Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui

This is a classic, refined powerhouse that exudes confidence and taste. Shamus1, RobbieX, krmarich and MrMookie all offer great insight and reviews here. I smelled the original many years ago and loved it - but, based upon various reviews, I chose to go with current formulation initially. It is exceptional. I will revisit vintage in the future, but this is great juice. Leather, patchouli, oakmoss all radiate underneath several layers of deep florals, an amazing carnation-clove note, warm & complex spices, aldehydes, green herbs and a touch of wood. This, to me, is about paradox in a composition - how a blend so strong and bold can wear so sophisticated and elegantly. This is a true aura scent with great projection and longevity. I believe applying this to skin is essential, but let it touch your clothes. It is not headache inducing - it is simply phenomenally rich. After 45 minutes to 1 hour, it calms down considerably and being a unique and wonderful dark, floral chypre with a nice leather base. Unlike anything else out there. People can try to draw comparisons, but I recommend just buying it. It is that good - even in current formulation and the price point is fantastic (as Oscar for Men is such an amazing and unique fragrance for the price). Created in 1980, I believe it is a true classic - and the current formulation is very well done. I feel the atmosphere this creates as it was described eloquently by MrMookie - but, yes, there is something about this scent that takes you to a different place (and time perhaps)...transcendent juice! I love the vibe - macho, confident, a scent for a man who knows what he wants. I don't know what Al Pacino wore in Scarface in the heat of Miami - but I imagine that once he hit the big-time, he wore Oscar Pour Lui with an attitude. This is a bottle of juice that says, "Say hello to my little friend" when you walk in the room! 8.8/10 and a strong recommendation for anyone who loves classic powerhouse fragrance with an aire of sophistication. Current formulation - very good-excellent. **Update** - A must! I acquired a perfectly-kept and well-cared for Vintage bottle of Oscar Pour Lui! Better than current formulation - more definitive notes that separate wonderfully. A near masterpiece!!! Although both Current & Vintage are very good quality, Vintage Oscar Pour Lui is one of the most amazing and awe-inspiring male fragrances made in the last 3+ decades! I have worn this now several times - including a side-by-side wearing with current formulation. Vintage has more note separation and is (while still very potent) a touch more quiet on my skin. The opening of the Current is sharp and a bit "screechy". You need to wait 15-20 minutes for it to integrate & it hits stride in the heart and drydown, but it never gets as smooth or articulate as Vintage formulation, which is sublime. I notice the depth in the basenotes more here in the Vintage - while the top and heart are more pronounced in the current formulation (not that Vintage is incredible as well). I am strictly discussing sheer volume/power! I layered to test and it works fairly well (especially for a full day's scent), but I strongly prefer wearing Vintage by itself. If you choose to layer, apply a nice a full wearing of current (I even touched up after about 5 hours with a few shots). At 8 hours, I applied several shots right on the same spots (both skin and clothes). The feeling of Vintage is just different - more refined, distinct and elegance captured in a bottle. If given a choice, I prefer to have both! The compositions are similar, but complimentary to one another. It's like having a wiser, more mature older brother guiding you through life to have Vintage juice - while the younger brother is louder, wants more attention and seems to always get in trouble. But, when together, the big brother helps point him in the right direction. ;-) 9.5+/10 for Vintage Oscar Pour Lui. Incredible and VERY Near Perfection in scent. As I used the adjective before - this is sublime! True olfactory delight - even more refined than current juice. The composition captures and embraces the magnificent power but is able to create subtle nuances and accords that are just mind-blowing. While earthy and green patchouli blends with the radiant florals, there is a thick plume of smoke and a dusty layer of freshly-grated spices wafting up to your nose...while resting on a bed of oakmoss under a beautiful, rich leather jacket. Gothic, in nature, but retains an aire of sophistication. This is almost impossible to describe in words and notes. There is, simply, no fragrance ever created that is similar to it in both depth & quality. A gorgeous, refined, macho, suave powerhouse with absolute uniqueness - a true classic!! Timeless.

Got Oscar De La Renta Per Lui a few days back, and I was taken a back at how much the opening smells just like Bogart's One Man Show. I dont understand how so many folks disagree that these smell almost one to one to each other especially in the opening! I have both and luckily I love the dna. Fortunately, per Lui has an aldehydic push to it and goes in a slightly different direction at dry-down vs One Man Show, but the beautiful spices and aromatics are quite similar in each fragrance ( That Basil tho😍), yet these are not so similar as they dry-down that they are too redundant. I actually prefer the dry-down of Per Lui because of the aldehydes which help the Leather note stand out a lot more than the leather in One Man Show. Per Lui actually gets more powdery and soapy also bc of those aldehydes and I'm LOVING IT! Now, when I'd fist recieved Per Lui a few days ago I was so very dissapointed bc although it opened pretty strong and gorgeous, it became way, WAYYY to faint (like a very light skin scent) after about only 2 hours (even on clothes). Now, I didn't frete too much bc I've found that some of these classic (horribly reformulated) dna's need to macerate after some air has been introduced into the bottles and I let the bottles sit for a while. Some examples are Lalique's Encre Noire, Encre Noire L'Extreme, Aramis Tuscany, Aramis-Aramis and Estee Lauder's Knowing all had to sit for a while. Both of the Encre Noires took about a 🫢MONTH AND HALF🫨 before they became awesome with good performance/longevity, and don't even get me started on Bently for men Absolute (Almost 3 freakin' months!!) Anyhow, I was gonna wait longer to come back for an update on Ocar de la Renta per lui, but after only a few days and after having sprayed on a good amount a few times mainly to introduce some air into the bottle, there's ALREADY been a pretty substantial improvement to the longevity (LOVE it when that happens! 😁) Sprayed some on my shirt last night before bed to test the performance and I can now still EASILY smell it on my shirt this morning! Even on skin it lasts much longer and stays quite noticable for about 6 hours! Im so very glad its maturing nicely and so quickly. I can only assume that the performance will greatly improve even more in a month or so.. Grab a bottle of this classic GEM b4 it's discontinued! It only costs about $22 plus the bottle itself is really beautiful and classic looking! Oscar de La Renta per Lui has been a TOTAL SCORE!! Hard to believe how inexpensive it is. Thinking bout a back-up ya'll! To whomever read my thoughts on tbis classic masculine GEM, Thanks for taking the time 😉 Blessings!

From 'Dalida's GiGi L'Amoroso' song: "Here comes Gigi l'Amoroso! Master of love, with a velvety eye like a caress, Gigi l'Amoroso always a winner, sometimes a little heartless, but never without a tender touch. It was a festival everywhere when he sang "Zazà", "Luna Caprese" or "O Sole Mio". Gigi Giuseppe, but everyone called him Gigi l'Amoroso and women were crazy about him, everyone! The baker who works every Tuesday closed her shop ... The notary's wife, who was a true saint and had never betrayed her husband ... And the Colonel's widow! The Colonel's widow no longer mourned because he didn't like black. Everyone, I say, myself too, but I ... Gigi liked his freedom so much to this day ..." Like Gigi, Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui is beautiful, complex, fantastic and manly. Great for almost any occasion, but not really on hot, sunny days. I love it, my wife loves it ... so my only conclusion is that I must own this masterpiece. It looks quite bold and manly when you first spray it. The opening is dominated by lavender and aldehydes with nuances of pine juniper. The middle notes retain the fragrance complexity. You get another avalanche of flowers, earthy patchouli, and vetiver. The scent becomes a little sweeter without losing the masculine mood. The base notes emphasize the masculine pace of this perfume. You get a very lovable dryness with a strong leather and oak moss - notes of the 80s - as well as a touch of amber to civilize the scent a little. Woody notes are perceived throughout the development. In terms of longevity, it's kind of beastly. For my skin, the longevity is enough for 12 to 14 hours with 3 sprays. You can sprinkle a little to reach a larger threshold - but no more than 4 sprays. This EDT smells expensive and masculine - like the archetype of the handsome Italian we can imagine in chic Amalfi or Positano. It is indeed a very beautiful juice and unique with its right individuality. Note: My batch of bottles is from 2015. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Overall rating: 8.45 / 10.00 Recommendation: This is a perfume that I wouldn't want to miss in my closet (yes, I have a backup). There will always be occasions when you want to smell the smart Alfa-male of the evening, but in a discreet and elegant way. Shop blind? Yes, based on current price, but only if you like old-school masculine fragrances. I love this fragrance. Music: Dalida - "Gigi L`Amoroso"

The pungency and passion, the mythic manhood, clung onto for dear life, with all one's might, relayed through the echoes left on the scent trail. I present to you Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui. I love exploring sensuality and sexuality as translated through fragrance, particularly when it pertains to man-to-man (however that might be labeled or defined). Many of my reviews have everything from Easter eggs implying this or full-on blatant declarations. I realized I saw very little of it in reviews, I think even bisexual and gay men have a tough time articulating their sexuality through words. So I felt compelled to help fill that void, if you will. I also feel like in an age where any suggestion of masculinity is now frowned upon as inherently "toxic," I want to help swing the pendulum back to a middle ground (spare me the remarks!) and celebrate masculinity as an indispensable part of culture and sex. In another review, we read the following: "Picture a cool as ice, hardened, world-weary vampire bounty hunter with piercing blue eyes whose travelled across oceans of time in search of his one true love: A beautiful divine feminine human who chooses to become the one that ultimately controls and harnesses his never ending appetite for the crimson metallic into a moral compass beyond the known limits of truth and myth." Jeepers, creepers! Let's replace that with a beautiful, divine masculine companion and consider how that changes the tenor—to a bass. Maybe we can choose hazel or brown eyes while we are at it. Now, that's better. Pour Lui's herbs, especially thyme, have a human funk, elevated with aldehydes and tinted with lavender soap. The carnation wrapped in a bready, sweaty caraway. It's a mossy mystery harnessed in leather and shrouded in patchouli. This is all based on an older formulation produced by Parfums Stern. As always, YMMV.

Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui is 44 years old. He's not an old man nor anywhere young but in 2024 now he still seems pretty young at heart and suits any mature men from the 30s. Some of you youngsters may have your dad wearing this as this was hot ass frag in the days and gets the needed compliments too. The notes from the opening to the drydown basically comes from the era where such ingredients and oils are used. I kinda remembered they used to come in longer bottles but the current one I have is a 90ml squarish rectangle bottle. If you are thinking what may be similar to Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui, let me point you to some other frags that have similar smell or vibe of it. Chanel Antaeus, Bogart One Man Show the old og Edt, Quorum og by Puig. May be some of you may get Dior Eau Sauvage Edt vibes especially the vintage and older bottles or the splash on eau Sauvage, Abit of old opium pour homme or something similar in CK obsession for men. Well those above are what comes to my mind. Since the notes aren't simple, I'll just say this is a woody spicy scent that follows a classic old school barbershopy green spicy Leathery oakmossy dna. It's clean old musculine soapy to some. The aldehydes and oakmoss here is old style, with the basil and the rest it may leave you with a green bitter pungent taste. Perhaps for the younger guys this dna may seem intoxicating but for me it's pretty much aromatic and additively so, with the lavender there and the spiciness from the cinnamon for me. The leather and the oakmoss will stand out eventually as the scent progress. Not for anyone or everyone but if you've read through the above, you'll know if it suits you. This is available for cheap at fragx and you'll know why some of us rate this as a masterpiece.