8.0 Zara

I'll start by saying the Zara house puts out some great fragrances for, in some cases, ridiculously cheap compared to the quality. If you look at the note pyramids of most of their fragrances before you try them, you may think they look mundane, pedestrian, unoriginal, even boring. But it would be a mistake to let that deter you from trying them. Zara 8.0 is like the others in that I see nothing terribly original in the note pyramid above, but it has a certain something that sets it apart from other fresh aquatics. Maybe it's the blend of the mint/melon combination. And of course "watery notes" could mean almost any combination of citrus, herbs and florals. So whatever the creator did with this, I must give him/her kudos. This is stronger, more pleasant, and performs better than a lot of aquatics, which are notorious for maddening projection and longevity. I get moderate projection and moderate longevity from this and it lingers on the skin a good while after that. I'd say I get 7-10 hours and another 2 or 3 on the skin after before it goes away. I am guilty of spraying liberally, and feel free to do so with the fragrance, by the way. I got a 12 mil travel spray for less than $7 at the Zara store at the Mall of America here in Minneapolis. I also bought the same size of Night II Pour Homme and Vibrant Leather, which I will also review. Anyway, if you're looking for a good summer freshie that has decent projection and longevity and a better than average smell for a fresh aquatic at a more-than-reasonable price, look no further. I haven't seen it online much yet, but if you're lucky enough to have a Zara store in your city, it's a rare goldmine of inexpensive quality fashion and fragrance. Don't take it for granted.

I have a lot of memories with this perfume Zara 8.0 since I bought it in Oct 2020.. It is so perfectly crafted, clean, ozonic, aquatic, fresh-floral, aromatic fougere category perfume. This is a clone of Lacoste L.12.12 Blanc but with more ozonic and aquatic notes. This makes me feel happy about life. I like to wear this on weekend mornings, it just makes the "family time together" even more brighter! . Wish Zara had not discontinued this one, it was a gem of an ozonic-aromatic-fougere category perfume. Now with this bottle in my collection almost about to finish (10 ml left), I am left to choose between Armaf Hunter and Al Rehab Blanc to replace it, but I would save money by buying Al Rehab Blanc as it is cheapest of them all for a given scent DNA and I would use that money to buy something else... to explore something else... No worries I take pride in being a smart buyer.. ;) There are other areas to flex our money muscle..

Zara really did a good job to this bottle 8.0. Super masculine scent with long lasting projection and sillage as well.My advice maximum 2 spray is enough for the day.It really reminds me once i was still in my childhood time,i smell this scent somewhere inside the bank.I just dont know why i feel that this scent can make me feel protective and i can fully trust to the person with this scent around.And im keep searching for this magical scent for many years and at last i found Zara had make a perfume on this 8.0. Now i will spray this on everytime i going to work. Super long lasting smell even after shower i still can smell it on my wrist.sillage are huge and nobody will never smell u.Good job Zara!!

Melon is one of my favorite fruits in summer so this scent is so easy to like. I dont really get the mint, its minimal here but still even if there is caramel-like sweetness in the air as you wear this scent in general this eau de toilette is very uplifting. Only a few fragrances can do this, the ones that can affect your mood. When I try to smell the atomizer there's a guaranteed smile on my face. I dont get the Polo Blue comparison because this one for me is more fruity and less aquatic. Average sillage but the drydown and longevity are both good. Perfect for summer season. One of my latest favorites this summer. Batch 83270. 8.2/10

I love melon in my fragrances and this one certainly doesn't disappoint me, the melon stayed throughout the good 10 hours before it becomes a faint skin scent. It starts very bright and as it kicks into the mid it has a soapy cleanness but still very nice but the dry down is my favourite part about this fragrance, it gets really musky, not a white musk or a dirty musk but somewhere in-between. It does remind me a lot of A&F First Instinct but minus the gin and tonic note and at a quarter of the price. A true banger for the summer and my Zara collection is rapidly growing, I'd give this an easy 8 outta 10.