Vibrant Leather Cologne

Have any of you guys wished that there was a stronger version of your favourite cologne? Well I already know the answer to that because I’ve been a part of this community for so long. We all wish there could be stronger versions of our favourite weaker scents. Anyway, Christian Dior Homme 2013 is probably in my personal 5 top five favourite summer scents of all time. It’s simple, citrusy, and is a compliment getter, but I’ve always wondered what a more powerful version of that would be like. After getting this bottle and seeing the similarities with CDH 2013 I felt like my wish was granted. There’s a problem though, this stuff is so goddamn strong that it becomes cloying, and not only that but this stuff gives the illusion it’s the same but it’s not. This stuff goes more in the direction of bergamot peel, not the extract. It’s more bitter, not sour, just not soft or sweet. I think the ginger may have a lot to do with that, where Dior has grapefruit blossom in that mid. Diors version of this stuff is a subtle creeper and the musk in that works so well, where this one is slapping people in the face and saying “Hi I’m here”. On my skin this stuff is nuclear. I put 6 squirts on my body around 10:30am and it’s 9pm and I can still smell it, barely but it’s there. This is the one rare time where a Zara bottle that has the name cologne outperforms their Eau de parfumes. I’m not saying for nobody to buy this stuff, on the contrary I would encourage a person who’s new and getting into fragrance collecting to grab this stuff if they can find it. It’s under $50 bucks and you’re getting a great entry level dupe of Christian Dior Homme 2013 which is $130 bucks up here in Canada. Here’s the thing though, after smelling this and comparing it to what it’s trying to copy they clearly aren’t the exact same. It makes me realize what all of the hardcore fragheads are talking about when they say they don’t like dupes and encourage others to buy the real stuff. Diors version is much better blended and the quality just seems clean and more refined. Still though, for what this bottle is trying to do and offering you can’t go wrong. 7/10

Really good fragrance if you did not smelled lemon cologne before (which is very popular in Turkey). If you smelled lemon cologne before, this scent might be boring to you since its opening is like a very expensive lemon cologne. First 30 mins fragrance is a lemon blast and has traces of ginger. After 30-60 mins, ginger start to show itself and takes a seat next to dominant lemon. And basically fragrance goes a linear way after that. After 2 hours or so you might get hints of cedar wood too but that is not a big change scent wise. Perfect for summer, in my opinion women who likes adventure (trekking for example) can wear this without any problem. Season is only summer in my opinion, longevity is nice and silage falls short after a hour or so but people will still smell it no problem. Also, people really like this one so even if you don't like it you can still buy it for compliments TL;DR: Quality lemon cologne which gets compliments.

The Sale in on at Zara – so this was high on my shopping list among two others I really wanted to try – I missed in the summer the “Vibrant Leather Summer” which was already sold out by the time I was looking for it – and I noticed on this site that the Cologne version is very similar. It’s really nice – one spray on my wrist and it projects nicely – very similar to Dior Homme Cologne and Mercedes Benz Cologne – really something to wear in the spring or summer – not disappointed – for €10,99/100ML – it’s a no brainer update : I mixed it with Zara Pamplemousse Vetiver - and the result is magical - this way it smells like D&G Light Blue Forever which I absolutely love and my wife apparently as well

I remember vaguely back in 2007 ish buying a bottle of Dior Homme Cologne and back then I was 22 and had no idea about life in general let alone fragrances. However, I always remember Dior Homme Cologne making such an impact on me that I never forgot the scent. This leads me onto my opinion of Vibrant Leather Cologne... Does it smell like Dior Homme Cologne - Yes. Does it last as long as Dior Homme Cologne - No. Is it worth the £19.95 rrp - Yes (best £19 quid ive ever spent). Finally would I consider using this over my current Summer frags such as Neroli Portofino / Neroli Canvas / Versace Eros / GIT / Aqva Amara - Yes I actually feel this fragrance is perfect for summer and really competes.

zara makes a huge sale at the beginning of every year. so i got VLC at 50% off. i wore it for a couple of days in january and i thought it smelled clean,a sharp lemon.projection ok, sillage ok, longevity ok. but now that the hot days are here i regret not buying more bottles. This is a phenomenal fragrance!!!. the smell has changed a bit, now this is a very fresh cut lemon. it does not smell so synthetic,(at least to my nose), it is a lemony journey with a little cedar all the longevity of the fragrance, and now it does project, at least 8 ft, but it does it in a soft way , it is not annoying. i love this a lot, people tell me i smell clean others tell me i smeel like a lemon sorbet LOL