06/13/2019
Elysium
815 Reviews
Elysium
3
A Free Spirit, Irresistibly Seductive, Curious and Easily Excited
Watch out. It's a lulu! Zara From Paris To New York is a gorgeous eau de cologne that rotates around a few accords. The immediate and straightforward pleasure of citrusy freshness, a floral, sensual grapefruit blossom naive and smooth as neroli but sharper, more piquant, and crisp cotton-fresh white musks infuse to create a radiant, contemporary signature. Truth be told, the odds are you will smell more than three notes here, and everyone will get something different out of it.
An enveloping track that reflects the casual appeal of a timeless white linen shirt being dried on the line on a sunny day. A merely elegant fragrance for your own pleasure, an essential luxury that dares to be radically simple.
From the get-go, it starts with an icy, fresh citrusy note, but refreshingly different compared to some other summer sports scents. The bergamot and lemon combine together and push a juicy, zesty fragrance that is fantastic as the sun warms the skin. These top notes are subtle, tart, sharp, bright, it's moist, it smells incredible.
The heart is sort of an olfactory Rorschach test. The picture itself is simple but open to individual interpretation. The citrus blossom isn't a burst of juice on your face, it's the whiff of a peel and petals from the next room, and gives a sweet and floral touch to the cologne. It is like a cold fresh-made lemonade with a bit of sugar added to it. You smell and sip on a hot day of a cruel summer. That sweetness is balanced with brisk ginger that stays on the skin for more than a couple of hours.
The white musk develops after a couple of hours but isn't powerful overall. However, it helps to enhance the fragrance with a fresh cotton-like undertone. The gentle soft laundry musky base makes you feel like you're wearing a crisp white shirt, taking a relaxing drive along the French coast.
The notes float in and out through the whole life of the fragrance. But above all, there is a feeling of freshly done laundry pervading the entire scent and an inescapable aura of sunshine and good cheer. Everything smells "natural" and refreshing.
Projection is limited, although longevity is excellent, it stays on the skin very well for a cologne. It isn't potent and won't cause offense to fellow office workers or people on your way, never overwhelming. People who complain about the performance don't understand what a traditional 'cologne' is meant to be, ie. a very light citrus scent which can be sprayed several times a day. If it had excellent performance, you wouldn't be able to spray it so much because the base notes would still be present. 'Colognes' are basically just top note fragrances.
A perfect hot weather work scent, or casual outings. It's simple and cheerful but not sexual or seductive, so even though it would handle body heat thoroughly in a club, I wouldn't reach for it as my first choice. Men or women can wear it. There is nothing here that would smell out of place on a woman.
Overall the cologne conjures up images of sitting on the beach, looking out onto the Mediterranean Sea, sipping a freshly poured Gin and Tonic with a generous slice of lime. The sun shining, warming the skin, helping the fragrance to release bursts of citrusy freshness.
-Elysium
An enveloping track that reflects the casual appeal of a timeless white linen shirt being dried on the line on a sunny day. A merely elegant fragrance for your own pleasure, an essential luxury that dares to be radically simple.
From the get-go, it starts with an icy, fresh citrusy note, but refreshingly different compared to some other summer sports scents. The bergamot and lemon combine together and push a juicy, zesty fragrance that is fantastic as the sun warms the skin. These top notes are subtle, tart, sharp, bright, it's moist, it smells incredible.
The heart is sort of an olfactory Rorschach test. The picture itself is simple but open to individual interpretation. The citrus blossom isn't a burst of juice on your face, it's the whiff of a peel and petals from the next room, and gives a sweet and floral touch to the cologne. It is like a cold fresh-made lemonade with a bit of sugar added to it. You smell and sip on a hot day of a cruel summer. That sweetness is balanced with brisk ginger that stays on the skin for more than a couple of hours.
The white musk develops after a couple of hours but isn't powerful overall. However, it helps to enhance the fragrance with a fresh cotton-like undertone. The gentle soft laundry musky base makes you feel like you're wearing a crisp white shirt, taking a relaxing drive along the French coast.
The notes float in and out through the whole life of the fragrance. But above all, there is a feeling of freshly done laundry pervading the entire scent and an inescapable aura of sunshine and good cheer. Everything smells "natural" and refreshing.
Projection is limited, although longevity is excellent, it stays on the skin very well for a cologne. It isn't potent and won't cause offense to fellow office workers or people on your way, never overwhelming. People who complain about the performance don't understand what a traditional 'cologne' is meant to be, ie. a very light citrus scent which can be sprayed several times a day. If it had excellent performance, you wouldn't be able to spray it so much because the base notes would still be present. 'Colognes' are basically just top note fragrances.
A perfect hot weather work scent, or casual outings. It's simple and cheerful but not sexual or seductive, so even though it would handle body heat thoroughly in a club, I wouldn't reach for it as my first choice. Men or women can wear it. There is nothing here that would smell out of place on a woman.
Overall the cologne conjures up images of sitting on the beach, looking out onto the Mediterranean Sea, sipping a freshly poured Gin and Tonic with a generous slice of lime. The sun shining, warming the skin, helping the fragrance to release bursts of citrusy freshness.
-Elysium
Elysium
Itchynose
Lucian
