Extreme Fusion

ZARA launched Extreme Fusion in the last quarter of 2021, along with three other brothers. Extreme Fusion is pretty generic, and it's not unique, but it's different enough to stand out from other everyday generic snippets. Although generic, it smells great. While being an inexpensive cologne, it doesn't come as a direct slap with alcohol on the face. Instead, it opens sweet, fruity, tropical. On my skin, I get the combination of citrusy pineapple in the same vibe of "Eros (Eau de Toilette) | Versace" and not a bright, fresh, juicy citrus. Here, bergamot and lemon zestiness is muted. I'm not saying it's a clone of Eros, but it's inspired by and in that fragrance style. It's not a "Creedish" pineapple vibe like in "Aventus (Eau de Parfum) | Creed", rather just a faint tropical fruity smell. Extreme Fusion is an obvious example of a fragrance that needs to be tested on the skin. In practice, pineapple comes first on blotting paper and is more present than on my skin. Let the initial blast tone down, and slightly dusty vanilla oozes with the spicy lavender in the middle, including a touch of coffee, which is not in your face; instead, it's a kind of like a back note. The heart is an olfactory sensation that has been smelled many times before. It is rather sweet but has a superb dimension of depth because of the coffee nuance. It doesn't smell like an aroma of Italian Ristretto coffee, but it smells like a generic roasted and spicy semi-deep scent. I catch spicy nutmeg in the heart, other than touches of citrus, fruit, and floral accords. Together with the lavender, the nutmeg provides balance and the aromatic taste of the fragrance. When Extreme Fusion approaches the dry-down, the best part appears as the fragrance loses the most artificial aspect and gains a certain refinement. Spicy amber vanilla, or even roasted tonka on a wooden bed, comes to the surface. The dry-down brings a beautiful nutmeg mixed with creamy and woody facets. At this stage, Extreme Fusion gets closer to Eros. The way they used vanilla is very similar. Now and then, I get a smidgen of roasted coffee, which makes the cologne more appealing. Extremely versatile, with pineapple, lavender, and vanilla keynotes, it's on the synthetic side, but it's far from being obnoxious. I said it reminds me of Eros, yet the more I wear it, the more I catch the resemblance with another underrated gem, i.e. "Pepe Jeans for Him | Pepe Jeans". They share many notes, so it is clear why they are so close to one another. I see the cologne as a perfect scent for fall days and nights, winter, and potentially spring. Longevity is remarkable for a cheap fragrance, and sillage probably doesn't hurt people around you, so wearable in both leisure and business time. Try to test it on your next visit to a ZARA store before they discontinue it. Perhaps youthful without being silly. I base the review on a 90ml bottle I have owned since October 2021.

This is Zara’s version of Le Beau by Le Gaultier. The scent is 90% similar and has fabulous longevity.

I despise the smell, smells cheap and too fruity, can't think of a place where this would be a good choice to wear, maybe a pool party with pina Coladas everywhere but other than that its not a good pick up. Get something else more quality, and if you wanna buy ZARA then get Lisboa (ADG Clone) or Zara for him Black. Smell 3/10 Longevity 5-6 hours sillage 5/10 price 9/10

This is not a straight clone of another fragrance like many Zara releases are. You can see that from the rest of the reviews here, people can't agree what it's most similar to. It's and ambery sweet but fresh at the same time. I'd say this is the closest to something like Stronger With You Freeze, but even fresher. It's not really like Y EdP which is way less sweet and more fresh. It's also not like JPG Le Beau, that one is sweeter and has that pronounced pineapple and coconut note, which isn't present here except some vague pineapple sweetness. This is actually a pretty nice scent, but I think it will be forgotten due to it being kind of confused. Is it supposed to be sweet or fresh? I'm not sure, it's kind of both both but not really either at the same time if that makes sense. I'm afraid there are better choices of fragrance for pretty much any occasion even if you just look at other frags in Zara.

As a value for money it is a winner. On my nose it is in the same line as Paco Rabanne Phantom, instead of lemon there is pineapple, instead of vanilla there is grated coconut. Sweet, modern, fruity, Pina-Colada cocktail fragrance, unisex. Sober but elegant bottle. A less powerful and refined version of Phantom. But it costs much less ... recommended!