Captivatingly Paris

Lovely sent. Did not get it from the first try. But so happy that I got a bottle on sale. As it turned out a bit more than just pear and rose, there is something more complex in the mix once perfume opens up. Great light rose for the day. Not overpowering and totally fine to wear it to gym ... office. So happy it doesn’t give me Arab vibes that Delina and other Arab/luxury perfumes do. Not smelling like entrance into Selfridges by the perfume stalls. If you compare it to the London sent from the line this one is more light and fresh feeling. Though London one is also good, surprisingly I like it even though I don’t get the hype about Delina. By the way I don’t get any grandma vibes from it even though it has rose. It feels like a modern perfume with a new spin on the rose. Nothing like the Bulgarian rose extract/essence that my grandmother had.

I just bought this recently while at Disney Springs Zara, and I love it. It’s such a fruity floral but in a mature way. It’s so pretty and to me this doesn’t remind me of another fragrance that everyone keeps mentioning. It’s such a beauty and can be worn both by men and woman. I really love the collection that Jo Malone has done with Zara they are all such beauties and I own a few. Does it last not too lasting but good enough for the price. Sillage is close to skin on me but it is so nice to keep getting whiffs of this on my skin during the day. I will buy more of the city scents and have all in my collection eventually. Zara another winner from you, keep it up!

I can't compare this to any other fragrance, but I can say that it's an easy to wear fruity floral, and I prefer it over the 8 other fragrances in the same line. If you didn't like the medicinal base in Fashionably London, this would be a safer rose fragrance choice from this line. It's not a ground breaking scent, but it's uncomplicated, bright, and lovely, and sometimes that's just what you need in your life. The longevity/projection were average, but I do overspray on skin and clothes. For me, this is backup bottle worthy. Don't blind buy if you don't like pear notes as it's quite dominant.

Wearing this today after having forgotten about it for quite some time. There are a few Zara perfumes that I have found have bettered and deepened with some sitting time, but alas, this is not the case with Captivatingly Paris. I remember the pear being quite obvious when I first bought it, but now it is subtle, and the scent is more powdery and musky than I recall when I first got it, and it isn’t lasting....I have sprayed it on generously 3 separate times and it is only 1:00pm

I love this 30 min in the most, just after the pear settles down. I love this rose, I get the rose from the first spritz and it's gorgeous. Feminine, light, sweet and sexy. Captivatingly Paris. So happy to have the larger 75 ml bottle. The scent is gorgeous. Do know, however, that the silage and projection and longevity aren't long or eternal. Moderate.