This Is Him! Zadig & Voltaire 2016

This is Him! It is a perfume that is already a few years old, is not and has never been overcrowded and has a more than respectable reputation in the opinion of YouTube reviewers. What is it about? exactly what it promises, with few declared notes, it evolves quickly from the sparkling almost effervescent top of grapefruit spiced by pepper, to the body of incense, light to my taste, sweetened by vanilla which then settles into a base of sandalwood also quite light. It's dark, I think the night suits it better in temperate climates. I find it curious that the great, great resemblance it has to Paco Rabanne's Pure XS is not often mentioned.
So far everything is clear, it happens that I cannot understand how my bach (March 2023) can perform so badly. I am one of those who prefer aromas to performance, I don't complain if a perfume lasts 4 hours and I have to reapply, besides the fact that generally my skin does not favor the performance of perfumes and I usually apply quite a bit, even the most powerful ones I have. But This is Him goes beyond that. I gave it the last use with about 18 degrees, and about 15 sprays. I swear that after half an hour I had to put my nose close to the back of my hand to perceive it, and after two hours it was necessary to track it with my nose against my arm.
I wouldn't recommend it, instead I suggest going with the Pure XS. This is going to be one of the very few times that I focus a comment on the duration of a perfume, because I think such poor performance is somewhat abnormal.