With the
Sharaf Blend, Zimaya has brought out a fragrance that has stolen the show a bit from all the other Zimayas, including
Sharaf the Club.
Since I'm still looking for something for the summer and have had good experiences with the
Sharaf Blend, I thought I'd give the
Sharaf the Club a try.
I was expecting an
Aventus.
And the opening actually reminds me a little bit of Aventus, as does the whole fragrance, but more of a soulless shower gel version of Aventus.
Allegedly, this is an alternative to
Absolu Aventus.
Unfortunately, I have never been able to test it.
So I can't say whether it's true or not.
For me, the fragrance starts very citrusy, fruity and peppery.
Pepper is not listed here, but I smell something spicy, which is very reminiscent of pepper.
It's really difficult to pinpoint the fruity notes.
Unfortunately, the fragrance is quite synthetic.
I can probably recognize bergamot best.
In the DD it becomes a little woodier and warmer.
To me, everything also smells very ambroxan-heavy, which is not listed here either, strange.
It remains fruity, fresh and quite peppery with a very subtle sweetness until the end.
A typical shower gel freshie, very slightly reminiscent of Aventus.
Nothing special, but not too bad either.
The same applies to the performance.
Neither strong nor weak, for a freshie it does a pretty good job.
Incidentally, the fragrance doesn't smell unisex to me either.
It's more of a men's fragrance.
I would say very few women would wear such a fragrance.
My conclusion : The
Sharaf Blend is a must have, for the winter this is a top P/L what Zimaya offers.
The
Sharaf the Club, on the other hand, is not necessarily a must have.
Sometimes you can get it for 20 euros at the moment, so I'd say you can go for it.
For more money, I would rather go for other summer cheapies.