Aromatics Black Cherry Clinique for women

I like this aromatics flanker collection (not the original, too classic for my taste). Bottles are simple and gorgeous.
I find it impressive how they were so ahead of the trends being launched around 2014-16 with all the notes like labdanum and the oriental leaning musk, amber, peppery notes which also make them smell unisex to me although marketed as female perfumes.
This one out of the 3 flankers is the most unisex for my taste, it does have a boozy smell however no liquor is listed in the notes, which makes me think of Frank Boclet Vinyl. I am not saying it is a dupe but gives the same vibe to me. The cherry note is noticeable but not dominant, and it is a dry and musky interpretation rather than a juicy, fruity cherry note.
Definitely for colder weather

If you miss it just buy Bohobogo perfumes Wet cherry Liquor. They almost smell identical. So No need to worry. I have both and when I opened Wet Cherry Liquor I was surprised how similar they are. A perfect replacement.

This certainly was a beauty, why the hell they quit making it, can’t find it anywhere. As this scent profile is trending right now.

A darker take on cherry that combines candied fruitiness with bitter and spicy notes. This is not a simple cherry solinote at all! The cherry note here reminds me of cough drops, syrup or even chapsticks and lip gloss at first, it's very sweet and does not have the juiciness of a fresh cherry. But the rest of the scent is more serious and the cherry also shows its tart and sour side after a while. I get heaps of black pepper and cardamom. Both are quite dry and sharp, they almost feel like wood smoke. The bitterness of galbanum only adds to that. Cashmeran and amber on the other hand give the scent a warm and creamy base. There are really 3 distinctive accords in this: Sweet and sour cherry, dry spices and a creamy ambery backdrop. Add a little rose to bring things together, and there you go, it's Aromatics Black Cherry. As a whole this is definitely more complex than your average cherry perfume.

For my personal taste the blend is a little too chaotic, at least for the first hours. Especially the cashmeran sticks out too much and should have been dialed down. I still enjoy this enough to rate it as a like, but my number one holy grail cherry perfume will always be TF Lost Cherry and this doesn't come close. If you prefer drier, spicier, less juicy takes on fruit I would still recommend Aromatics Black Cherry, provided you can find it for a reasonable price.

Heavy duty Arabian cherry fragrance, notes are missing true oud , like mega , I almost can't stand it but it's reminence is unforgettable of pipe tobacco and cherry insence

I had it and it but gave it away to my mother in law because it was way too green and earthy for me. Very mature scent with a masculine tad. It s very dry, pencil shave thing what puts me off - sadly because by the notes i d liked it.

I finally found a full 100 mil bottle! It's very hard to find so pleased to have this in my collection

Dear soldier71, trust me on this: Your children know!!!
Feel free to PM me about a sample. I can send you one, if you live in an EU country.

Austrian_in_Denmark, I totally relate, no cherry trauma though, I am the one over 30 telling kids, there are no worms in the cherries this time around. Desperately searching for this beauty here...not for an arm and a leg :) This cherry is not the cherry we know (protein or no protein) It is dark...almost sweet, a bit tart, a bit medicinal....love

I tend to explain my signature scent as spiced peaches which have macerated in alcohol until just one breath is enough to make you drunk.
This is the black cherry version of the same idea! It's not the sweet red cherries you find in summer scents, it's the deep dark ones which are used in the likes of a "Black Forest Gateau". The cherries which are so filled with juice they are practically dissolving into puddles. They bite through the rich spices, creamy jasmine and warm amber, wrapping you in their spell. If you get caught, you may never escape and even if you do, you'll wish you hadn't!

I regret that I only had a small bottle of this, one of these days I will get more.

Finally got this for almost an arm and two legs but it was worth it! I was scouring the internet for more but to no avail, nada! I wish they hadn't discontinued this! I was searching for a cherry that is not candy-kiddy sweet! Did not want TF, I already have dupes of that! I was looking for something different and I like Cliniques fragrances. From the description, this sounded so mature, heavy deep fruit jammy preserves with low sugar and ambery. I sprayed it once, let it dry, then again.

As it began developing, it was so confusing to me as it went from the drunk tart black cherry, to a heavy amber medicinal scent. Yuck! I thought I made a mistake in purchase. Then hours later on my skin, it went to an amber-powdery note. Later, this drunk tart black cherry peaked her head up to breathe!!! It was sweetened, softer and not surgary. Sillage was from 4pm to next morning. It's not a musky cherry but it's a good night-out-on-the town evening fragrance. No one will guess what you are wearing! You have to put this on a hour or so before walking out the door! It can be a beast if over sprayed! My hubby, the critic, said it smelled good! He loved it and so do I! Unique she is and womanly! Yes!

I blind bought this but not my favorite. I get mostly medicinal cherries as some others have said. I have been looking for the tobacco but don't get that note.

It might be because I'm testing it in the wrong season, because this is obviously a fall and winter scent (although it's rather cold for May at the moment), but I have to agree with some other reviewers on this page: Aromatics Black Cherry is STRONG to the point of overwhelming, especially in the opening. The cherry note is wonderful, and it does dry down to a nicely elegant warm and sweet semi-gourmand with woody/spicy underpinning - it's really aptly named now that I think of it! But in the opening it can very easily become too much for me; the warmth here is of the sensual rather than the cosy kind, and because it's so intense it's making me feel borderline feverish at times... I'm going to keep my sample to try again in the depth of winter, when I think it might be glorious when used in the right mood (and in small quantities!)

I have a complicated relationship with cherries.
Having grown up in the countryside, in a house with a garden that hosts two big cherry trees, I know they taste and smell amazing.

But I also know that cherries that have never seen a drop of pesticide can contain a lot of worms. And I mean: A LOT of worms. Eating numerous home-made cherry desserts, where the unmistakable presence of worms was vehemently denied by all relatives over the age of 30, has given me a low-level but long-lasting cherry trauma.

Scents such as Aromatics Black Cherry enable me to enjoy the lovely aroma of cherries - very sweet and sour in this case - without being confronted with worms. Apart from the cherries that are on the forefront from start to finish, Black Cherry smells like incense and spices. It is a dark, deep and soothing scent. And has no worms.

Very longlasting with heavy sillage.

This is like two separate perfumes. There is the nearly hour long opening which, to me, is absolutely horrendous. It's very similar to the original AE's opening, but thank god, doesn't last as long. It's disturbingly medicinal, and not like a cherry cough drop, like a dentist's office. Like you just rinsed with something vile and spit in a sink and now desperately want to go home. I gave in to that panic at the 40 minute mark and a rubbed it off my wrist with unscented lotion. Amazingly, it now smelled delightful! Spicy, warm and sweet, like a cherry pie with wood underneath. Can't figure it out. But even after scrubbing the beautiful smell lasted four more hours and got prettier and prettier. The bottle is gorgeous and feels good in your hands. Just have too much dread of that opening to try it again.

This is a weird one! I like it. It opens up pretty harsh...reminiscent of portapotty air freshener. Once you get past that though it is a nice intriguing scent that reminds me of Christmas. They should rename this Cranberry Wig Joe's Candied Carnival Night Smoke.

Clinique's Aromatics Black Cherry is a sumptuous foray into the world of the gourmand oriental. It is a vivid and sophisticated juice of cherry along with a pulsating heart of rose. Toasted coconut and butter nuances join in a savoury combination and woody, resinous notes allow for cerebral bliss that completes the composition's enigmatic quality.

When I saw it for less than half the price on Clinique website I just went with my impulse and got a 100ml bottle, simply based on my fondness for Aromatics in Black & White. A complete blind buy for me.

Cherry is in the name and prominent but it's not what this fragrance is all about. It's a very warm scent, deep and dark.

It starts with some sharp spicy bitter sweet cherry. Not a fruity organic cherry, mind you, it's more like a cherry flavour you'd get from a cherry tobacco or a cherry flavoured liquor. Maybe even a little "plummy" at times?

After the initial heady start the cherry tones down but it's always there in the woodsy background. It eventually gets more and more smoky.

Very long lasting with moderate sillage if you keep a very light hand, at the end of the day it's close to skin even though it's still strong. I get some surprised wiffs and wows from people when they get too close to my personal space.

It would probably be VERY noticeable and loud if you are not careful with it but then I feel it's kinda suffocating - but that's probably just me being sensitive as always (have severe migraines).

Whomever said it's for a sorceress is pretty right.

I feel mysterious when I'm wearing it. I especially like it in the late fall and early winter. It's just a great chilly and dry weather fume.

This is a strange one. I like the original Aromatics Elixir And Aromatics in White, so I bought a mini of this to try it.

I get no cherry at all. For the first 45 minutes all I get from it is medicinal coconut, if you can imagine such a thing. Even my husband described it as ‘hospital grade coconut’. Eventually it settles down into quite a pleasant tobacco smell, but I don’t like it enough to tolerate the first 45 minutes.

Blind buy. Oh, i wanted to love it so much! I love cherry!
I bought it spring 2017 and since trying it at different temperatures and seasons. But every time my skin and nose not agree with this fragrance!
After applying it all i get is severe nausea :(
No cherry, No Cardamom, No Rose. Only strange mix of sharp, bitter notes and a LOT of synthetic musk!.I guess this is what they call cashmere wood. And this note ruins this scent for me.

As a Huge fan of AE, I was chomping at the bit to try this. I finally got my hands on a sample, settled in for a test run and .... meh.

It has a Cherry Coke vibe, and it dries down to something pretty. Not even close to the bombastic AE. Where's the spice, the heady smoky goodness? Where's the sexy and the wow?

I had hoped for AE with a deep cherry in the mix, something deep and fruity and wintry. Something to wear while warming toes by the fire. This is almost a summery scent - fresh and flowery, with very little spice.

I can't get past the Lip Smacker Cherry Cola scent. Not in this scent. This should have been and could have been so much more.

It's pretty, and it's very wearable, and if you're looking for a fruity anti AE, here it is. It's not a bad fragrance, it's really quite good for what it is. Just not what I expected. Impossible to find anyway, so no biggie.

Agree with SirMasterpiece - it does smell kind of like Sobraine Cherry Tobacco! Very smokey strange accord - as of you sniffed an ancient artifact that held cherries. Perfume for a sorceress.

Cherry + incense with big sillage. Of all the flankers, I think this one most lived up to the legacy of Aromatics Elixir. Deep, dark, sexy, warm, and lovely!

This was a blind buy for me. I don't do that very often, but I'm a huge fan of Aromatics Elixir and I really had a good feeling about this line. Ok... so here goes my thoughts.
First thing, what a gorgeous red bottle! I got the largest one I could find on Ebay. So glad I did! I wish I could place it in my window sill just to be able to look at that beautiful red glass! I love this juice!!! Definitely cherry tobacco! It's smoky, delicious cherry immediately, then a light floral with a sweet, fruity,delicious center. Not a scent you would smell on a teenager!This is not one of those cookie cutter frags. It's mature, it's original, it's difficult to compare. Smells expensive and exclusive. Dry down is soft woodsy, grown up and straight up fantastic. It's a gourmand with a twist. This smoky tobacco cherry is brilliant! This juice won't disappoint! Well done Clinique!!!

It smells bitter and fruity, it is weird. Not for me. I think it's not suitable for blind-buy. It is long lasting but sillage is not huge.

Christmas mood!!!

Starts off strong and heavy, with a hard jasmine opening like Tom Ford Jasmin Rouge.
The cherry is there too, but this ain't no watery fruity floral. Not even close. The cherry here is dark, deep and smoky, think more cherry pipe tobacco and not a cherry lifesaver. I wouldn't even call this fruity at all. Its more like a heavy syrupy musky floral. In a way the opening reminds me of the original M7, as this def has a cherry coke/Tom Ford feel to it. As powerful and potentially unisex as this starts off, it tames down after 45 mins. Then it becomes a soft and waxy white floral, the dry down becomes much more feminine and it's pretty sweet from beginning to end. Very complex and very interesting stuff, I do like this. It's a high quality and distinctive scent and the longevity is very good. And I don't know if this is good or bad, but doesn't smell at all like it came from Clinique. Too bad its so hard so find, if this was mainstream it could find a bigger audience. If you like the heavy musky quality of Tom Ford's stuff, then grab this if you see a deal on line, it's well worth it.

I was waiting for this scent to arrive in our country since last year ... last evening I was scrolling on internet and found it online, so I grabbed a bottle almost instantly ... can't wait to open the box and test it --- I'm so excited!
I'll let you know as soon as I test it properly

This is scent of luxury - dark, warming, vibrating but it's not easy to wear. I feel amber from Tom Ford and a dense black cherry licquer. Perfect for intimate winter evening.

Wanted as a blind buy but so glad I waited. Such a hot mess, plastic-like smell with nagging undertones. I got a lot of "old lady" smell at first, than some cheap "fruity" notes and a very unimpressive drydown. Has good lasting power, though. Couldn't get rid of it for hours.

Wow! The more i smell it, the more i'm impressed! Incense, amber, labdanum and sour cherry pie! It is fantastic, both in the bottle and on skin. Could be easily mistaken for tom ford private blends or armani prives. And lasts nearly a day! Bravo Clinique! Who is the nose? Would be nice to know... They deserve some serious cudos!

Hello, does anyone know if this will be or was available in the U.S.? I went to the Clinique website and I can see it in the fragrances list but if I click on the link nothing comes up. I contacted Clinique through their website chat but they didn't know anything about it. Is it just not available in the U.S. yet since the description in Fragrantica says excluseviley at Harrods? Help!

This one is AMAZING, I definitly get a very dark and spicy incense that instantly reminds me of L'agent but the cherry is very prominent for me. Also kinda smells like the Dr Pepper Lip Smacker. The silage is great, I love this!

I love the smoky, spicy aspect of this. On me it smells dark, slightly sweet, somehow woodsy. At first I thought there was oud note. Amber and labdanum is very prominent. I don't know if I prefer In White or this one, but both are very well done night perfumes with great longevity.

My 1/2 price (Clinique sale) bottle arrived yesterday and I've been wearing it for over 24 hours now.

Sorry to say I'm not ecstatic; this is merely a "like".

Very cherry, yes, but somehow rather... ordinary. I don't get any of the cherry pipe tobacco vibe I was happily anticipating. Sour cherry and a bit of incense or spice - it's that indistinct.

Given the extreme longevity & monster sillage of original Aromatics Elixir, I expected Black Cherry to be rather bold and long lasting. Alas, sweet & pretty as it is I can't detect it on my skin after the 4 hour mark.

Perhaps 80 degree (F) temperatures are inhospitable to this fragrance and cool or even cold temps will reveal its glory. I'll keep it and try again this next fall and winter before I say good-bye.

All things taken into account, I'd say if it's cherry you're looking for, whether sweet or sour, there's a version of La Petite Robe Noire that will be a better bet for you than Aromatics Black Cherry, both in terms of authentic cherry and longevity.

After it's had time to settle you get a beautiful sweet scent that really lasts and is nothing like black orchid TF. I'm really digging it.

It's got a black orchid vibe Tom Ford for sure. I immediately at first sniff black orchid.

Top is sweet cherry then goes into this almost chypre dry sharp phase then some vanilla note that is the amber and labdanum. There's a little hint of floral in the top, too. The drydown reminds me of La Petite Robe Noire and La Petite Robe Noire Coutour by Guerlain but more amber than those and a rich spicy depth that seems to be a hint of patch. That fruity floral dryness for those who don't like the typical fruity celebrity modern teeny bopper scents.

It's certainly a very elusive product. The Clinique counter in Selfridges had just a bottle cap, that one of the staff obtained (pinched, actually) from Harrods.

Even just sniffing the cap, it seems a potent mixture. Fortunately, I didn't really like it, had a medicinal quality. Still, the chance to try the real thing would be nice.

A sample? Nowhere to be found. Frustrating.

they are available at clinique.com and Saks Fifth Avenue

Why are the flankers no available in the US? And if so WHERE?

I think I'm really falling for the fragrance, Clinique you did it, hot damn! Excuse my excitement, but finally a fruity perfume that works for me. The scent is weird hands down, it's smoked cherry, well at least that's the drydown on my skin. Will return with a proper review, but i already know i love it! Such a unique and beautiful scent, a unicorn between all the candy like fragrances right now, a cherry fragrance for grown up ladies. Almost the same smokiness as in Belle D Opium; Black Cherry is sweeter though. Hell yeah!

Ok, that's a big surprise.
I thought it would smell similar to Guerlain's Petite Robe Noire.
But it is so much more interesting.

Not another red fruit sweet perfume.
This is dusty, smoky, older feeling, even leathery in a way. Well done.

It is a festive perfume and I'd much rather prefer it to Aromatics In Black.

This fragrance is now available in the US at Saks Fifth Avenue.

Edit Dec 2016: This fragrance is also available at Clinique online now in a 3.4 oz bottle in the US.

I got this yesterday it takes my mind it s very sensual to me full of passions really sexy I will keep it for my special nights try and see what happen to you but remember its not sweet its passion

Deep, resinous, woody, balsamic scent. I can't believe tuberose is not listed, this is a tuberose bomb! To me this is a statement perfume, similar to the statement one would have made in the 70s wearing the (then) newly released Aromatics Elixir. Black cherry has nothing in common with its predecessor, but it is as unique and multifaceted as it can be. I do not detect cherry per se, a good thing for me personally. Every single cherry-centric perfume I have tried has a cough syrup resemblance. Aromatics black cherry is revolving around creating the olfactory image of a dark cherry, luscious and juicy. I do not detect rose, just resins, woods and labdanum.

I got my hands on this in early August, in Harrods, as I passed the Elevators to head to another section, the display and scent of the employee grabbed my nose! I had to have it. Sweet bitter cherry with hint of warm cigar, very exotic like eating a cherry from a cosmopolitan. It's warm/rich after a while And welcoming. It's very much a night perfume, couldn't see myself wearing it in the office. As its sexier for the warmth aspect.

Perfect to wear on a chilly day or night. Strange that my first thoughts were not of black cherry. I definitely get lots of pepper on the opening with the cardamom not far behind. If you dont like intense, warm, spicey, peppery scents then you might consider steering clear of this. I imagined Boss Intense Red would be like this but its a weed in comparison lol If you think this will be a sweet cherry confection like Guerlains little black dress then you will be disappointed. The amber and labdanum provide a sweetish, warm resinous base that provide a good longevity. The pepperiness remains all along the timeline of this beauty and there is also an almost menthol effect. The pepper really cranks up its intensity. Sadly in the end the pepperiness is just too much on me. Moderate sillage but good longevity.

Terrible smell, really strong plummy smell but not in a good way. Slightly menthol smell. I hate it.

Where is it, I'm dying to try. Nowhere to be found!

Think luscious ripe juicy black cherries and CK Euphoria whipped together into a frenzy of delight and you have Aromatics BC.

This is lovely and spicy and unmistakably cherry. This also has a lovely cherry stone/almond note that rounds the perfume beautifully.

A successful blind buy. Gourmand: a lovely fruity, amber-y, peppery fragrance. Heady but not overbearing.

If it smells like Sobraine Cherry Tabacco...I'll take it immediately!

Oh wow, definitely on my "to-sniff" list!