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Zen Gold by Shiseido / 資生堂 — notes, seasons & similar scents | Fragr

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Shiseido / 資生堂· 2008

Zen Gold

Name: Zen Gold by Shiseido / 資生堂
Brand: Shiseido / 資生堂
Rating: 8.12 (98 reviews)

8.198Typically ~$70

Pineapple at first spray; patchouli is what stays on skin. Suits dates in fall.

OrientalSweetFloralWoodyPowdery

Scent profile

Top notes

PineappleBergamotGrapefruitPeach

Heart notes

MagnoliaJasmineBlue Rose

Base notes

PatchouliAmberWhite Musk

Same DNA, per our similarity engine

Smells similar

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8.02

X Change Cool

Vanilla

Cedar

Other versions

Zen Gold Elixir (2013)

When to wear it

A fall fragrance that works day and night — at its best for date nights and everyday wear.

FallNightDate nights

When

Winter

90%

Spring

89%

Summer

73%

Fall

100%

Day

97%

Night

100%

Where

Office

82%

Casual

96%

Date

100%

Club

68%

Formal

87%

Wearability profile derived by Fragr from this fragrance’s accords and notes. 100% = its strongest setting.

Karen Low

8.54

IKKS Man

IKKS

10.01

Romantic Me

Fleur de Sante

8.01

Rooh Al Shabab

Lattafa

7.54

Life

Rasasi

8.213~$30

Alive

Agatha Paris

7.610

Vertige Pour Femme

Pierre Cardin

7.720

Perla di Fiori

Eolie Parfums

Cowgirl Chic

Tru Fragrances

10.01

Perla di Vento

Eolie Parfums

Oui Splash

Juicy Couture

7.5166~$50

Sport

40%