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poul231 – :
For those of you missing this scent, sample Mula Mula. The price is a lot more, but it smells just like I remember Cherry Vanilla smelling.
Farrero – :
Strange this is so missed and popular. I now see why it’s discontinued and was being sold at Walmart before that.
Top notes
– Musk
– vanilla
– old stale couch from 1971
No cherry in sight.
firami – :
My favorite vanilla perfume, period. Vanilla and I never usually get along – it makes me sneeze and can sometimes read on me as ‘dusty’. I’ve tried a number of vanilla heavy popular gourmands from more expensive (or hell, known at all!) houses and they never flattered me. Which is a shame, because vanilla is such a common note and I love it in say…actual food, haha.
Inexplicably, Cherry Vanilla just works. It smells like thick, heady vanilla syrup with cherries floating in it. No one else I know personally enjoys this smell, it’s a “just for me” type of perfume. It doesn’t smell like some niche work of art, nor does it have the ‘mass market’ appeal of a traditional designer fragrance, but what it is works.
Seems like it’s pretty hard to find these days, which is a shame – seems like a lot of old school drug store perfumes aren’t around anymore. Sad to think about, they were my and probably many of ours first introductions to fragrance. Tabu was another early favorite – dousing myself in that at 13 so I could smell like my cool aunt was a moment I’ll never forget! I’m holding onto my Cherry Vanilla and giving it a good whiff every now and then, and maybe I can share it with my child someday and they’ll have memories of these same drug store perfumes, and the cool older people who wore them. 😉
Alach – :
lovagliom – I’ve seen Cherry Vanilla being sold on Walmart.com. The brand name used to be Shiara, but I think it’s (supposed to be) the same scent. The bottle looks the same, in the online photo.If you could get ahold of Vintage Coty Ici, it’s likely closer to the original, creamy-tobacco Cherry Vanilla than the current Walmart version.
toropov.vasia2011 – :
This is ans was my favorite perfume had many complaments on this I just have found out it is no longer available I think it needs to come back I see the out ragagetist prices on ebay and amonzon why did you did continue this product
Hovalatova – :
CHERRY VANILLA is one of those nifty little drugstore fragrances that has been discontinued and is now going for ridiculous prices on-line. I didn’t pay more than a few dollars for it about 10 years ago.
In any case, this smells like – yeah – cherries and vanilla! It’s nice for those chilly days or evenings at home when you’d really like a complicated flambe’ dessert with crepes, whipped cream, brandy and cherries, but it’s easier and a lot less fattening to spray on a little CHERRY VANILLA. Just like the above dessert, it’s satisfying and not too sweet.
Sillage is moderate and longevity is about 4 hours on me. Although many inexpensive cherry fragrances smell like cough syrup to me, this one doesn’t. It’s not worth paying scalper prices, but if you should happen to see it going cheap at a garage sale or something, grab it.
Artem77 – :
I just discovered I already have this in my collection, after it had been on my want list for ages! Got it as part of a vintage early 90s perfume sale on eBay and it is branded Shiara, the original formula I believe. Love it. Reminds me a little of Fire and Ice which I also love.
archie – :
There’s a special place in my heart and wardrobe for perfumes like this with no pretension or aspirations to be somehow above the bourgeoisie. Lovely humble juice well loved by everybody except those who would never give her a chance based on her origins.
Admittedly she makes a horrible first impression. A fake and caustic opening almost sent me running away but once settled it becomes cherries and cream. Oh la la!
Cherry Vanilla smells to me like if Lana Del Rey in all her faux bucolic americana drag, travelled back in time to the forties detective office of Phillip Marlowe in order to try to poison someone with cyanide laced amaretto. In a red dress. Dangerous femme fatale juice to me. Love it.
Toxa_2030 – :
This was my signature scent in the early 90s when I decided a pre-teen girl should have a smell people recognized her by. It smells like cherry candy and cream. It’s a great scent for a very young girl who would like to have a perfume of her own, but not something a grown woman can pull off.
pankalany – :
I found a bottle for dirt cheap at Walmart. In a moment of not thinking I bought it and completely forgot it was said to resemble Amber Romance which I do not like. I get in the car, try it on, and think to myself, “hmmm…this smells like something…ah yes…Amber Romance…” -_- I’m going to try to layer it with something more harsh…I’m thinking Kokorico…maybe it’ll make a dirty chocolate-covered cherry type situation…
korenmax – :
I had this when it first came out, and it was produced by a different company at the time. It was my signature for years and years. I got compliments every day. I loved it!
But the formula switched hands, and in the process was changed. This perfume went from a musky, intoxicating aura to a suffocating cloud of obvious synthetics. I was so disappointed that I didn’t bother getting my money back; it went straight in the trash
goxa_aka – :
Cherry Vanilla *was* delicious–especially for such an inexpensive fragrance. Unfortunately, I recently purchased a bottle at Walgreen’s, and it’s gone bad. Cherry Vanilla was discontinued around 2006, I believe, and it seems the remaining bottles didn’t keep. I’m gutted! To me, it smelled a bit like Revlon’s Fire and Ice. I wore it to a trip to Hawaii in 1996 and mostly wanted a bottle for nostalgic purposes (since memories are tied up in scents). I wish its manufacturer would start making it again! Cherry Vanilla was a light, yummy scent everyone seemed to love.
ddim001 – :
I will probably end up buying this perfume. I love vanilla scents and I love cherry and almond too. I have noticed when I tested this though, that is does smell slightly of tobacco? I’m not sure why I get that in this, but I do. In a way it takes away from the other parts of this scent I like. I’ll have to wear it though and leave an update.
vanhelsing000 – :
A lighter, pleasant version of Rose Ispahan by Yves Rocher.
dsmitr – :
Cherries and almonds, my husband likes it. I think it smells like cherry cigars, something musky about it almonds maybe. I have to take it out for a test drive and see what others think about it, could be a good work fragrance. $8.00 isn’t bad for this.
yurdos – :
I used this scent years ago and enjoyed it, and was glad to see it’s back and actually smells the same!
I will buy some because, when I tried it on in the store, it was just as long-lasting (for an inexpensive scent) as I remembered.
I like the fact that the cherry opening note is sour. It DOES NOT smell like fake cherries or fruit bubble gum, thank God!
The vanilla is quite a high quality for a “drugstore” scent, too. It’s not that “cheap ‘ho” vanilla that has given vanilla perfumes a bad name.
11CHECHEN11 – :
I needed a new perfume & for me I’m always searching for the right vanilla powdery perfume. I never thought of cherry, but I figured this would be a tasty surprise. Well I sprayed it on my jacket, one spray, and all I got was liquorice! First a strong red liquorice then black. Needless to say I was not pleased. However, because of the reviews, I thought why not let my husband smell it on me. After showering, reapplying & then allowing the perfume to calm down it was subtle & nice. My husband loved it! I recommend applying it to your body only. It is a very thick perfume.
lwa392Bessinepome – :
This fragrance is very pleasing and very affordable. I am able to buy it at Walmart for $8.00 and can even find coupons online to make it less expensive. My kids love it too and think mama smells good!
Aerohoplenerizpk – :
I used to adore this perfume. I wore it throughout middle school, and I thought it helped cement me as the coolest person EVER.
The perfume was cheap, and it smelled like two of my favorite things: cherries and vanilla. How could I go wrong?
I came across the scent last week at a nearby CVS, and smelling the cap and misting some fragrance in the air overwhelmed me with a feeling of nostalgia. It also gave me the chance to stop loving something I used to love and hold dear. That’s not a nice feeling. Oh well.
I must admit I was floored, because the initial smell is not very pleasant. All you get is an artificial and slightly bitter cherry smell– like candied maraschino cherries if they have fermented slightly. I scolded my 13 year-old self for loving this and subjecting others to it.
After a few minutes, the baby powder/ vanilla scent emerges, and the cherry smell dies down and smells more sweet, though just as fictitious.
The fragrance fades quickly and is gone in less than an hour. The sillage is about a medium: someone needs to be at arm’s length or closer.
It’s a decent fragrance for this 45 minutes– much like chocolate- covered cherries, sprayed with cherry air freshener and dusted with a little baby powder.
RhymnMeerry – :
I purchased this scent many years ago to wear for an event. A marine corps ball, to be precise. I used it liberally because I wanted to offset all of the cigar odor that I knew I would be subjected to once the party got moving. I didn’t really smell much of anything other than an almost sickly sweet cough syrup. I was sorry I used it. Later that evening I had guy after guy after guy telling me that I smelled “delicious”, “sexy” and “hot”. Maybe it was good. Maybe they were drunk off their cabooses. I never wore it again, but I can see the appeal. Fruity, sweet, inexpensive, and apparently it is attractive to younger men who have tapped a keg all night! 😉 Bottom line: You never know unless you try! 😉
NOV. 2012
We were just on a short holiday to CA/USA & I came across the body spray version of this at a discount store. What possessed me to throw two in my cart immediately is rather funny & perplexing, because as I mentioned in my post above, I thought the scent was rather revolting on me. I think it was because I had purposefully doused myself in it. But, my mom likes this scent and it smells very much like Cartier Delices (no joke!) on her, so I was initially grabbing a bottle for her, but then I sprayed a bit and was just delighted. It was sweet, for sure, but pleasant, comforting and smelled like a happy holiday hug. If anything, I decided what the heck…it will be fun to wear around the holidays SPARINGLY while I watch some Christmas movies with my kids, wear some cozy jammies while enjoying a cup of cocoa or hot toddy…Gosh darn it! Those cherries snagged me again! 🙂
sasakot – :
This starts off with cherries big time. They are sour and it does smell like those cherries you put on a sundae. Or would I say, it smells like you have put your head down the jar!
Not very pleasant beginning but it dries down very nicely.
It smells very soft when the cherries mixes with vanilla and the longivity is great for this fragrance. The sillage is average and it´s a good daytime fragrance for all seasons I think.
Lanport – :
I don’t care what anyone says abut this scent, I freaking adore it! Yes it is really cheap but if you’re a pure perfume addict, then it doesn’t matter where you get your scents from as long as they smell nice.
YP.Pahomov – :
Yuck, this is a cheap, heavy scent. It doesn’t smell like cherries or vanilla to me and the liquid is extremely dark even when sprayed onto the skin.
vovan2009 – :
I had a bottle a while back. At first, it smelled sweet & tarty. Then it goes into a soft vanilla scent. It’s a very casual scent; perfect to chill at home. I liked it.
perec355mail.ru – :
This smells so good..For a less expensive scent,this last longer than some expensive ones.I find this scent addicting..If you like scents like Amber Romance, Coty Ici, Revlon Fire and Ice which I do,you might like this.
want_19 – :
gourmet cherry and warm vanilla; mainly for winter holidays, kind of smells christmassy. cheapo with excellent longetivity. I find nothing special about this one, I rarely wear it; I’m all vanillad-out.it closely resembles cheap vanilla-like body sprays that I used to use excessively as a teen, and had grown out of it.
Logmooliora – :
I bought this on a whim being it was so cheap, and now I really like it. It’s very soft and does smell like cherry cola as was mentioned before. I get compliments whenever I wear it. It smells better on my skin then it does right out of the bottle. I would recommend if you have a sweet chemistry.
donsova – :
What a great scent… a bit like cherry coke with a pinch of vanilla… It’s not strong, but it lasts a long time and I like that – it’s subtle, but lasting. The last thing I want to do is give people around me a headache, but a subtle scent like this gives me that little something extra without infuriating my coworkers. The price was perfect too 🙂
iolanties – :
Tried it Walmart last weekend and it is nice I think I will pick it up this weekend (sneak it in the grocery cart LOL)
shum1203 – :
I used to buy it years ago at Walmart and wear it as a casual scent. To me it’s very simple and pleasant, nothing special….but you won’t believe the amount of compliments I got on it. lol
I wouldn’y buy it now, i think i grew out of it and into more mature and complex scents. But I have good memories associated with Cherry Vanilla.
Dima Galiahmetov – :
Just bought this and think it stinks. I read reviews before and every single one said amazing things. But why does this smell cloudy and dirty to me? I’ll give it a couple more chances.
bride10 – :
Found this at Walmart. There was a bottle out for test so I gave it a go… AND I have to say it’s quite acceptable for being “cheap”. Sweet like a marchino cherry and creamy like vanilla ice cream. I think for the price it’s a good buy!
vadimos2002 – :
I found this for so cheap that I couldn’t reasonably turn it down. The scent is exactly as promised, cherries and vanilla. It reminds me more of the sweet red cherry on top of a sundae than the fresh fruit, but there’s not a lot of “candy” to it. It’s cute and uncomplicated, and I am liking it.