WO/01 Somewoody

SOMEWOODY or VERYWOODY ? This is a truly sumptuous fragrance! Zara is not usually associated with heavy fragrances or high prices. But every now and again, we may be surprised by this designer with an extra-concentrated blend of essential oils and bold olfactory notes. With WO/Somewoody, Zara has undoubtedly challenged more expensive brands. My first sensation was of a non-sticky sweetness that had been blended to produce a delightfully pleasant and enticing oriental perfume. I would briefly describe the fragrance pyramid as starting with notes of lavender, cinnamon, rose water, nutmeg and allspice. The resulting aroma is a sweet, slightly fruity, spicy, woody and aromatic blend. Yes, there’s a spicy, powdery and slightly sweet touch from cinnamon, but mostly I detect aromatic lavender alongside a fleeting apple note. The lavender note is herbaceous and natural. It blends gracefully with the spicy cinnamon. The scent is fresh and uplifting initially. However, don’t be fooled by this initial freshness, as it will soon become floral, musky and woody. The heart phase features notes of rosewood, cedarwood, palisander and sandalwood. It's all about musk and powdery flowers. To my nose, the scent appears now as a heavy musky cologne. It has both animal and clean musk. There is also a fine rosy, dusty dew. The powdery part must come from a hint of iris, orris, or violet leaf. This must be secretly mixed into the blending. The presence of a floral and powdery musk accord is notable here, accompanied by dry woods and salty amber, contributing to its distinct character. The base is woody, balsamic, and subtly creamy with notes of amber, benzoin, vanilla, musk, oud, and a hint of tobacco. The oud note is barely noticeable and would not lead anyone to believe that it originates from the Middle East. The same applies to the vanilla note. Rather than standing out as a gourmet flavour, it is more of a supporting powder. As far as the amber is concerned, I think it smells more like cedar with its characteristic pencil shavings nuances than it does the opulent resins used by the good quality ambery essences. However, the overall effect is very pleasant. Such a rich assortment of notes from a Zara perfume is a new experience for me. THE INSPIRATION When it comes to producing reasonably priced, small-scale copies of popular products, Zara is really good. This scent starts in a very similar way of Alexandria 2. When I first tried it, I was blown away by the similarity, even though I had been informed of the resemblance beforehand. My first thought was that it would be amazing if it lasted another four or five hours. And it did, it really did! Of course, the Zara scent lacks the depth, complexity and incredible sillage of the original. But paying less than 5% of the price of the Xerjoff creation will certainly allow any discerning perfume consumer to make some forgiving concessions. As far as I am concerned, this perfume far exceeded my expectations. MY OPINION: You'd better make a quick decision and take the blind plunge. The sooner you decide, the better, because Zara stock doesn't last long. MUSIC: Will Smith singing "Prince Ali" (From Disney's "Aladdin") (published in: https://www.facebook.com/groups/733041855168347)

Somewoody To Love What a bizarre name, Somewoody, something between some woody and somebody. When I tried the new WOODS collection dedicated to woods, of course, I never expected to find the amber and musky accords that I will describe to you shortly. Unlike WO/02 Wood Street, pompous with peppery wood, or WO/03 Café Et Cèdre, rich in powdery wood. I admit, WO/01 Somewoody surprised me because I was expecting something very woody, and varied, with floral and vanilla touches. On the packaging, ZARA emphasizes the notes of lavender, cedar wood and dry amber. And yet behind this perfume lies something tender and magnetic. Somewoody comes out with a sweet, slightly fruity, spicy, woody and aromatic accord. Yes, there’s a spicy, powdery, and slightly sweet touch from the cinnamon, but mostly I get the aromatic lavender along with a sort of ephemeral apple crunch. Lavender flavouring is not the chemical aroma we find in fabric softener or laundry soap but is more herbaceous and natural and blends gracefully with the spicy cinnamon. It’s fresh and uplifting in the initial phase, but don’t let the fresh entry fool you as it becomes floral, musky and woody. Moving forward, the heart reveals a plethora of musky and powdery flowers, and the white flowers mentioned have too much in common with the lily of the valley. To my nose, Somewoody appears as a heavy, really heavy musky cologne, with animal and laundry musk, and a fine rosy, dusty dew. For me, even though lavender is listed as the top note, I can smell it in the background throughout the entire wearing experience. And powdery, as if a hint of iris, orris, or violet leaf was secretly mixed into the formula. Floral, powdery musk is a well-known accord available in many fragrances; here however it is accompanied by dry woods and salty amber which make it a little special. It reminds me of some other musky and floral scents in my collection, but they escape me at the moment. The oud is tame, almost non-existent, not animalistic or barnyard, and nothing that leads to the lands of the Middle East. I’m used to the smoky, medicinal oud I can get from the ZARA Oud series, for example, and there’s no clear hint of that here. The same goes for vanilla, more of a powdery support than a notable gourmand note. I think there’s more on the cedar side, with its characteristic pencil shavings nuance than the opulent, medicinal oud resin. Musky and musty, like the scent of a musty old paper book. The base is centred on amber, earthy, musky and powdery woody nuances. I can mostly pick up the salty ambroxan and clean white musk. Somewoody is easy to wear, can be used both day and night and works best in autumn, winter and spring. The fragrance stays for quite some time and projects moderately. Surprisingly, thanks to ambroxan, the perfume lasts longer and stains clothes. The next day, it was still on the cuff of my jacket. Suitable for both men and women. I find it quite intimate, and also pleasant to wear at home, for the office. It’s not so overbearing and annoying. I'm basing my opinion on a test I did on the paper strip and my skin in December 2023.

Wearing it side by side with Alexandria II, just for the funsies. They have their similarities for sure. The opening to Alexandria II is more complex, and more woody than in Zara's version, which seems to go to the mid-creaminess of Alexandria with little hesitation. Those mid parts are very close, almost indistinguishable - Alexandria is a bit denser, richer, and feels oilier if that makes sense, but, and it's a big but, not to the extent that the price difference would suggest. Smelling one then immediately the other they do overlap sometimes, and sometimes I get minor differences. Few days ago I wore Somewoody and it wears beautifully, I kept getting whiffs of it loooong into the wearing, and could easily smell it the next day on my arms without burying my nose into them - easier than a lot of designers etc I own - not to mention the clothes that still smelled strongly of it, so in terms of performance I feel like this is a great performer, and in terms of Zara's performance, this might just be their strongest perfume I tried.

I get sweetness from vanilla at the first whiff. Lavender, cinnamon, cedar and musk accords are working together to make "baby powder"-esque smell. I haven't smelled Alexandria II by Xerjoff, nor Ormonde Jayne, but I am quite familiar with other "smell alikes" listed. This is way sweeter than Le Male, and with Le Male I imagine older crowds, and with more aromatic lavender forward. For Armani Code (I have one from 2007), I get more leather with that with powderiness from Tonka beans. I usually don't get good performance in general with fragrances but Zara's been hitting home-runs recently.

Amazing smell, very decent clone of : Xerjoff - Alexandria 2 and one of the best bang for your buck scent. The opening is somewhat powdery, musky and vanillic but dries down to a : lavender, woody, ambery scent - I would say this is a lighter version of Alexandria 2. Very very good and 85% close to Alexandria with some differences, normal thing if you consider that Somewoody is 30times cheaper than Alexandria 2...Highly recommend if you like Alexandria 2. Get this before it get axed by Zara like we are used to see very very frequently.

At first I thought that this is just another generic, Iris based Zara fragrance. But, as it dryed down, it become a fantastic fragrance. I couldn't help but smell my wrist because the drydown is mesmerizing.I never smelled Alexandria II by Xerjoff, but this is really nice. For the price, it's a no brainer, I think I'm going to back and buy a bottle of this. Performance is average, on the other hand though, I could smell it 7-8 hours after only one spray on my wrist. So perhaps, the longevity is really good but it's not a big projector.

Very addictive smell, yes it has Alexandria 2 similarities, totaly unisex and better performs on cold weather. I have new batch, Zara sells it together with Cafe at cedre, 25 eur for both, 100ml bottles, great value. Its really sophisticated smell for a Zara perfume. If you dont tell that its Zara perfume i think nobody will say at first. I think its very good everyday scent. Update: needs to be macerated, after almost 2 months, its stronger and more intensive smell, more mature, lovely and i think its perfectly unisex. Great value.

I think I might be in love ... This is so good. I just purchased Musk from Bath and Body Works. This is a stronger version of that body spray. Initially I wasn't crazy about the opening but the mid and the dry down is where the magic happens. After picking it up in store, I came home and reordered my backups. This wood collection is going to be amazing in the Fall. My only regret is not purchasing this collection sooner. Now I want wo/02. Wo/1 for 12.99 USD, treat yourself. You won't regret it.🔥

Stunning fragrance almost spiritual with an incense vibe. It’s what Avestan Perfume by Estèe Lauder Companies hopes to be. It’s creamy smooth and woody with a Smokey opening that mellows to something out of a dusty old church on a deserted hill in Morocco. Smells extremely niche and expensive for the price. I would consider buying a few bottles in fear of discontinuation it’s that good. Probably not for everyone. Definitely more for the refined nose and tastes.

It's crazy how similar this is to Alexandria II. Fantastic quality, definitely doesn't have the longevity or protection of A2, but the scent is extremely close! I can't believe I only paid $35 for this! This is an "airier" version of A2, so it's more Spring weather friendly. Zara knocked it out to the park on this one. Lattafa and Fragrance World should take some notes: no synthetic weirdness, great right from the box, very compete composition. I love this!

A year ago I tried Alexandria ll by Xerjoff, I liked it so much, but the price was super expensive (around €500) So I forgot about it, and after a while I was shopping in Zara and I tried this, I got the exact same smell... I bought it immediately. Smell 10/10 (identical to Alexandria ll) Longevity 7.5/10 (around 7-12 hours) Sillage 7/10 (not too strong for me) Price 100/10

its big surprise for me, its like Alexandria II, no need to buy it for horrible price, buy this zara instead, its like same scent profile, love the price point, and 100ml for ridiculious price, blind buy safe, if you not like it, just give it to someone like present, its cheap and u will not be sad no big projection but it has prette longevity for 15€ parfume

This fragrance is intoxicating to my nose. I absolutely love it. Smells almost kind of like Molecule 01, since that fragrance has a pencil shaving like scent off my skin. This is like that plus TF Oud Wood. So overall very woody like the name implies. I haven’t smelled Alexandria II, but if it smells like this I may have to get the original.

Excellent clone of Alexandria II, gets very close to the scent. All I'm missing is the oud and performance of the original. Eventually it would be worth to get the original if you're a fan of the fragrance, but for those who rightly do not want to spend 500$ on a single fragrance this is a solid alternative.

This stuff is too good. Just got a bottle in and I'm buying a backup already. I'm calling it now; this will be one of their top-tier scents. Wood blast with a whisper of cinnamon, musk, and florals. It has some Wood Infusion vibes, but not super close. Get this and be happy.

Cinnamon and lavender on a base of synthetic amberwoods. Quite a bit of vanillic sweetness as well. Nothing groundbreaking but quite pleasant and at this price point, it's probably the cheapest perfume of this kind that you can get.

@Nagla Studen How can you even compare this to Lattafa Asad? Lmao, something is clearly wrong with your nose or you are trolling.

Also,Zara keeps the disgusting perfumes and discontinued the good ones,maybe they should change the ceo instead of perfumes

The smell is spot on compared to Alexandria ll. The projection and sillage are dialed back a bit. The longevity is decent.

Is this fragrance discontinued? Because, I can't find it anywhere.