Zest

First impressions: opening is a bit harsh but after 5 minutes or so, that 'cleaner' smell relaxes into a beautiful, addictive fragrance. I had no problem with my hand, but this does seem to slightly burn on my neck. I know this is one of the frequent complaints with Dua but to be fair, this also happened with my Uden and DHI recently. I hadn't used either in months. The burn only lasted for about 5-7 minutes, same with this. This smells so good! It's creeping on me. I'm a fairly upbeat, optimistic person so I feel like it suits my personality well. The patchouli really brings this together (and I LOVE patchouli) and the mint gives it a nice lift. Oh man! In the air this stuff is magical. I can't believe Dua only sells this in 30ml...I need 100ml right now. It's a citrus scent with substance...the best of both worlds! The drydown is good enough to forgo mourning the citrus. I can't speak to how it compares to Ultra Zest but the drydown reminds me of Pure Malt so its believable that its close. Great performance, I get about 6+ hours. I'm constantly getting whiffs which is exactly what I want out of my fragrances. This can be worn anytime...I get why people say citruses are better in warmer weather but this fragrance is full-bodied and on the stronger side. Versatile as well, so it can be worn any occasion. I can't see anyone being offended by this. Signature scent worthy to me. Shame on Dua for not having bigger bottles but 2-3 sprays is enough to carry you through the day. The other 'gripe' is that I really like Mugler's bottles and Dua's are so cheap! Of course, it's the juice that truly matters. 9/10

Dua's Zest is amazing. I cannot comment how 100% it is to Ultra Zest as I never smell Ultra Zest but I can say Dua's Zest smells a lot like fragrances that are Ultra Zest like. Two Ultra Zest like fragrances I own and got my hands on are Vince Camuton Solare and Zara Vibrant Leather Ecalat de Bergamot. They both are orange creme style fragrances. This however has more depth. Dua Zest kicks back with a mix of tangerine and blood orange. You do get cinnamon with pepper and ginger in the mid. In the base is vanilla with some coffee with some less tonka. This is unlike anything I've smelt. Likely because Ultra Zest was so original. Performance is pretty good. I get 7 hours with pretty good projection to boot. The use is spring, summer and fall for days but also spring and summer nights. I say get your hands on Dua's Zest. I give it a 8.2 out of 10.

A very accurate clone of Ultra Zest. It's not worthy to pay the crazy amounts asked for the discontinued Mugler. This has better performances than Ultra Zest, at least to my nose and from what I recall. The only major difference I find is that the opening is more punchy than the Ultra Zest, it smells either more powerful or synthetic, but it's also a bit more citrusy, you can really feel the juicy mandarine and the blood orange. Ultra Zest begins more mellow and sweeter. The mid and drydown are really similar. This is a really good clone and for a fair price, even if the size of the bottle should be bigger.

ZEST which is an "inspired by" fragrance of Thierry Mugler's discontinued Ultrazest opens with a beautiful burst of Blood Orange/Tangerine then slowly mellows down into a Cinnamon, Coffee and Vanilla dry down with a hint of Patchouli. As with most citrus fragrances the opening is a bit aggressive but subsides after about 10 minutes. It is a Beast of a scent, one spray and you're good for several hours. I would recommend this for Spring and Summer or any season above 65 degrees.

Not orange soda but like. Orangejuice soda. Nice beach frag fasho!