Zero Plus Masculine

This is one of those discontinued fragrances that can still be found in many places and cheaply (I paid the equivalent of $14 US for 2.5 Oz). When I first tried it my impression was that it smelled like a more sudued version of Lagerfeld Classic. Trying them in a side-by side test I can tell that the similarity is there, but not so much as I imagined. I think what I am detecting is the powderiness of both fragrances, plus the fact that they share musk, vanilla and amber in the base; and jasmine and rose in the middle notes. As both fragrances develop on the skin they become more alike. It is these floral notes with the basenotes that give both fragrances a more feminine, or perhaps unisex feel. It is a long-lasting fragrance that does not project too far from the body, but which is still detectable after 5 hours or so. The only negative I have is the bottle: what a waste of plastic! I would much rather have had a cap to put on the bottle than the large plastic dome, which if you discard leaves you with a bottle with no lid. It is surely an example of poorly functioning design.

Just got this one in, and I love warm spicy, cinnamon and anise-based frags. With that in mind, I was pretty certain I would love this one, and it didn't disappoint. However, as soon as I opened the crazy snowglobe-esque container and smelled the fragrance, I was immediately reminded of something. I started racking my brain, "where have I smelled this frag before?", and then it hit me. Old Spice. People may hate me for saying this, but this is 80% similar to Old Spice, with the warm, orange, spicy, floral, and slightly green fragrance profile. I love Old Spice cologne, so that revelation didn't cause a problem for me. If anything, I'd say this is a bit better than Old Spice, with stronger sillage and a bit more of a powdery, candied scent profile. Totally excellent, just like everything else I've had from Diesel.

I haven't smelled it in around 15 years. I received a new bottle today, having ordered it for £12.99 including delivery. I always remembered this as having an oriental feel with some sweetness and a sparkling kind of quality. Trying this again today I am impressed! The oriental feel is present with cinnamon being present along with other woody spices like cardamom. The citrus in this feature orange and bergamot. There is some vanilla in here too. It smells really good. Having owned so many more fragrances than when I last owned this, it does remind me of Spicebomb with orange. It's really nice smelling this again after so many years and in the middle of January, this is a good time to receive it.

This perfume was launched in 2000 (at least in Europe) for it was my signature scent throughout secondary school. By 2003 I had moved on to a new scent profile, discovering more feminine perfume. Funny to realise I was already wearing masculine scent profiles at that young age. It smelled so sweet, spicy and playful on my skin and the people in my class always joked that I smelled like fireballs (super spicy candies, that back in the day were ten minutes straight up spicy chilli burn, haha). I'm still into masculine and unisex fragrances and happy I discovered Qaa'ed by Lattafa - that one really brings back Zero Plus memories.

First of all, this is one of my all-time favorite fragrances that has been in constant rotation in my fragrance collection for the past 13 years (this fragrance was introduced in 2000, not 2003...I know because I bought a bottle when it was first introduced). I love it when it I first spray it on, and I love it after the dry-down. I don't really "get" the cinnamon note...interestingly enough, on my skin, it smells like vanilla and sandalwood. It doesn't last very long on my skin, but to me it's a very "cozy" fragrance that I wear for my own personal enjoyment. Not many guys wear it so I like it as an old, personal favorite.