Red Temptation Elixir Parfum

I’m a guy who owns this fragrance and I think it’s fantastic. I was with my girlfriend shopping around and when we were waiting in the line we wanted to try the colognes there. In the men’s section I didn’t really find anything that was unique, most of them were citrusy aquatic fragrances and some nice oud fragrances but nothing special. Then my girlfriend showed me the red temptation perfume which she quite enjoyed (she loves sweet perfumes) and said that she also tried the Elixir version but said it was too manly and strong. So I tried it on myself and thought it was absolutely amazing, the sweetness combined with the woodiness and spicy amber was so delicious to my nose I had to get it right away. It also smelled different on me than it did on my girlfriend, it smelled more masculine and woody. Overall the performance is really good, I’d say the projection is like an 8.5/10 and the longevity is also an 8.5/10. It is not as beast mode as BR Extrait but it gets the job done it lasts for about 9 hours and if I’d want to make it last as long as BR I’d just overspray it.. This is an amazing Baccarat extrait dupe and saved me a LOT of money because I was interested in getting BR.

This has officially become my signature fragrance. It appears that the jury is divided as I'm scrolling through, some people love it, some hate it, some feel completely meh about it. It's a lot to do with your skin's chemistry and that would be particularly true when you love certain fragrances on others but not necessarily on yourself. Zara RTE garners a lot of compliments in my work and family circles. It runs parallel to BR540, I'd say about 70% DNA, so it truly makes a decent substitute if you don't feel like remortgaging your house to get your mitts on BR540. Projection and staying power both are well beyond moderate, the fragrance is definitely detectable after 5-6 hours. A fabulous juice for the upcoming winter, bold, classy, uplifting and comforting at the same time. Thumbs up, one of the best fragrances that Zara ever released.

I have BR540 and the extrait but I don’t feel like I need to waste those bottles now that I have this and the original red temptation. I like this more than the original RT cause I tend to go nose blind quite quickly to the original, whereas this one tends to last the whole day on me. I still like the original to switch it up as it is not as sweet. This one is really sweet and has a much stronger silage. When I layered this with Rose Gourmand, people kept telling me how amazing I smelled all day. It’s really good and I think worth the added cost. Don’t get me wrong I’m also angry we are getting less ml for more $ but it’s still a fraction of the cost of BR540 so I’m okay with it... kind of. K no but seriously Zara stop doing this!

The EDT version of Red Temptation is one of my favorite fragrances, so when I saw the Elixir version at Zara, I sprayed it on my hand to see if it still smelled the same. Then, I forgot about it and went about my day. In that period of time, I washed my hands three times, I took a shower and went to sleep. I woke up in the morning and I could still smell it on my hand. I genuinely have no idea why it doesn’t last very long on other commenters. It’s true we’re all different and have our own body chemistry. For me, though, this is so long lasting I went back the following day and I bought it immediately.

i know this one smells very similar to the rouge baccarat but it also smells very identical to crystal rouge by Diane Castel. i got the Crystal rouge a day before i purchased this in Zara not knowing they are literally twins!!! the Diane Castel is more niche designer so it smells a little more expensive and sweeter in a way.. it smells fuller if that makes sense. Diane Castel is a more complete fuller perfume of the saame exact notes imo. so when I smell the Zara red temptation next to it, it smells thinner or weaker if that makes sense. Both smell really lovely overall!