Cristal Zest

As a student with a limited budget to pursue and experiment with fragrances, this was a good choice to go for. I love scents on the fresher side, and can never ignore notes of orange or citrus. The components of the earl grey is a great touch adding depth and the dry down leaves an almost sun-kissed warmth to me. Would like it to have better longevity but at this price point it's absolutely fantastic. My go-to during the warmer months, and I enjoy using it every time.

This fragrance has some similarities with Bvlgari’s The Vert and EA’s Green Tea. As far as tea based scents go, Thé Yulong is fantastic and this ‘Cristal Zest’ is a rather good dupe of ‘Yulong’. Performance might be slightly weaker than the original but it’s still decent.

A much better attempt at LV Imagination’s DNA than Zara’s Sunrise on the red sand dunes, this one actually has a good opening which is very fresh,crisp and lively and the drydown is smooth too.. not as ambroxan heavy and complex as Imagination though.

In a next few days I will finally buy it! It's been sold out for a reason. Has it fresh but warm citrus notes great on its own or blended. Overall great value. Reminds me of Zeste de Soleil by Cartier, but better longevity .

I tried a sample of this and it smelled like Montblanc Starwalker. The Montblanc has more depth because of the other ingredients but if you want a simpler perfume with precise notes, I'd pick Massimo Dutti.

Very elegant, fresh, clean, heavenly type of fragrance. Its’ beauty can only be admired in a short period of time, only lasting a few minutes then become skin scent afterwards, very fleeting.

citrusy tea-scent, haven't given it an extensive wear, but it's very much along the same lines as armani thé yulong, definitely worth it, but doesn't last or perform mindblowingly obviously.

Just beautiful, opening is very bright and zesty, the drydown is similar to Montblanc Starwalker with hints of tea notes. Very unique!

Smells nice, but is completely gone from the skin after 1 hour. It's one of the worst performing scents i've ever tried. Its 40 euro right now for 100 ml but it's a waste of money no matter the price.

Back in 2019, I had the opportunity to stay at the Renaissance Shanghai Pudong, where they had the dreamiest hotel fragrance. I've been searching for a dupe ever since, and this is the closest one I've found—citrusy, yet elegant and luxurious.

I think it's so good option for the office. Not so offensive clean fragrance. Absolutely gentlemen fragrance. Smells so clean. Reminds me Etro Musk. Perfect balance ⚖️

Opening is old fashioned citrus musculine, but drydown is feminine. Really good work from Nathalie.