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Black Leather!
At first, I found this repugnant. (I had a decant.) As a relative newbie, I came to fragrance through florals like J’Adore and Gucci Bloom. But I’ve learned ‘to get’ leather. First I acquired Babycat. However, I prefer Cherry Punk. The leather is robust and almost smokey. The cherry is mellow and yet stands up to the leather. Reminds me of my old club days of warm leather jackets worn indoors, and cigarette smoke in the air. That said, any smoke in Cherry Punk is dialed down low, supporting the leather and cherry. Now I love this fragrance.
Edited to add, I seem to be getting less smoke than most reviewers, so just an fyi. I don’t like smoke as a rule; maybe the smoke is balanced so nicely with the cherry and leather. It’s certainly not an incense smoke. I can’t speak to the Cherry Punk edp which includes patchouli. For a leather scent, the Extrait feels brighter.
Edited to add, I seem to be getting less smoke than most reviewers, so just an fyi. I don’t like smoke as a rule; maybe the smoke is balanced so nicely with the cherry and leather. It’s certainly not an incense smoke. I can’t speak to the Cherry Punk edp which includes patchouli. For a leather scent, the Extrait feels brighter.