N°04 Fashionably London by Zara

N°04 Fashionably London 2021

Skiefyi
04/17/2023 - 12:18 PM
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(Delina) La Altrosée?

"Its soulful heartbeat always plays its own song"

This quote on the perfume bottle from Fashionably London can apply to both London and many fragrances.

I love London, I like some of the Jo Malone scents. I really enjoy the smell of roses on the bush. I don't really need rose in fragrances.

But when Jo Malone creates a fragrance/fragrances for Zara, I am at least curious.
So despite the ROSE as the dominant note, I gave it a try:

A young-fresh, zesty rose scent that can be too much depending on mood/weather, etc., but doesn't have to be.
It's not too sweet, not too floral, not too heavy.
It also has a fruity component for me (and it's not the bergamot).
For a Jo Malone fragrance, the longevity is very good (compared to the "original" Jo Malone scents).
If you don't like Delina, it might be better to keep your hands/nose away. I can understand that some perceive a certain similarity. It could at least pass for a family member for me.

For this price, it's definitely a successful fragrance. The price-performance ratio is very good. It doesn't smell "cheap." There are quite different candidates in this price range.

The bottle is simple but elegant - the silver plaque on the front is beautifully embedded in the glass and not just glued on.
The packaging itself also looks quite high-quality. The inner box is in a lovely old rose color! (Delina La Altrosée? ;-)
...and all of this for EUR 23,--.

I ultimately bought it (at this price!) and enjoy wearing it from time to time. In fact, especially in rainy weather or cooler weather. It brings such a cheerful, colorful, fresh-fruity-good-mood vibe under the umbrella and into the day. Just like today, where it is gloomy, cool, and rainy outside...

...and where it has obviously encouraged me to write my first review on Parfumo.
About a Zara fragrance. How about that.
Maybe it can do more than one would expect?! ;-)
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1 Comment
MinigolfMinigolf 3 years ago
I don't know "Delina," but I do like 2 or 3 Jo Malone fragrances! And Zara has really stepped up their game with their scents lately. I just traded for a bottle of this fragrance and I find it almost "niche," as I mentioned above.
I really enjoyed reading your review, thanks for your **perspective** ;-))
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