Cherry is the top fragrance note of 2026 – 7 cherry fragrances to add to your collection
The best men’s cherry fragrances, featuring Tom Ford, Armani, Guerlain and more
Over the past few years, there have been lots of prominent fragrance notes, from sweet vanilla to woody cedar. But for 2026, the most popular note to emerge in both men’s colognes and women’s perfumes is cherry.
Cherries might only be in season for a couple months of year, but cherry is an extremely complex scent. Red cherry is typically sweeter, and best suited for spring and summer, while black cherry is darker, and better for wear during autumn and winter.
This makes cherry an all-year-round kind of scent, and it caters to all genders. What’s better is as it comes with the gourmand fragrance family, cherry fragrances often smell good enough to eat.
To celebrate the most popular note from 2026, here are seven cherry fragrances you should add to your collection, featuring the likes of Tom Ford, Armani, Dior, Guerlain and more.
CHERRY FRAGRANCES FOR 2026
Tom Ford Lost Cherry is arguably the most popular cherry-inspired fragrance out there. With notes of black cherry, cherry liqueur and almond, Lost Cherry smells similar to a cherry bakewell. But it’s not too overpowering or sweet, as it’s balanced with rose, jasmine, vetiver, cedar and sandalwood.
Described as a ‘fruity cocktail’, BORNTOSTANDOUT Indecent Cherry has sweet and sour cherry notes at the top and heart of the fragrance. It’s balanced with sweet, spicy and earthy layers, including almond, saffron, rose, vanilla, amber, patchouli and musk.
A new fragrance from 2026, Armani Stronger With You Powerfully is sweet, floral and smoky. Its top note opens with cherry accord, before branching out into lavender, chestnut and vanilla. It’s on the sweeter side, but it’s extremely intense and addictive, too.
From Dior’s La Collection Privee collection, Dior Rouge Trafalgar Esprit is extremely concentrated, so if you like cherry, you’ll want to save up for this one. Intensely fruity, Dior Rouge Trafalgar Esprit has notes of cherry, rose and red fruits, and comes with a hint of spice with pink pepper.
Perfect for date night, Guerlain Cherry Oud is an intense combination of fruits, spice and wood. It starts off strong with notes of cinnamon and cardamom with cherry accord coming through from the heart note. It’s balanced with rose, oud, musk and leather, giving it a dark, richness.
Another intense fragrance, Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal Pour Homme Elixir is fruity, woody and ambery. Black cherry sits at the top, and is rounded out by patchouli and tonka bean. It comes in a dramatic bottle with an elaborate crown as the stopper.
Kilian Paris Back To Black is probably the more underrated cherry fragrance in this list, as it has a lot of powerful layers that almost overpower it. It’s full of smoke from its incense, cedarwood and tobacco notes, and its cherry scent comes from its blue chamomile and honey layers which gives it a sweet stickiness.
