09/09/2023
DogiCoco
345 Reviews
DogiCoco
2
La Belle, summer edition
For weeks, I've been lurking around this fragrance every time I passed by the Zara store in my city. I think their scents can be hit and miss, and Sultry Pear is clearly a hit.
I finally bought it when I was on holidays in Turkey. I brought some lighter perfumes with me, which I could barely detect in the heat after about an hour (a problem I never had before!). So I felt a little jealous when I smelled others' beautiful, strong fragrances in passing. And in a Zara store in Istanbul, I came across Sultry Pear again. It was even a whole 1,50€ cheaper than it is in Germany, so I knew what to do. The remaining days of my holidays, I could finally smell myself.
This is a dupe for JPG La Belle, but it feels a bit fresher and more versatile to me. It doesn't have the hints of Classique DNA I detect in La Belle. Maybe it's just the psychological effect of the lovely blue/green ombré of the bottle, but it feels more summery than the original. I always prefered La Belle Le Parfum over La Belle because it has more depth, but the juicier, summer-appropriate Sultry Pear has its charm, too.
Even though the name sounds a little silly to me, it actually describes the fragrance well. No one could miss the pear note here. It's not the crisp, watery kind, it's more like pear juice or maybe even cooked pears, heavily infused with vanilla, caramelized praline and a slightly spicy, woodsy note that makes it sultry. Just like the vetiver in La Belle.
One of the best Zara scents in my opinion, along with Bohemian Oud and Cherry Smoothie.
I finally bought it when I was on holidays in Turkey. I brought some lighter perfumes with me, which I could barely detect in the heat after about an hour (a problem I never had before!). So I felt a little jealous when I smelled others' beautiful, strong fragrances in passing. And in a Zara store in Istanbul, I came across Sultry Pear again. It was even a whole 1,50€ cheaper than it is in Germany, so I knew what to do. The remaining days of my holidays, I could finally smell myself.
This is a dupe for JPG La Belle, but it feels a bit fresher and more versatile to me. It doesn't have the hints of Classique DNA I detect in La Belle. Maybe it's just the psychological effect of the lovely blue/green ombré of the bottle, but it feels more summery than the original. I always prefered La Belle Le Parfum over La Belle because it has more depth, but the juicier, summer-appropriate Sultry Pear has its charm, too.
Even though the name sounds a little silly to me, it actually describes the fragrance well. No one could miss the pear note here. It's not the crisp, watery kind, it's more like pear juice or maybe even cooked pears, heavily infused with vanilla, caramelized praline and a slightly spicy, woodsy note that makes it sultry. Just like the vetiver in La Belle.
One of the best Zara scents in my opinion, along with Bohemian Oud and Cherry Smoothie.
Taurien
