004: Ultra Glitch

This fragrance opens with a sharp kick of black pepper and a fatty, buttery gourmand accord that mimics warm cinema popcorn. As it settles, sugary vanilla and balsamic benzoin soften the composition. The dry-down introduces smoky guaiac wood, clean musk, and earthy akigalawood, leaving a dense, semi-sweet trail that feels futuristic and highly synthetic on the skin.

You can expect exceptional longevity from this fragrance. On skin, it easily lasts between eight and ten hours, leaving an oily sheen upon initial application due to its high concentration. It holds onto clothing even longer, carrying the sweet vanilla and smoky guaiac wood notes into the next day without requiring a reapplication.

This is a heavy, room-filling fragrance during the first two hours of wear. It projects easily at arm's length before settling into a dense, cozy scent bubble. The combination of cashmeran and akigalawood ensures that you will leave a noticeable trail behind you in cold outdoor air or air-conditioned rooms.

This thick composition belongs exclusively in late fall and winter. The heavy vanilla, buttery pastry notes, and balsamic resins need cold air to breathe without becoming cloying. If you try to wear this in the summer heat, the dense gourmand accord and heavy woods will feel suffocating and overly thick.

It is best suited for casual nights out, late-evening gatherings, or lounging at home in winter. The cozy warmth of cashmere wood and vanilla makes it perfect for a leather jacket or a heavy sweater. The buttery, slightly odd popcorn opening makes it too weird for formal office settings.

Although marketed for men, this leans heavily unisex due to its sweet vanilla, amber, and lactonic qualities. Anyone who enjoys warm, resinous benzoin and smoky guaiac wood can easily pull it off. The initial dry black pepper adds a masculine touch, but the sweet dry-down is universally appealing.

This suits perfume hobbyists who appreciate molecular, artistic fragrances that do not follow traditional designer paths. If you like sweet gourmands but want something stranger than simple sugar, the contrast between buttery pastry dough and dry woods will appeal to your tastes.

Yes, it works well as a base layer. The heavy musk, akigalawood, and vanilla provide an excellent foundation for simple citrus or dry cedar fragrances. Layering a bright bergamot scent on top helps cut through the heavy, waxy pastry cream accord in the opening minutes.

It shares similarities with Zara's own C4SHMER4N, but has a much sweeter, food-like profile. Some collectors compare its warm, resinous dry-down to Maison Francis Kurkdjian's Grand Soir, though this Zara release is much more synthetic, lactonic, and woody rather than classically amber-dominant.

No, this is a polarizing fragrance that requires sampling. The opening buttery popcorn accord and the dry, peppery akigalawood create a love-it-or-hate-it reaction. If you dislike thick, waxy sweetness or synthetic wood molecules, you should avoid buying a full bottle untested.