storefront in the noda region of charlotte, since the website is closed for orders. before this, in september, grabbing breakfast with my boyfriend after he drove me to an emergency optometrist appointment on a saturday morning, our waitress excitedly asked me what perfume i’m wearing, stood (despite the morning rush) while i explained that it is by sorce, a local perfumery, and listed the notes from memory. i have had clients stop me in the middle of court spiels to ask what i am wearing. if i sit next to a different coworker during meetings, i get asked what i am wearing. an ex-situationship would not stop sniffing my neck and frustratedly asking, “why the fuck do you smell so good?!” our first night together. for me, this is the one perfume to rule them all. i am almost out of my bottle from 2024. it is an every day. i feel off-kilter if i forget to put it on before leaving the house. when i restock this weekend, i will buying the new gigantic bottle in hopes it lasts me a lifetime.

Smells almost exactly like Blood Spider Orchids by Regime Des Fleurs due to the cinnamon in this (I described that as smelling like the inside of a warm McDonald's apple pie). Except this is much more affordable and has much better longevity on me. Dries down smokey on me, similar to the remnants of a fireplace after it has been lit out. Being a fragrance that's supposed to be inspired by the late Amy Winehouse's music, this wasn't as heavy or maybe as challenging as I imagined. I sadly don't get a lot of the cherry notes in this that's noted by most reviews here, but I don't mind as I generally don't like cherry scents if they lean too artificial/medicinal. I can still sense Sorce's gourmand spirit in this fragrance, but not overly so as the sweetness in this is more aromatic > gourmand to me. Stays crisp and aromatic in the dry down, which on me doesn't often happen with fragrances that have a smoke note (they dry down a bit stale on me) which is nice. Imo blind buy safe if you are looking for a perfume that's sultry yet cosy, sweet yet not overly cloying, playful yet serious – much like Winehouse herself, I suppose.

I fear I have a new favorite cherry fragrance... I got a free sample of this with an order I got from sorce, and I immediately dismissed this fragrance as a overly sweet cherry. Only a couple months later did I finally decide to do a wear test, and I'm so glad I did. I can definitely see some comparisons to Tom Ford lost cherry. But where LC smells more like cough syrup to me, this is more of a sweet cherry cola. I think the fact that the cherry is a little more subtle really helps. After about 2 hours the cherry cola/cinnamon scent starts to fade into a more smokey smell. After about 4-5 it's a more woody, powdery vanilla. This is way more complex than I expected it to be. A note that's not listed that I really love is the clean sheets. I've never seen a more clean "freshy" note be used in this type of scent, but I can very much sense it and is such an interesting addition. 9/10 Song it reminds me of: Ultraviolence - Lana Del Rey

Well, I can tell you there was certainly fuckery afoot when I dropped my 3ml glass sample vial of this on my kitchen floor this morning. Lol. Always fun playing "52 pick-up" with glass pieces. What's wild is they accidentally sent me two samples of this in my order... it's like Sorce knew I was a clumsy ditz and predicted this would happen. Anyway, I love it. I love that my kitchen now smells like Fuckery. I almost want this for the sole purpose of beckoning a passerby to ask me what I'm wearing. It's cherry, front and center, sweet and almost almondy (not a note in it, though). The tobacco is in the background with a sandalwood caress, and just a hint of smoke. There's a subtle milky quality to it. Fuckery is realllyy good and a worthy indie buy, yet another winner from Sorce where I'm considering a full bottle. I personally think this is way better than a lot of cherry offerings available on the mainstream market today.

Fuckery by Sorce 🍒🥃🪵༄ The opening is a boozy Luxardo cherry, almost sticky-sweet yet a little dark. The cinnamon follows quickly, offering a spicy-warm, cozy, and sexy quality. As it settles, vanilla, amber, and sandalwood create a smooth, addictive base. The tobacco and smoke notes remain subtle, preventing any sharpness or leathery undertones. It's sweet and gourmand, but a clean musk keeps it grounded, allowing me to stay in a sexy and addictive comfort zone. Unlike Side Effect (Initio), which felt heavy, or Cherry Punk, which had a tire smell, this fragrance just works. It's unisex, though the sweetness gives it a slightly feminine lean for me. The projection is solid, the longevity is very good, and the price makes this an excellent choice.

This is a good sweet cherry perfume, does not smell synthetic at all to my nose, it's not that cough syrup fake cherry you sometimes run into - the dry down is sweet cherry with a soft smoky tobacco warmth, I really like it. It does smell very close to my favorite Cherry Punk Room 1015 but lacking the leather note that is very prominent in Cherry Punk so if you ever wanted Cherry Punk without the leather notes this is your girl. Lasting power is pretty good, I got about 8-10 hours from this which is great for the value/price point. Sillage/scent bubble is arms length or a little further and definitely lingers as a showgirl scent.

This is a fragrance that turns heads. Spicy, smokey, sexy cherry- she's a beast in the best way possible. When I first smelled Fuckery, I was a little intimidated. She is not subtle, she demands to be noticed. I set my sample aside and picked it up again a few months later, and LOVED it. I'm not sure if it's a change in my nose or a change in the fragrance, but now I'm addicted. This is what I imagine your cool older sister to smell like. Fruity and sweet, with that smokiness that adds a little mystery. It's so unique. I don't usually like cherry, as it reminds me too much of cough syrup, but this cherry hits different

Sexxyyyyy. Straight out of the bottle this fragrance smells very sweet, and you pick up the cherry, which to me doesn't smell medicinal or cough-syrupy at all. But on the skin, the opening is cinnamon-forward. You still do pick up the cherry, although it's more of a top note and it's gone after a bit. In the dry-down I catch the smoke, musk, and tobacco, but it's kept flirty and playful with the sugar notes. I love how complex this scent is and how it evolves over time. Also, the longevity and projection are solid--it lasts through the whole night and honestly through the next morning most of the time!

MY NEW FAVORITE! i blind bought this because the notes sounded so perfect together and i was so pleasantly surprised. deep and rich cherry and cinnamon notes. the vanilla note smells almost caramelized. the smokiness of the tobacco balances everything out so nicely. i bought this originally because the description cited amy winehouse's music as an inspiration. i completely see the influence. as an avid amy fan, this is a perfect encapsulation of the vibe of back to black. what kind of fuckery is this? it's perfect.

Hands down, my favorite from Sorce (Ghost Wants Bday Cake is close second followed by Moon Magic, Serpentine and English Major). It's so sexy, boozy, cherry...smells like an "old fashioned". Sophisticated and fairly long lasting. I own probably 100 fragrances but this one is in regular rotation and always gets compliments. I wish it came in a bigger bottle because $70 for their "largest" (which is not large) is not a bargain and I'm going through three bottles a year at least.

08/05/24: Oh my god, this is so much better than I expected! The cherry, tobacco, and cinnamon are the strongest scents to me and I love how dark and sensual the fragrance feels. I would 100% buy the full bottle of this and wear it every single evening in the winter. It really is so femme fatale and I love it. Edit 06/21/26: This feels like a crazy perfume to wear to school but I got compliments every time I wore it. The sillage is considerably stronger than I expected.

I've really adored many scents from Sorce (2 am, Cookie Party, Snow Moon Magic) but they all became a skin scent within an hour. This one though has much better performance and projects for at least 3 hours with a few sprays. Really impressive for (in my experience anyway) for an indie. And this is a delicious deep, dark cherry - my favorite cherry is still Bodacious but with that price tag it should be.

Ohhh how I wish the cherry note in this lasted longer. Upon first spray it's a perfectly syrupy Luxardo cherry. Then the cinnamon opens up and the way they intermingle is heavenly. The way the notes in this perfume open up and play with each other actually tripped me out. It's smokey and sultry and sweet and spicy and it lives up to its namesake and the sultry woman this fragrance was inspired by.

One of my favorites from Sorce. A nice dark cherry that is not at all medicinal. Accompanied by the sweet vanilla and spicy cinnamon and balanced out with tobacco and smoke. I’m not a smoky fan but here it’s subtle. Also not mentioned, a clean sheets accord that just adds a little freshness to it. So amazingly well done and probably one of the best dark cherries out there!

Tom Ford should be jealous. Most would call it a Lost Cherry dupe, to me it's better in every aspect. It tells a story, has depth and complexity. Rich, beautiful and smoky cherry. Perfect for the night or when you want something yummy and sexy. Everything is just right, from price to performance. Definitely one of my favs from Sorce.

To my nose this is not medicinal cherry but more of a tobacco cherry with hints of leather. One note that is missing in the description is fresh clean sheets, which you can most definitely smell in the dry down. This scent is so complex and it just works so amazingly well!! I had the sample size of this but had to get the big bottle!

This perfume is incredible. The sugary cherry with a hint of tobacco and whiskey. It smells like “Ultraviolence” by Lana Del Rey if it was a person. Such a unique scent. It makes me feel so sexy, mysterious and powerful I made a playlist just for when I wear it. I didn’t realize a perfume could be sexy until I smelled this.

Blind bought this off of recommendation and am planning to buy a bigger bottle once mine runs out. Absolutely gorgeous and deep smell! It lasts me all day and smells like smoked wrapped in soft red sheets. Very dark and deep smell that turns more sweet once aired out. Sugary and warm. Smells like a lana del rey song.

I’m a fan of Sorce for sure and knew it the moment I sniffed Fuckery, Seance and Love and Complications. Each of them unique, well blended and decadent, whenever I use one of these fragrances I know I smell amazing and will be getting compliments.