Bohemian Bluebells

We live in a strange world in which Zara, a seemingly soulless global superpower of a company can hit the jackpot just right, making a once-in-a-lifetime niche-rivalling, complex, sophisticated and frankly superb scent. I only write this review after buying out the remaning stock of Bohemian Bluebells on sale. Opens with hippy lavender, something you would expect to smell in a 90s headshop. Then it rounds out, develops, envelops you in a cloud of SPA-incense or expensive French soap. Almost makes you wonder if it's possible to have a lavender gourmand, honey-sweet and a bit powdery at the same time. This scent is nostalgia personified, slightly vintage, but also very clean and warm at the same time.The longevity and power on this is seriously massive too and nothing like you would expect from Zara, known for weak juices. If Jo Malone produced this for 5 times the price I would still buy it. Sadly Zara discontinued it for the sake of continuing to spit out 10 new unoriginal fruity compositions a week. I may be biased though because it seems like I'm genetically predisposed to love floral-woody-musks. I'm a sucker for this type of scent.

I love this one so much. Nothing smells like this, it's daring, bold and gorgeous. I love when I get whiffs of this throughout the day and I do - thank goodness because it's inviting and handsome and warm. Excellent atomizer and bottle too. Love it. I wore it to teach yoga today and it's been making me happy for over 4 hours now. Update: I get it now. One of my most favourite scents of all time has the exact same notes (with others) as this Zara Bohemian Bluebells - Obsession for Men by Calvin Klein. No wonder I love this. Lavender. Musk. Sandalwood. Slightly powdery sweet-ish on the dry down. My favourite Zara perfume 9/10 performance and 9/10 scent. On me, this lasts 10 hours (only two full sprays behind my ears on my neck), whereas the other Jo Malone/Zara collabs can be weaker.

the most daring and interesting scent from the emotions bunch, I can see why it isn't a crowd pleaser, it is the misunderstood child from the collection. I instantly loved it, the lavander at first is strong and herbaceous, then it envelops in honey accords ( reminds me of the honey in soir de lune) with a creamy sandalwood backbone. I find using it often before yoga and meditation , it is grounding , herbal and sweet, for the yogi on the go.

Bohemian Bluebells does start off with a strong lavender, but that quickly dissipates and becomes a sweet rosemary musk. There is a hint of bluebells in there, however the rosemary musk is by far the prominent scent here. I absolutely love it. Its light on its own but blends beautifully with Jo Malone wild bluebell or/and blackberry & bay.

It is quite a different and remarkable fragrance. While the intense lavender and musk notes create a beautiful harmony, it can also cause severe headaches for some people. Although it is a perfume that is not very suitable for the perception of the Turkish perfume user, it is worth trying, I really like it. Different and noticeable.