Zara
Red Temptation Sandalwood
Best BDK Gris Charnel Dupe
76% MatchInspired by $264 originalSave ~$184 (70%)
Accuracy Breakdown
Overall Accuracy76%
You Save70% ($184)
The Scoop
Red Temptation Sandalwood by Zara is a warm spicy and woody fragrance for women and men that shoppers most often put next to BDK Gris Charnel. It holds a 4.3 out of 5 community rating from 426 votes, is usually described as long lasting with strong projection and is seen as good value by those who own it. About 122 people say it reminds them of the original.
Key Differences
Swaps some of the original's cardamom, fig and black tea for saffron, ambergris and white pepper. Voters say it lasts longer on skin. It projects more than the original.
Fragrance Profile
★ 4.3 community ratingCommunity Insights
★ 4.3 from 426 ratingsWhat people who wear Zara Red Temptation Sandalwood report, based on votes and reviews from a large fragrance community.
Main accords
warm spicy
woody
powdery
amber
iris
balsamic
violet
vanilla
Longevity
Very weak1%
Weak4%
Moderate24%
Long lasting50%
Eternal21%
Sillage
Intimate3%
Moderate37%
Strong49%
Enormous12%
Who wears it
Female14%
More female26%
Unisex53%
More male6%
Male1%
Day or night
Day
Night
Value for money
Way overpriced2%
Overpriced4%
Ok19%
Good value42%
Great value34%
People say it reminds them of
BDK Parfums Gris Charnel 122Lattafa Perfumes Liam 66Louis Vuitton LVERS Copper Edition 64Lattafa Perfumes Musamam White Intense 41Versace Crystal Noir Parfum 32Le Labo Santal 33 31
What people like
- Affordable alternative to expensive niche fragrances
- Elegant and expensive-smelling scent profile
- Smooth creamy sandalwood and iris blend
- Perfect for cold weather and winter
What people dislike
- Too dense for hot summer weather
- Leans masculine for some feminine preferences
- Synthetic or plasticy initial stage
- Harsh medicinal saffron opening
What wearers say
“Overall, I'd say it is a nice fragrance for the autumn/winter season, but after 4 hours it was almost completely unnoticeable on my skin.The opening was a bit strange, although only for a few minutes. After that, it started to develop and deepen, becoming a really nice, creamy, slightly sweet, and quite elegant scent imho.Good for the price, but the longevity is a bit poor, especially for something with this scent profile.”
“This perfume is so good, it’s hard to describe. It definitely smells expensive and it lasts all day on me. I mixed it with oakcha viral vanilla and I got plenty of compliments. I will be purchasing this again. I took a shower and could still smell this fragrance I had to scrub hard to get this off my skin. But this is definitely not like the original DNA of red temptation which I did like and got back ups of. It’s sweet , and creamy definitely signature scent worthy.”
“Just in case anyone has questions about this one's longevity, I tested it in Zara more than 3 weeks ago by spraying it on my winter glove, and this morning I noticed that there is STILL noticeable sillage coming off it, so much so that wearing this glove downs out whatever scent I happen to be wearing on my body!”