To be honest, I can't confirm the comparison with
Scandal pour Homme. The Scandal smells far more synthetic (especially at the beginning) and even sweeter than this one. The Scandal also has more punch and smells less fruity.
It has some similarity - yes, but not ~50% as it is stated here on Parfumo ...
Rather, it is an infinitely (infinite) weaker version of the normal and quite interesting
Rich/Warm/Addictive Eau de Toilette -- just with less coconut, vanilla and that certain pep.
One after the other:
- After spraying: At first, a light sweetness of tart bourbon vanilla with citrus and not at all as synthetic as I am used to from other Zaras. Slightly creamy-powdery vibes.
- After 15 minutes, the coconut (peel) comes out and a very, very cheap spiced rum. However, a bitter fruit also comes out, probably the grapefruit mentioned, but it is very bitter for a grapefruit ... could also have been bergamot.
In the early drydown, it seems unbalanced, unfinished, because the bitterness is somewhat disturbing.
- After 1 hour, the main DNA of the perfume has crystallized: A slightly longer opened/dried bourbon vanilla with tart coconut (peel), a bit of citrus and "tickling" pepper on the skin's surface. I don't detect musk, juniper berry and a floral peony - spoiler: Not coming either.
- After 1.5 hours, the citrus is de facto gone. Just like the sillage. Longevity is already decreasing, you notice that it (the fragrance) smells more "watered down" and is already losing power. It's just an EdT instead of an EdP ...
- After 2 hours: vanilla, bitter sandalwood (fusion grapefruit + sandalwood) and coconut shell. You can actually smell a little benzoin resin now.
- After 3 hours: Between the second and third hour after spraying, the perfume has already reached its peak. It doesn't get any better. Drydown is straightforward, boring.
- After 5 hours, it is only perceptible very close to the skin, at the latest now I would have to spray again. The citrus and pepper are completely gone - a vanilla-sweet sandalwood bed remains.
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Conclusion:
A solid EdT by Zara from the #Tobacco Collection, but it has nothing to do with tobacco and is also significantly weaker than the "non-infinite" R/W/A. Better to go for the more exciting Rich/Warm/Addictive from 2016.
Unisex? Yes, but with a feminine side.
Daily or leisure fragrance for cooler days.
Pleasantly unsynthetic for a Zara, but as with all fragrances, it shares the same bottleneck: poor longevity and sillage.
The 100ml bottle costs €18 - but it's worth it.
Bourbon vanilla
Black pepper
Coconut
Grapefruit
Rum
White peony
Benzoin
Cedarwood
Juniper berry
Musk
Gobetthomas
Hermesh
LouBe
