Zagara (Orange Blossom)

Zing! An ultra-fresh blast of orange blossom that is certain to wake you up! As it mellows a bit, Zagara becomes soapy and innocent, and never lets you forget that the orange blossom is large and in charge. As nearly every other reviewer here mentions, the longevity is flat-out nonexistent. I am able to come to terms with it as this fragrance represents a very special visit to the Santa Maria Novella apothecary in Florence in the height of summer. I splashed it proudly and felt quite lovely, thank you. Despite the ultra-quick dissipation, it absolutely harnesses the imagination (which all good fragrances should do, yes?). Despite being far from perfect, Zagara has earned its coveted feature on my dresser this season.

Zagara smells exactly like floral orange blossom/Neroli sunscreen, but it also smells natural and pure. Anyone searching for a beachy orange blossom scent should not overlook Zagara. It's not too sweet nor too bitter, and it is fresh smelling without indoles, but still true to the scent of the real blooming tree. My mom said it also smells like the lemon blossoms of her hometown. The base is smooth and soapy. Zagara is such a joyous, light-filled fragrance. My favorite orange blossom-centered fragrance so far.

Oh this is like stepping out onto a courtyard in Seville during orange blossom season. Not soapy, not too sweet, not too bitter, a ray of sunshine. Such a well structured Zagara in a sea of lesser products with the same name.

Beautiful and uplifting. Initially fresh and exuberant, after an hour you are left with ethereal soft green notes. Truly a beautiful orange blossom fragrance, just does not last long at all (about 2 hours)...

A very bright, piercing, and happy orange blossom! Not at all *orange*, but the flower, similar to Neroli essential oil, on a soapy base. Agree that this has very poor lasting power.

True to the Santa Maria Novella tradition, a fabulously green, fresh cologne, more leaves than flowers!

Happiness in a bottle. The optimistic zing! of orange flower. Very natural and uplifting, just a little green, and strictly for hot summer weather. Ideal for spritzing on before strolling about in Italian sunshine. Works as a cologne — after 90 minutes I'm left with just lemon verbena on my skin — so expect to reapply or spray on clothing to stretch it out.

Fleeting, linear, clean sweet orange blossoms. Sort of like walking down the street and picking an orange blossom, inhaling deeply then tossing it to the dirt. I have a bespoke perfume oil with notes of sandalwood and aquozone that pairs nicely with this sample. I will not be buying a full size bottle.

A very masculine leaning citrus orange blossom cologne. I pick up. Lots of aromatic lavender as well here. This will smell nice on my husband this summer. A woman could wear this but I find it masculine.

... Faint, elegant, clean. A forgettable scent that an ordinary person might remember you for. [zagara]

Bought this from their store in London on a whim. I wish I saved myself £125 and just walked past. I asked for something similar to ADP Colonia, I love that scent but i don’t find it strong and fades too quick. What I ended up with is Zagra, which isn’t the same despite being citrus on the top notes, quite soapy and honestly, I’m amazed if I can smell it on me after 30 mins. Very disappointed

Wow. Very bright, too bright for me. I pick up so much soapy bitterness on the first spray, and by the time it calms down, it's almost gone. It lasted 2-3 hours on me. No hint of the base notes or anything. This does not sit well with my skin at all. Unfortunately a skip.

Why do the pretty ones always break your heart? They love you and leave you and take all the things you needed so bad... I've had my eye on this for quite some time and finally found a sample available on ebay. I had a feeling it would be good, and it didn't disappoint. Ever since the discontinuation of LUSH Orange Blossom I have searched in vain for something to match it. Time and again I have ordered a sample of something promising only to be served up something bland or too bitter/sour. Tom Ford Neroli Portofino for example is so bitter and pungent I had to leave the room trying to get away from myself! SMN had a touch of the bitterness but it is closest to the LUSH scent I have found. I thought I had found THE ONE Orange Blossom...until 30 minutes later I could smell nothing. Where did it go? I sprayed it on again and same thing happened. What a letdown. I know it is cologne but at $125 for 3.3 ounces, I think it should last longer than 30 minutes. I would even be okay with 3 hour longevity. It IS very, very good; not quite as good as LUSH Orange Blossom (which was less expensive PERFUME and lasted all day) but it coulda been a contender if not for such poor longevity.

They nailed the orange blossom, spot on. Not too bitter. Not mucked up with a bunch of other stuff. Simple...but it doesn't last. Like a fleeting evening you wish wouldn't have to end... No sillage, need to keep your nose close to the skin and visit often. Really wish this were in an EDP or even EDT.

Such a desillusion after imagining a long lasting orange blossom insisitence but helas . Its another cheap smelling expensive and so called niche perfume. I dont even use it.I prefer Occitan's Neroli for orange blossom note.

For me this is hybrid of Parade & Rimbaud. The refinement of orange flower & airiness of lavender 😍🥰😍😘 is truly ethereal...