Oscar EDT 100ml

Oscar de la Renta Oscar was composed in 1977 and is one of the last great floral orientals still sold more or less as it was. Clove and gardenia open it together, which tells you immediately that this is not a polite fragrance. Coriander and basil add a green herbal bite, orange blossom and peach soften it, and bergamot gives it the only brightness it allows itself. The heart is enormous. Tuberose and jasmine lead with ylang ylang, orchid and rose behind them, iris adding powder and rosemary a dry edge, and lavender running underneath. Eight materials, all of them assertive, held in balance. The base is where its age shows in the best way. Myrrh and opoponax give it a resinous depth, sandalwood and vetiver give it wood, and clove returns alongside amber, musk and patchouli. Coconut sits in there too, adding an unexpected creaminess. How Oscar wears It lasts a long time and projects strongly. One application is enough. Cooler weather and evenings suit it, and it is unapologetically a fragrance from before restraint was fashionable. Oscar de la Renta Oscar Eau de Toilette, 100ml, created by Jean-Louis Sieuzac in 1977 for Oscar de la Renta, the New York house founded in 1965.