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The sweet smell of sensual leather
"His kiss tasted like the honey-bourbon he'd been sipping, and his skin smelled like sweet, delightful leather, and sensual man."
Oh man, Zara Gourmand Leather makes me think about that whenever I smell it! Well, I need to take back control of my imagination, and instead of letting it go wild on all the beautiful things that could happen, I should instead start discussing the scent! ;)
To begin with, I've hunted about Zara Gourmand Leather on the web, and I've got back the following outcomes:
"It has some similarities to Ultra Male by Jean Paul Gaultier."
"Nice opening, and yes, it does smell similar to JPG Ultra Male."
"This one is fantastic. I have to agree, and this is like Ultra Male."
"It truly does smell very, very similar to JPG Ultra Male (I'd say the top notes are almost identical)."
"This fragrance does remind me of JPG Ultra Male, and it is also almost identical "
"Yes, this resembles Ultra Male by JPG, almost the same smell..."
"This is 95% Ultra Male, as many have already said. "
"It is very close to Ultra Male, and I own both of those... "
"I have to agree, this is like Ultra Male, precisely like it. "
Should I believe the hype? Let's look at the evidence. I sprayed Zara Gourmand Leather on one hand and JPG UM on the other and compared side by side. First things first, the cologne is inspired by the recent trend for fruity gourmand male fragrances and shares specific characteristics with other contemporaries, comprising a surplus of aromatic, lavender. Amber notes it's a modern take on the Amber Oriental Fougère family.
The flight takes off with a very agreeable citrus-mentholated accord, which lasts roughly half an hour. The opening is very similar, on a burst of enticing fruit notes over a backdrop of warmly aromatic lavender and fresh mint. However, the kind of citrus fruit listed is different.
The scents continue with a fainting citrus note and an aromatic intense clary sage and lavender combo that adds a dark aspect to both. At this stage, in Zara Gourmand Leather, a sweet and indulging iris note becomes dominant. The vibe is still alike; however, the powdery and buttery tone keeps the two apart for nearly one hour.
The dry down reveals a solid and lovable gourmand combo of tonka and leather that lasts a lot of time, 5 to 6 hours with one good spray on the back of my hand. The warm interlude slowly evaporates to reveal the mouthwatering and sweet gourmand notes of vanilla.
Yet both dry down powdery, creamy, animal, musky, and dirty. Vanilla and tonka are dominant and rule the oriental facet of the amber base, which is warm, intoxicating, and particularly addictive.
Conclusively, Zara GL is a tremendous uncanny clone of JPG UM, and they are surprisingly similar at 99.999% with a powdery dominant note that distinguishes the former. Ideal for daily and nightly wear, fabulous for office thanks to moderate yet inoffensive sillage but colossal longevity. The best season is cold weather, from late muggy fall until early sparkling spring. Thanks to its strikingly amber and gourmand accords, it's something that performs well in a seductive fire-lit environment or the frosty night air.
Albeit somebody compares Zara GL to Armani Code Profumo, nor do I. To my nose, they have nothing in common, at any stage of the development, two scents apart.
-Elysium
Oh man, Zara Gourmand Leather makes me think about that whenever I smell it! Well, I need to take back control of my imagination, and instead of letting it go wild on all the beautiful things that could happen, I should instead start discussing the scent! ;)
To begin with, I've hunted about Zara Gourmand Leather on the web, and I've got back the following outcomes:
"It has some similarities to Ultra Male by Jean Paul Gaultier."
"Nice opening, and yes, it does smell similar to JPG Ultra Male."
"This one is fantastic. I have to agree, and this is like Ultra Male."
"It truly does smell very, very similar to JPG Ultra Male (I'd say the top notes are almost identical)."
"This fragrance does remind me of JPG Ultra Male, and it is also almost identical "
"Yes, this resembles Ultra Male by JPG, almost the same smell..."
"This is 95% Ultra Male, as many have already said. "
"It is very close to Ultra Male, and I own both of those... "
"I have to agree, this is like Ultra Male, precisely like it. "
Should I believe the hype? Let's look at the evidence. I sprayed Zara Gourmand Leather on one hand and JPG UM on the other and compared side by side. First things first, the cologne is inspired by the recent trend for fruity gourmand male fragrances and shares specific characteristics with other contemporaries, comprising a surplus of aromatic, lavender. Amber notes it's a modern take on the Amber Oriental Fougère family.
The flight takes off with a very agreeable citrus-mentholated accord, which lasts roughly half an hour. The opening is very similar, on a burst of enticing fruit notes over a backdrop of warmly aromatic lavender and fresh mint. However, the kind of citrus fruit listed is different.
The scents continue with a fainting citrus note and an aromatic intense clary sage and lavender combo that adds a dark aspect to both. At this stage, in Zara Gourmand Leather, a sweet and indulging iris note becomes dominant. The vibe is still alike; however, the powdery and buttery tone keeps the two apart for nearly one hour.
The dry down reveals a solid and lovable gourmand combo of tonka and leather that lasts a lot of time, 5 to 6 hours with one good spray on the back of my hand. The warm interlude slowly evaporates to reveal the mouthwatering and sweet gourmand notes of vanilla.
Yet both dry down powdery, creamy, animal, musky, and dirty. Vanilla and tonka are dominant and rule the oriental facet of the amber base, which is warm, intoxicating, and particularly addictive.
Conclusively, Zara GL is a tremendous uncanny clone of JPG UM, and they are surprisingly similar at 99.999% with a powdery dominant note that distinguishes the former. Ideal for daily and nightly wear, fabulous for office thanks to moderate yet inoffensive sillage but colossal longevity. The best season is cold weather, from late muggy fall until early sparkling spring. Thanks to its strikingly amber and gourmand accords, it's something that performs well in a seductive fire-lit environment or the frosty night air.
Albeit somebody compares Zara GL to Armani Code Profumo, nor do I. To my nose, they have nothing in common, at any stage of the development, two scents apart.
-Elysium