So de la Renta (Eau de Toilette) by Oscar de la Renta

So de la Renta 1997 Eau de Toilette

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06/06/2024 - 05:43 PM
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Heart & drydown to kneel for

The top note here immediately reminds me of Jardins de Bagatelle Eau de Parfum, only this one is SO much fruitier and you don't fall head over heels, like a little bee into the flowers, covered in floral nectar. It is much more gracious, harmonious, but the two are similar, strikingly similar. One could express it differently and say, it is more boring, but I don't like such terms. For me, there is almost no boring fragrance. There are soft and loud ones, just like everything in between (just like with us humans).
I definitely smell narcissus right away, as well as melon and gardenia. Here, it doesn't bother me. It blooms abundantly, so many colors dance in the air, yellow, red, pink, and blue, but the scent does not feel overloaded.

Well, I somehow thought this would last much longer, but already after 15 minutes, the fragrance takes on a completely different character. It gently settles on the skin, is that the musk? But what a gentle musk kiss. I swear, I could also smell a tiny hint of grated vanilla pod. A glance at the pyramid proves that my nose is not mistaken. I perceive tuberose, but it has nothing in common with the typical scratchy, in-your-face Tubi.

Something, in every sense ripe, fruity prevents the scent from slipping into the one-dimensional and becoming a plain old 8711. That must be the plum? I must admit, I don't know how a plum smells in perfumes. Here, I can't recognize it, but the heart is perfect just as it is. Slightly sweet, it has not lost its floral crown, but has become much more harmonious and even a bit sexy. Again, is it the plum that makes this or what smells so seductive and simultaneously well-groomed here?
This heart remains and does not beat for long. After 4 hours, there is only a trace left. Now I only smell musk tuberose and have to keep sniffing it.

Oh, I love So de la Renta Eau de Toilette. I think the Oscar fragrances are the best affordable designer scents. You don't get "for the price okay" but a perfume that smells high-quality, was lovingly created, and would certainly win in a blind test in the top 10. Even the bottle is a dream. So simple yet still romantic and beautiful to look at.

Now I just need to smell every single Oscar, nothing more. Just all of them.
Already ****** d'Oscar Eau de Toilette has been living in my head since I smelled it. But can someone please tell me why these asterisks instead of ..the rest of the name?
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Petra66Petra66 1 year ago
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That sounds wonderful. A very nice fragrance with a lovely progression. I really like plum in scents too; I think it adds a sensual touch.
I love *******d'Oscar anyway.
I read somewhere that they are being used because of a legal dispute. 🤗😚
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