The rose is sheer and bright

ZARA Fizzy Pink

ZARA Fizzy Pink

The youthful coral pink bottle of ZARA Fizzy Pink attracted my gaze instantly, the glass is colored from the inside and so does the transparent cap. It was sitting next to another beauty named Tempting Rose, with an even more capturing bottle, which I will describe soon. I checked the notes on Zara official site and found that just three were mentioned: red berries, rose, and musk. Right of the bat, I was hesitant whether to test it or pass by. Red berries in fragrance aren't usually my thing at all! I tend to find them cloying or sharp. Instead, I bought this beauty immediately after trying it. It's just gorgeous!

At first, as you spray it, it has a citrusy inflection reminiscent of green tea with lemon, but red berries are prominent enough to make the tea illusion vanish. You definitely get the super pretty fruity berries, a burst of juicy, fresh, tart and sweet, sparkly red berries blended with a youthful rose which is very natural and not overpowering, yet here they're light and pretty a sort of minimalist gourmand. The berries in Fizzy Pink remind me of crisp rosé wine. A few raspberries mixed in, only lightly sugared, rosy-pink and sour-sweet. Even though it is not listed, I can also detect the slightest hint of something like a powdery note that allegedly comes from the orris root, which lasts throughout the heart and blends well with the floral rose. Thankfully, this berry opening is not very fruity and sets a beautiful stage for a sublime rose and iris chord to develop calmly.

ZARA Fizzy Pink

The core of the fragrance is comprised of all sheer, transparent floral note, the rose is dewy and delicate, and the musk and possibly iris gentle the tart notes a bit. It's a rose yet it has a tartness that makes it more than just a straight up rose. I think that tart note, I suppose from the berries, makes it more interesting and unique. To me, these are not traditional red roses, they are more lady pink and white, subtle, building in beauty as if one were adding freshly cut roses to a vessel individually over a period of time, enjoying the intensity of them as more and more blooms fill the air with their scent. The faintest hint of iris adds a cosmetic touch to the composition, giving it a slightly retro feel.

Dry down is a musky rose, powdery and clean.in this stage I sometimes have an illusion of smelling a whisper of white florals in background. Not even a dose of musk that comes up later weighs down the fizzy, sparkling effect. The white musk that this fragrance contains is blessedly subdued by the roses and seems to act as a fixative, more of it would have rendered this fragrance unwearable to me.

ZARA Fizzy Pink is not a complex or niche scent but it has that "something" that makes me like it. It's so beautiful, refreshing and uplifting. The berries are sparkling and tart, without sharpness or aggressive acidity. The rose is sheer and bright. The white musk is soft and creamy, betraying not a hint of laundry detergent. I expected it to be very light and faint, something I can just smell by pressing my nose to my skin but on me, it projects quite well! I can smell pretty wafts of this fresh rose-berry scent all around me at least for an hour. it takes two hours for it to calm down to an almost skin scent, this usually happens for me in less than an hour so I'm pleased with its projection not just because I can easily smell it. Spring is the right season for wearing this beauty, during a warm day, at the office as well as at home. This is another sumptuous fragrance from Zara, which worth it!

-Elysium

fruity · floral · musky · powdery · spring