IMO, Zara Has Some of the Most Expensive-Smelling Perfumes—the 15 Scents I Can't Stop Wearing
I've never gotten more compliments.
For years, Zara has been hailed as a shopping destination for clothing and home finds offered at incredible price points, but for some reason, its beauty offerings often go under the radar. Did you know you can shop must-have essentials and fragrances online and in stores? In fact, the latter is its biggest line, offering dozens of perfumes with many of them under $70 for a bottle. I'm always on the hunt for a scent that feels modern, versatile, and wearable (extra points if my selection earns me compliments from complete strangers as I pass them on the rain-soaked Seattle streets).
In other words, you should definitely be taking a look at them the next time you're on the hunt for a good affordable scent to add to your vanity. I've had the pleasure of experiencing some of the brand's best sellers, and I can't not share them with you. Before you rush off to your nearest store or click away to shop, keep scrolling to discover the Zara scents I swear by to level up my fragrance game without breaking the bank.
Creating a unique olfactory experience
One of my favorite things about being a beauty editor is that while I have the opportunity to be constantly introduced to fragrances from several of my favorite brands, I'm also connected with the brilliant talents and minds behind them. To learn more about why I and so many other lovers of Zara scents are drawn to its diverse fragrance offerings, I connected with a Zara spokesperson. Before learning which scents are the most popular, I wanted to get the details behind the unique creative process. According to the brand, its fragrance development is treated with the same creative discipline used for Zara fashion. Each perfume starts with a clear intention around a mood, feeling, or specific moment the team wants to capture.
The Zara spokesperson tells us that from the fragrance's beginning, the in-house team works with perfumers to interpret these ideas into a memorable olfactory experience. "It’s a highly collaborative process, where intuition and technical expertise meet," they say. "We explore materials, textures, and contrasts until the fragrance feels emotionally right, not just 'olfactively' balanaced." It's also worth noting that every scent is refined after undergoing multiple iterations to ensure "it feels modern, wearable, and distinctive," with a character that develops on the skin while remaining true to the original idea.
To bring these perfumes to life, Zara collaborates with the most respected perfumers (including Jordi Fernández, Ane Ayo, and Jérôme Epinette) as creative partners rather than contributors. "They understand our pace, our aesthetic, and the way Zara interprets contemporary culture. Their involvement goes far beyond composition; it’s an ongoing creative dialogue," says the brand. In addition to these perfumes, they work with other master perfumers whom they consider to be "extensions of [their] ecosystem." Their collaboration with Jo Malone CBE, for example, is made possible through aligned vision and sensibility.
Wearing Zara fragrances
From smart fragrance layering to TikTok-fueled trends like hot-spotting, there are many ways to experience perfumes on the market that deliver in both their unique note blends and their longevity. However, Zara scents are designed to be worn alone. "We focus on creating balanced, expressive scents that feel complete from the first spray to the dry-down," they say. While layering may not be part of their initial development, the brand also recognizes that fragrance is deeply personal and intuitive. What that being said, many of its scents wear beautifully together. "This invites wearers to experiment, to combine, and to curate a fragrance wardrobe that feels entirely their own, just like all of Zara’s fashion proposals," says the Zara spokesperson.
Wondering which perfumes have landed on the brand's best-sellers list? At the top is Zara's Cocoa Sunset Eau de Parfum ($36), a warm and comforting scent described as "a comforting gourmand that settles on the skin like the end of the day. Creamy chocolate, a touch of vanilla, and a sweetness that feels reassuring, never heavy. Intimate, enveloping, easy to love." Next up is Immortal Vanilla Eau de Parfum ($40) which is an enthralling blend of luminous, modern vanilla and light florals that creates a clean trail that stays close to the skin. Last, its Fashionably London Eau de Parfum ($60) offers a contemporary and minimalistic take on the city with a fresh, floral opening that's sheer, skin-like, and timeless.
The Best Zara Perfumes, Listed
- Fruity Floral: Apple Juice Eau de Toilette
- Warm Gourmand: Cocoa Latte Eau de Parfum
- Amber Woods: Red Zara Temptation Eau de Parfum
- Aromatic Citrus: Waterlily Tea Dress Eau de Parfum
- Floral Musk: Fashionably London Eau de Parfum
Best Aromatic Fruits: Zara Wonder Rose Eau de Toilette
Size: 1.7-oz bottle | Scent Type: Aromatic Fruits | Notes: Red fruit accord, rose, vanilla | Wear Time: 4-5 hours
I've always been drawn to rose fragrances, and this one feels beautifully contemporary and fresh. This eau de toilette opens with a mouthwatering red fruit accord that fades into the velvety softness of rose petals blended with vanilla. There's a subtle luminosity that makes this one my top pick for spring and summer, but it's sheer enough to be worn year-round and layered with my favorite, lush floral perfumes. (I could especially see this one with a powdery lilac blend.)
Customer Review: "Wonder Rose is lovely, fruity floral goodness. It's very like-able, even though it is so, so sweet. I get a beautiful burst of juicy fruits and berries during the first moments of putting it on, and after a while it reveals a gorgeous vanilla undertone that blends so well with that initial sweetness. The lasting power is also great on my skin, which is almost unbeatable at that price point"
Best Fruity Floral: Zara Apple Juice Eau de Toilette
Size: 3.04-oz bottle | Scent Type: Fruity floral | Notes: Apple, grapefruit, rose, jasmine, violet, musk, sandalwood, cedar | Wear Time: 5 hours
For lovers of fruity and floral fragrances, the first Zara fragrance that comes to mind is the Apple Juice Eau de Toilette. It combines effervescent notes of juicy apple, pink grapefruit, and orange with a blooming bouquet of florals against the musky, woody notes of cedar and sandalwood. In other words, this doesn't count as your everyday apple scent. It's the answer to all my crips-perfume desires (which happens to be what I'm planning on wearing all spring and summer).
Customer Review: "Applejuice’s opening is very sweet—super-duper sweet. It does smell like that sugary goodness that is Applejuice. It’s so sweet that if it were actual apple juice then you would for sure get a toothache. Very fresh and zesty, gorgeous and clean and superbly pretty. Personally, I think it feels rather unisex. To me, it seems quite easy for anyone to wear it and wear it comfortably."
Best Warm Floral: Zara Gardenia Eau de Parfum
Size: 5.7-oz bottle | Scent Type: Warm floral | Notes: Gardenia, orange blossom, coffee | Wear Time: 5 hours
If you're editing your fragrance collection for 2026, don't skip adding this elegant option to your selection. As the unofficial president ofBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing 's gardenia-scent fan club, I instantly added Zara's Gardenia Eau de Parfum to my lineup. The hypnotic white floral blend boasts notes of voluptuous gardenia, bright orange blossom, and a splash of coffee for a scent that borders on fruity. (It has a whisper of raspberry and peach.)
Customer Review: "This is a great fall winter scent but you can definitely get some use out of it in the warmer months in the evening especially! The vanilla, patchouli and musk base make it such a beautiful warm sexy scent!"
Best Amber Floral: Zara Deep Garden Eau de Toilette
Size: 3.4-oz bottle | Scent Type: Amber floral | Notes: Pear, freesia, tonka | Wear Time: 4-5 hours
If your outfit calls for garden fairy vibes and needs one last touch of whimsy, try a few spritzes of Zara's Deep Garden. It's a unique composition that touches on amber and fresh notes with a mixture of sweet pear and tuberose backed by elegant tonka bean. I love pairing this one with a scent that is powdery fresh for added intrigue. In other words, Deep Garden is the first perfume smells like it's straight out of a fairytale.
Customer Review: "It really is a 'Deep Garden' because the tonka adds depth and a vanilla-like sweetness to it. It really reminds me of celebrity sweet scents due to that. It also has a salty vibe from the pear. The white floral aspect, the tuberose in this case, offering a bubblegummy milky nuance, paired with the almondy sweet tonka and the pear, come off a tad sickly sweet like some white floral vanilla-berries celebrity scents."
Best Fresh Floral: Zara Nude Bouquet Eau de Parfum
Size: 3.4-oz bottle | Scent Type: Fresh floral | Notes: Bergamot, white jasmine, lotus flower, sandalwood, vanilla | Wear Time: 4 hours
It's no secret that cozy, second-skin scents are my bread and butter, so the fact that Nude Bouquet has found itself in my perfume rotation over the past few months makes complete sense. This familiar fragrance features a splash of bright bergamot as its opening note before unfurling to reveal a bouquet of fresh florals. The scent is topped off with a sandalwood and vanilla base to create a scent that feels like wearing your comfiest cashmere sweater.
Customer Review: "As a [Miss Dior] Blooming Bouquet lover, I have to admit that Nude Bouquet is a really nice alternative. Its opening is almost identical, but on my skin dry down is when the (small) differences start to appear. The scent becomes way more synthetic than BB and the cherry note becomes present. It’s not that I don’t like the latter, but what I love the most about Blooming Bouquet is that fresh, crisp and super realistic floral scent."
Best Warm Gourmand: Cocoa Latte Eau de Parfum
Size: 3.4-oz bottle | Scent Type: Warm gourmand | Notes: Chantilly cream, white chocolate, suede | Wear Time: 5 hours
I've only recently gotten into chocolate perfumes in general (I blame #PerfumeTok), but my adoration for Zara's Cocoa Latte extends farther back than you'd expect (especially since I'm usually not a huge fan of gourmand scents period). While it does open with an ultra-sweet mix of Chantilly cream and white chocolate, the notes are set against a base of suede that's smooth and slightly woody. It's everything I love about fall in a bottle.
Customer Review: "Really impressed, the potency of this is unreal for me (especially for Zara). Strong and long-lasting. Comes across like a parfum. It's thick with coffee, chocolate, fudge and caramel. A slightly rubbery leather (saffron-ish), and some woodiness. The fruits don't stand out to me massively but they do seem to poke out at the top of the dense thickness of the other notes to balance them out. May not be highly wearable or versatile, but a banger when I'm in the mood for it."
Best Amber Woods: Zara Red Zara Temptation Eau de Parfum
Size: 2.7-oz bottle | Scent Type: Amber woods | Notes: Bitter orange, saffron, praline, jasmine, musk | Wear Time: 5 hours
Can't decide between spicy or sweet fragrances to take you into 2026? I vote for this one, which happens to smell irresistibly sweet with a hint of spiciness brimming just below the surface. My favorite amber wood scent from the brand, Red Zara Temptation Eau de Parfum, features a romantic blend of juicy bitter orange and bright saffron wrapped in praline, florals, and skin-like musk that I simply can't get enough of.
Customer Review: "Quite the most alluring fragrance I've come across from Zara. Warm, spicy yet sweet. The orange and saffron top notes ensnare senses on the first whiff, the charming jasmine and amber comes out slowly, the musky sweetness stands out most on the dry down. Smells absolutely irresistible on my skin (can't stop savoring the smell). My absolute favorite among the collection."
Best Gourmand Floral: Rose Gourmand Eau de Parfum
Size: 2.7-oz bottle | Scent Type: Gourmand floral | Notes: Turkish rose, amber wood, white musk | Wear Time: 6 hours
If you love sweet floral scents and haven't gotten your hands on this one, here's your official sign to add it to a virtual or in-person shopping basket. A caramelized take on rose, this perfume opens with Turkish rose petals against a bed of silky smooth vanilla cream. After it unfurls to reveal a glowing heart of amber wood, we're greeted with an enchanting white musk that gives the perfume a timeless touch.
Customer Review: "Rose Gourmand greets me right away with a bite of faint zesty, a kind of alcoholic-lemon vodka, which lasts only a while before a sweet blend of delicious caramelized rose petals dipped in vanilla cream soars to the top. Here, I get an inebriant and addictive scent of fragrant rose and vanilla vibe. This bouquet unfolds with a slightly fresh scent. However, this freshness is somewhat eclipsed by the sweeter notes. Notes like sugar and vanilla take a sharp prominence, only to be accompanied by a fresher, balancing scent of the rose."
Best Crisp Floral: Zara Shades of Nostaglia Eau de Parfum
Size: 3.4-oz bottle | Scent Type: Fruity floral | Notes: Kiwi, magnolia, cedar | Wear Time: 5 hours
Heartbreakingly nostalgic fragrances like this one have been taking over my For You page lately, and I'm starting to see a pattern. Zara's Shades of Nostalgia veers away from the skin-like, ultra-fresh take on the trend by opening with an energetic tropical fruit blend that falls away to reveal soft florals warmed with grounding cedar. It smells just like the first few days of summer in the early 2000s, when I had nothing but time and trips to the pool on the agenda.
Customer Review: "A youthful fruity and aquatic fragrance. I smell the kiwi and a hint of sour apple, but not much of the magnolia or cedar. This scent embodies spring and summer. The projection is good and lasts for 2-4 hours."
Best Citrus Floral: Fleur d'Oranger Eau de Parfum
Size: 3.4-oz bottle | Scent Type: Citrus floral | Notes: Bergamot, orange blossom, neroli, ylang-ylang | Wear Time: 4-5 hours
When a sparkling citrus scent is done well, the result can be energizing, inviting, and beyond versatile. Zara's Fleur d'Oranger is all of the above. The vibrant floral scent sits beautifully on the skin and develops over time to become a sheer floral. While I would say it's similar to the brand's Amalfi Sunray Eau de Parfum (both belong to the citrus-floral fragrance family), it leans more floral and fresh than bright and zesty. I do believe, however, that they wear nicely together if you just can't get enough of the two sun-soaked perfumes.
Customer Review: "As I am a fan of white floral perfumes, this perfume suits me very well. Neroli gives it freshness, while orange blossom and ylang-ylang give it an elegant feminine touch. It is not complex, but it is sophisticated, easy to wear and suitable for a variety of occasions in the summer time. I also have the Amalfi Sunray perfume from the same series, I wouldn't say they are that much alike, because the latter is dominated by citrus, while Fleur d'Oranger is more floral with a citrus touch."
Best Classic Citrus: Zara Waterlily Tea Dress Eau de Parfum
Size: 3.4-oz bottle | Scent Type: Aromatic citrus | Notes: Bergamot, neroli, sage, mint, basil, ambroxan, musk | Wear Time: 4 hours
Waterlily is one of the most underrated notes in soft, aquatic fragrances, and it's all I wear once the temperature starts its upward climb just in time for spring and summer. However, this Zara perfume pairs the note with a selection of fresh herbs, a burst of bergamot, and glowing amber wrapped in musk for the perfect amount of warmth. I like to pair this one with other scents featuring the waterlily note to really indulge in the watery, green notes.
Customer Review: "Green, fresh, floral. I think this is a really unique and beautifully balanced perfume and unmatched at the price point. The mint is such a nice, fresh surprise with the white florals. I can't believe how long it lasts (I can still smell it nine hours in). Sits pretty close to the skin and is definitely perfect for the hot humid weather. Smells like sitting in a dewy, green garden with blooming florals. So impressed with many of the fragrances in this line, but in my opinion, this is the star."
Best Aromatic Citrus: Zara Fashionably London Eau de Parfum
Size: 3.4-oz bottle | Scent Type: Aromatic citrus | Notes: Bergamot, rose, musk | Wear Time: 5 hours
London is one of those cities that blend history with modernity flawlessly, and I can't help but feel as if Zara's Fashionably London captures that impression like no other scent. Undeniably chic and minimalist, its unique blend combines the warm and slightly powdery qualities of musk with the brightness of bergamot and softness of rose. It develops beautifully on the skin, becoming warmer as you move throughout your day. It's exactly what I want in a cool, aromatic perfume.
Customer Review: "With Zara Fashionably London, the dry-down is where the real allure kicks in. After the initial burst of rose and bergamot softens, what lingers on your skin is a beautifully warm, slightly powdery musk intertwined with a hint of rich amber. It’s the kind of scent that feels both intimate and effortlessly elegant, like a soft cashmere scarf brushed with just the right amount of vintage charm. People won’t just smell rose—they’ll sense a creamy, musky warmth with that subtle ’80s vibe, sophisticated yet cozy, as if you’ve layered a modern floral over the confident backbone of a classic. It’s the fragrance equivalent of a knowing smile—familiar, intriguing, and impossible to ignore."
Best Woody Floral: Zara Fleur de Patchouli Eau de Parfum
Size: 3.4-oz bottle | Scent Type: Woody floral | Notes: Patchouli, bergamot, peony, clary sage, musk, guaiac wood | Wear Time: 5 hours
To me, fragrances that open with a layer of warm, luminous patchouli are as classic as it can get. Fleur de Patchouli matches the note with a whisper of soft peony and bold guaiac wood, making it one of the most-worn Zara fragrances in my collection. I'll always love the first few sprays of this scent, but it's the sheer, skin-like dry-down that keeps me reaching for one of my favorite fall and winter scents.
Customer Review: "It opens with a delightful fragrant sweet and rosy aroma of peonies in voluptuous bloom, like 'morning rose petals', with just a tad of citrus, definitely a floral accord with something dirty going on.The heart is a sweet amber with that modern green cotton candy-patchouli which defines so many of the perfumes from this era. Hours after, this deep, dark, amber-patchouli fades to a sugarcoated white musk. It comes across as both sweet and clean.
Best Solar Floral: Zara Amalfi Sunray Eau de Parfum
Size: 3.4-oz bottle | Scent Type: Citrus floral | Notes: Citrus, bergamot, orange blossom petals, white musk | Wear Time: 4 hours
Looking for a perfume that smells like a summer filled with salty skin, sun-soaked beaches, and ocean waves that extend as far as the eye can see? If a monthlong trip to the Mediterranean Coast isn't in the cards just yet, try spritzing yourself with this perfume for a similar scent. It opens with citrus (a must for any Amalfi-inspired scent) livened with bergamot and orange blossom petals against a creamy base of white musk.
Customer Review: "This is a summer scent for the day, or an early evening, walking around some old city in a [flowing] dress or a linen shirt, the Amalfi scent blended with the scent of the flowers, being happy, creating memories. It is not a deep perfume, or seductive or warm in any way and that is its beauty. It's simple, fresh, lively, happy and somewhat innocent."
Best Classic Floral: Zara Romance d'Iris Eau de Parfum
Size: 3.4-oz bottle | Scent Type: Aromatic floral | Notes: Rice accord, iris, heliotrope | Wear Time: 5 hours
I don't hear nearly enough about iris-center fragrances, and I'd like to raise Zara's Romance d'Iris Eau de Parfum as one of the best options for anyone longing for a scent that's build around the powdery facet. Created in collaboration with Jo Malone CBE, this perfume offers iris that unfolds to reveal notes of soft heliotrope and an aromatic rice accord that does a gorgeous job of transforming into a somewhat vegetal, skin scent with wear. It's the earthy Zara perfume.
Customer Review: "I took a chance on blind buying this as I enjoy all the notes listed, and I'm so glad I did. It is absolutely beautiful and everything I enjoy in a fragrance. Powdery, floral, earthy, woody but also a bit milky, clean and fresh. It's cold and soft like crisp white cotton bed sheets. The rice note is there but it's not a sweet rice pudding kind of rice. It's more of a powdery, vegetal, green kind of rice."
How I Chose
As with all of our buying guides atBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing , we compile our edits based on original testing and expert recommendations. To identify the 15 best Zara fragrances available online and in stores, I leaned on my firsthand knowledge of the products gained through testing as well as intel from Zara headquarters. I also considered several factors, including sillage, versatility, and packaging. We're aware of how important these factors are for a wide range of preferences, so I made sure to list out all the helpful details to help simplify the shopping process. Of course, customer reviews were also kept in mind when creating this list and are included beneath my top picks.
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