Lychee & Lemongrass by Zara

I first smelled this perfume in a store, and the opening has an exquisite grapefruit note that’s super sparkling and vivid. I loved the opening, but I didn’t get to smell the drydown. A few months later I decided to buy it… and pff, honestly, I was a little disappointed. Like I said, the opening is delicious, very fresh and bright… but the notes I loved disappear very quickly, and the drydown is a very, very floral, vegetal, earthy scent that gets overwhelming up close. From a distance, it smells pretty good, but it’s one of those perfumes where if you stick your nose right where you applied it, there’s a heaviness that can even give you a headache. I’d give it a 6/10… The scent at first is pff, charming… the drydown, very heavy. I’d actually prefer the perfume to disappear completely after the top notes are gone, something like Creed Virgin Island Water, which smells delicious but fades within an hour. This one smells delicious for 15 minutes, and then it leaves a heavy scent.

Horrible, badly blended. It’s not a fresh perfume—that citrus opening of lemon and lychee deceives you, but it goes away and gives way to a heavy, cloying perfume. It’s the myrrh, which reminds me of incense and a heavy, smoky wood. It gives you a headache and lasts forever; you wash your wrist and it’s still there. Awful. Don’t buy it blind; I’ve read comments and people generally don’t like it. A mess.

I don’t understand how they can put out this perfume that’s supposedly for summer. It’s super heavy, suffocating, overpowering. It smells sweetish and weird, not refreshing at all. I bought it blind online, without being able to read or see any reviews because there weren’t any, and now I want to give it away, but I can’t find anyone who likes it 🤣🤣🤣 When I tried it, I sprayed the first spritz and the scent flooded the entire room. I had to wash my hand several times because it wouldn’t go away… As I said, for me it’s a horror. Maybe in winter it could pass, but overall I loathe it, and I wish I could have read a review before buying it.

I expected a very citrusy, fresh perfume, in the style of Jo Malone fragrances, and the opening on my skin does go in that direction. The lychee adds a very pleasant fruity touch and the lemongrass gives it a sparkling freshness that I really liked. However, on my skin the dry-down changes completely and an aroma appears that reminds me of burnt sugar or toasted caramel, leaving a much warmer and more resinous base than I expected. Personally, that evolution doesn’t quite convince me because it makes the perfume lose the freshness I was looking for.

Horrible, poorly blended. It’s not a fresh perfume; that citrus opening of lemon and lychee is deceiving, but it fades and gives way to a cloying, heavy scent. It’s the myrrh, which reminds me of incense and heavy, smoky wood. It gives you a headache and lasts forever; you wash your wrist and it’s still there. Awful. Don’t buy it blind; I’ve read reviews and generally people don’t like it. A total mess.