Zara Now Does The Best Perfume Discovery Sets—These 7 Are The Best
Out of all of the brands that offer high street fragrances, Zara perfumes are the best around, in my opinion. From the TikTok viral Red Temptation fragrance (a dupe for Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s expensive-smelling Baccarat Rouge 540) to its other perfume dupes that smell suspiciously designer-coded, you can count on Zara to offer a luxurious scent without the designer tag.
Coming in at £36 and under (with many coming in under £20), not only are Zara perfumes very affordable for their generous millilitre size—which average around 100ml—but the bottles themselves also look pretty chic too.
So, you can imagine my excitement when I saw that Zara now has perfume discovery sets of its bestselling fragrances, allowing you to try several of the brand’s most-loved perfumes at an even more affordable price. Coming in 7.5ml discovery sets, and a larger 30ml sets, these Zara discovery sets are so ideal if you want to try a mix of Zara’s best perfumes that you can then easily pop in your bag or carry-on luggage if you’re headed on holiday. They also make a great gift for a fragrance lover. Scroll ahead for the best Zara perfume discovery sets below.
Zara Perfume Discovery Sets
1. Red Temptation Discovery Set
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Red Temptation Discovery Set
Zara’s Red Temptation fragrance has become well-known for being very similar to Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s Baccarat Rouge 540. Since taking off on TikTok for being just £23 (£222 cheaper than MFK) and smelling expensive, Zara has since launched flanking versions of the scent, including Red Temptation Summer, Red Temptation Winter and Red Temptation Elixir.
This discovery set allows you to try all of them in rollerball format for just £16, and the 7.5ml vials are ideal for popping in your bag or carry on luggage if you’re heading on holiday. If you love warm, woody amber scents, you have to try this quartet.
2. Chapter Discovery Set
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Chapter Discovery Set
If you want to try some of Zara’s other bestselling perfumes, this discovery set has a range for you to try—including the much loved Red Temptation with it’s luxurious notes of amber and wood.
Inside this set you have Golden Decade, a fruity floral with hypnotic jasmine, orange blossom and juicy mandarin and Hypnotic Vanilla, a sweet and mysterious scent which TikTok says is like Dior Hypnotic Poison, but to me it reminds me a little of Byredo’s Vanille Antique.
My favourite from the set is Rose Gourmand, which I recently experienced on a friend who smelt absolutely incredible and I demanded to know what it was. Think velvety rose and peony petals laced with caramel with a hint of musk. It’s a divine evening scent if you want compliments left, right and centre.
3. Chapter 1 Discovery Set
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Chapter 1 Travel Set
This set has four 30ml travel sized versions of Zara’s chapters scents—can we take a moment to talk about how cute these miniature bottles are?
Inside you get Red Temptation, Golden Decade, Rose Gourmand like the set above, but with the addition of Sublime Epoque, a heavenly mix of creamy tuberose, jasmine, tuberose and vanilla. This is the ideal discovery set if you want to try some of Zara’s most-loved fragrances without committing to a full sized bottle.
4. Chapter 7 Travel Set
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Chapter 7 Travel Set
If you’re the mysterious type when it comes to fragrance, this discovery set has you written all over it, which centres around the addictive vanilla note and had four varieties to discover: Hypnotic Vanilla, Supreme Vanilla, Angelic Vanilla and Sensual Vanilla—each as delicious as the next.
Hypnotic Vanilla is the ultimate smooth vanilla scent. Supreme Vanilla smells a lot like YSL Black Opium, and Angelic Vanilla has been compared to Beyonce’s favourite perfume, Kilian Angels Share. On the other hand, I’ve heard Sensual Vanilla has similarities to Kayali Vanilla 28.
5. Chapter 9 Travel Set
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CHAPTER 9 TRAVEL SET
The Chapter 9 set contains four 30ml versions of fragrances that are so ideal for summertime, including Juicy Infusion, Pistachio Infusion, Ruby Infusion and Secret Infusion.
Juicy Infusion smells like a holiday in a bottle with ripe pear, creamy jasmine and juicy blackcurrant, while gourmand fragrance lovers will adore Pistachio Infusion, with it’s delicious nutty combo of green pistachio, powdery iris and sweet tonka bean. If you want something like Rihanna’s rumoured scent, Kilian Love, Don’t Be Shy, then Ruby Infusion will be right up your street with it’s heavenly sweet marshmallow, cotton candy and blackcurrant. Finally, Secret Infusion is a pretty woody-floral scent, with pear, violet, peony, musk and cedar.
6. Emotions Vibrant Cities Discovery Set
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Emotions Vibrant Cities Discovery Set
I’m so pleased these scent created by perfumer Jo Malone CBE are back in the form of a discovery set—and new chic bottles—as each one is incredible. I’m willing to put it out there: these are Zara’s best perfumes, ever. Many of these are inspired by cities around the world, there is something for everyone in this discovery collection, including Fashionable London, Elegantly Tokyo, Energetically New York, Ebony Wood and Fleur d’Oranger. You get five designer-smelling scents in 7.5ml size for just £36, which is great value for how beautiful these perfumes are.
Fragrance lovers say that Fashionably London is a dead-ringer for Parfums De Marly Delina (one of the most sought after luxury perfumes right now) and Energetically New York is a sandalwood scent that gives a little nod to Le Labo Santal 33. Ebony Wood will appease sweet-woody lovers and both Fleur d’Orangeur and Elegantly Tokyo are a floral lover’s dream.
7. Emotions Fragrances Discovery Set
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Emotions Fragrances Discovery Set
Also created by Jo Malone CBE are the Emotions scents, and you can try a handful of these in this discovery set in 7.5ml form. Inside this one you have Ebony Wood, Amalfi Sunray, Vetiver Pamplemousse, Waterlily Tea Dress and Fleur de Patchouli.
Ebony Wood reminds me a lot of Jo Malone London’s Pomegrante Noir, and Amalfi Sunray transports you straight to the Italian riviera with sun-drenched orange blossom, mandarin and bergamot. Vetiver Pamplemousse is an aromatic and fresh take on grapefruit and woody vetiver, and Waterlily Tea Dress which will transport you to picnics on a summer’s day with a gentle breeze in the air. Finally, Fleur de Patchouli is a sophisticated take on earthy patchouli with peonies and guiac wood. Such a chic edit of fragrances.
