Oriental Essence - Oasis Verte 2017

Oriental Essence - Oasis Verte by Rituals
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7.5 / 10 125 Ratings
A limited perfume by Rituals for men, released in 2017. The scent is woody-citrusy. The production was apparently discontinued.
Limited Edition
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Main accords

Woody
Citrus
Green
Fresh
Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
GrapefruitGrapefruit Pink pepperPink pepper Sicilian limeSicilian lime
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Bourbon geraniumBourbon geranium GinsengGinseng RhubarbRhubarb VioletViolet
Base Notes Base Notes
Atlas cedarAtlas cedar Haitian vetiverHaitian vetiver OakOak PatchouliPatchouli
Ratings
Scent
7.5125 Ratings
Longevity
7.3110 Ratings
Sillage
6.9110 Ratings
Bottle
7.5122 Ratings
Value for money
8.046 Ratings
Submitted by Michael, last update on 12/30/2024.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to
Terre d'Hermès (Eau de Toilette) by Hermès
Terre d'Hermès Eau de Toilette
Terre d'Hermès (Parfum) by Hermès
Terre d'Hermès Parfum
Red Vetiver / Red Vetyver by Montale
Red Vetiver
Ginepro Nero (Profumo) by L'Erbolario
Ginepro Nero Profumo
Citrus - Wood / Citrus & Wood by Yardley
Citrus - Wood
Aventure (Eau de Parfum) by Galimard
Aventure Eau de Parfum

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2 in-depth fragrance descriptions
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Sillage
7
Longevity
9
Scent
DuftfArb3n

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DuftfArb3n
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My longstanding love
I got hold of this very special and multi-faceted fragrance from Rituals, which is no longer produced, in one of the stores yesterday. The very nice, competent and courteous sales advisor took a larger bottle, beautifully and elegantly packaged, and a "travel size", i.e. a mini bottle containing 15 ml, out of the secret warehouse for me when I asked. I was extremely pleased about this, as I no longer expected to be able to obtain this fragrance so easily or at all. I had a similar experience with my favorite fragrance, the original Mania Armani for women, from 1999, which was advertised on a huge black and white poster on Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse. Even after the production of this fragrance line was finished, including the beautiful and much lighter "Eau Tonique", I discovered my treasures at some airport duty free store sometime in the mid-2000s.

Now back to Oasis Verte.
I already noticed a change in the original formulation when the beautiful snow-porcelain white bottle was replaced by the transparent dark green one in 2019(?). It actually fits the name better. But not to the originally somewhat more medicinal - in a good sense for me - character. I have to say that many Rituals perfumes contain some of this slightly medicinal basic DNA, at least in the top note. But with "Oasis Verte", they apparently toned down a little of this "dentist touch"... *yikes* ;) shortly before production was discontinued, which is exactly what I liked so much and what made the fragrance complete and unique. I have a bit of a thing for certain directions of chemical and medicinal fragrances, and maybe for some other noses too "conceptual"...oh these words. I hope someone understands what I've cobbled together here in terms of words.

The bottom line is that Oasis Verte is a woody, green, citrusy and very elegant fragrance that you can actually wear in any season for the right occasion. It still reminds me of one or two trips and hotel stays, as I either had the travel mini with me or the shower gels were part of the cosmetics in the hotel room bathroom. And visits to the dentist with my mouth numb ;)
4 Comments
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Bottle
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Sillage
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Longevity
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Scent
MajorTom

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The Surprise
First of all, the following note. The fragrance has been available in a green bottle since the end of 2019 and has also been available on the company's website as a men's fragrance since then.
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Sometimes you come to something like virgin to child. This is what happened in the end when I visited one of the numerous ritual shops in Germany. Actually, I was only interested in a few hair&body washes plus a shower foam (I find it extremely funny how the gel turns into a nice soapy foam in reaction with air). For me, the focus is actually less on the fragrance and more on the skin compatibility. And since I once had a tester in a hotel and thought he was good, I became a fan of Rituals.

Now there was quite a lot going on in the shop that day and since I didn't feel like queuing at the cash desk, I anchored at the perfume board instead. Now Rituals is not known to me as a great fragrance producer, neither in a positive nor negative sense. My perception was more like the "cheap track". So I went with zero expectations to the individual smelling sticks. I put most of the testers back quickly. But one of the creations, Oasis Verte, I found exciting and since there was a mini version, called Travel, for a slim 14 Euros, I bought it right away.

The following day the first test. The colour of the bottle reminds me of the good old Tsar, which is not a bad omen. The next official act is the removal of the "quality seal Eau de Parfums". Mm, so far so good. As I said, my expectations of the small vessel were at a moderate level despite the trial sniffing, so I pressed the sprayer a few times strongly.

First impulse: I mixed up the bottle. Because what's coming out smells like Terre d'Hermes. I look at the bottle, sniff again and am completely puzzled. The similarity, not to say equality, is striking. Now I can already hear the Hermes fans crying out what nonsense this is, it's just a cheap dupe and so on and so forth. I'm a fan myself (and owner and excessive carrier of Terre), but Oasis Verte is, I maintain, difficult to distinguish in the blind test. So the prelude is completely successful, how does it go on?

Also there my expectations were rather stored in such a way that after one hour there is nothing left. And I have to apologize for that too, because Oasis Verte lives up to its name Eau de Parfum. Even after 5 hours only slight signs of fatigue, the scent lasts enormously well, the freshness is preserved.

In the course of time, however, differences to my beloved Terre become apparent, as the latter then becomes rather woody, whereas Oasis Verte is linear and retains its initial character until the end (which for me is 7 hours).

The bottom line is that I am pleasantly surprised, I never expected this.

The fragrance is a test recommendation for anyone who would like to wear Terre but finds it too mainstream or too expensive. Patchouli friends get their money's worth, I find the vetiver sweet grass perfectly reserved but noticeably dosed. A fine mix that the Rituals people have managed to achieve with their perfumer, respect.

The sillage is enormous in the beginning, I had left my office, To get a coffee, came back and when I opened the door I was deeply impressed. Quite a cloud that had built up there. After 2-3 hours a clear weakening can be diagnosed, but this is not bad per se, because the shelf life is really good, even after 7-8 hours of generous use something still sticks.

And the bottle, yes, as described above, simple but all right, simply nicely done with this stylized wooden cap (which in reality is nothing else but a hard plastic part).

And so the bottom line is a fresh, masculine, distinctive and, in my opinion, well-done fragrance that I like to smell, that offers good value for money and that I think is very versatile.

Once again it is evident that one should not underestimate anyone or anything, some are capable of great things, contrary to all expectations.
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DottiPandovaDottiPandova 3 years ago
9
Bottle
6
Sillage
8
Longevity
7
Scent
Smells like sauna and a walk in a pine forest. Quite masculine. For a grown-up man - not a boy.
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