All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission.
“Espresso” has arguably been the anthem of summer, so when I heard singing sensation Sabrina Carpenter was launching another fragrance (she already has Sweet Tooth, a vanilla scent, and Caramel Dream, with amber and almond, in her collection) the first thing I thought of was…a chocolate espresso-scented fragrance, of course. And I wasn't too far off.
The pop star recently launched Cherry Baby, a bright new fragrance housed in a chocolate bar-shaped bottle. Inside isn’t your typical fruity scent—notes of chocolate and brown sugar are blended into the juice. In a press release, Carpenter said she wanted the scent to be “unexpected but something upscale and sophisticated while still feeling playful and provocative.” And that it is.
Allure editors are familiar with the other cherry-infused fragrances on the market, and Cherry Baby reminded some of them of Tom Ford’s Lost Cherry, which kicked off the trend when it launched in 2018. The (really!) big difference though: At $55, Carpenter’s is a fifth of the price (compared to around $405 if you are adding Tom Ford’s to your cart).
Personally, upon first spritz, I found Cherry Baby to be a bit sweet for my floral-loving nose. As the scent dried on my skin, it evolved into something less sugar-y sweet and more fruit-forward. However, it wasn’t cherries I was smelling. Instead, it resembled the aroma of freshly baked apple pie—like a lighter version of Kayali Eden Juicy Apple, one of my favorites.
.JPG)
Turns out, I was on the nose (forgive the pun). Cherry is certainly in the mix—and so is apple and plum, plus peony and vanilla. If you couldn’t tell from that list, it’s sweet. How sweet you ask? Take it from four other Allure editors who gave Cherry Baby a whiff.
.jpg)
"The apple top note makes Cherry Baby a unique take on a cherry fragrance. The scent isn’t too cloying, as it gives off the smell of an apple orchard–which I love! The fragrance is long-lasting too—lingering on my blouse hours after I'd spritzed it on.”
“If Espresso is an earworm, Sabrina Carpenter's Cherry Baby fragrance is a… noseworm. The smell of apple took center stage, but the addition of cashmere wood and sensual musk made what could be an incredibly cloying, saccharine scent, into something much more mature. I don’t typically lean towards a fruit-forward, gourmand fragrance, so I won’t be wearing this too often but I do love the smell—and I would love for it to fill my home. Sabrina, can we get a Cherry Baby candle—please, please, please?”
.JPG)
“I know this is a cherry fragrance, but the very first thing I smell is sweet apple. It’s more fruity than sweet, although nothing compares to Tom Ford's Lost Cherry—but this is a nice take on it.”
"It’s giving me sweet apple vibes, much like a candy apple at a farm in the middle of October. But once it dried on my skin, it started to smell rather familiar—and then it hit me: Tom Ford Electric Cherry! It's sweet yet sophisticated and mature but it’s missing some of those woodsy notes I get from my Tom Ford favorite.”
If the price is still a bit steep, or you prefer something lighter, the scent also comes in a Body Mist for $10. During a blind smell test, several Allure editors couldn’t smell the difference between the two, though we did find the perfume version has a bit more staying power.
More on Sabrina Carpenter's beauty routine:
- Sabrina Carpenter Wears a $50 Lipstick to Mutilate Jenna Ortega in the “Taste” Video
- Sabrina Carpenter’s Signature Makeup Look Is So Cheeky
- This $27 Hairspray Keeps Sabrina Carpenter's Bangs Perpetually Bouncy
Now, watch Sabrina Carpenter's ten-minute makeup routine:
Follow Allure on Instagram and TikTok, or subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on all things beauty.
