Cool Heights

First things first, I'm not wired, people. I'm serious. I'm sitting here polishing some shoes and it occurred to me that I like the smell of shoe polish. I mean, I don't go around 'huffing' it and there is such a thing as too much, but this stuff is so damn good. You may be wondering what shoe polish has to do with all this, and you will find out right soon if you stay with me. The opening of Cool Heights is all about fruity and citrus accord, it is fresh, I get a sort of sweetish berries, cherries, and plenty of oranges citrus peel and juice aroma. After trying it at the store, it took me 2-3 hours to figure out what this is similar to. Albeit I've seen many people comparing this with Paco Rabanne Black XS, that feeling is only at the opening for a little while. There is even a spicy edge in the opening, the Sichuan peppercorn characteristic smell stands out. Then, Cool Heights takes a different path and vibe and turns into a fragrance full of woody and smoky subtleties. About 10 minutes later, the heart begins unveiling its notes, a watery violet appears with fresh and wet facets, yet not aquatic in a salty or marine manner. And here I got the biggest surprise, Cool Heights emanates a lovely mild leather odor, which is ain't reminiscent of a leather jacket or suede glows, but a kind of like freshly polished boots. There is a hint of shoe polish or boot polish odor, smelling like turpentine, tasting like gum, something akin to carnauba wax and Stoddard solvent, with the chemicals so strong that inhaling them produces dizziness and giddiness as huffing gasoline. I hope I haven't frightened you because this feeling is anything but unpleasant. The dry down is supposed to be nothing but sweetish amber since one of the listed notes is the roasted tonka. Though, at least on my skin, Cool Heights releases a trail full of smoky, dry, and sulfurous woody accords. None of the following notes are listed, yet I get a blending among fumy incense, mild spices, and gentle patchouli which over the fruity notes unfold their effects to mold the ultimate aroma. After a slew of hours, a more comfortable incense vibe keeps rising in the air, yet not a church-like olibanum. The very final trail reminds Vibrant Leather, the leather note is alike. I have to be honest, this is way more quality smelling than what I expected and it is one of the longest-lasting Zara I’ve ever tried, the performance is around all day long if you wear it as an office scent, whereas the sillage is pretty much close to the skin. I sprayed a few whiffs yesterday evening before going out for dinner, and with my big surprise, it was the first thing I smelt when I woke up this morning and took off my t-shirt. In my humble opinion, Cool Heights is for women and men alike. A natural composition that speaks of culture and wisdom. A scent that is deep, elegant, glorious, and sophisticated, a fragrance for lovers of niche houses with complex, dark, smokey nuances. Of course, cool months of Autumn are the best period for wearing this violet juice, both during the day and evening.

Classical Jerome Epinette style fragrance. I like his nose. He always use bergamot and pineapple at the opening. Base notes usually different but the scents are usually same. This one has a good quality like vibrant leather. It smells like "Bond no.9 Scent of Peace for Men". Just the opening is a little bit different.

This for me is another anventus clone , and not to bad at that , zara for me have some nice perfume and are great value , this lasts about 4 hours then gets close , but you can always use a atomizer if you go out .

Sweet pineapple opening with oud in the background, cosy woody drydown. Longevity - so so. Good projection.

I find this kind of repulsive. I sprayed it on my wrist in a Zara store with the expectation of it being the best fragrance in that Zara collection (A Day In Mexico, White Soho...) and I was not disappointed at first. However, the more I smelled it the more nauseous I felt. This smells to me like one of those apple juices you might get in a flight meal. The ones which you instantly think "Ok, this has anything but apple in it". Now add some lemon to the mix and you get exactly this. As someone said below, this is very reminiscent of Zara Gold, but I like that one a lot better since it's not that "in your face". This is definitely not for me, but I believe it could be a pleasant smell for someone walking past or something. With that being said, wearing this for a full day? Hell no. Not me. 5/10.