Oudous Cerasus Nishane 2025

Welcome back to this year's closing coverage. In 2025, Turkish niche house Nishane has launched 4 fragrances, incl. 3 products with exclusivity to various boutiques: A Date with Oud, Oudous Lux Solis and Oudous Cerasus. While the Harrods exclusive Lux Solis sits at the bottom of my 2025 rankings as of early November and has been there since I first smelled it, Oudous Cerasus delivers a pleasant experience with a good depth of notes and accords.

In the top, Oudous Cerasus opens spicy-fruity and slightly synthetic. You just instantly know there's some akigalawood mixed in. Much like with Oudous Lux Solis, I can pick up on the Oud Maracujá style dark woody/leathery accord very quickly as well. Unlike Lux Solis, the structure is done well in Cerasus: the calone doesn't pop up at all and the main notes in the air are the cherry, the cistus, and the two woody notes (akigala and oud). The structure here is very much reminiscent of the opening of Xerjoff's recent Milan exclusive Via Manzoni 20.

As always, the initial impressions are merely a reflection of what I am smelling. When I compare it to the notes/accords, I'd place the product somewhere between the Xerjoff and the recent Triptych collection from French niche brand Vilhelm who figured releasing 3 different takes of Ganymede was a good idea in 2025. The wearing experience in the heart of the scent clearly places Oudous Cerasus in the realm of scents like Fernandez' hero franchise Blue Talisman Eau de Parfum. For me personally, I like the comparison to the opening of Via Manzoni 20 the most. I would also bring attention to the patchouli which does add an earthy smell to the on-skin composition in the heart and dry-down. As for floral tones, I cannot spot any personally.

The performance is quite a bit lighter than Lux Solis: I never really get more than average-to-mediocre sillage with my initial longevity assessment being about 6 hours. Value's a hard one to assess with it being exclusive to Selfridges at £310/100ml, but I don't want to give it more than a 4/10. The title of the review reflects the views that I generally hold for fragrances driven by akigalawood: given the note's prominent synthetic nature, I refuse to rate it high in my system. However, I have rated Oudous Cerasus on par with Blue Talisman Eau de Parfum after I recently revisited the Ex Nihilo and revised it up from a 6.0 to a 6.5 (not as synthetic as I had remembered). That is to say this is a fragrance I could see myself wearing, but all-in-all, it falls short of the highs Nishane has achieved over the years, from Ani Extrait de Parfum to Nefs. At the same time, Nishane should consider themselves lucky to not have released a cherry twist on Lux Solis' synthetic DNA.

I am starting to get a bit confused, and I don't mean to be harsh... I tried this today at Selfridges.
Yes, it has a rather non-descript cherry opening but it rapidly veers into a oud maracuja x erba pura vibe. I really don't understand why Nishane is getting into this kind of releases. I guess that big exclusive contracts (i.e. £££) are at play, especially when you have a successful perfumer behind your creations.

The silver lining is that if you are a fan of Nishane as a brand, you don't need to despair. In my opinion, these "Oudous" exclusives are just not worth it.
Get a sample if you can, and judge yourself.

London's major department stores are known within the perfume community for carrying exclusive fragrances from big brands that can only be purchased there.
However, the exclusivity of the perfumes (and the quite high price) is no guarantee that they are exceptionally good scents.
With "Oudous Cerasus | Nishane," however, Nishane and Selfridges have hit a home run with me!

At first, a cherry-strawberry jam with honey is noticeable - similar to the scent that wafts up when you spread some jam on a still warm roll.
Warm, fruity, sweet, a little sour.
Quickly, the Oud joins in. It pleasantly steps into the foreground without any animalic notes or being overly present.
In the background, a certain citrus note can be perceived, which lightens the overall scent and provides a nice contrast to the fruity-sweet Oud + fruit combination.

The longevity and sillage are also impressive. Definitely 10h+ - on clothing, much longer. With this fragrance, one is very strongly perceived; I would strongly advise against overspraying.

Oudous Cerasus is quite dense due to the sweetness + Oud and might be a bit overwhelming for some over time. However, for Oud beginners (like me), it is definitely recommended, as the Oud used is really very pleasant.

Thanks for reading :)