Extrait de Parfum with Eau de Toilette Performance?
Zenith Deep really isn't bad. For me, it's a really good take on the BDC DNA and definitely a fragrance I've worn quite a lot. I'm nearly halfway through the bottle by now.
A little heads-up:
You absolutely need to let this fragrance macerate.
At first, it smelled extremely citrusy to me, almost like toilet cleaner. Honestly, I was pretty disappointed at first. But after maceration, the whole thing changed significantly. Suddenly, that typical complexity of the BDC DNA comes through much more strongly, and the fragrance develops exactly in the direction I was hoping for.
What does it smell like?
Citrusy freshness, grapefruit, and a very subtle smoky-woody note in the background. Everything blends together really well and feels pleasantly balanced. I think pretty much everyone knows the BDC DNA by now, so I don't need to say too much about it.
To me, Zenith Deep definitely leans more toward BDC EDP than BDC Parfum, though I'd place it somewhere in between. Basically, you get a kind of blend of the two... and it works surprisingly well.
All in all: a really great fragrance.
Unfortunately, there's one pretty big problem:
Longevity.
The fragrance is marketed as an Extrait de Parfum, but it performs surprisingly poorly on my skin. I have EDTs that are noticeable for just as long. Especially for a fragrance that smells this good, that's obviously pretty disappointing.
All in all, it's a fragrance I really enjoy wearing and that I like a lot after maceration. The DNA works, the fragrance is fun to wear but unfortunately, the performance doesn't do it justice at all.
