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kos1564 – :
I own a bottle of Dior Homme, a batch from 2008, so my review won’t be from a quick sniff at the department store, and it is very much superior to Zara 9.0. Given the hype I have purchased recently Zara 9.0, that is surely pleasant but sillage and longevity (on my skin of course) are very moderate. The similarity with DH is the same you can find between a chocolate bar and one of compound chocolate. Buy this and you’ll be the guy at the traffic light sitting in a Hyundai and eyeing the BMW next lane.
Seitx – :
I had a smell of Dior Homme intense in a department store today and already owning Zara 9.0 I have to say they are very close indeed,to me anyhow!
This has to be one of Zara’s best quality, longest lasting , superb fragrances availability imo!
Set_07 – :
Mmmm, this is so so good. It is an iris based frag, so expect a lipstick vibe, bit a fresh twist. It’s almost like Prada Lhomme. That kinda vibe of being fresh. This one sits in between Dior Homme Intense, never formulations and Valentino Uommo Intense. Takes from both but it’s not a clone of either. It just reminds me of both. Sometimes I sniff and it is so close to VUI. Then I sniff it again and say… DHI. And borrows that clean vibe from Prada. Again NOT a clone of either and miles away from all 3, but it can hold up to them very easily. It just borrows certain elements from them but an iris based frag on its own.
It is like, whenever you smell pineapple, you think… oh, Aventus. When it’s not Aventus. It only borrows that pineapple and maybe a smokey note but they are not clones or nowhere near Aventus. Just, it has pineapple and reminds you of Aventus but it’s a frag on it’s own. It is exactly like that with 9.0.
To me, DHI is awesome but weak now as it has been reformulated and can be a bit metro. Prada Lhomme, too weak on me and I really dislike that soap vibe with iris. Valentino Uommo Intense is amazing but I dislike orange in frags and there is a lot of it in Valentino. I have shown all 3 to few women and they all said 9.0 was amazing and the most masculine of the bunch because iris didn’t come off that lipsticky but more manly.
Evgen13 – :
Impression: Spicy fragrant layered on a satiating body. Piquant and temperate nose that bridges warmth and dryness. Peppery presence welcoming and inviting, does not distract. Punchy, noticeable without declaring presence.
paxan-pashtet – :
What can i say… From all Zara scents , this should be ranked as a pearl. My association: LIPSTICK NOTE + MINT TIC TAC NOTE (it’s not about mint, but about how tic tacs smells in a box). This scent smells elegant, expensive, classy and very unique.
9/10
сова4 – :
Beautiful fragrance wth great longevity and silage. I’d prefer this to other similar fragrances like Dior Hoome Intense or Valentino Uomo. Exceptional value also! Currently 12.95 euro on Zara website for 100ml.
intitrusihoor – :
Very nice fragrance, smells like Valentino Uomo and Christian dior homme 2005 It’s copy!
North_228 – :
Very nice fragrance, smells like Valentino Uomo. There is now also a new fragrance from Str8, Str8 Hero, it also smells like Zara 9.0. and is even cheaper than Zara, good longevity, good projection.
Vel-alecsey – :
Fragrance -9.0 Zara
Bottle from – 2017
He’s got that cuddling and a bit romantic vibe going on.
9.0 is a playful,spicy,ambery,woody and seductive interpretation of iris with a nice touch of aromatic juniper and with a wisper of a bit earthy vetiver.It has some similarities to Dior Homme by Christian Dior.
Longevity – 7/10(6-7 hours)
Silage/Projection – 6,5/10(moderate projection for the first 1 hour,than sits closer to skin for the duration of the scent’s evolution)
Weather -best in autumn,winter and early spring.
Age – 18+
Compliments – 8/10
Scent – 7,5/10
Main notes according to me – orris(orris is the root of the iris flower),amber,cardamom,cedar,bergamot,juniper,vetiver.
The drydown is woody,powdery and ambery and I get some -cedar,amber,spices and vetiver.
Emotions –
intimate nights,cuddling,romantic,seductive,playful.
Occasion -perfect for date,romantic evening and intimate nights.
This is another nice relese from Zara,there is no question about it.
16W20Z2 – :
More like dior homme than valentino. That said it’s not Dior homme. It’s not a clone, but it is quite similar.
The dry down is more woody/leather/powdery, less refined luxurious powdery leather dior dry down. therefore this is more masculine. the projection is more subdued.
Doesn’t get the same attention from ladies.
123jt9 – :
A strong like on this one! Very classy scent at a great price! It has a spicy iris vibe with an undercurrent of amber. As mentioned by others, the sillage cloud smells better than up close. very good longevity for me. Mark this is a win for Zara!
dfvgbh1 – :
This is not for 9.0…not in the database yet!
There is a new one in the series, called 6.0
Notes: Citrus, Coriander, Cashmeran, Cedarwood, Sandalwood and Amber
Price: Euro 12,95
Bottle: Dark Grey, 100 ml Eau de Toilette
Did not smell it yet!
kew592InsuffBooni – :
I’m gonna be 100 percent honest. I had a door homme dicant man it projects nice strong and just flat out beautiful. I was around family and they discretly asked me what I was wearing. You know that face they make when it just smells good and they like it and take a quick discrete sniff to smell it over and over again? Yeah that’s what they were doing. Zara 9.0 smells just like it but softer. You have to get close to smell it. I can smell it but I have no clue really if others do also. I really didn’t get reactions from anyone although I would smell it on me. Give it a shot I got 8.0 and 9.0 for 30 bucks both were 3.4 ounces. The equivalent off about 15 each. Not bad at all
opi780Unlogrere – :
The more I wear this the more I love it. Do not smell it deeply up close, it will smell too sweet and cloying, but when wearing it creates a cuddly warm, sweet soft loving bubble around you which is perfect for the winter.
Dior Homme is a bit more classy, less sweet to me, but 9.0 is very very close to Valentino Uomo even when smelling next to each other. 9.0 is a tad more watery, synthetic sweetness where in the Valentino you can almost taste the sugar crystals in your mouth. However, I actually prefer 9.0 as it’s a tad fresher/lighter.
Sillage is not huge but longevity is very good, stays a soft skin scent for very long.
ASS2008 – :
its now dead. The 2018 batches are so weak. Another good perfume butchered by Reformulation !!! Sad
avaya – :
I’ve been going with Dior Homme and Homme Intense for years, that’s NOT a clone. NO WAY, at best I can imagine it evocates DH.
I find the design, and the scent being amazing for that price tag (less than 10€ in France) but yes, there’s something insanely annoying coming out during the dry-out. Something chemical killing all the benefits of first hour pleasure imho. That annoyance which exist from the start but very very discreet gains force while the ‘good’ scents disappear, and the finish is a drama.
It’s like that perfume sold its soul to the devil to get that good for this price, it is unbelievably amazing, but it ends very very badly. As one said in comment, the bad scent doesn’t really get into skin, it float over your body and pretend to give headache and/or nausea.
As Fragrand said, quoting Chiru in another comment (Comments Inception)
****Quote Fragrand Quote Chiru
“I’ve noticed in testing that almost all zara scents, varying in degree of course, seem to share this one synthetic, cheap smelling note”
I entirely agree and cannot be explained better.
****
I think that’s exactly the ‘bad guy’ annoying me, and it even smells like intended to bring their scent down to their price, as in W/end Till 3AM at same 10€ it’s very annoying as well, but in the 20€ price tag (Rich Leather for instance) it’s less anoying.
sanche174 – :
Bought Zara 8.0 + 9.0, both for about 17 euros. For 8.5 euros/bottle I got two extraordinary perfumes. Zara 9.0 I like it more. Both are long lasting with good projection in first 2-3 hours. Then they gradually mollify and become skin perfumes for more than 8 hours (on me). Good smell, maybe a little too sweet for my taste (Zara 9.0) and my age, but still wearable. Very, very nice bottles and very good sprayers.
Some people say that some Zara’s perfumes smell is somehow synthetic… hm, most of today perfumes smell synthetic, because they ARE synthetic.
Like Valentino Uomo more than 95%.
My notes:
smell 9/10
longevity 7.5/10
projection 7/10
Best buy!
vovanpt – :
I have and in love with Dior homme for the last few years And this is 85%similar
This was my first one from Zara and I am really impressed
This one allowed me to freely experiment with other Zara colognes
Now to the scent
– if you have smelled Dior homme this is a bit more sweeter/sugary version of it.
– has a good iris note in it but it is not the subtle waxy Nature as the one you found in Dior homme
– no vetiver detected at the dry down, like I detect in Dior homme
– comes off a bit more powdery
For those who havent smelled Dior homme
– sweet, woody Iris with touch of spices
Borderline unisex
Performance Average
Occassion any
For me this doesn’t really replace Dior homme BUT this has certainly taken some weight off the Dior
I can now use it a bit more freely and more occasions as it is very affordable compared to Dior.
7.5/10
Nice bottle too
it-hacker – :
This has been reformulated
amexiaShear – :
Bought this one on a heavy discount out of pure curiosity, since I read somewhere that it is a cloje of Dior Homme.
Wasn’t expecdting much, as other Zara frags (except Orange zest) were pretty much what you pay for them, cheap.
This one, tough…
Well, I can se the DH comparsions, but it is not a straight up clone or copy, as it is sweeter and less, well, asocial. By this I mean that it’s more approacheable and constructed to please a wider audience. It’s closer to Valentino uomo or Prada homme, but not potent as either of those, or DH for that matter.
Longevity is surprisingly good, even excellent for the price point and goes beyond 8 hours.
projection is so-so, could ne better but sillage is very good.
there’s a trick with this one, similar to Orange zest. Double application within 10 or so minutes, expands both longevity and projection.
Good one, actually. I’d say a B, would be (a B- in reality but the price has to be taken into account).
Also, as per all Zara’s do not believe the hype. These are synthetic omages to upper shelf brands. The quality follows the price point.
zyrjanovvacheslav – :
Also a few spritz of this + two shots of Orange Zest and you’ll get a very very nice DHS 2012 vibe. Also with better performance 🙂
DMN6835 – :
a few spritz of this + cuir velvet and you’ll get honestly the best version of Dior Homme Eau you can ever imagine.
Literally just try it – very good performance and smells honestly amazing.
This combo really beats your typical blue fragrances – Dylan Blue, Atlantique. For Sauvage I’d say this is way more refined, but they’re equally delicious for different occasions.
Доллар – :
For the price this one is totally worth it. I’d recommend it to anyone new to fragrances who likes it sweet.
esseheani – :
EXCELLENT
Great fragrance with a bergamot and fruity introduction which then blends it way into the lovely iris that is fresh and not powdery. The frag then dries down to a sweet amber woody scent with that cozy iris smell. Projection is on the heavy side for the first hour. This will get notice and people will say what is that? You smell great! I am surprised of the quality from Zara. I love these type of scents. People compare this to dior’s Homme. I say they are playing the same sport both they have a different type of playing style. This is what dior Homme Eau should have been in my opinion. Very fruity opening with the notorious DNA from the line. I would more compare this to my Uomo Intense with fruits on top. I would say this is better than Dior Eau Homme because of scent and projection. That says a lot coming from a Dior Homme Line lover! Uomo Intense is better smell and quality but it is not 5 times worth the price this is. I love this one because I could wear this in the summer where the others may be too much. It is not a clone in my book but it’s own scent that have similar qualities with the usual suspects in this style.
Scent 10
Longevity 10 4-6 hours
Projection 10 starts off heavy for the first 1-2 hrs then draws close to the skin.
MAX-MIX – :
Mauriciolacruz,
You get a headache from this? I’m not suprised if you wear this in Summer. I bought it Mid Spring but have not used yet. Only spraid it here in my room once.
As everybody says, a Dior Homme resemblance. Also for me, however by far less feminine. The Iris is better under control in ZARA.
I can not imagine men wearing Dior Homme whatever flanker.
h3pio – :
Quote Chiru “I’ve noticed in testing that almost all zara scents, varying in degree of course, seem to share this one synthetic, cheap smelling note”
I entirely agree and cannot be explained better.
SD.serg78 – :
Alright guys. I just came back from a Zara Boutique where I tested a number of their mens fragrances. Admittedly, my trip to the boutique was solely to test and purchase this particular fragrance, as I’m a huge fan of Dior Homme and DHI, but not a fan of the price. So, let’s get into this.
Sorry guys, this isn’t the Dior Homme or DHI clone some people are saying it is. Most likely they simply associate the two together due to the iris note, which is a very present feature in this scent. This has some bittersweet woods, with a spicy-sweet vibe to it. I mean, it has coriander in it fellas. DH, this is not. It also has that cheap perfume smell after a while that most cheap perfumes have. I’ve noticed in testing that almost all zara scents, varying in degree of course, seem to share this one synthetic, cheap smelling note. I’m guessing it’s the cedar. Not sure. To be 100% sure by the way, I stopped by the Sephora that was in the same mall as the Zara to spray some DH and DHI to compare. So I did have the two right beside each other and not just a memory of what I think DH smells like.
Probably not what many wanted to hear I’m sure. Don’t worry though, it’s not as bad as I’m making it out to be. Despite the cheap smelling note, this is indeed a very interesting fragrance that deserves your attention. Thing is, while it’s not DH, it is SIMILAR to DH, but not a clone. So if you like DH, you’ll probably like this one. It’s simply just not a substitute for the real thing. It could be a substitute for DH if you’re not a real big fan of DH in the first place though, but always sorta liked it, just not enough to buy it. A respectably long lasting fragrance for the price at about 5 hours. Remember, this scent is $20 retail. In perspective, even the classic cheapies you find on the discount market still go for something ike $70-90+ if you were to purchase them retail price, so for a scent that actually retails at bargain bin prices, that’s pretty impressive performance.
I know I said it’s not a DH clone, but the closest thing this does smell to is, ironically DH. DH is so unique a frag with it’s use of iris that there’s hardly been any copies of it, so the natural association of 9.0 will still be DH, thanks to the iris. I’ve never smelled Valentino Uomo, so I can’t really comment on whether it’s closer to that or not.
I know I don’t sound too enthused, but I have to be honest. This scent doesn’t blow me away. It’s not as sexy as DH, not as smooth, not as complex and well blended. The quality is noticeable to most noses, and the bitter wood coriander note may turn some off. It’s a lot spicier than DH, and far more synthetic. But despite all this, I think this scent is a 100% keeper and bottle worthy. It’s $20, and you could do a lot worse than this. It’s sweet, spicy, it has iris, and it’s interesting. As it stands, it’s as close as you can get to DH for a fraction of the price when it boils down to it. The day a real clone of DH or DHI comes out is the day I’ll be celebrating, however. This is not that day. But it’s still a good day. If you have the luxury of going to the a mall that has a zara in it, please test this one out. It’s really lovely for what it is. If I had a choice between DH/DHI and this scent though, I’d pick DH/DHI in a millisecond however. This really is good stuff, but it’s just lacking in comparison. If you can afford DH/DHI, just get that instead honestly. But if you’re a poor student like me, this is good stuff too.
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To close, I do recommend this scent, if not mainly because it’s so cheap. It’s a lovely spicy, more wearable iris scent that has a DH vibe. If you like DH, you’ll probably like this, if you can get past that synthetic cheap smelling note. But if you’re after a clone, you’ll probably be disappointed. Still a lovely fragrance though. I quite like it actually, and I probably will reach for it pretty often, again thanks to the price. Honestly though, if this was more expensive than it was, I’d probably pass on it entirely. Since it isn’t however, the price adds a lot of reason to purchase this scent. Take from that what you will. Do not pay more than the asking price for this scent though.
Longevity: 6/10
Scent: 7.5/10
Silage: 2/10
Value:10/10
Personal Appreciation: Good iris based frag for an unbeatable price with DH vibes.
Aikisss – :
Amazing product for 17 euros the 100 ML bottle Zara is doing an amazing job lately.
STOORMEKS – :
This one is something in between Valentino Uomo (which I love) and Dior Homme but a touch more citrusy and sweeter, what makes it more wearable in Summer and, in the end, more versatile.
It’s less refined than those but yet good (at first sniff) and a real bargain.
Average performance on my skin.
Recommended.
UPDATE: After wearing it a couple of times, I realized how synthetic this one is. And cloying. It gives me head ache and even nausea. I can’t stand with it.
HokGoomsknoni – :
100% cheaper and THE BEST COPY of Dior Homme EDT. If you like DH buy Zara 9.0 you will not be disappointed ! 🙂
sophokl – :
I bought Zara 9.0 last week.
Yes it does remember Dior Homme and Valentino Uomo.
Good for me as now I am not in a hurry to buy a second bottle of Dior (mine is about to finish).
9.0 does have a bit less sillage and longevity (minus 35%), but I do not mind to do a bit of over spraying bearing in mind that 9.0 costs 15 times less than Dior Homme and 10 times less than Valentino.
On top of it the Zara bottle is quite nice.
Congrats to Zara. I hope they will develop other quality scents besides 9.0
Zubr_S – :
The reviews are true.
Opens up as Valentino Uomo and fades down to Dior Homme.
ZARA are becoming quite a trustworthy clone brand.
Here a few others you may want to check out. Not all of them possess the same price tag and quality so be sure to check out their individual reviews:
Aromatic Future – Dior Sauvage
Gourmand Leather – JPG Ultra Male
Man Silver – Gucci Guilty POUR HOMME
Man Gold – PR Black XS
Lisboa – Acqua Di Gio
Man Blue Spirit – PR Invictus
fisch – :
I am a snob, I prefer the originals. However…
The fun thing about the fragrance community is that, whenever a budget house like Zara releases a fragrance that may smell similar to something expensive and famous, they call it a copy or clone. Where as for example this 9.0 Zara is an attempt to copy Dior Homme they say. However when Valentino Uomo takes on Dior Homme Intens than it is just another brilliant frag.
When Creed copied Montblanc Individual they even dared to call it Original Santal. Now that was a 100% copy attempt.
Wake up people. I own now about 100 fragrances all bought in the last 4 years and I can assure you that every fragrance that I try will likely reminds me of something that I already own, or know but don’t like. This has been the case for about the last 2 years already and it is getting worser.
Unless they start putting dogsh.t on it, it is quite certain that nothing will be really entirely new. I mean, something like putting Petroleum in, like Ralf Lauren or Dior Fahrenheit. Or concrete like Narciso Rodriguez. Do you get my drift?
All together there are only nuance differences in fragrances. And yes, the parfum business is all about nuances and how our own snobbish part of our brains work.
Yesterday I was downtown and I have tested for the 3th time Tom Ford Noir Extreme, a few Acqua di Parma frags, L’occitaine eaus des Baux and Chanel pour Monsieur. Later I went to Zara and took a spray from 9.0 Zara on another paperstrip. I have all the paper strips here right in front of me right now.
I know that fragrances will last on paper far longer than they ever will on anyones skin, that is why they do it on paper anyway.
The Tom Ford noir extreme will last for at least a week but Zara just smells just as strong.
Forget about that this may be a copy of anything else, because in the end it is not. Everyone who has tested this fragrance will eventually say….but a stronger note of…or a note of these instead of that….but in the drydown is more like….etc.
After 4 years of my Male Parfum interest/love/addiction I have found so many strange weird behaviour on the fragrance community. You can not imagine how F…ed up we all are.
By the way, the entire Dior Homme line and all it’s absurd amount of flankers, how beautiful they may be as a parfum, they are all but FOR MEN. It is a Diva Like Parfum. It reminds me of my mother and grandmother.
Now, a few days later I have spent 12.95 € on this increadible cheap fragrance.
It’s warm & sweet Amber with pretty good projection and longevity. The Iris is toned down enough, so this fragrance does not become feminine.
A cozy fall/winter fragrance that would be loved by the fragrance community if they did not know the Brand Name nor the price.
In the end this fragrance just proves that good parfum doesn’t need to be expensive. That we pay too much for 90% of the parfum we buy.
By the way, Jaguar Classic Red is another Amber based inexpensive very good fragrance I bought recently.
These two will hardly compensate for the many expensive disappointing frags I bought last year, but it is encouraging.
iojopJUHhjjNJHF – :
scent : 10/10
sillage : 7/10
longevity :7/10
80% night/ 20 day fragrance
reminds me of Dior Homme with less performance
nice iris scent
li-sergey – :
If you’ve even skimmed the reviews for this sucker you know what to expect: a Dior Homme alternative that’s dirt cheap. Fair assessment? Absolutely. I can’t help but feel that a lot of the naysayers are just diehard Dior Homme fans who are a little more than annoyed that this exists. Personally I’m on the fence. On one hand good quality, cheap scents are hard to come by and something like this is pretty awesome; on the other hand there’s zero integrity in ripping off a big name designer scent (or any scent for that matter), but I suppose that’s just the game. A near clone, Zara 9.0 is pretty much DH with something vaguely fruity (juniper berries maybe?) and I do mean vaguely. It may even be equally or more reminiscent of Dior Homme Sport to be honest. With this kind of pricing I expected longevity to be awful but it’s more or less on par with any other designer fragrance. I’m a tough one to please but I have to admit, it ain’t bad. Twenty bucks for a 100mil.
Deroxykjte – :
This completely took me by surprise. I could not believe how similar it is to Dior Homme and Valentino Uomo. I will be certainly be adding this to my collection as it is a fantastic cheaper alternative to Dior and Valentino with very nice longevity. A great find. I’m actually really impressed with a few of Zara fragrances and will definitely add some to my collection.
vooova54 – :
Try also 7.0 and 8.0 from Zara.
Fantastic!
Gross – :
Starts off Dior Homme; and I say starts because it does not open like DH, it opens with a blast of alcohol. And then it dries down to Valentino Uomo.
keeper – :
What a pleasant surprise from a low-budget perfume!
I own Dior Homme Parfum, and I just got a decant from 9.0 Zara–reportedly, this smells like original Dior Homme, which is very different from the perfume version as it is more citrusy and much more casual. If this delicious-smelling EDT is a clone of Dior Homme, I guess the original creation by Olivier Polge must smell beyond extraordinary; now I can see why it is considered a masterpiece!
9.0 Zara offers low to moderate projection and 6-hour longevity, which is outstanding considering the selling price. This may be a good choice for dating and clubbing.
Rating:
Fragrance: 10/10
Longevity: 7/10
Projection: 6/10
Price-Quality Relation: 9/10
Average Score: 8/10
fang1 – :
Today I bought this very interesting fragrance.
9.0 Zara was for me a pleasant aromatic déjà vu that took me back to 2006, when I smelled Dior Homme for the first time. I can feel a smoky amber, along with cardamom, pepper and cedarwood. I also found the same church vibe present in the fragrance that inspired it.
It’s kind of soft in terms of sillage and longevity, but you can’t ask for more due to the price. IMO, it’s worth every penny.
Scent: 9/10
Longevity: 7/10
Projection: 7/10
Versatility: 8/10
Price: 10/10
Dales – :
Dior Homme for masses – yeah, it doesnt have its smoothness, quality and longevity (and that great DIH choccolate note is missing here), but can you ask that at this price? One of the best Zara creations, but you still have to deal with that harsh sweet synthetic backbone…
jam60 – :
I like this scent . Toned down woody ambery floral smell that lasts 12 hours with good scent bubble . This was a gift from my sister .
Muz05 – :
I picked this up today for $20. It definitely has that Dior Homme DNA in it. To me the opening is like DHI, but less lipstick and more berry/fruit punch. Longevity is not as good and neither is projection. I got between 4-5 hours out of it but for the price it’s not bad…
Yesman – :
I have smelled this and DH + DHI, so allow me to put in my two cents. I think this is a great fragrance by itself, like most of Zara’s offerings, and this one is quite complex.
It does have similarities to Dior Homme, but it leans a bit more into the amber-ness of the notes in the opening. It is sweeter than DH, but the longevity of the fragrance surprised me. IT lasts at least 5 hours with decent projection.
Definitely pick this up if you can. Zara fragrances are always a great choice and this one is no exception!
grishtr – :
dsyben – The thing about Zara is that it often has the opening and the heart the same but not the dry down, so it is never like a 100% copy nor do it needs to be. i mean, I love some of their frags just because of that… because I can’t stand the dry down of some frags yet I love the middle and the opening. What’s the point if it was totally the same. I’d buy original Valentino Uomo or DH then. I love when they are so so close but a note or two are different.
For example, i love Invictus opening but I simply hate the dry down. Zara has this Blue Spirit. Lasts quite a long time, opening of Invictus but it has more… leathery creamy dry down which i simply love. So that is why I choose BS over the Invictus.
калян – :
If you smell this and DH side by side wold be really f***ing hard to justify spending almost 10X more for buyng the Dior.
Zara is really doing a great job with the 2016 releases. The lack of creativity is very well compensated by the quality.
chveto4ki – :
I was a bit skeptical after reading the reviews but you guys are right…..this is a “near-perfect” copy of Dior Homme!
It starts with a bit sweeter note than DH but when it dries I really can’t tell the difference. The longevity and the sillage are also good – not longer than DHI (obviously!) but still quite good.
Moreover, the price (12.99GBP) is almost a steal. Wondering if I should buy extra bottles in case it’s out of production in the near future……
P.S. I hope Zara won’t be sued by Dior because of copyright infringement or something like that (lol)
nike free run – :
Smells exactly the same as Dior Homme to my nose, however is a mature scent. I’m 24 and feel that i’m still a few years off pulling off the iris note. Zara is onto a winner with this one. Lasts all day, although does sit close to the skin
boriwolf – :
Spot on copy of Dior Homme, unbelievable! Great performance, but I just dont enjoy the smell of DH, even though Id dare say this smells better than the original. If you like DH line, this is a much better choice for a third of the price!
sevldo – :
This is the daddy of the Zara men’s fragrance line. I have all the Dior male fragrance and this is better apart from the Parfum version of sport.
9.0 is identical to the Dior’s with the drydown, i did a test with friends and they could not tell them apart. Basically a £12.00 bottle is not only on a par with the Dior’s, but better and longer lasting than the EDT’s. It is a shame that i bought the Dior’s first and at a more than triple the cost.
This is a versatile fragrance, i use it day and night. It is the sweet drydown that sells this. Zara 9.0 has excellent sillage and lasts at least 14 hours, yes that long.
I have bought three bottles and expect the range to go off the shelves sooner than later.
Sillage – 5/5
Longevity – 5/5
Compliments – 5/5
Overall – A solid, 5
Mevnl402Unlogrere – :
I really haven’t had much business to Zara stores before discovering the colognes. They are really affordable and for that reason good fun for a beginner fragrance enthusiast. This one caught my attention because of the similarity to Valentino Uomo and Dior Homme which both have been waiting on my want list for the summer months. This comes really close to both of them.
The first sniff of Dior Homme was almost like love at first smell for me. With that first impression I had with Homme I think this lacks the floral, cucumber style of freshness that Dior Homme has. Still I tried this last weekend side by side with Valentino Uomo and after the 9.0 dried down, I didn’t have much complains. It’s not the exact same smell, but it comes pretty close and performs well. For me it’s a perfect bargain.
VAXXA1994 – :
Must have if you like Dior Homme line and Valentino Uomo. Not a clone but in their genre.
A warm cozy, mysteriously chocolate vibe, type of fragrance. The iris is opening the envelope and the clean vetiver and juniper berries showing their crease of the love letter. When the letter is removed, the amber heads the letter. The pepper punctuates the sentences, but the other notes accent the mysterious chocolate vibe, on the dry down.
Moderate in longevity, sillage, and projection. The sprays will decide that. Night and cool days are best for this; I believe.
8/10 overall for this being dirt cheap.
YT shavenonthedarkside … review coming soon.
radion 5544 – :
The point that this is quite similar to Dior Homme is spot on. I tried Dior Homme and this. At a point during the drydown they’re identical. Dior Homme is faster to reveal the orris, whereas this one is more rough when changing from note to note and perhaps dried down a bit faster. I took a shower later on and scrubbed them both off so I can not compare the longevity.
However, this one lasts long, really long. On me, it was there 12+ hours later, and on some of my clothes, a few days.
I liked this, bought it. And still like it. And I think it might be my winter choice.
EDIT: Starts the same as Valentino Uomo, dri