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If only I'd known Zara while I was at school
Anyone who has followed my comments and statements a little or looks through them afterwards will notice that I am a big fan of Zara fragrances. Often these are dupes that either imitate the original very well, or those that create an original remix by a small deviation from the original. The price-performance ratio is often crazy (in a positive sense) and therefore fits perfectly into the budget of those who don't just spend +100€ on a fragrance.
I finally bought the Tobacco Collection double pack a few weeks ago. There you can get two fragrances for 17,95€. The Rich/Warm/Addictive and this one. I bought both directly, because one has read a lot about the scents and one never knows with Zara whether a scent will ever return to the rotation. That's why I just blindly slammed. Normally I shy away from blind buys, but at this price I could also take my chances.
The scent itself: You shouldn't expect a great fragrance from Zara. However, this also means that after a head note test you can usually strike without worries. That's exactly what you get, and most of the time you don't get it anymore. It's not such a big problem for me, because I prefer a fragrance to stay the same all the time, rather than have a bombastic top note and then collapse after half an hour (yes, you are meant, designer gang!).
How does the scent smell? Well, he smells a little unfamiliar to me at first. It's a very sweet scent, that has to be said from the beginning. What you can definitely smell is the synthetic apple (not meant to be bad at all, there is no other way) and the tonka bean. Mint could still be, but I can't smell the rest. The overall impression is mainly sweet, a little spicy and subliminally woody. Sweet, however, comes first.
What can you compare the scent to? Many draw the comparison to 212 VIP Men from Carolina Herrera. I can't say anything about that, because I don't know this fragrance well enough. But when I look at the twin fragrances, I see a few suggestions as far apart as the earth from Saturn. This fragrance has absolutely nothing to do with Tobacco Vanilla by Tom Ford. Just because it's called Tobacco doesn't mean I smell tobacco personally. The same applies to Pure Havane from Mugler, which smells like Shisha honey tobacco. There's no way this scent does. To use today's terminology: I would describe the sweetness in this fragrance much more than bubblegum sweetness. In my opinion lovers of the following fragrances might find interest in this one: Paco Rabanne One Million, Versace Eros, Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb, JPG Ultra Mâle, etc. It should be noted that these are by no means twin fragrances! I just think that all fragrances have a certain sweetness that older wearers are often too pushy.
Durability and Sillage? I would classify the durability as quite good. I have not measured exactly, but I would estimate between 6 and 8 hours. The Sillage is quite interesting. I would have expected a monster after testing Rich/Warm/Addictive. Nevertheless, the projection is quite limited. People may occasionally notice something of the fragrance, but it is by far not as room filling and privacy penetrating as a few of the above specimens. As period for carrying I recommend autumn and winter days.
So where do I finally put the scent? For me, Intense/Dark/Exclusive is a fragrance that radiates a playful bubblegum sweetness and is therefore definitely something for younger perfumers. Due to this sweetness, it certainly also has a unisex character to a certain degree. The price-performance ratio is again fantastic and therefore only brings plus points. When I test Zara fragrances I often have to think with a little regret that I would have liked to have gotten to know them during my school days. Apart from the fact that bubblegum sweetness was exactly my thing and was also very popular towards the end of my school days, I could have got very good quality for a low price here. The perfume was something expensive for me, which one gets every now and then as a gift. Never in my life would I have bought one myself. With Zara, I'm sure it would have been different. Especially this scent I would have liked to wear at school and it would have fitted very well into the situation. As for today: I will certainly still wear Intense/Dark/Exclusive on certain autumn and winter days and I will also like it very much. However, it will never become my signature scent. And if I would carry him to work, I don't really know. It's like a piece of clothing or a song, what you would have loved with all your heart in former times and fit perfectly into this time, but what's simply no longer suitable for the current stage of life.
Nevertheless (or for this reason) I would like to recommend my purchase to the younger perfumers! The fragrance is currently (as of October 2018) available on the website and can probably be found in the stores again.
I finally bought the Tobacco Collection double pack a few weeks ago. There you can get two fragrances for 17,95€. The Rich/Warm/Addictive and this one. I bought both directly, because one has read a lot about the scents and one never knows with Zara whether a scent will ever return to the rotation. That's why I just blindly slammed. Normally I shy away from blind buys, but at this price I could also take my chances.
The scent itself: You shouldn't expect a great fragrance from Zara. However, this also means that after a head note test you can usually strike without worries. That's exactly what you get, and most of the time you don't get it anymore. It's not such a big problem for me, because I prefer a fragrance to stay the same all the time, rather than have a bombastic top note and then collapse after half an hour (yes, you are meant, designer gang!).
How does the scent smell? Well, he smells a little unfamiliar to me at first. It's a very sweet scent, that has to be said from the beginning. What you can definitely smell is the synthetic apple (not meant to be bad at all, there is no other way) and the tonka bean. Mint could still be, but I can't smell the rest. The overall impression is mainly sweet, a little spicy and subliminally woody. Sweet, however, comes first.
What can you compare the scent to? Many draw the comparison to 212 VIP Men from Carolina Herrera. I can't say anything about that, because I don't know this fragrance well enough. But when I look at the twin fragrances, I see a few suggestions as far apart as the earth from Saturn. This fragrance has absolutely nothing to do with Tobacco Vanilla by Tom Ford. Just because it's called Tobacco doesn't mean I smell tobacco personally. The same applies to Pure Havane from Mugler, which smells like Shisha honey tobacco. There's no way this scent does. To use today's terminology: I would describe the sweetness in this fragrance much more than bubblegum sweetness. In my opinion lovers of the following fragrances might find interest in this one: Paco Rabanne One Million, Versace Eros, Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb, JPG Ultra Mâle, etc. It should be noted that these are by no means twin fragrances! I just think that all fragrances have a certain sweetness that older wearers are often too pushy.
Durability and Sillage? I would classify the durability as quite good. I have not measured exactly, but I would estimate between 6 and 8 hours. The Sillage is quite interesting. I would have expected a monster after testing Rich/Warm/Addictive. Nevertheless, the projection is quite limited. People may occasionally notice something of the fragrance, but it is by far not as room filling and privacy penetrating as a few of the above specimens. As period for carrying I recommend autumn and winter days.
So where do I finally put the scent? For me, Intense/Dark/Exclusive is a fragrance that radiates a playful bubblegum sweetness and is therefore definitely something for younger perfumers. Due to this sweetness, it certainly also has a unisex character to a certain degree. The price-performance ratio is again fantastic and therefore only brings plus points. When I test Zara fragrances I often have to think with a little regret that I would have liked to have gotten to know them during my school days. Apart from the fact that bubblegum sweetness was exactly my thing and was also very popular towards the end of my school days, I could have got very good quality for a low price here. The perfume was something expensive for me, which one gets every now and then as a gift. Never in my life would I have bought one myself. With Zara, I'm sure it would have been different. Especially this scent I would have liked to wear at school and it would have fitted very well into the situation. As for today: I will certainly still wear Intense/Dark/Exclusive on certain autumn and winter days and I will also like it very much. However, it will never become my signature scent. And if I would carry him to work, I don't really know. It's like a piece of clothing or a song, what you would have loved with all your heart in former times and fit perfectly into this time, but what's simply no longer suitable for the current stage of life.
Nevertheless (or for this reason) I would like to recommend my purchase to the younger perfumers! The fragrance is currently (as of October 2018) available on the website and can probably be found in the stores again.
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