Louise Turner of Givaudan composed both of Tom Ford's big cherry fragrances. Lost Cherry launched in 2018, Cherry Smoke in 2022. Same nose, same fruit, and the two scents head in opposite directions from the first spray.
Lost Cherry (2018) is the sweet one. Bitter almond, black cherry and cherry liqueur open it. Sour cherry, plum, Turkish rose and jasmine sit in the middle. The base runs long: vanilla, tonka bean, cinnamon, Peru balsam, sandalwood and more. It smells like cherry liqueur poured over marzipan. Boozy, sweet, and a little indecent.
Cherry Smoke (2022) is the dry one. Sour cherry and saffron open it. The heart is leather, osmanthus, olive and apricot. The base is smoke, woods and cypriol. The fruit is still there, but it stopped being pudding. It reads as cherry skin over embers.
The clever part is the osmanthus. That flower naturally carries facets of apricot, olive and leather, which is why Tom Ford's own description of Cherry Smoke names all three. Turner did not need a fruit basket to give the scent texture. One flower does much of the work.
What buyers get wrong is the word cherry. People blind buy Cherry Smoke expecting Lost Cherry's sweetness and open a box of leather and smoke instead. Neither is better. One is dessert, one is a fireplace, and the name will not warn you which is which.
If the 2018 original is the one you want, our Lost Cherry Nior is our take on it, a UK-made spray at 35% concentration. See the wider Tom Ford inspired collection and the best Lost Cherry dupes in the UK.
