Lost Cherry

How it moves

It arrives on black cherry, cherry liqueur and bitter almond — bright, immediate, gone before you have decided about it. Underneath, sour cherry, Turkish Rose and jasmine sambac settle in and take over. What is left hours later is peru balsam, roasted tonka bean, sandalwood, vetiver and cedar, and that is the part people follow you for.

What wearers say

13,000 people have rated it, and they land at 4.29 out of 5. That is close to consensus, which almost nothing in this hobby achieves.

• Widely loved for its sweet almond-cherry opening, though many feel longevity is modest given the steep price.
• Reviewers describe an intensely gourmand cherry-pie effect that projects strongly before softening into a cozy skin scent.
• Some find it too sugary or feminine, while others praise it as a versatile cold-weather crowd-pleaser.

Who made it

Louise Turner composed it in 2018, for Tom Ford in United States. Released in 2018 within Tom Ford's Private Blend line, Lost Cherry quickly became a bestselling gourmand cherry fragrance and one of the most cloned niche scents.

Wear it with

• Kayali Vanilla 28Warm creamy vanilla rounds the cherry into a cozy gourmand
• Dior Hypnotic PoisonAlmond-sweet base makes it a richer cherry-almond gourmand
• Tom Ford Black OrchidChocolatey woods and incense lift the sweet, nutty cherry