Cherry Smoothie

Cherry Smoothie by Zara
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7.2 / 10 117 Ratings
Cherry Smoothie is a perfume by Zara for women. The release year is unknown. The scent is fruity-sweet. It is still in production. Pronunciation
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Main accords

Fruity
Sweet
Gourmand
Synthetic
Creamy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
CherryCherry PlumPlum AlmondAlmond
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Peru balsamPeru balsam Hawthorn berry HeliotropeHeliotrope
Base Notes Base Notes
VanillaVanilla Tonka beanTonka bean
Ratings
Scent
7.2117 Ratings
Longevity
7.3102 Ratings
Sillage
7.1104 Ratings
Bottle
6.6103 Ratings
Value for money
9.297 Ratings
Submitted by Ramsauerin, last update on 21.09.2023.

Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions
10
Pricing
8.5
Scent
DogiCoco

135 Reviews
DogiCoco
DogiCoco
1  
Cherry lokum!
Many Zara perfumes are dupes for other fragrances and this is said to be a dupe for Lost Cherry, but I don't really think so. To my nose, Cherry Smoothie is somewhere in between Lost Cherry and powdery almond scents in the vein of Keiko Mecheri's Loukhoum. Maybe it's the hawthorne note that makes me think that.
This starts quite juicy and fresh, but almost immediately, the sweet, powdery notes come in. I get lots of heliotrope and almond, warm vanilla and an unlisted white musk. The cherry stays natural and a little sour (in a pleasant way), unlike some other cherry scents, this doesn't have that artificial cherry cough drop vibe.

All in all it's a lovely scent, one of the best from Zara in my opinion. If I didn't have Lost Cherry and Loukhoum and several other cherry scents, I would buy it immediately. You can't really go wrong with this at that price point.

For the record, I don't find this similar to Kayali Lovefest at all, except for the obvious fact that they both have cherry notes. Lovefest has a lot of smokey and woodsy notes, Cherry Smoothie doesn't.

I have only tried a decant from the older bottle with the pink cap, not the current cylindrical one. I don't think there will be a huge difference, just wanted to mention it.
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9
Pricing
8
Bottle
7
Sillage
10
Longevity
5.5
Scent
KatrinVi

10 Reviews
KatrinVi
KatrinVi
Helpful Review 2  
Smoothie where?
I blind bought it because of its pocket friendly price, but it finally was placed on my mothers boudoir!

I thought that would be a sweet, caramelized cherry perfume but I was wrong..
Creamy, where?
Almond, where?
Smoothie?

I don't get any of these notes. For me this is a totally unisex perfume. All I can smell is a dark, woodsy cheery and burnt caramel, but not in a sweet way.
I can surely smell this on a man and like it.
The name is totally wrong and far away from my taste.
I tried to layer it with pure vanilla perfumes to make it smoother but this is a dynamite. It covers everything below.
So, lately my mother takes advantage of my brainless purchases and the misspelled perfume names!

I forgot to mention that it lasts an eternity!
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10
Pricing
8
Bottle
5
Sillage
6
Longevity
9
Scent
Elysium

778 Reviews
Elysium
Elysium
Very helpful Review 5  
In Search Of Forbidden Pleasure
I have tried so many cherry scents, and nothing has stuck to me but “Joop! Homme (Eau de Toilette) | Joop!”, which is sad because I love cherry. I think it is hard to find a scent that is this true to cherry. I always think of the cherries in alcohol that my grandmother used to prepare from the cherry trees in our garden when I was a child. It tasted so fresh, boozy, and bittersweet, something I’ve never found in a perfume. And this caught me by surprise. So, when I read the cherry in the name, my first thought was that it would have more of a pie or a scent of baked dough, clafoutis, and a French baked pudding. I had the pleasure of testing it in the ZARA shop, and my second thought differed utterly from the natural Cherry Smoothie scent. It’s a delicious Cherry Crush macaroon scent I wish I had. It is special. I have never smelled such a smell. Or at least nothing that smells like real cherries and not cough syrup. And so I bought it.

The cologne is a fruity oriental bombshell, gourmand, full of edible notes, yet not annoying. Synthetic, sure, but with a true scent of cherry and black cherry fruit. It’s a contrasting scent that reveals a tempting dichotomy of playful, candy-like shimmer on the outside and luscious balm on the inside. When desire becomes insatiable and creeps into the soul in search of forbidden pleasure.

It opens on a blast of fresh, sour, and boozy jammy cherries and black cherries, reminiscent of a cherry liqueur. It is A very lasting start that settles only after a few minutes. Let the alcohol evaporate, and a punch of bitter and teasing note exhales, almondy, slightly medicinal, as bitter as the seed of an apricot kernel. Wow, this is the first time I have caught such a bitter accord in a perfume. Apricot kernel oil gives Disaronno and other amaretto their almond-like flavour. As soon as almondy notes appear, they become stronger and stronger until they counterbalance the fragrance with a bittersweet game. The syrupy fluid melts with woods and burnished spices. A luscious aroma of black cherry is immediately apparent, complemented by a touch of bitter almond that is slightly raw and green. The flavours are mouth-wateringly delectable.

The heart explodes in cherry waves of sweet and sour. A cherry syrup expresses the structured maceration of voluptuous fruits as breathtaking rose blossoms. Then, bitter almond-like hawthorn and talc heliotrope penetrate my senses. I take stewed plums with a hint of star anise and toasted almonds. The scent intensifies with a jam rose that inserts forcefully. The rose adds a metaphorical viscosity that is enhanced when the cherry syrup oozes onto the scene. I love how the bitter notes balance the gourmand decadence of the black and ruby red fruit. The olfactory profile of the intermediate phase is powdery, like a vanilla meringue with the help of almonds.

You should know that the blending of individual notes sometimes brings an unexpected chord, and here I can detect wet pipe tobacco and aged Scotch whiskey. The ultimate unpredictability comes to the bottom when Peruvian balsam, vanilla and toasted tonka come into play. When mixed with an unexpected melange of woods and spices, the finish reaches sublime levels of insatiability, with a kind of smoke and alcoholism. Vanilla appears out of nowhere, with a more alcoholic smell than regular sweetened coumarin.

What else to say? Cherry Smoothie is a spicy scent of grown cherry, unique and alcoholic, with almond and a touch of pink - edgy but delicious. When you wear it, it becomes much hotter, spicier and cosier. The fruit nuance dissipates and leaves me with a spicy vanilla aroma. It’s not an overly sugary fragrance; it just has that warm, delicate sweetness. The projection is intimate to moderate, and I can’t stop smelling myself. The scent doesn’t last long on my skin, but long enough to suit an evening and night out. This perfume will become one of my favourites, especially for the autumn and winter. It is a sweet but not too sweet fragrance, a scent similar to a red fruit candy that reminds me of my childhood. It’s like smelling and eating cherry gum without actually eating it. It is available in the women’s department, but the perfume is unisex, with no feminine cut.

I base the review on a 100ml bottle I have owned since February 2022.

-Elysium
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Statements

3 short views on the fragrance
Loulou31Loulou31 11 months ago
Un milkshake cerise avec une pointe de chantilly. Pas mon style habituel mais ici très bien réalisé.
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Jazzy76Jazzy76 1 year ago
6
Bottle
6
Sillage
7
Longevity
7
Scent
A syrup, not a scent: too fruity and sugary for my tastes. The cherry note dominates covering the whole bouquet. Anyway, good sillage
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ElysiumElysium 2 years ago
8
Bottle
5
Sillage
6
Longevity
9
Scent
Dark, bitter cherries are transformed into rosy, balsamic blossoms, and then leave a vanilla and tonka trail in their wake. Lost cherry?
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