Cherry Stain 02 Bold Dark Exotic

Supposed to be dupe of tf cherry smoke, i've never smelt cherry smoke so this is how i see it, its waxy and resinous cherry fragrance with little bit of smoke and incense, barely smoky, not sweet as lost cherry and there is no vanilla nor almonds, but it is ambery and slightly sweet, goes more into resins than sweet amber, cherry gives it a slight seductiveness but i wouldnt say its strong on cherry, you get like 40% cherry and 60% resins, so its very balsamic resinius and waxy, smells like cherry candle to me. I would say mature cherry fragrance, its neither female or male fragrance, true unisex, okay for daily, best for fall or spring, not strong enough for winter, and too heavy and waxy for summer. Performance isnt best, gets around 4-5 hours for me with medium projection, but i have very dry skin so its good. Bottle is clean asf, i would say great pick up

Mine arrived yesterday along, I bought both variants so only did a very quick skin test to try them as bought blind. Initial impression was this is my favourite of the two, its heavier and feels a bit more interesting than CS01. The cherry is richer, not sickly sweet and the liquer element gives it more body. As mentioned this was just a quick spray on the back of my hand, so not a comprehensive review by any means but I do favour this one out of the two. It feels like this has more personality to it and not so generic as the other. Looking forward to wearing this properly and seeing how it fairs over the course of the day.

Opens with an intoxicating cherry liqueur note that unfortunately fades very quickly (10 minutes), giving way to a classic dry-down of ambery black cherry with a hint of spices.

Fantastic fragrance - gives off Cherry Smoke vibes Zara has been throwing out gem after gem recently Longevity and sillage are quite strong. 10/10

First impressions. First wear. Sour fresh cherry. Immediately brought Sabrina Carpenter to mind/nose. Interesting. Update: compliment getter.