OK, my lovelies, a couple more Zara fragrances, and then I will give the Spanish chain a rest for a while. But at least one of these is worth your time I feel. Today I bring you Sunrise on the Red Sand Dunes and Sand Desert At Sunset, two fragrances launched in 2023 by two…
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Four Bright and White Fragrances by Olivia Giacobetti
I continue with my Zara exploration on today’s video with another handful of fragrances, this time all created in 2023 by one of my favorite perfumers, Olivia Giacobetti. I love that Zara has been recruiting high-caliber talent of late; it raises a keen eyebrow among fume heads on a budget. Ms. Giacobetti has created the…
Zara Red Temptation Flankers – Summer & Winter
It appears that Zara has just slammed “winter” and “summer “respectively on the front of the original bottles and then put them in red boxes instead of white ones, but although Red Temptation Winter and Red Temptation Summer are related to their cousin Red Temptation, to me, these are far enough away from the originally…
Zara Oud Fragrances in the Chapters Collection
I am back with a review of a wee Zara trio from the Chapters collection. I went overboard with Zara at the end of 2023 with all the sales they were having, so you are going to see a few more posts yet about Zara frags. Little did I know they would be discontinuing so…
Very Cherry Rose Chocolate Patchouli by Meleg Handmade Perfumes
Meleg is an indie house based in Vancouver, owned by self-taught eponymous perfumer Matthew Meleg. I’ll link to one or two places where you can find his lavish fragrances below. Most of his fragrances are reminiscent of French, vintage-style perfumes, but the one I’m going to share with you today has more modern appeal. Stay…
Fadeitak by Swiss Arabrian
Today, I bring you Fadeitak, a fragrance I was obsessed with trying to get a hold of since I saw a lady a go ga-ga for it a few years back on YouTube. But this was a time when Arabian fragrances were new and rare in Western perfumery, and that is no longer the case….