#Tobacco Collection

Intense/Dark/Exclusive 2016

HubertG
15.03.2020 - 05:50 PM
2
10
Pricing
8
Bottle
7
Sillage
8
Longevity
9
Scent

I feel ashamed

Thank you Parfumo, I bought this one after reading the reviews and ratings, what a surprise!

What a reward!

After hitting 3 different Zara stores in the north of Portugal, I finally could put my hands on this amazing scent, so different, I didn't know 212 Vip Men from CH.

What can I say, I tried RWA first, and I thought to myself, buy the twin package, very affordable.

IDE turned into my perfect everyday/everynight scent, I like the initial freshness, turns warm in a short time, so first bergamot and apple fresh and fruity, and then comes the green: basil and mint, basil is prominent, basil lasts, and then come the woody notes, the dry down is pleasant and subtle with the tonka bean and a remain of the basil, my feeling is that the combination reminds what I call green tobacco, tobacco leaves before drying, before all the fermentation process, on the other hand, RWA is perfectly dried tobacco, RWA reminds me vanilla flavoured "cigarillos".

IDE is my favourite of the two, masculine, distinctive because it's rare, unusual (exclusive) not mainstream at all, I feel ashamed having so much pleasure wearing a Zara fragrance. RWA is almost feminine, I share it with my wife.

If we sum up the characteristics of IDE from ZARA:
UP: peculiar, not mainstream, affordable, distinctive, quality of the scent and bottle, masculine,
DOWN: longevity is the weakness, it doesn't last enough, and the projection is not as powerful as it should be, after a few minutes you need to refuel.

Almost a blind buy, go for it.
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