The Poplin Shirt

for me this is just leaning on the feminine side. it is sweet and floral with the orange giving a acidic edge to the composition so i can see why others make the association with hairspray etc. personally i think it has sunscreen/ luxury soap vibe. i cant say what it is a clone of but it is definitely different than anything that they have released in the past. worth a sniff fr. performance is about 4-6hours with a moderate sillage for the first hour ovr 7.5/10

Wow, this IS reminiscent of Aqua Universalis! I sprayed three times and that was a mistake, this stuff is strong. Has that somewhat sun(screen) vibe, could lean feminine. Great stuff, definitely a completely different scent profile than many ZARA offerings.

This one scared me a little at first because it’s marketed to men. The bottle/packaging is undeniably masculine. I trusted the votes here showing that it’s overall unisex. That’s accurate but actually I think this leans slightly more feminine. I have never smelled Aqua Universalis so I can’t speak on the resemblance. What I can say is that this lives up to its name precisely. Zara successfully recreated the smell of when a hot iron hits newly laundered clothing. This isn’t merely detergent or a dryer sheet fragrance. Something in this elevates the starchiness while protecting citric coziness and a metallic steely bite. The notes are so simple but this ends up smelling more luxurious than I initially anticipated it would. The quality is there with longevity being decent particularly for a freshie which is my favorite category but is usually lacking in performance. I can still smell this on me after 5 hours. Anyway... Is Poplin groundbreaking? No. It feels like it was deliberately designed to have mass appeal effect. This has the Clean Girl aesthetic written all over it. If you enjoy the fresh laundry/shower vibe of fragrances, you will appreciate this.

I found this difficult to wear since I purchased it. The Poplin Shirt does come across feminine to me. I was trying to come up with a way to tone it down, but I found a was to balance it out. Mont Blanc Starwarker was the key. Layering this fragrance with musk and mandarin notes helped balance out the Feminine/ masculine. The Poplin Shirt is a beast. I could smell it all day with only four sprays. I will try this combo again in the summer heat. I'm feeling much better about this fragrance.

Not a fan of this. Does not smell like a perfume or a cologne, rather it smells like hairspray or some other random household product. Spray starch maybe? Not sure what ZARA was going for here. Definitely unisex if not straight feminine. It does have a passing resemblance to MFK's Aqua Universalis and ADP's Mirto di Panarea. (myrtle) but it is missing the verve and punch that could make it stand out. Also reminds me of GFF by Gianfranco Ferre