Shades of Nirvana Zara 2024

As someone musically shaped by the 90s, I naturally think of the band Nirvana and less about the extinguishing of individual existence and liberation from rebirth, hoping that the "Teen Spirit" hasn't been captured olfactorily here.

But since we're already on the topic of the 90s - Flashback while sniffing! You just have to wait long enough and ideally lean on fragrances that have been taken off the market, then hopefully no one will notice. All friends of Contradiction Eau de Parfum perk up - I think I've found your substitute!

Shades of Nirvana is white-floral! And not in a shy way!
The scent is listed here as green-woody - and I strongly disagree (based on the scent experience on MY skin). Even the bottle spoils the color scheme: it is creamy white. Period. Maybe just a tiny bit of light green... A lot of white flowers, and musk has also been used quite prominently.

Eucalyptus gets little chance against this very late 90s women's fragrance floral concoction. If you're hoping for biting/sparkling ginger like "Infusion de Gingembre | Prada," forget that quickly. There's a little bit hidden in there, but it's more fruity, also a bit sweet. No one can tell me that only jasmine is used here. I'm pretty sure there are also white roses or ylang-ylang, lily, or lily of the valley mixed in - I also feel reminded of "Dune (Eau de Toilette) | Dior."
Sandalwood serves more for longevity.

The scent is quite linear, and just two sprays are enough for my husband to wave his hand in front of his face and throw open the window on the next trip to the kitchen (he doesn't like jasmine/lily of the valley). So you definitely don't have to bathe in it for those around you to enjoy it as well. You can't really complain about the price at Zara anyway.

Lastly, a word about the packaging. The bottle reminds me A LOT of Molton Brown and some of the Limited Jo Malone fragrances. Coincidence? Intentional?

What the spiritual Nirvana has to do with 90s floral scents, however, I don't quite understand 100%. Maybe someone has an idea...