{"product_id":"zimaya-oscar-platinum-exdp","title":"OSCAR PLATINUM EXdp","description":"\u003ch1\u003eZimaya Oscar Platinum 100ml: What It Smells Like\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZimaya Oscar Platinum is a 100ml fragrance for men and women that smells peppery, green and dry at first. But then turns bright and zesty, and finishes on warm woods. Black pepper, pink pepper, vetiver and basil open it, grapefruit, ginger, timur and musk form the heart, and amber, patchouli and cedar close it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt runs back to front compared with most fresh fragrances, and that single fact explains almost everything about how it wears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe short version\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat it is:\u003c\/strong\u003e A 100ml eau de parfum, worn by men and women.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmells like\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dry pepper and green herbs first, then grapefruit and ginger, then warm cedar and amber.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCharacter\u003c\/strong\u003e: Clean, sharp and grown-up. Fresh without being sweet or fruity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWear it\u003c\/strong\u003e: Office, daytime, warm weather, anywhere you want to smell tidy rather than loud.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe unusual part\u003c\/strong\u003e: The citrus arrives after a few minutes, not at the start.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eZimaya OSCAR PLATINUM Fragrance Notes:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTop Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e: Vetiver, Basil, Black Pepper, Pink Pepper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMiddle Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e: Musk, Grapefruit, Ginger, Timur.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBase Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e: Patchouli, Cedar, Amber.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEleven notes, and not one of them is sweet. There is no vanilla, no fruit beyond the grapefruit and nothing floral, which is why Zimaya Oscar Platinum reads as clean and sharp rather than rich. Count the peppers, too. Black pepper, pink pepper and timur are all peppers, so three of the eleven notes pull in the same direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat Zimaya Oscar Platinum smells like\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first spray is dry and peppery rather than bright. Black pepper gives a sharp, slightly dusty bite, pink pepper adds a rosy fizz around it, and basil brings a green herbal edge that smells like the fresh herb rather than anything sweet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVetiver sits underneath all of that from the very beginning. It smells like dry roots and cut grass, a little smoky. Having it there this early gives Zimaya Oscar Platinum a serious, grown-up weight that most fresh fragrances only reach much later. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a few minutes the grapefruit arrives, and the whole thing lifts. This is the bitter pith side of grapefruit rather than sweet juice. Ginger adds a warm zesty crackle beside it, and a soft musk rounds the edges so none of it turns harsh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe finish is warm and dry. Cedar gives a clean pencil-shaving woodiness, patchouli adds earth underneath, and amber warms the whole thing without making it sweet. It ends close to the skin and tidy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Zimaya Oscar Platinum smells woody from the first spray\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause the pyramid inverts in two places. Vetiver, normally a base material, sits up in the top notes. Grapefruit, normally the first thing you smell in any fresh fragrance, waits in the heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat has two practical effects. The woodiness is there immediately instead of appearing an hour in, and the citrus brightness does not vanish in the first ten minutes the way citrus openings usually do. Zimaya Oscar Platinum gets fresher as it settles rather than flatter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grapefruit doubles up, too. Timur is a pepper grown in Nepal, and what makes it unusual is that it genuinely smells of grapefruit peel rather than heat. Sitting it next to real grapefruit in the heart makes that zesty note louder and keeps it going longer than grapefruit alone would manage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you spray this one in a shop and walk away after thirty seconds, you will have smelled the dry peppery part and missed the fragrance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOscar Platinum or Ghali Imperial?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth are clean and woody, so this is a fair question if you are choosing one Zimaya for work. The difference is pepper against powder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZimaya Oscar Platinum is the sharper of the two. Pepper, grapefruit and ginger give it a zesty bite, and vetiver keeps it dry, which makes it the better choice for warm weather and long days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGhali Imperial is smoother and quieter, with a soft clean woodiness and no citrus lift. It suits cooler weather and anyone who finds pepper and grapefruit too awake for a morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want something warm rather than fresh, neither is right and Kibria Supremo is the one to look at instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho should buy it, and who should not\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuy it if you want a clean fragrance for work that is not boring. The pepper and ginger give it enough character to be noticed at close range, while the dry woods keep it well-mannered enough for an office or a meeting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also suits warm weather particularly well. Dry peppery woods hold up in heat where sweet fragrances turn cloying, and the grapefruit heart keeps it feeling cool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo not buy it if you want something warm, sweet or cosy. There is no vanilla here and no sugar anywhere in the structure, and nothing about it will feel comforting on a cold evening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSkip it too if you dislike vetiver or black pepper. Both are prominent from the first spray, and they are the backbone of the fragrance rather than a detail.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZIMAYA","offers":[{"title":"2 ML","offer_id":57487101952378,"sku":null,"price":3.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"5 ML","offer_id":57487101985146,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 ML","offer_id":57487102017914,"sku":"6290171077673","price":24.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0570\/0891\/4541\/files\/zimaya-Oscar-Platinum-perfume-bottle-against-white-background.jpg?v=1793301521","url":"https:\/\/zaoud.it\/fr\/products\/zimaya-oscar-platinum-exdp","provider":"ZAOUD - Profumi Arabi di Nicchia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}