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.

For the price, it does a great job. It's very refreshing and sweet and smells very different from most summer fragrances out there which just use an opening of different citruses to grab attention. I love wearing this on a casual summer day when I just wanna go run some errands. It lasts quite well on my skin giving me upto 10 hours of longevity on an average which is great and trust me, it'll get you a lot of compliments if you're looking for that

Very fresh and clean minty vibes ... With really affordable price it's best choice for a very high heat weather. Performance really good even that it's summer light fragrance. And even if the performance is not doing well it still a good choice in this price range which makes you able to apply it anytime you need without worrying about costs.

I saw this bought 3 others left the shop I came back 30 mins later to buy this and it was all gone. I had sprayed it on my winter coat sleeve and after 7 hours can still smell it.Next time it's in stock I'll be purchasing this cheap but decent quality gem!

Look no further than RobbiX's review. This is an almost perfect summer scent. A close deep sniff reveals a soft coconuty vibe buried under melon and mint. Also works well as a fun office frag - crisp shirt and tie with nice khakis. I really like this one.

For those who like Le Labo's AnOther 13, the dry down of 8.0 is very much in the same light, though faint (overspray fixes this). If you are looking to extend your bottle of AnOther 13 or to soften the blow, this is one to look at.

Oh they're family, apparently. Elysium, 12.12, afternoon swim and Zara 8.0. bubbly freshie with enough amount of aquatic quality. Works extremely well with heat and compliment getter. I love it!

A very synthetic melon note that blends into a nice and clean minty scent. A fresh fragrance, ideal for the summer. It's nothing out of this world but worth the value.

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I want this fragrance but is discontinued

Lacoste L.12.12 Blanc with blue notes. It is uncanny how much the opening is like Lacoste L.12.12. Blanc, which I own and is a much-liked fresh cheapie as well. 8.0 opens up with a fresh citrussy blast that does not really smell like melon and mint to me. Only a subtle watery note in the opening with lots of citrus, that weakens quite fast though compared to Lacoste Blanc and then I get a piercing musk note that is not present in Lacoste Blanc, but overall, they stay similar in terms of freshness all the way through, although I think 8.0 leans a bit more toward the blue end of the fragrance spectrum due to the musk and watery notes, than Lacoste Blanc does. Blanc is a bit creamier/soapier, while 8.0 more musky and therefore slightly more masculine. I would say both could be worn by women easily, but Blanc will be a bit easier to wear for women than 8.0 will be. Even though Lacoste Blanc is also considered a cheapie, it is twice the price (thrice if you happen to buy the 8.0/9.0 dual box) of Zara. However, the Lacoste feels more balanced and well-rounded and does not jump off my skin so sharp. The notes in 8.0 blast out more strongly and with a more synthetic vibe without actually giving better projection. So, Zara 8.0 feels a bit more aggressive and also cheaper in my nose, but not by much. Projection on both is starting out moderate but they die down quickly (15-30 minutes) and settle somewhere between weak and moderate for me, becoming weaker still as time passes on. After 4 hours they are gone, so even here the similarities do not end. If you just want a scent that is fresh, uplifting, non-offensive, can even catch compliments (quite tough to get those though with the weak projection) and lasts around 4 hours you can get either one. Considering the price tag and overall quality of both, I do not see any reason why you would prefer Lacoste over Zara. I would probably consider either one as a splurge it around fragrance because it is cheap, while potentially having a much higher quality fresh scent as well, with better more natural smelling ingredients, that perhaps can get you through an entire day, so you do not have to carry a sprayer with you. I see the Zara fragrances as an opportunity to get my desired scent DNA and use them for example when I stay at home, but still want to smell nice either for myself and/or friends visiting. Especially right now with most people wearing protective masks all the time, they will not smell you anyway, so why waste the good stuff, when you can get decent perfumes that make you smell nice for yourself or your friends/partners at a bargain. Overall Summary: Smell: 7/10 (I like it and it is very nice and fresh but a bit too synthetic) Sillage: weak to moderate Longevity: about 4 hours Price to performance ratio: 9.5/10

The other day I found this fascinating set of videos on YouTube from this musical prodigy - Jacob Collier - and it was about reharmonization. He would take songs, melodies we know and love, and just by altering the chord structure underneath it, completely change its mood and make it a whole new experience. The reason I bring this up is because I find that's what Zara 8.0 is - a reharmonized version of Lacoste White. Lacoste white is a great scent - in how simple it is. A clean cut citrus floral perfect for a white t shirt look on a hot day. That simple pleasant top is the main tune and remains the same in 8.0 as well. It's what's going on underneath that surprises you. The background music in Lacoste white is creamy white florals with a great suede that makes it simultaneously soft and masculine. 8.0, by contrast, goes in an ozonic aquatic direction with the violet and water notes. It's edgier in that sense and more modern as well. The aldehydic base also gives it a slight metallic vibe which can feel synthetic - but it is an ozonic blue fragrance synthetic (which still smells great) and not a plastic synthetic. I really appreciate that you can get a fragrance like 8.0 for the price you get it at. It's similar enough to Lacoste White where you get reminded of it right away when you spray this on, but different enough that you have a new different experience wearing it. 8/10

Zara 8.0 is pretty much a dead ringer to Ralph Lauren Polo Blue. It is a soapy aquatic. But it is more powerful than traditional Polo BLue and its clones (looking at Belcam's Classic Match, Eternity Aqua for Men and New York Yankees specifically). Zara 8.0 opens with a pretty strong mix of melon and mint that goes into an aquatic mid. There is a slight violet in the open and lily of the valley. The base is the most understated part of the fragrance with a slightly more than noticeable musk note as well as a slight woody. Zara 8.0 performs pretty good. It opens with a slightly less than moderate sillage at first. But for a spring/summer aquatic, it isn't much of a letdown. It lasts pretty good for about a total of 7 hours as a skin scent. Zara 8.0 works really good for spring and summer use due to the notes and the light projection it produces. It works for casual, active and work use. Zara 8.0 is actually an under-the-radar winner. If you need to get a Zara 9.0, I'd suggest getting the double with 8.0. That is how I got it and without it, I don't think I'd actually get it but I am glad I got it. I rate 8.0 an 8 out of 10 since the performance is better than Polo Blue.

This to me is a very nice melon Minty fragrance with average Sillage and longevitiy for a summer scent. Makes me think of the nearly forgotten fragrance of Calvin Klein - Escape from the mid. 90`s .. I don`t know the Polo line so, don`t hunt me down for that;) I just think of Escape, and I like it . Fresh minty, and not to sweet opening for the 8.0 from Zara. Initial blast is a bit synthetik, but I don`t mind. It is getting better after a while! It is a good go to fragrance if you are in a hurry and you don`t have to think about what to wear .. it`s a day fragrance and for that it is a versatile fruity freshie with a hint of aquatics. I get more from the minty melony floral vibes. To me it is a solid 7 out of 10.

Perfume that truly encloses summer in a bottle! It is fresh and fruity, with a really noticeable melon note in the opening, but is very well balanced by the mint and aquatic notes that keep it fresher than sweet. I bought it on the site paired with the 9.0, both of 100 ml paid around 16 €; the packaging is nice and the bottles are very beautiful satin, all in all for these prices you can't really ask for more than that! On my skin also the duration is high, after 6/7 hours I could still feel it, I don't know Lacoste White and I don't know how much this Zara is actually a clone of it, but for my taste it is an excellent summer / casual perfume rather original than what you usually smell around.

I was quite pleasantly shocked with this zara release. It’s a simple, straightforward, fresh smelling fragrance. (might be too simple for some though) However, that’s actually the main factor why I adore this fragrance. I blind bought the 12ml as a layering fragrance but wore it on it’s own out of a whim! Longevity is good on clothes and on skin it performs quite well for the price (5-6 hrs) The scent reminds me of freshly showered skin. Initially fruity (melon) notes mixed with mint greet you for the first hour. The dry down is my favorite part and smells like a creamy clean woody musk. It smells luxurious and expensive as well (for the price). Im getting a full bottle once I finish my 12ml.