I need more Cherry!

[Rosabella]

I recently sniffed the original formula Jergen's Lotion and it was so nostalgic for me. So I did a search for scent descriptions containing both cherry and almond at BPAL but none were found. Is there an oil that smells like cherry & almond even if those aren't the ingredients? One with no resin/incense notes?

 

Also, is there an oil that smells like Lust without the patchouli?

 

Thanks!

[Sheila]

Bastet, to me, started with that cherry-almond note, though it didn't last long. (It faded into a gentle, incensey spice. Lovely!) I'm not a huge almond fan, though, so maybe others will have better suggestions.

[starrykitten]

I recommend Kyoto, and also Hecate, and Black Phoenix.

[Macha]

Believe me, Black Phoenix is ALL cherry and almond, all the time.

[diabolique]

i will see everyone's recommendation of black phoenix and raise them a queen of sheba.

Edited March 11, 2005 by diabolique

[tart]

I'll recommend Dana O'shee for a sweet, milky, almond scent. While it doesn't contain cherry, some people associate cherry so strongly with almond that they smell cherry anyway.

[theshapeshifter]

Black Phoenix had a lot of cherry and almond, although on me it became very rose-dominant eventually.

[lunalight7]

Black Phoenix vote here. It's also very incense-y on me because my chemistry amps up incense. It's one of my faves.

[luxuria]

I love that scent, too and unfortunately I haven't tried anything that really strikes me as remotely similar with BPAL the closest is Dana O'Shee but that just has the almond, no cherry. Maybe layer Dana with some single note Cherry if you can get your hands on it? Black Phoenix definitely isn't going to be what you're looking for because it's waaaay smoky on the drydown. It has resin/incense notes somewhere in there.

[Miggins]

Kabuki was *very* almond/cherry on me.

[Mayfair]

Centzon Totochtin is extremely cherry and slightly almondy. It's a beautiful scent and going to be my first 10ml.

[purely_cosmetic]

Hearth.

 

Extrememly almondy on me, with a good helping of cherry. You can just abnout smell the brandy as well, but that wasnt overpowering on me.

[VelvetSky]

I tend to agree with luxuria....Black Phoenix isn't what you're looking for if you want just cherry/almond with no incensey smokiness on the drydown. Kabuki is probably the scent that comes closest, imho.

 

I really don't think that Beth has a blend that duplicates that sweet but fresh cherry/almond scent of Jergens. I love the smell too.

[ivyandpeony]

I never got any incense from Black Phoenix, just that cherry Coke - almond scent... Hearth was very similar on me, and Kabuki is very cherry as well. Queen of Sheba is a huge favorite of mine, but on me it is extremely spicy, start to finish! Sorry if I am just duplicating other's suggestions... but I'd just try and get my hands on imps of what people have recommended and try them yourself, since you can see that body chemistry can really affect what you get out of these.

[Diedra]

I never got any incense from Black Phoenix

I second that. Black Phoenix on my skin is all almonds, cherries and roses.

 

Somebody mentioned Hecate - I would not advice using this one if you don't like incense-y blends. Hecate from the vial is almost pure almonds, but applied looses that note and becomes very oriental blend, with lots of myrrh and musk. There is no cherry in there at all!

 

edit: Aargh... I couldn't make more typos in one post, could I?

Edited March 12, 2005 by Diedra

[VelvetSky]

Hmmm, well I got a lot of incense in the drydown of Black Phoenix.

 

So I guess that shows you how valuable opinions are. I agree that she should probably just test a variety of scents with cherry in them and see how they do on her skin.

 

What they do on your skin, or my skin, isn't too helpful.

[diabolique]

i'm going to unrecommend centzon totochtin. um, it smelled like coffee. ha.

[Mayfair]

Noooo! Centzon Totochtin is so beautiful and the truest cherry scent I've found so far. Which is extremely weird, since there is no cherry in there. Black Phoenix was pure cherry/almond on me when first applied and then dried to weird floral/fruity/spicy scent combo. Complex indeed...

[Rosabella]

Thanks for the ideas everyone!

[wolfie13]

I agree with the mentions of Black Phoenix and would add Dragon's Milk.

[Macha]

Noooo! Centzon Totochtin is so beautiful and the truest cherry scent I've found so far. Which is extremely weird, since there is no cherry in there.  Black Phoenix was pure cherry/almond on me when first applied and then dried to weird floral/fruity/spicy scent combo. Complex indeed...

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There damn well better not be any cherry in Centzon Totochtin. I'm expecting a bottle of it this week.

 

If it smells like cherry I will cry.

[diabolique]

macha, i don't get cherry from it at all. it's coffee + wine + blood + cocoa. rawr!

[darklorelei]

I didn't get any cherry from CT. Very much Cocoa/coffee.

[scarlet]

I'm wearing Dragon's Milk rightnow and it smells like cherry and marzipan.

[anmorata]

If you can get your hands on Decadence, it is *very* Cherry-Almond to me.