Vapeur Blanche

Zara has really been stepping up their fragrance game. If you enjoy the perfumery style of Ms. Giacobetti, this is not to be missed. Concise, easy-to-read formula, brilliantly executed. Zara list of official notes include eucalyptus, steam, cedar, and musk, and to that I might add: lily. Imagine smelling the interior of a high-end wellness spa, with its cedar-lined steam rooms, and a vase of lilies at the reception desk, and you’ve got that here, bottled. Now that I’ve worn it for a couple of days, I can’t help but notice that its scent profile reminds me of another scent offered at ten times the price of this little gem: Le Labo’s Gaiac 10. No, they’re not dupes - and VB is less smokey - but this veers close to it, especially in its final stages on skin. Batch: 32130 Date of Production: August 2023

After a first spray it gave me a cooling effect right away. It feels like a cedar forest on a rainy morning. Another great one after Blanc Ensoleille which is quite opposite - creamy, coconutty (with great performance - was testing it yesterday and lasted over 12h on my skin). I will wear Vapeur today and update later about performance. First impression is very good - may be a perfect office scent as it's very uplifting and inoffensive. I'm surprised how well blended this line is - no synthetic feel at all Performance update: on my skin I'm getting at least 9-10 hours longevity (I could still detect it close to skin after 14 hours) and around 3h above average projection which for a quite mild fragrance is very good (it may still improve over time as my bottle was produced 25 days ago)

I bought this and popeline after testing them. Both were on offer at $35.90 SGD. This was more unique and special. Simple enough with the notes yet it's giving me a therapy effect because of the Eucalyptus. After all Eucalyptus oil is commonly seen in essential oils, massage oils and used by aromatherapist often. When the camphorous aromatic woody eucalyptus combines with the soft pencil shavings like Cedarwood and supported by a not so heavy musk...it's soothing to smell and a nice calming soothing scent on the scent. In fact I keep smelling my arms, addictive. Definitely blind buy safe if shopping online. Good for calming yourself and going for it as a therapy wellness frag.

The star in this fragrance by OG is the bright eucalyptus bursting out at top note, which is also my favorite part of wearing this beauty. I also sense a lingering incense that traverses throughout the entirety of the wear. The heart and base is a light musky, yet not soapy, woody note that reminds of what is in Super Cedar in Byredo. It is released as a men's fragrance at Zara, but totally unisex.

Very unique with the strong emphasis on the eucalyptus note, which comes through so strongly in the opening. Interesting the write up for this makes a link to sports- I do have a strong personal connection with eucalyptus and "vapor rub" - a mentholated gel used for sports, so that does come through very strongly for me. Unique, well constructed, and extremely well priced.