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Vibrant Leather Mood Zara 2024

6.1 / 10 14 Ratings

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

Fresh

Synthetic

Citrus

Spicy

Woody

Fragrance Notes

Amber

Frankincense Saffron

Saffron

Spicy notes Woods

Woods

Perfumer

Jérôme Epinette

Ratings

Scent

6.114 Ratings

Longevity

7.711 Ratings

Sillage

7.311 Ratings

Bottle

7.213 Ratings

Value for money

8.213 Ratings

Submitted by Tuninho, last update on 07/07/2025.

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What the fragrance is similar to

Oud for Greatness Eau de Parfum

Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

10/28/2024

10
Pricing 9
Bottle 9
Sillage 10
Longevity 2
Scent

Ceesie
123 Reviews

Ceesie

3

Chemical cocktail

Allright so Zara sells this perfume called Vibrant Leather (2018) Eau de Parfum which I like a lot. It has a strong resemblance with a famous Creed perfume so I understand its popularity. It’s basically serving as a DNA scent for the entire Vibrant Leather line, including the one I’m reviewing here.

The Zara store where I bought this ran out of paper tester strips so I sprayed it in the air. It reminded me of something I couldn’t quite make out what. Shugged, went further shopping but I kept thinking what it reminded me off, having some of the extrait sticking to my jacket apparently. I knew it suddenly! It’s Sauvage Elixir ! Went back to the store and bought it. Sprayed two sprays on and went on with my life.

A couple of hours later I couldn’t really smell anything anymore besides a strong soapy scent. The kind of soap they make in Fight Club. Went for a shower and went to bed, expecting the fragrance to be gone from my clothes a little bit the next day. But the opposite was true. Like a boomerang coming back hitting my nose I smelled and it almost made me puke. Never have I smelled such a gross melange of weirdness.

As I said that DNA of the original is there, but blended with some completely other fragrance that has nothing to do with it. I.e. it’s an Aventus and Sauvage cocktail.

“Always striving for something new and different“ they say at Zara. Well with this one they achieved their goal I guess.

10/10/2024

8
Pricing 10
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

Elysium
890 Reviews

Elysium

1

What Are The Perks Of Being “Ugly”?

The fear of “different” is rooted deeply in human beings. Diversity represents an unknown that creates a gap between reality and ideal. However, the fact that our mental mechanisms lead us to fear diversity and avoid it should not be a justification for contempt for what we do not know. Being aware of this allows us to contain certain mechanisms and to have such flexibility, through which we can recognize situations in which diversity is not something harmful to be afraid of, but is instead a “new world” to be discovered, which we can approach with curiosity, comparison and interest. And it is precisely in this way that we should approach this creation of the master Jérôme Epinette, whose creations are often simple, yet elegant and original.

My batch of Vibrant Leather Mood announces itself as bizarre, rare and unique, which may or may not please, depending on your tastes and mood. Something sour, verdant, herbal, and cold spicy in the opening accord is scary. I detect an extreme similarity to the original Vibrant Leather (2018) Eau de Parfum, mainly sour pineapple and bergamot, soon followed by a tenacious aromatic and herbaceous lavender. It is a vivid, balsamic, sharp scent, similar to an all-purpose balm that cures many small ailments. I consider it the well-known combination of bergamot-lavender with citrus, fresh floral, and woody nuances. It is certainly different from the perfume I tried in the store. The sensations I feel now are far from those I remembered. This is not to say that the perfume is a poseur, on the contrary. What I smell I like, I am curious; I do not feel disappointed or discouraged. It seems that the name given to it is appropriate and that the perfume changes depending on the mood of the wearer, the place and the moment. Without going into too much detail about the causes, I believe it is a question of maceration and oxidation. The tester surely incorporated more air than the new bottle, and this may have modified and amplified some notes that are not as marked or evident in the untouched product.

In the heart, the perfume changes and I seem to catch the anisic edge of fennel, or that of star anise, which makes sense according to the spicy notes listed. An aroma that I am used to smelling of alcoholic drinks like ouzo, raki, anisette, and absinthe, among others. During this time, the perfume’s scent develops and becomes richer. Dry smooth leather and harsh pineapple edges emerge from the aromatic and balmy surface. The smell of the leather could be that of saffron, which is expertly dosed and never too invasive, raw, or animalic. The mentholated, camphoraceous, and balsamic background facets persist throughout the perfume. Sometimes, if smelled closely, it is very reminiscent of Vicks Vaporub, with its balsamic and mentholated scents.

In the base, I get an overdose of Iso E Super mixed with modern patchouli, cleaned up, not brash. There is a sweetish and powdery trail that resembles tonka, perhaps thanks to the coumarins. Finally, almost at its end, I begin to detect the smoky and waxy notes of incense, a note that I adore, which shows its resinous side more than the clerical one with that hint of church pews. Fresh olibanum and salty ambroxan are a suitable combination for modern fragrances in vogue in this decade. From the woods, I get a dry aroma, typical of cedar wood chips.

Honestly, I don’t understand the low ratings that were given. Maybe the judgment was too hasty. So next time you test a new perfume, give it some time to age—you’ll be rewarded with a beautifully matured and captivating scent. On my skin, the perfume is perfect for the cold and humid days of autumn and the crisp days of spring. Instead, I see it as unsuitable for the winter months, too weak to face General Winter. It is not invasive and, therefore safe for indoor environments, elegant for formal events during the day and evening. Good performance, I can smell it even after many hours of application. Although it is a spin-off of the original, do not expect a similarity with #Aventus, totally different.

I expressed my opinion based on a bottle I have owned since October 2024 (BC 42321, PD 2024-08-19)

-Elysium

10/08/2024

Odeurlover
5 Reviews

Odeurlover

1

"I'll be back " said Ocean Electric, just under a new name : Vibrant Leather Mood

Zara brought this formula back, but now it's bottled in Vibrant Leather Mood. When I sprayed this one on, it immediately reminded me of Ocean Electric but a bit different. The only difference is the sprayer, which gives a more diffused dispersion of the perfume but it's exactly the same one. Zara often does this, as changing the way the perfume is diffused in the air and on the skin changes the scent experience in the beginning, but that's just it. The formula is the same.

This said, I'm happy people are going to experience this perfume as it is a really nice one and was the one that stood out the most of this Ocean collection.

15/04: EDIT Yup, as written here above, it's the same perfume. I just exchanged the sprayers on the 2 bottles and indeed, it's EXACTLY the same perfume.