Unexpected Fresh Spicy
Perfumer: Marine Ipert
70 ratings
From your scent profile
Zara Unexpected Fresh Spicy is a sweet, spicy and smoky men's fragrance built around cinnamon, tobacco, vanilla and whisky; it has been discontinued.
Skunky's take: A sweet talker that softens everyone around it.
How does it perform?
From 69 community ratings, all out of 10.
Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.
Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.
Looks good without trying too hard.
Most people feel it is worth the price.
Blind buy risk
80% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Top notesfirst 15 minutes
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Sweet
- Synthetic
- Gourmand
- Spicy
- Woody
- Oriental
- Resinous
- Smoky
Sweet
Synthetic
Gourmand
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Resinous
SmokyWhat does Unexpected Fresh Spicy smell like?
Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate. Most voters pick winter and fall, and it leans towards evenings and nights out. Most voters read it as masculine.
As a whole it smells gourmand and oriental. Cinnamon and tobacco form a spicy, smoky core, which vanilla and tonka bean sweeten. Sandalwood and patchouli give it a woody base, while whisky and lilac stay in the background. A resinous, synthetic edge runs through the accords.
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 41%Winter
- 38%Autumn
- 17%Spring
- 5%Summer
Winter
Autumn
Spring
Summer- Evening31%
- Nighttime25%
- Casual19%
- Daytime13%
- Office13%
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