Cherry, Cherry everywhere (nor any drop to drink)!
At first, there was no cherry. I swear. Of the cherry tree we only had the flower, called ' Sàkura ', a very delicate element of Japanese culture that has inspired dozens of ethereal, poetic perfumes. One of the first successful fragrances suggesting cherry as fruit was Cartier's “ Delices ” (2006), signed by Cristine Nagel , a Master Perfumer capable of transforming sugary notes into sparkles of pure light (see Fendi's legendary Theorema). Despite the success of “Delices”, the cherry did not immediately become a trend. Over the past twenty years, the R&D laboratories of essence companies have explored all possible shades of sugariness (from praline to marshmallow, from caramel to pistachio, dates, macarons, cappuccinos and so on) and finally discovered new fruity notes... and voilà, cherry again! Around 2018-2022, a bunch of artistic perfumery fragrances brought the new note to the forefront (Red D'Amour by L. Mazzone, Tom Ford Lost Cherry, Latte di C...