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.

This is a genuinely lovely, natural smelling, easy to wear lavender. It's sweet and fluffy and makes me think of biscuits. I'm not sure I've ever smelled bluebells, but they must be somewhat similar to hyacinth, which I can definitely detect in the middle notes. It's a very cosy fragrance and quickly turning into a favourite.

I bought a tester kit of the entire Jo Malone x Zara line and just got around to trying this now. The opening is quite strong and reminiscent of an herbal concoction, almost got a bit of chamomile as well. It later developed into a beautiful honey-soaked lavender. I wish it was a bit more subtle, but it's quite hard to wear.

My favorite fragrance out of the entire collection (closely followed by Ebony Wood). Very natural dry powdery lavender with other wildflowers. Surprisingly good longevity for the line. It can easily be my favorite lavender scent at the moment and lavender is my favorite note, so that says a lot. Got multiple bottles.

A dark and musky lavender. Seems a bit more masculine than feminine to me. Smells like a French lavender to me. It is really growing on me. I was not in to it at first, but I am really intrigued by it. I agree that the name is an odd choice. I would pick something like Bohemian Retreat.

I love this one, hands down my favourite from the Jo Loves collection, but you really have to love lavender for this. Warm lavender tea with honey, drank in a garden while the sun shines on you. I wish it would last a bit longer on me though.

Strong lovely lavender scent, why did they discontinue this TT Still looking for a similar scent for about the same pricepoint and haven't found one that is as nice as this. Not a bluebell scent like the namesake, but still a nice lavender.

Simple lavender note, very safe for everyday Dried down to calming note, i sleep better after spraying this on my pillow For €22 this is beautiful fragrance Doesn't last long on me (l live in hot humid city)

I love it, it reminds me of the smell of wild flowers & fresh air in spring. I hope they'll never discontinue this one.

Strong lavender and so pretty, I love it

So glad to read that I'm not the only one who smells a good quality cheese in the top notes. To me it smells like Austrian/German mountain cheese tastes when you get a bit too close to the rind. Anyone else familiar with that flavour? That note vanishes after a bit though and you are left with a chic and cozy lavender in the style of Chanel's Jersey (I wouldn't say it's a dupe though). Surprising how niche this smells for a Zara x Jo Malone scent. If you are looking for an affordable fragrance in the 'weird niche meets mainstream elegant' category this might be for you! EDIT: I noticed a general annyoing thing on Fragrantica and you probably did, too: Reviews are getting deleted just because some people don't agree with someone's take on a fragrance. So I see that my review has been getting downvoted as it seems like that cheese note I was talking about is another one of these things that apparently only some people can smell (like some get pickle notes in certain woody fragrances or to some coriander tastes like soap). But I don't think reviews should to be downvoted just because someone's nose or opinion differs from your own. As long as everybody is respectful I find different takes and opinions very interesting to read and to see the wide scope of how different people perceive the same thing. That's why probably most of us are reading the reviews here! And different opinions can also be helpful for people who are thinking about blindbuying. So unless it's spam or blatantly mean I don't think reviews should be downvoted. If you don't agree with someone's perception, what you can do is add your own review so that others can read a different take. That's way better than voting for someone's review to be deleted and gives everybody a closer representation of how these fragrances are actually perceived by many different people. In general, it's a weird system that doesn't work if there are narrow minded people being active on the platform. It would be way better to only be able to like reviews and have a flagging button for spam and things that are unacceptable to say so that a designated moderator can look through them and delete things if it's actually neccessary.

I couldn't really make up my mind about this. First sniff off the scent strip, I hated it. Okay maybe hate is too strong a word, but I definitely didn't like it. I couldn't place the smell but it was just overwhelming. Sniffed it again when I was home, by then it has faded into this light, sweeter honey and flowery-musky scent and I loved it. It made me doubt myself, if I had remembered wrongly, mixed up the strips (I was testing a couple of them at the store). Decided to purchase it today. It was the same overwhelming and spicy scent that I disliked. It quickly faded into the honey + flowery musk scent that I liked. I tried slathering on unscented lotion and testing again. This time it lasted a couple of hours. The lavender scent was more obvious this time round but it lasted 5 mins at best. Given that I also own Fleur de Patchouli and Tubereuse Noir, the performance of this is really disappointing. A lot of potential, but pointless if it's only going to last a couple hours. However, I must admit it does last longer on clothing, so I suppose that's an alternative. Edit: oh and the sillage is really week as well. I can only smell it when there happens to be a strong gust of wind (I'm guessing it's emitting off my clothing though), or if I were to deliberately sniff my wrist. All in all, I did end up really liking the scent (once I get through the top notes) but it doesn't last long enough for me to be able to fall in love with it

BB is a dry, powdery lavender scent, not bad for its price point, but could be the most divisive fragrance in the Zara Emotions line. As a lover of lavender, I like the honeyed lavender opening. The lavender is herbal and realistic. The honey note manages to give the traditionally masculine-leaning lavender a sweetly feminine edge. It is an interesting use of lavender, and manages to be more reminiscent of the flower growing outdoors in early summer rather than the essential oil. Still, underwear drawer sachets come to mind. It has a woody drydown, becoming sweetly musky. It lingers, becoming increasingly dry. There is a strange buttery quality to the drydown also. Sillage and longevity are both moderate - BB performs better than others in this line. Unusual, even a little strange, BB needs to be smelled to be understood, and is definitely not a safe blind buy. Could be unisex. Funny choice of name too - much more lavender than bluebell. An interesting lavender scent that is also a bargain. 3/5.

A very unusual take on a lavander perfume. Smells clean and very, very, very soapy. I don't get any woodyness from the sandalwood, just lavander and musk. The longevity is moderate, however, the sillage is really intense, at least in my experience. Two sprays, one on each arm and you get a soapy lavander trail wherever you go. I like it. I don't love it but it is nice and different. Edit: i've been wearing it for a couple of hours. This is one of those really polarizing scents. My mom loves it on me, she actually said "now, THIS is a good perfume! It smells so lovely!". My partner really deslikes it. He thinks it smells like some kind of detergent. It's so funny to me how a single perfume can be perceived so differently! Edit 2: a few months have gone by and now it became an absolute love and go to for days that I want a very calming perfume. This is confortable, calming and cozy in a fresh sort of way! Cozy for the warmer months

Keep in mind that this was discontinued, so i had to hunt for it online. There is a small chance that the scent has mutated a bit from it's original state. It does open with a lavender note in the first few seconds, which settles into a more herbacious version of it very quickly. Which is a bit sad, because i hunted for this out of love of lavender. As soon as it sinks in, to me, the most prominent note is the musk. Intensely musky, definitely animalic. This is why i preface this review like i did, because a lot of people seem to report almost no musk. In the long run, you get the sandalwood as a backdrop, the musk shining through and, if you close your eyes, maybe a hint of a lavender scented soap that your grandmother had in her bathroom, definitely a lifetime ago. I was looking for a feminine punch of lavender but I am not mad at what i got, as i do deeply enjoy sandalwood and musk.

The opening is weird! The lavender note is so strong it actually reminded me of smelling a top quality cheese. As it dried down on my skin it started smelling woodier and elegant. I actually really liked it and purchased a 40 ml bottle. I really recommend it for the drydown. After 2 hours the scent you get on your skin is sweet, but not sticky, and really pleasant. It is not necessarily a sexy scent, but it feels like home. Smells of a good holiday in the Tuscany, with great food and great company. I'll definetely get myself another bottle once this runs out (or before that, we all know how Zara works!). If you want originality, don't look any further. This is just the antithesis of synthetic and ozonic. Smells natural and great. ATTENTION: Do not wear this for closed environments. It can be pretty toxic. Also, one or two sprays is enough. 7.6/10.