Midsummer Collection Orange Zest

One of the most amazing zara freshies. If they know whats good, I hope they keep it in their regular rotation. This to me is a clone of Dior Homme Cologne. Start is the same and it stays the same for some time. Then I start smelling that gorgeous vetiver, as this is citrus vetiver frag. The smell then is a spot on Leau Boisee. Earthy bitter fresh citrus that blends well with vetiver. At the end, this citrus earthy smell is replaced with one of the most amazing gentle lavander smells Ive come across in a long time. It is not lineral like DH Cologne or Leau Boisee. I get 100% DH Cologne and then pretty close Leau Boisee. Finishing with a gorgeous semi sweet gentle lavander perfect for evenings. Basically, this frag is lemon vetiver mostly, with gentle lavander at finish. Well made. I think I will stock up. Zara hit a gold mine with this one like they did with maybe few others. An excellent frag, highly recommended for summer. For extremely hot weather only. And this should have been called lemon zest because there is nothing even remotely orangey in this one. Just lemon vetiver ultra fresh combo. Unlike most Zara frags, this one needs some hard core hype. Amazing stuff! Edit: after wearing it, the longevity is awfull. It lasts max 2 hours and projects for one, maybe even less. Beautiful frag but lasts poorly.

It looks like Zara is not making good fragrances by chance. This frag is an amazing summer fragrance. I tried it in a Zara Store at 10:00 ( 3 sprays - back of my hand). By dinner time I could still smell it. It really opens with a bitter orange scent that lasts for ages. The top notes last for 1 hour at least (actually done by addition of lemon and ginger notes). Usable sillage (1~2 feet) lasts for 4~5 hours and Longevity lasts for 8~9 hours (skin surface); fantastic lavender-musk-vétiver dry down. I don't really consider it a clone of any other perfume. It's plain Zara Orange Zest and an extraordinary scent. I must return to Zara ASAP to buy a bottle of it. EDIT 1 :-) bought 2 bottles for 18 Euros EDIT 2 - This frag is awesome. It is not a clone or even similar to any frag I know for that matter. Yes I get vibes of some fresh fragrances from Dior, and also from Hermes, Chanel and Guerlain. Without the Zara label this EDT could be mistaken as a very expensive new niche fragrance if its brand name was Creed, Byredo, Amouage, .... I must return to Zara ASAP to buy 2 bottles more. EDT - The more I use it, the more I like it. It does present me with similar vibes (similar but different) from other well known fragrances. In my opinion the the greatest similarity occurs with Dior Homme Sport.

I have a really hard time with summer fragrances, most of the designers are "meh" to say the least, most of the new summer releases where very just ok to me, was contemplating on one from Atelier Cologne, then, I go to Zara and smelled this one, this is everything I hope it would be, and more because from this price range one can't except much, yet it delivers, and beat all the designers ones i've tried. Now, don't get me wrong, most Zara fragrances are crap, especially the dry down, but there are some jewels if you take your time to look around, and this one in quality surely delivers much more then i thought it would. It's refreshing they are releasing some more "grown up" scents, like impact masculin, exclusive oud and now this one. Orange Zest, the name says it all, like the review below me, a citrus/vetiver combo with a clean powdery musk and some fresh ginger very very light in the background. I get a orange feel to it, I would say the notes are probably a mix of bergamot/lemon, grapefruit and orange blossom, vetiver, clean powdery musk and ginger. Very good blending and the quality put at shame most designer fragrances much higher priced.

To my nose this smells like something between Chanel Allure Homme Sport Cologne and Dior Homme Cologne, more so the former than the latter. It tilts more towards orange than lemon which puts it closer to Chanel AHSC IMO but is accompanied by a bright watery zestiness that is more characteristic of DHC. Overall a brilliant offering by Zara and given the price it is a no brainer, arguably a must for a citrus lover, despite possible longevity issues(not nearly as bad one might think though). Zara, has put out some real gems over the years and is underrated IMO. Perhaps in the top 5 value for money designer fragrance houses out there. The cons are, longevity issues(but not always), less natural more synthetic ingredients and a serious lack of originality. That last point however becomes less important the lower your budget gets and considering how often well crafted their fragrances are(sometimes better than or on par with the original in terms of smell) the less of an issue it is and perhaps to some it becomes a pro(decent quality dupes for 1/7th the price or less).

Great fragrance, I have it since last week and I was wearing it almost everyday since. When I saw the notes on the Zara website I thought that this will be a cone of DHS 2008. But no, this is more a citrus-vetiver dominated fragrance, like for exemple EN Sport, Kenzo Boisee or Grey Vetiver. Is not a clone of any of those, or of any other fragrance that I know. Just a great green, wet and slightly bitter fragrance. It's very refreshing now in the spring. I get about the same performances with this fragrance like with my ADG Profumo or Bvlgari Aqva Amara! About 6h longevity with above average projection for the first two. My first impression was 7.5/10 but had grown on me a lot. 9/10

@Plantus Yeah man, you are lucky. This lasts really bad. Same as vibrant leather which you said lasts hours on you but on me lasts an hour, no matter if I put 5 sprays or 20 and many have said the same. So yes you're very lucky that you can wear these beauties for hours. For me, its sad it lasts less than an hour because this one is such a gorgeous frag. I get triple the time from Aqua Bergamoto. Even that isnt great cuz projection is bad. I use DH Cologne and Declaration Leau. Those last on me longer and I get the same vibe, similar smell.

God I love this one. Simply have to write about it some more. Cant stop smelling it but I am so so sad this is so weak. I can put a whole bottle on myself... its gone within 2 hours and projection is okay for the half an hour. I dont know if I should get it cuz only I can enjoy it, cuz others cant smell it on me. If only this had strenght, it would be signature worthy. Maybe the worst performing frag out of all I tried. That includes new la nuit and lhomme and some others thar are weak like the one edt.

This is my most worn fragrance for the summer. On the initial blast you get this citrusy scent blended well with ginger. The scent pretty much stays linear and I think the vetiver is used as a fixative in this scent. The fragrance could have used a more stronger base and some spices for more depth. I like this scent a lot. The sillage is soft and projection is moderate for an hour then it just sits close to the skin for 7 hours. A pretty nice release from ZARA. Could be worn by women also.

Batch: 30161 / 2023-01-16 I can confirm that the 2017 and 2023 versions are identical. This is probably my favorite Zara fragrance. It has some resemblance to DHS, but not much. In my opinion, it's a great fragrance in its own right. The mandarin/ginger and musk notes which begin to sweeten gradually after a few minutes, are quite good. The longevity is 4 to 6 hours at most, and the projection is very low. I hope Zara continues to produce this gem. Rate: 8.5/10

Green Orange Zesty scent without orange in the notes. Quite marvelous and inexpensive fragrance. I liked it so much that I bought 2 bottles for €20.00 (the pair). It's quite similar to Terre d'Hermes Eau Tres Fraiche.

Citrusy, mandarin, musk, ginger freshie. Very nice, versatile, pleasant. Love the mandarin orange and ginger combo with a clean ambery musk drydown. Soft sillage and longevity. Scent: 8 / Sillage: 5 / Longevity: 5

If it actually smelled like original Dior Homme Sport, then I did a huge mistake by skipping this fragrance, not even trying it at Zara store, I have seen it so many times...

I've had wareing this fragrance quite a bit and I don't have any issues with its performances. I guess I'm lucky, this is now a staple in my warm weather rotation.

The scent is really beautiful, refreshing, and energizing. I don't mind the lack of performance at this price point. The 4.4+ rating here is well deserved.

Basically smells like LV Afternoon Swim layered with A&F Fierce. Similar quality to Fierce. Excellent smell and value overall.

Absolutely love it ! So fresh and musky , smells really similar to missoni wave( Chanel allure sport)

Very good fragrance! I Love it. Why is the name "orange zest" when there's no orange in the notes?;D

Got it as a set with Deep Fougere. Given it a few wearing. For me, this does not remind me of DHS (old) and DHC (2013). I find Mercedes-Benz Cologne and DHC close however. The closest I could draw the similarity to this would be CK One, one of my all time favorites, which takes me back to the middle school-high school Era. Its the sweet white flowers that I'm drawing the comparison/similarities too. It's more dialed down than CK One in white flower however. Maybe it's because of the hype it received before, I'm more disappointed than I would have been without the hype. Aside from the reminds me of/clone debate, I think this is a versatile, casual, daytime, warm weather fragrance. I would say it's right at the unisex mark. I would even say it's a blindbuy safe. About 8 inch projection for 2 hours on my skin, longevity about 6 hours. With the bundle price on sale, you cannot go wrong.

Zara Orange Zest is part of their 2017 summer collection and the more interesting entry, involving a tart orange smell that lightly hints at orange juice while involving hints of a few other florals and musk. It reminds me somewhat of Atelier Cologne Orange Sanguine, though not as sweet and juicy, and serves, at $20-30/100ml, as decent substitute for the Atelier despite clearly not being quite as full and satisfying. Performance is mediocre, as one might expect. It has nice projection for 30-60 minutes and dies down pretty steadily therafter, being a skin scent in perhaps the fourth hour on me. Only ephemerally available (like most Zara fragrances) in stores last year, but a nice one to pick up if you have a chance. 7 out of 10

Got it today. It's a nice citrus with great sprayer but pretty meh performance sadly. Would definitely recommend Vibrant Leather Summer/Cologne over this, but they both might be discontinued and very hard to find. Even Lisboa is probably a better buy for Summer and it's cheaper too. Don't get me wrong, this is very nice too, i like both opening and dry down but it's simply not performing good. Got two bottles, but i will be gifting the one of them.