Sunrise on the Red Sand Dunes Intense Zara 2024

Sunrise on the Red Sand Dunes Intense by Zara

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8.5 / 10 266 Ratings

A new perfume by Zara for men, released in 2024. The scent is citrusy-fresh. It is still in production.

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Main accords

Citrus

Fresh

Sweet

Fruity

Creamy

Fragrance Notes

Mandarin orange

Ginger CO2 Lemon

Lemon

Orange blossom Amber

Amber

Blackcurrant

Frankincense Musk

Musk

Tonka bean

Fir balsam

Italian bergamot Orpur®

Labdanum

Mahonial®

Perfumer

Mylène Alran

Ratings

Scent

8.5266 Ratings

Longevity

7.7248 Ratings

Sillage

7.4247 Ratings

Bottle

7.1247 Ratings

Value for money

9.6244 Ratings

Submitted by Lacc, last update on 03/20/2025.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Sunrise on the Red Sand Dunes Eau de Parfum

Imagination

Into the Joyful - Number 2: Les Heures Passent

Afternoon Swim

Forever Love

Allure Homme Édition Blanche Eau de Parfum

Reviews

12 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/05/2024

10
Pricing 10
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Cez2930
1 Review

Cez2930

3

stronger version

I think, this is a stronger version and better than first one. On clothes, this one stays days! I aplied on my arm on saturday, and yesterday, when I got dressed with that jacket, my arm smelled like perfume! I will buy it, for sure! For spring and summer, its a banger! And the most important thing, its cheeaaaaap!

The first one, non intense version, when aplied the perfume, in a couple of hours, dissapeared.

01/16/2025

10
Pricing 6
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 9
Scent

Ihwayne
4 Reviews

Ihwayne

3

Dusty lemons...

Initial blast is citrus overload. Somewhat synthetic citrus cleaner smell. Very bright slightly sparkly. The citrus quickly gives way to reveal the floral notes and ginger. To my nose, especially if I put my nose directly on the skin, this reads as a dusty note. I believe that most people read this stage as citrusy and slightly creamy, and I also smell notes that read slightly more creamy if I pull my nose away from the skin but I have found that I struggle to detect the scent more than about six inches from the skin. It's entirely possible that my brand new bottle needs time to settle.

Overall this is a very nice scent and if you like citrus this is an easy blind buy. My wife who doesn't usually have much to say about my fragrances said it's one of the only interesting ones I've ever shown her. The only other time she's said that was about Platinum Égoïste Eau de Toilette Egoiste.

Edit: I would also like to mention that today I discovered that when layering this with Bal d'Afrique Eau de Parfum on drydown this smells kinda like a pretty good poor man's Fucking Fabulous Eau de Parfum obviously not identical but for the money a nice alternative

Edit 2: after a few days of wearing this the dustyness has left (I'm sure it's me and not the fragrance) and I get creamy citrus. It almost reads as a lemon herbal tea with cream. If you can imagine a citrus and tea sherbet that's kind of how my nose interprets it and I love It.

11/10/2024

10
Pricing 7
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Westgrance
8 Reviews

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Westgrance

Very helpful Review 15

The right and the left Twix

The reason I went to Zara a few weeks ago was actually to get a new bottle of Sunrise. But now what? There was a tester of Sunrise intense next to the fragrance. I didn't know it even existed. No entry in Parfumo, no YouTube video. Apparently I was one of the first people to hold it in my hand.

I was all the more excited to compare the fragrances as they developed. I quickly noticed that you only recognize differences with a magnifying glass. In the first half hour, I found both fragrances to be very similar, with the Intense being just a shade fruitier than the citrusy Zara classic.

After buying it and wearing it for a few weeks, it's now easier to tell the small differences. The OG is more forward with the lemon, the Intense has a smoother gradient. The lemon is still there, but it is creamier and better contained by the base.

I can't compare it with Imagination because I don't know it well enough. However, I do see parallels with the hitherto unique Allure Homme Édition Blanche Eau de Parfum, which already represents this creamy lemon to perfection.

Overall, the Intense in this creamy-lemony version is very well balanced and it leaves a very nice scent on the clothes until days later. I'm not a fan of Zara fragrances at all, but they really delivered with this version.

12/19/2024

10
Pricing 8
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 10
Scent

Jaegyueo
17 Reviews

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Jaegyueo

Helpful Review 10

Better than its predecessor

Between all the usual men's fragrances from Zara, this one is like an ultra-rare item.

The Intense version actually deserves the name, because: This version lasts longer, has a stronger sillage AND the scent is much more similar to Imagination. In my opinion, the best dupe to Ima that I have smelled so far.

The fragrance actually lasts all day for me: Easily +8 hours it is perceptible

Of course, you can smell the citrus notes immediately at the beginning: mandarin and bergamot in particular

I also notice a certain spiciness, i.e. amber and ginger. The spiciness was not as strong or not present at all in the previous fragrance, if I remember correctly.

In the background and also later you can perceive a certain heaviness, a certain darkness: This is probably the labdanum. But also a gaaaaaaaanz little sweetness with the tonka bean and musk.

All the other notes listed are difficult for me to recognize.

The bottle is a little bit better than the normal version. I think that's good.

Here and there, Zara really releases bangers; this is one of them.
A super fall fragrance, or for spring.

And for the price? No-brainer.
I think I'll get another bottle as a backup

01/21/2025

10
Pricing 7
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 10
Scent

MaxMessling
1 Review

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MaxMessling

5

Fresh summer cracker 2025

It was a "blind buy" and I am absolutely thrilled! Very citrusy and fresh, reminiscent of LV's Imagination.
For me simply a bombastic fragrance for the summer. The bottle is okay, but better than what you would expect. The price is great and the fragrance is an absolute recommendation!
For me, the Intense version is even better than the normal version. Anyone looking for a perfect summer fragrance should order this one.

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