Sultry Pear Eau de Parfum

EDIT: This is my review of the first edition. I find the second edition (2024) much more syrupy, sweet and powdery. Finally a Zara fragrance for which name and scent profile fit, it is indeed a Sultry Pear! Delicious without being gourmand, fruity without being juvenile and with a sweetness that is filtry, seductive and elegant. I feel a little of freshness in the opening, there is something a bit green and dewy about this pear, as if it were an acquatic fruit! Even dare I say something ozonic? Some undertone of aromatics are present too. The jasmine dances around the fruit and adds another beautiful light and airy layer, its a very clean jasmine, lightly floral and a bit detergent like which I enjoy a lot! The effect is clean and ethereal since the pear at this point is not much sweet at all. However, when the almonds note warms up on the skin the character of the pear starts to change, becoming more round and full, and caramelized. This is a very nutty almond and has a strong, intense presence. The almonds mixed with the praline, the vanilla and what I suspect it's musk smells almost like heliotrope; this mix is warm and pulsating and creates a sultry sweetness which envelops the pear...it is at this point that the fruit ripens with juice and sweetness. Still, the light and airy feel of the scent is preserved through the musk since it is much airy and powdery, and clean. What I would define as "kitten fur" musk in terms of texture. I think there is some amber too in the perfume and at tract it smells as if it's a balsamic amber, there is a benzoin undertone...the perfume has that kind of sophisticated and warm powderiness that only that kind of material can create. A mildly lactonic aspect is present too but I don't smell a classic praline at this stage. The vanilla in the dry down interacts with the left over almonds giving a confetti result. It smells like a light tonka which I find really exquisite. To smell a proper chocolaty and sweet praline we must wait until the end of the dry down, but at that point the scent is almost a skin scent. What surprised me about the perfume is that the clean and almost aquatic aspect of the pear (and jasmine) returns from time to time and beautifully coexist with the intense and warm ambery/vanilla sweetness. The musk, vanilla and amber used in Sultry Pear remainds me a bit of the base of Zara Hibiscus, which in turn remainded me a bit (just a bit!) of the amber in Paradoxe by Prada; Sultry Pear remainds me even more of the dry down of Paradoxe, of its sweet benzoin and musk, but praline makes this one more lactonic and gourmand-ish. I can also recognize something similar to the dry down of Zara Femme (the og, white or pastel yellow cube), of its powderiness and of its "kitten fur" musk. It's clear that Sultry Pear is inspired by La Belle family of scent by Jean Paul Gaultier: to my nose Sultry Pear is a mix between the more acquiatic and earthy pear of La Belle edp and the sweet, ripe and tonka full one of La Belle Le Parfum, as if they were the parents and this is their little baby... which makes me like it even more! I much prefer this kind of mix to a proper "dupe", it at least tries to have an identity of its own. I like the mood of the scent, that play between light and airy and then sweet and pulsating makes it enchanting! It is sultry and filtry, I find it sensual and I would have never imagined to say this about a pear based perfume. I think it would suit best a style and personality like that of Maddie from the hbo show Euphoria, a it/posh girl that may seem mean and bi***y but deep down has a big heart and loves life and light. I wrote the same exact words in my review for Paradoxe by Prada since both perfumes inspire in me the same images, I think this two perfume share the same allure although very different on an olfactive level. Sultry Pear is the one that performs the best in the Zara Chapter 6 Collection (togheter with Cherry Smoothie), lasts from 4 to 5 hours on me, drydown lingers much more; it projects moderately for the first two hours. Overspray helps but it can overpower you for the first hour.

What an absolutely stunning fragrance by Zara! It’s a jammy, not overly sweet pear. Not as thick and dense as La belle but lighter and fruitier version. It’s so addictive. Can’t stop smelling my wrist. Alsoo, I’m surprised no one has mentioned this but on my skin, in the extreme dry down, the pear kinda fades and I get this honeyed sorta warm vanilla base which smells almost identical to Jimmy choo illicit but softer. The honey note along with jasmine is so so identical to illicit. It’s almost like a cross between La Belle and Illicit. Can’t wait to pair them together. I’m definitely buying a backup before this gets sold out! 10/10. Edit- It’s been over 9 months since I had this and I don’t reach out for this much. It’s okay. Maybe a 7/10 now. Kinda lacks depth. The more I wear this, the more boring I find it. Don’t get me wrong, still a good fragrance but doesn’t do much for me.

I actually like this.perfect for a hot day. Sweet juicy pear almonds prailine and soft Jasmine. This does not smell like la belle at all! I'm not a fan of those and I like this. This is sweet kinda clean but still sweet and fruity EXIT: Strangely the dry down smells similar to black opium? No one else has made that comment but I swear the dry down smells very similar to it. I even compared and now I'm kinda stuck. Do I keep this or sell it? It's nice it's pretty Linear and an easy wear. I like it but I don't know it's so reminiscent to black opium after it sits on my skin idk if I'll keep it. It's smells good obviously I just not sure if I'll reach for it..

Great dupe for the lovely (and overpriced, short lasting and staining La Belle). Perfect replica of JPG for a great price. Cannot comment on longevity so far, but the fragrance is spot on Update: brilliant job, Zara! Don't you dare ever put this out of production. It is basically La Belle (i have both and can't tell the difference), except that it doesn't stain (fabulous plus!!) and it lasts LONGER than the original. To fans of La Belle: Go for it without any doubts!

I agree with the review below saying this is a JPG La Belle dupe. I only have Le Parfum so I compared the two side by side and they are remarkably alike. The initial smell of this is pretty incredible - a lot going on. Harsher than JPG though - all vanilla, praline and jasmine. The vanilla hangs on for a couple of hours and then it’s gone. Longevity is pretty poor, but for the price point you don’t mind frequent re-sprays.