Fragrance comparison

Cherry Cherie vs Kabuki

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 24 Oct 2026 26 ratings analysed

2 wins

Cherry Cherie

Un Monde Nouveau

5.006 votes

Rank #33,293 MuskyPowdery

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76%scent match

Very similar

Kabuki

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

3.8020 votes

Rank #22,324 MuskyCherry

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Cherry Cherie takes 2 of 3 categories.

Cherry Cherie
Choose it for a musky and powdery character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Kabuki
Choose it for a musky and cherry character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Cherry Cherie2/3

Kabuki1/3

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Cherry Cherie
Sillage & projection: Cherry Cherie
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Kabuki

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

Cherry CherieUn Monde Nouveau

KabukiBlack Phoenix Alchemy Lab

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 6 votes

Have 9%Had 19%Want 72%

3.80/ 5 · 20 votes

Have 24%Had 14%Want 62%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

6 votes · too few to score

20%Love

55%Like

15%Ok

5%Dislike

5%Hate

20 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate100

⏱ Longevity64

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate70

Category winners

LongevityCherry Cherie

SillageCherry Cherie

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value88

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

musky100%

powdery83%

cherry65%

sweet48%

animalic30%

musky100%

cherry90%

anis80%

powdery70%

soft spicy60%

sweet50%

Scent match76%Very similar · both musky, cherry and powdery

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Notes

MuskCherry

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

MuskCherryStar Anise

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesMusk and Cherry. Durations are only published for Cherry Cherie, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer100

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night86

Spring0

Summer0

Fall67

Winter100

Day33

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Casual 36%Work 28%Date 25%Party 11%

Men0

Unisex75

Women25

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#33,293

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#22,324

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews7

Category winnerKabukiHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Cherry Cherie by Un Monde Nouveau is a nostalgic throwback from 1993 that pairs tart dark cherry with a heavy blanket of powdery musk. It opens with an unmistakable solvent blast before settling down fast. Do not panic. That initial sting evaporates within three minutes, leaving behind thick cherry syrup folded into v…

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Kabuki opens with syrupy cherry and star anise over a soft red musk base, then settles into something warmer and stranger on skin. Reviews often describe a sweet rice-like, powdery finish, with the cherry fading earlier than the musk. It suits shoppers who enjoy unconventional gourmand-leaning musks more than a straig…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Cherry Cherie or Kabuki?

Cherry Cherie takes 2 of 3 categories. Cherry Cherie is rated 5.00/5 from 6 votes; Kabuki is rated 3.80/5 from 20 votes. Choose Cherry Cherie for a musky and powdery character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Kabuki for a musky and cherry character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.