Zara Night Pour Homme IV

Fellow fragrantiquers, I have the honour to present: THE VIBRANT LEATHER KILLER OR NOT JUST ANOTHER AVENTUS CLONE I bought a bottle of Aventus for 260.00 Euros one year ago. This 100 ml Zara bottle costed me 10.00 Euros online. It is smoother, deeper and more performant than Vibrant leather. I'll just finnish my almost full bottle of Vibrant Leather as it no longer makes sense to have it. I have a way better Zara IV and less expensive. I also have Insurrection II Pure, Impredictable Adventure, Lomani Silver, Rich Leather, L'Aventure and 2 full bottles of Club de Nuit Intense Homme. I don't have any doubts now that Zara IV is the fragrance I prefer besides Creed Aventus (thinking only of Aventus and its legion of clones; I do prefer other Perfumes to Aventus, like Bvlgari Man in Black). WHY? Let's see the maths for Zara IV: Scent: 9.5 (my judgement - all the notes are very well blended, they smell expensive, and as a whole it's strong and performant but not cloying; If the aim of the fragrance maker, or the fragrance buyer, is to obtain a very good Aventus clone, then success is granted; The opening is not so "pineapple" as Aventus and CDNI. It is also less "smokier" than Aventus or CDNI during the development. In compensation we get a smooth wonderfull citrusy opening - very similar to pineapple - instead of a harsh surprise as in CDNI. All the notes work together like an orchestra to give you a wonderfull scent and a marvelous dry down. You cannot stop comparing this scent with the current batch of Aventus as they are VERY similar, from the opening till the dry down end) Longevity:8.0 (a bit above average for the existing notes - between 7 and 8 hours). I do not need more. Sillage: 7.5 (3~4 feet at its peak with 3 sprays; projects for less than 2,5 hours). I do not need more. Uniqueness: 8.0 (clone of Adventus but not just another clone. Preetty unique, considering that it's the best clone for me) Wearability: 9.5 (all year round, day or night, but inferior to some summer scents in very hot weather). I do not need more. Versatility: 9.0 (yes to clubbing, socializing, events, restaurants, bars, dates, romancing, sex, office, picnics, weaddings, movies, birthday gift.... no to beach and work out). I do not need more. Quality: 9.0 (my judgement - it really smells expensive, creammy and smooth; the sprayer is awsome). I do not need more. Presentation: 8.0 (traditional looking but effective quality bottle; hard to do better considering the price). I do not need more. Price: 10.0 (100 ml tester for 10 Euros with taxes and free shipping; it really deserves an 11.0). If it goes on sale for 9 Euros, I will not buy it as there must be something very wrong with the fragrance composition.... hahahaha Average: 8.72/10.00 Ok... I understand now why I do love this fragrance and judge it to be the best AVENTUS CLONE

This is Zara Vibrant leather Eau de Parfum version. It is as good, if not better, than Zara EDT Vibrant leather. For €12.50 it's a Christmas gift for everyone this season. Zara just made some eBay traders very unhappy for sure because the Vibrant Leather business is gone. My dog is included in the list of lucky ones that will receive this ZNPH IV. What a show... my dog will smell Aventus from now on. His dog cologne is more expensive. EDIT 1 - I tried ZNPH IV in my right arm and and my 1 year old well kept VL in my left arm. Definetly ZNPH IV has a better sillage and longevity than ZVL.The scent is really the same. I don't detect any scent difference, but ZNPH IV smells more expensive and natural, it's creamier and more agreable in general. The dry down is superb. I must make a real test between ZNPH IV and Aventus plus the 5 Aventus clones I own. Edit - I bought another ZNPH IV bottle today for € 10.00. It is extreamly easy to buy Zara IV on line in Europe.

@ Konga5000 I really don't understand the huge amount of rage you demonstrate in your review. For God's sake. We are talking about a 10 euros fragrance. You say things like " I HATE seeing people throw their money away on BAD BLIND BUYS !!!". For God's sake. We are talking about a 10 euros fragrance. As for the fragrance itself it's easy to understand that we do not agree with each other. But I do recognise your right to not like this fragrance and I respect your opinion. EDIT 1: My brother in law that only wears Penhaligon's Douro since more than 10 years ago, bought this bottle at Zara and uses it everyday now. He does not have a clue of what Aventus Creed is. He just says that this Zara fragrance is divine.

Same fruity Aventus variation as the original Vibrant Leather but I am seemingly getting better longevity. First wearing topped 6+ hours easily. First few projecting well. Its cold 40 degrees in Seattle so take that into account - tested this from the Zara store on my lunch break. For those that want an Aventus vibe but don't want the harshness of Armaf's Club Nuit and something more crowd-pleasing / easier to wear. I don't detect any Bamboo notes yet (maybe?) but often times these note breakdowns are completely wrong. Would be great if it had a fruity Mont Blanc StarWalker vibe.

I have Creed Aventus (decants of several batches) plus many clones - FBs of CDNIM, Supremacy Silver, Al Dur Al Maknoon and Zara Rich Leather and samples of L'Aventure and Rasasi Zebra. I can tell you that this ZNPH IV is the closest to the scent profile of Aventus from all of them. Did A-B with real Aventus on my other hand a couple of times. Projection is good for about 2-3 hours, then it is skin scent for total of about 5-6 hours. Cloning job done for scent 9/10, for performance 5/10. Worth the price? Up to you. I have FB and spray liberally for this price.