Waterlily Tea Dress

Waterlilly Tea Dress is an herbaceous experience, a stand alone in Zara catalog. It is a simple scent yet completely unique (like Jo Malone can be!). It's also dewy, musky and lightly spicy. Mint is the diva of the composition, and it is not the mentholed gum, peppermint oil or cheap kind. Its smell is true to the little leaves of the plant, earthy and natural. It is intense green in color and photorealistic. This is the kind of mint I like! Some other herb it's likely in it aswell, fresh herbs still with dew and morning brew on them! I don't think it's particulary citrusy, but fresh. Clean musk gives bone and background; it's not the velvety or fluffy white kind though, it's more sterile and cold, still enveloping nontheless. I don't pick up the powdery aspect this is said to have, it's more vibrant and musky to my nose. I understand that some wood would have made this more complete but I respect it just as it is. A floral presence is suggested, but I am not sure. If some flowery touches are in here then they are delicately white, acquatic and a little spicy (is it lilly of the vally or an acquatic/lake flower??). It is a straight forward, linear fragrance, unisex, that last well for being a freshy (surely more then usual Zara). I still tend to overspray for better performance. The name is a program, as we say in Italy! Very true to the imaginary that you picture while smelling it. A summery afternoon picnic (or tea time) in a field near the lake, dressed in linen! Somehow, I even see this on an unruly summer bride. As with all the perfume in Zara's Emotions line, you would buy this if you want to be distinct yet approachable. If it is glam you want then Zara has better offers, this is a different category. Waterlilly Tea Dress and Ebony Woods (from the same line) are precious layering materials. Ebony Wood lends body, warmth and spiciness to other fragrances, Waterlilly Tea Dress the herbaceous dimension. Lately I am sporting Waterlilly in combo with Zara new Chapter 6 line, specifically with Majestic Lilas and Noble Wisteria, the result is an herbaceous summery overload! A cocktail of herbs, fresh spices and ethereal lilac flowers. Many perfumes lines arose on the market with just the layering claim, Zara is giving them to us (9 of them!) at an exeptional price and with persistent stock availability (also on sale every summer). You can even buy the disvovery set. I am enamored with all the Zara x Jo Malone CBS Emotions line (actually all her works with Zara). They have her minimalistic yet impactfull style. I agree with Luca Turin opinon about them, that they are scents you could find in a essential oils sustainable shop (that offers quality products I may add). They are photorealistic renditions, you could easily find them in an apothecary expensive shop, sold for at least 60,00 € for an 80 ml bottle. The best thing about them is that the materials used are of decent honest quality; they are well blended and exceptional for layering (wich is how I use them most of the time, pairing them between themself or with other lines). In true Jo Malone style, they used to come with the same fragranced body lotion, shampoo/showering gel, candels and hand gels. I have the body lotion and hand gel of Waterlilly...wish they made them still. The body lotion helps with longevity.

Reviewing the Elixir version, which has yet to be listed on this website. It's basically the same as the original, but much longer-lasting and with better sillage. I blind bought this version as a summer fragrance because I tried the original in the shop and, while I liked it, I couldn't smell it after half an hour. The perfume opens with a very green, slightly bergamot scent, that reminds me of cut flower stems. It eventually dies down into something a little warmer and softer, like the scent of freshly cut grass on a hot day, before settling into a delicately floral, humid scent, like heavy damp lilies in a hothouse. The name fits perfectly. On the box, it says that there are notes of peppermint, musk, wild rose, ginger lily and bergamot, but the website says orange blossom and ginger lily. Honestly, I don't smell much of this combo in the fragrance. To me, it smells like bergamot with a little bit of musk in the early notes, then lily and maybe a tiny bit of rose (rose petals after summer rain) in the later stages. The Elixir version lasts much better than the original, although it is a much smaller bottle than the original's 100ml (60ml) for the same price (£29.99). I'd definitely say it is worth it, though, to buy the more concentrated version, as to my nose it smells so much stronger and I don't have to spray nearly as much. Next to Ebony Wood, this is probably my favourite fragrance in the Zara collection, as it is original and beautiful, leaning feminine but with a nice balance to it that makes it almost unisex. The bottle is very pretty too, particularly the textured fancy paper sticker. The box also came in a drawstring bag, unlike the perfumes I have bought directly from the store and not online. Highly recommend! I feel like an art nouveau painting or a Monet when I wear this.

I finally bought a bottle of this after waiting for it to come back in stock, then balking (both online and in-store), and I'm glad I did! First of all, what impressive projection and longevity for a Zara fragrance! Seriously, this thing has the power of a Chanel in this regard. And minimal spraying is needed; I'm talking like two spritzes and it's there forever, and I'm someone whose skin seems to eat fragrances to nothing. As for the fragrance itself, I wasn't 100% sold on first sniff. But I'm glad I thought, "Well, compared to what I spend on other fragrances, this is worth it!", because the dry-down is beautiful. Like, so beautiful. I think I hesitated on the opening because it wasn't what I was expecting; more specifically, it's not as minty as I expected. Green, for sure, but not really minty, and not really citrusy in the way I thought it would be, at least to my nose. It's really nicely blended; no one note stands out to me. The musk comes out in the dry down; it's a clean and deep musk rather than a sharp, super animalic one. And it was the dry-down that sealed my love of this fragrance. For the opening, if you know ELd'O You Or Someone Like You, imagine that fragrance, but like it hit a ceiling before its brighter citrus and floral notes could emerge. That sounds like a negative, but it isn't--they're really different fragrances, especially in the dry-down. tl;dr: Excellent value. Beast-mode projection and longevity, unexpected opening, beautiful sillage and dry-down!

Okay, I am lowkey obsessed with this. I picked up a travel rollerball on a whim with an order from the Olfactive line, and this actually ended up being the winner of the bunch. Opens with a realistic cut grass smell, quickly joined by lily of the valley and a little sweetness. Then the mint comes through. The fragrance is remarkably balanced and well blended on my skin: it smells clean, green and fresh, and reminds me of laundry drying in a sun-basked spring garden. I don't get any rotten stem/flower smell. Just pure lightness and joy. I'm really impressed - I own several of the Jo Malone x Zara collab fragrances, and this is hands down one of my favourites. I'll try to keep some restraint and finish my rollerball before buying a larger bottle, but I kind of can't wait to douse myself in this properly with a spritzer! It is very reminiscent of ELDO You or Someone like You, as it shares that green cut-grass scent, although it is not an exact dupe - YSLY has a more "mint chewing gum" quality on me, while this is a little more on the clean/floral/soapy side (in a good way). WTD is also more feminine than YSLY. I actually prefer this over the ELDO offering.

Absolutely love this! I'm happy to see Zara creating original scents, rather than doing dupes of the hyped perfumes. Overall, it smells exactly like its name -- imagine walking in Monet's water lily garden on a hot summer day. The opening is fresh and citrusy, and there's an underlying water note (like from watermelon) throughout. The watermelon note balances very well with the greenness, which I can hardly tell it's mint. I didn't like the mint in Florabotanica, but here, it's completely different. The mint is light and gentle, very Jo Malone style. There's also some fruity facets to it which are not listed in the notes. Something reminds me of an unripen sugar apple 釋迦 that I used to have in Taiwan. If you like Dom Rosa from Les Liquides Imaginaires, you will like this. They're not the same but shares some similarities. I'd say that one reminds me of guava, and this one reminds me of sugar apple. The only thing I have to complain though... it's the performance. I can't smell it after less than an hour even if I over spray it.

Now this is why I love testing cheapies! It was on sale, the last pieces. I couldn't resist, I don't have many spring-summer frags anyway and any greens, except Mugler's Aura which is sadly discontinued. It's so interesting, smells like slightly wet grass at first, then I do smell some white flowery note too. The flower gets stronger, takes the spotlight and holds it up until the end. In the background, the grass is still there and there's something dirty about it. A little bit of dirt is clearly noticable. I absolutely love it! Sadly, it's typical for me sillage and longevity wise, maybe 3 hours max and becomes a skin scent very quickly. The good side however, I can freely overspray it and just float in this fresh green perfume. I can't wait spring to wear it all the time and do a hike or a have picnic in it! Soooo good and so sad it's limited. I'll definitely start looking for perfumes like this. Nature frags got my attention.

I rarely blind buy perfumes but was unable to sample this due to it being discontinued. I found an affordable bottle on eBay and luckily I loved it. Someone had suggested that this might smell like a discontinued perfume which was my signature scent long ago - Ralph Lauren Polo Sport. To my surprise, it does smell a lot like it, but a bit less complex and without the woody and melon notes. It is a fairly good substitute for me. If you are looking for a clean citrus freshie, this may not be what you expected. As many have mentioned this smells like it has hidden florals, so you need to enjoy a light spring floral to like this. To me it smells like maybe osmanthus? I’m still learning. It is a sunny green spring fragrance. The silage and longevity of this is impressive for the Zara price tag. My husband said he could smell it a room away. Once again, I’ve fallen for a discontinued gem. Let’s hope they bring this one back.

Surprised by the notes listed here because this immediately struck me as a heavy floral. Hyacinth and lily were prominent in the opening, but the mint and bergamot were barely noticeable when it dried down. I think there also might be some white tea in this but I’m not sure. Otherwise I do like this fragrance, it’s spring-y to me and reminds me of a garden after it rains. It’s very feminine and delicate. It lasts about 3 hours on me and the sillage is pretty low. Update: I had to change this to a love rating. I’m noticing the mint more on my second wear, and it smells really pretty combined with the florals. I also made the mistake of wearing this one the first time on a hot day, but it’s like a dream in rainy cool weather. Definitely a spring or fall fragrance. As for the weak sillage and performance I mentioned earlier, I don’t mind putting on a little more to make it last longer, since it’s pretty affordable.

This is such a wonderful, unique smell. It feels like you’re walking in a field full of lily-of-the-valleys and it’s really refreshing. Although I tend to gravitate towards sweeter fragrances, I’ve been craving cooler, fresher, more floral scents recently. And this fragrance is indeed “cool” - I would wear it on a really hot summer day, because it has something watery and icy in it. Overall, quite simple and elegant, but it really works for me and I recommend it a lot. Longevity is not the best unfortunately, and sillage is quite close to the skin. Still amazing :)) Update on the longevity: I have oversprayed it (10 puffs+) and I could smell it for good 3-4 hours on the skin and the scent had nothing stringent or synthetic about it. I would even risk and say that for me this smells like a niche, high quality perfume. 10/10

For years I kept searching for a true "nymph" scent, a magical pond, clear and pure, with an aquatic feeling. I still haven’t found anything beyond this. It’s the most transparent, fragile-level gentle, aquatic impression I’ve come across, and it manages to do that without losing its floral identity (ginger lily maybe?) The mint and basil listed in the notes never jut out. They are simply there to keep the profile fresh. Neroli registers more as a citrusy element, but you wouldn’t say "oh, this is pure neroli". And the musk is extremely soft & faintly sweet-tinged, almost like an embrace. This feels like something that has been worked on for a long time and tuned to a perfect point. In my inventory, it might rank at the very top in terms of price-to-performance. Tag(s): nymph, magical pond, gentle, fragile, aquatic

Waterlily Tea Dress smells to me like if i entered the flower shop. And I just love having this on myself. It's pity it does not last as long as I would wish, but noticed it lasts on clothes better. If you know similar to this scents that have better lasting please recommend. I also bought Jo Malone Waterlily after seeing the suggestions and the latter is more bitter and linear. Tea Dress has some aloe sweetness. I can't say I feel mint though. I also had Gypsy Water by Byredo due to some opinions they are similar. And I only noticed slight similarity when I focused really hard - some mint notes/spiciness but otherwise they are quite different. With Gypsy Water the spiciness on couple of levels and I felt juniper mostly. Waterlily Tea Dress is more green in the sense of leafy/floral green.

I love this so much, and I'm a little sad I only got it in September, but I'll definitely be wearing it a lot during the day! I totally get why some people say they don’t detect all the listed notes. For me, the bergamot really stands out. It’s super aromatic, bitter, and green, not the zesty freshness you might expect. The mint here is such a subtle, playful twist. It’s not the burst of freshness you think of with mint, nothing like shampoo or gum vibes. You only really notice it if you stick your nose close to your skin after an hour or so. It’s musky, powdery, and clean, but with a slightly green, cooling powdery musk that’s just delicious. The downside is it doesn’t last as long as some other Zara perfumes. It sticks around for about 4 hours max with okay sillage.

Yesterday I went to Zara and smelled every single perfume they had there (yes, ridiculous, but I was curious). To me the standout of their whole range was Waterlily Tea Dress followed by Vetiver Pamplemousse. Both really good perfumes. Waterlily Tea Dress has a little bit of that Elisabeth Arden "Green Tea" note and freshness. So imagine Green Tea with beautiful spring florals on top of the fresh, citrussy Green Tea base. Really stunning. I sprayed it on a sheet of paper and I could still smell it quite significantly on there after about 5-6 hours. So it's strong and long lasting as well. The drydown maintains that beautiful floral note. Thumbs up from me. I think that Zara has won me over on this one. And £30 for 100ml is a fantastic price for such a good perfume.

lovely scent and it was completely sold out on the first date of launching in hongkong . this is the best smell in the emotion collection with long lasting scent. First impression, fresh greeneries top note with smell of waterlily pond reminds me of summer breeze wondering around the ponds in the countries side with patches of rainfall... holding hands with my love. lovely scent for people who loves freshness scent/ light floral/ abit of wood .... it is popular and i have to keep going back to the shop in different district to get my 90ml bottle which i was dreaming of... now i have purchased 2 40ml bottles and a big one. got the whole set finally.. and got three big bottles, no.1 / no2/ and no.5 .

Amazing scent!!! It reminds me of Hermes "Un Jardin”, but it is different. Not a dupe perfume, but rather a masterpiece with similar vibes. I just want the world to smell like this. 🥳 It is very fresh scent that lasts a while and has good projection. I got 40ml bottle, and hand sanitizer with this scent from Zara. Love it so much that I plan to stock up on a couple big bottles for the future. Jo Malone creations for Zara smell million times better than Jo Malone or Jo Loves creations. (IMHO) So strange that premium does not smell premium in this case. By the way I love Jo Malone Orange blossom scent, but this one was not designed buy Jo Malone herself.

I'm reviewing the Elixir as it is not yet listed on the site. Others have mentioned that it's similar to the Hermès Un Jardin line, and fortunately, they're right! Sur le Nil used to be my favorite, and this one has the same fresh vibe—like wandering into a humid greenhouse on a hot summer day while on vacation—but it's much more flowery than Un Jardin. Ginger lily and orange blossom are both listed on the Zara website, and I can totally see why. I can't really detect the mint, though. It's an amazing spring-summer scent, and the analogy with an Art Nouveau painting is so accurate! Very feminine without being either too serious or too infantile.

Imagine walking into a forest early in the morning after it has rained all night.. there's a pond there with green lily pads and lotus pads just starting to bloom - that's exactly what Waterlily Tea Dress smells like There's a strong fresh citrussy green note with a hint of watery florals in the background but this isn't your typical white floral tho.. this is unlike any other usual floral notes which is what they've called as waterlily Sadly it barely lasts 2 hours :( Bought it as it's uniquely aquatic green fresh and uplifting beauty.. kinda reminds me of the initial 1 hour of Byredo Gypsy Water ...just perfect for a rainy day or heatwaves!

I loved this fragrance so much I bought 4 bottles. 2 on ebay. Now that the weather is very hot where I am at I do not love it as much as I did in the 70-80 degree weather. Some reason in hotter weather it becomes super strong and reminiscent of a strong plug in. I imagine my love will return as the weather cools some. In the right weather this is a light and fresh fragrance. In the right weather I would spray this on before bed on hard days and instantly feel a return of energy and happiness! I have never been a person that cared to wear perfume to bed before this perfume. Like I said lovely in the right weather snd humidity!

Elegant green/floral perfume for summer. If this is really the product of only three notes, with no flowers at all, I consider Jo Malone a genius. I've never been much a fan of JM fragrances, but this simple, yet incredibly beautiful scent demonstrates real know-how to me. You feel transported to some flowery meadows with freshly cut grass. I use this scent alone when I'm at home and want to smell it mostly for my own, or use to lighten up another heavier scent that I use as a basis, in case of going out. The last trick will enhance the longevity and sillage, which are otherwise moderate. The quality/price ratio is excellent.

A fresh floral scent that's perfect for spring and summer. Very mass appealing. I'm also quite surprised at its longevity given that Jo Malone fragrances are notorious for their poor projection and longevity. I sprayed it on the back on my hand to test it and I could still smell it after washing my hands. It is also much more affordable compared to Jo Malone or Lo Love fragrances with similar touches from the same perfumer. It would be nice to have 30ml as well so that I can carry it in my bag. The 100ml bottle is too heavy to carry around and that being said I actually prefer the previous sleek design which saves some space.