Zara
Absolutely Dark
Best Parfums de Marly Percival Dupe
78% MatchInspired by $545 originalSave ~$485 (89%)
Accuracy Breakdown
Overall Accuracy78%
You Save89% ($485)
Fragrance Profile
★ 4.1 community ratingCommunity Insights
★ 4.1 from 496 ratingsWhat people who wear Zara Absolutely Dark report, based on votes and reviews from a large fragrance community. Created by Marion Costero.
Longevity
Very weak4%
Weak16%
Moderate57%
Long lasting20%
Eternal3%
Sillage
Intimate18%
Moderate68%
Strong13%
Enormous2%
Who wears it
Female1%
More female0%
Unisex5%
More male22%
Male71%
Day or night
Day
Night
Value for money
Way overpriced3%
Overpriced2%
Ok11%
Good value32%
Great value53%
People say it reminds them of
What people like
- Affordable alternative to expensive designers
- Safe for gym and office
- Mass-appealing fresh profile
- Consistent compliment getter
What people dislike
- Misleading name lacks dark qualities
- Harsh synthetic opening
- Unimpressive linear dry down
- Generic and lacks originality
What wearers say
“This is nearly 1/1 Percival with cheaper ingredients. I'd say about 90 percent similar but has less ambroxan and I can sense Iris-marine notes somewhere. It is a very good cologne, but sadly not very performing (especially in cold weather)If you want the cheapest you can get to fierce/percival, this is very good.If you want a fierce/percival clone with the best performance, go with legend EDP.”
“Yeah, this smells like a combination of Percival and Montblanc Legend edp in the opening only. Nice opening, however after a while you just smell the generic sweet base that some of the Zara fragrances have. It's ok, but I regret buying it.”
“"Meh" would be the definition for this fragrance.A boring interpretation of Fierce with an added fruitiness that might recall Percival to some people.I own a clone of Fierce that I paid 10 euros instead of 22 (the price of Absolutely Dark) and it lasts longer than the Zara fragrance, which is a mediocre performer.First time I can say that I'm disappointed by a Zara release, this was utterly unimpressive.Hard pass.”