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Zara

Captivating Vanilla

Perfumer: Jérôme Epinette

2025Women
7.5/ 10
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Zara Captivating Vanilla is a sweet, fruity fragrance for women that opens on pineapple and sugar and moves through jasmine sambac and black plum to a base of vanilla and cedar.

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Skunky's take: We have only just met, but first impressions count.

How does it perform?

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

70% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

PineappleSugar

Heart notesfirst few hours

Jasmine sambac
Black plum

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

CedarVanilla

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

  1. Fresh
  2. Floral
  3. Green
  4. Fruity
  5. Sweet
  6. Woody

What does Captivating Vanilla smell like?

The top notes, pineapple and sugar, give a fresh, fruity and clearly sweet start. In the heart, jasmine sambac adds a soft floral touch while black plum deepens the fruit. The base keeps the sweetness going with vanilla, and cedar settles it onto a dry, woody footing. The green and fresh accords keep the whole from turning too sugary.

Yves Rocher Naturelle Osmanthus and Roads This Weekend have a close profile.

How it changes through the day

  1. First minutes

    • Pineapple
    • Sugar

  2. First hours

    • Jasmine sambac
    • Black plum

  3. Towards evening

    • Cedar
    • Vanilla

When to wear it?

Seasons and occasions, by user votes.

  • Daytime
    27%
  • Casual
    27%
  • Office
    27%
  • Sport
    9%
  • Evening
    9%

Least picked for evenings.

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Last updated: October 26, 2026