Dusk Cherry Puff

I'm a total perfume newbie BUT I loooove this scent! it smells dark and playful, like burnt sugar (in a good way, I promise) and juicy cherries. one of my favs in my collection so far <3

This is now my FAVORITE cherry- it’s got so much depth and longevity. I’m so impressed by it- after using up two samples, I finally up sized!

*editing a week later* ok i was wrong. i don’t know if dusk cherry needed to rest longer than my other trinkets or if i just needed to come to my senses but i tried it again and it was a sexy fruity masterpiece. no cough syrup and everything melds together beautifully. it is indeed for me

original review: i am not a gourmand girl but tried this anyway and it was unfortunately a fail. the cherries gave me cough syrup in the opening and then settled into a buttery vanilla that smelled better, but still not what i want to smell like. i will be passing this one on to a friend. three stars because it is a good quality fragrance, even if not for me

I've worn this twice, and both times I had very differing reactions. On my first wear, I didn't enjoy it much. I think that somehow the tiare flower on me got way amped, and I found it very heady and unpleasant. I didn't get enough of the cherry or fairy floss to ease this effect either. If that is the same experience I had on my subsequent wears, this wouldn't have been a like for me. Luckily, on my second wear I had a completely different experience. Warm, sweet, not particularly tart cherry with something like caramelized cotton candy, and plenty of vanilla creaminess to go with it. It has enough realism, and this sort of baked and warm nuance to go with it, to not feel juvenile, cloying, or chemically like how you'll sometimes see people react with scents in a similar genre (thinking of B&BW Strawberry Pound Cake here.) As a gourmand spring scent it's really great, sweet and fruity without being cloying at all.

Opens with sweet, juicy cherries, syrupy and smooth but very natural. This immediately brings to mind the delicious smell of homemade cherry preserves simmering on the stove, even the warm scent of caramelizing sugar is there.

Fresh greenery draws out the cherry's natural tartness, brightening the scent and balancing the candied sweetness. Rich vanilla cream is poured over the blend, carrying a wave of tropical blossoms. The lush white florals wrap around the jammy cherries at the heart of the scent, a perfectly balanced yet decadent fleurmand.

I absolutely love cherries, but find that the fragrances rarely live up to my expectations, so I was equal parts hesitant and excited to see these notes, but this scent really delivers! The cherry note is perfection. My only complaint is that it's *really* making me crave cherry preserves :p