Fields at Nightfall 2020

It's so funny to me that I tried out Zadig & Voltaire This is Her a few times but I was never really impressed. Yet when I was randomly browsing Zara's perfumes (after getting the one I went for) I unexpectedly immediately fell in love with Fields at nightfall. I didn't know it was a dupe for This is her at first and I just immediately got it. After I searched it up I found out. I started to wear it a lot and it's such a pretty scent, it's sweet but in a lactonic praline-sandalwood way, so to me it's not a true gourmand fragrance, but so comforting and pleasant (this was my confirmation I liked sandalwood). Layers with other scents quite nicely too. Its longevity is moderate, but it lasts nicely on clothes. After a while I finally tried out once more This is her and this time I could fully appreciate it. They smelled exactly the same to me, will have go try it again though to see how the OG's longevity is. If the projection and longevity really are much better than Zara's (as most people say it is) and if I find a good deal, I might get that one too one day. Until then I'll stick with Zara (and I might get a second bottle when I finish this one, which might be sooner later than later, but it's inexpensive so not worried). Or just get Fields' intense version if it's the same scent but with even better longevity (since Applejuice intense was a *bit* different than the og).

OK, listen. I used to believe that Zara dupes were overhyped but, now that I have tried a couple of them, I believe they actually deserve more hype. Now, for this one. I went to the mall a couple of weeks ago. First I went to Sephora and I sprayed This is Her by Zadig & Voltaire on my left wrist. Ten minutes later I went to Zara and almost jokingly sprayed "Fields" on my right wrist. So. I guess a more sophisticated nose than mine would detect some difference, but to me, these are absolutely the same, from the first spray to the drydown and after. Notice that I am not saying they're "similar" - nonono, guys, I am saying these are THE SAME. And I know I sound like a Zara representative at this point (I promise you I am not) BUT I must also tell you that I could feel "Fields" on my right wrist at least couple of hours after "This Is Her" had completely faded from my left wrist. Now... I am not sure if that's because the drydown of "This Is Her" is more similar to my natural smell so this is why I couldn't smell it anymore, I am only telling you for a fact which one I could smell longer, and it was "Fields". I am similarly impressed by "Golden Decade" (Zara's YSL Libre Intense dupe) but I already wrote a separate review for this, you can take a look if you want. If all of Zara's dupes are this good, I honestly don't know if I'll buy an expensive perfume ever again.

So I decided I was gonna write reviews for perfumes, and where else to start if not for my signature? I have repurchased a 100ml bottle (and a 10ml roller on) after flying through my first bottle of this. Not only is this an EXACT copy of This is Her by Zadig & Voltaire (which I don’t own a bottle of but have tested numerous times) but it smells even better than what the notes indicate. On my nose its more lactonic than woody, and the dry down is a little floral in the heat (which is not my cup of tea but its a people pleaser). There was a time when I could not go a single day without smelling this: my eyes would roll back at every whiff of this milky, sweet goodness, and I would drown myself in it every night before bed. Unfortunately for some reason I stopped feeling this way and it would cause minor headaches (I’m very prone to migraines), so I’m learning to love it the way I used to, but I doubt it’s something I can condition myself to do. Even if I don’t adore it the same way as I did in the past, the memory of cherishing this scent lingers so much so that I can handle a little migraine here and there. My friends said it smelled like sweet, cold metal. Like a grandpa that works with iron and hugs his granddaughter a bit too much. I have NO idea whether this is a good thing or a bad thing and frankly I dont really care.

Tested Zadig and Voiltaire This Is Her, then bought it and spritzed it on the opposite hand. This is the exact dupe, only less intense. It started fading way more quickly, while the Z&V one is still going strong after 2 hours and something more. The price is a good enough reason for me to settle with this one, no need owning both. Talking about the fragrance itself, it's sweet but in an interesting way, full of character, the kind of smell you remember for the print and not just for sweetness/intensity Edit after trying it again: I like it so much 🥰 it's sweet and cozy like a cup of sweetened milk, if it was a colour it would be teddy bear brown 🤎 with a touch of baby pink. I would say the general vibe is basic vanilla BUT with a clever variation that makes it fuller and less basic. Top note should be sweet and not woody, so watch out if you don't like overly sweet stuff. Longevity is not its best feature so I think I will enjoy it on summer nights. Def not a day scent in my opinion, maybe during cold winter. Flirty but not sexy. Youthful without being naive. Like like like.

I do also have the original , the 'this is her' from zadig & voltaire and to me both smell 100% simmilar, and with the same performance . Well done zara! Love love love this scent ...on my skin , my hair, my cloth and...... my curtons.... so I bought a couple of bottles of this(is her) zara version. Edit: I love to layer this with desigual You ( coffee scent) and a very nice dupe of armani Si ..... so first a lot! of fields than a few sprays of You and finnish it of with Si. Specially for those who have some trouble with the milkeness of fields by zara, this layering makes it vanish, also on cloth. Heavenly good .... my own Niche! Edit 14-06-2022: Now I am wearing "this fields", and for me it now becomes def. a 100% summerscent, refound love! In the cold days of autumn and winter I tried a few times wearing it and layering it, and I didnt like it anymore, kind of upsets me, for this was a big love for me in previous year. So happy I can wear it again , plain or I layer it with vanille coco and almond scents,to make it very tropical and beachy.