Zara Rose Eau de Toilette

A simple yet exquisite perfume. I loved the rendition of the rose, so close to the smell of a very popular cosmetic rose water here in Italy. I enjoyed it very much. Longevity isn't its strongest feature but it's reasonable given the price of it.

A few days ago I got a few Zara fragances on sale and this is the first one I've decided to try. First of all, I think the notes here are not correct. I bought the fragance on the Zara website and the notes there are listed as: - Blackcurrant - Freesia - Peony - Rose And I must say that YES, there's definitely rose in this one. I don't know if they have changed the fragance a bit or if the notes in Fragantica are incomplete. I believe it's this fragance since my bottle is a 50 ml. square bottle, just like the one in the pictures here. That being said, let's talk about the fragance. This is a very simple innofensive scent. I'd say it smells a bit synthetic at first, but the drydown is a pretty floral fragance. It opens more fresh (a lot of freesia, I think) and maybe some of the juicy berries (although this is more floral than fruity). The rose is always there, although it becomes more prominent as it dries down. The freesia never goes away and maybe there's a hint of the peony, but this is mostly like a fresh rose scent, not extremely powdery like some roses scents smell (to me anyway). Overall, it's a fresh floral scent that I could see a young girl or a woman wear. It's very cheap so it's something you could wear often, to work for example. Longevity is pretty good, but this one doesn't project much and it stays close to the skin. Overall, I'm pleased with this fragance. It's a lovely fresh rose scent.

I like Zara Rose. It's a clean, pretty floral that opens beautifully-- the florals are balanced by the berries. Yup, if J'Adore is outside of your budget, this is a nice enough dupe. But J'Adore has much better quality, longevity, and sillage. I prefer to use J'Adore in winter proper because I find it a bit cloying in warm/hot months. But since Zara Rose is light and settles fairly quickly, I can see myself using it in Spring and Summer months. I bought ZR based on notes but should have read reviews here before purchasing it. I already have J'Adore and wouldn't have wasted money (though the product is cheap) buying a similar product.

The first time I smell this, I was with my mom at Zara, and I rememeber, telling her, "this smells great, but I feel like I already Know it", ten minutes after that, it hit me: It is J ́adore, but cheaper. Longevity was great at my skin too, so I would definitely buy it.

It smells like J'Adore, a darn good dupe for a fraction of the cost. Just remember to look for the skinny box that looks like a pack of cigarettes NOT the larger box also called Rose, that's the Narciso dupe, also excellent!