Zara W/END till 8:00 PM

One of the many Invictus-like offerings from ZARA. Smells almost the same as ZARA Man Blue Spirit, ZARA SEOUL Gangnam, ZARA Seoul and others. Not sure why ZARA is in love with Invictus, but I for one I am thankful, because the nuances in all the offerings are different though subtle, which means you can find the one you love the most.

Nice modern frag to be picked up for a song (one ounce $10 Canadian so I bought two one for purse one for home) and of course loving the amber, totally unisex. Good job Zara.

I love the scent. But longevity quite moderate. About 3-4 hours on my skin. 8/10

It's very citrus heavy initially(Not in a detergent-like or unpleasant way though) and the mandarin seems to be present throughout, from application through drydown and all. The other notes like amber and lavender are noticeable after say 15 minutes or so. It projects fine if you over-spray and those within a meter or so will absolutely notice within the first hour after application. I get a decent amount of compliments for the "freshness". My wife seems to like it as well. She says it reminds her somewhat of Issey Miyake without being as "in-your face" citrussy. I'm personally not too sure about that since I feel that the Issey profile is entirely different. I can certainly see the resemblance to PR Invictus if memory serves me well. I'd recommend this one as an everyday, inexpensive, fresh scent for the warmer months. That being said, it'll be just fine for year-round use if you're not into woody aromatics, spices and sweeter fragrances for the warmer months. If You're looking for looking for something subtle, safe and fresh... this will be a good choice. If You're looking for longevity, sillage and an absolute compliments Beast, you may want to look elsewhere

I have got a 2018 bottle came along with W/END 3 AM, a pair package with a special price. I bought because I was impressed with a 3 AM and thought it wasn't bad to pay a little more to get an 8 PM as an extra. The 8 PM comes with a grey solid bottle and 3 AM comes with a dark blue solid bottle. Both of them come with the same different bottle cap, a half cut opened instead of the whole cap. The caps are different compared to the tester bottle at the shop. (Whole cap without a half-cut) The smell itself is a good fresh resemblance of Paco Rabanne Invictus, but the performance is really awful. You would get moderate longevity for 3-5 hours as a maximum. You would get a moderate projection for only an hour at most before became skin scent for the next 2-4 hours thereafter before completely vanished. Even at this price point, I would say this isn't worth it. The 3 AM has a much better performance. I'd recommend you better purchase separate 3 AM instead of a pair package if you like them.