Oscar

Wow, Wow, Wow!!! A while ago I wrote a review for a recent formulation of this scent. I absolutely hated it! It was so soapy I could actually taste it. YUCK! Then a few weeks ago a seller included a 1/2 bottle of a vintage mini parfum with a purchase I made. Out of curiosity I tried it and couldn't believe how different and beautiful it was compared to the recent formulation I purchased. Two totally different fragrances. Curiosity getting the better of me, I sought out a vintage edp but couldn't find anything except a new sealed vintage edt. Since it was inexpensive I felt I had nothing to lose and pulled the trigger. Well folks, I just received it today, and it is a stunning floriental. This complex little number oozes class and sophistication. The floral composition is gorgeous. It's a very soft floral, but deep, a little spicy, a little resinous, a little powdery, a touch sweet, with no soap overload. In fact, unlike the modern version, I don't even smell soap at all. Also, unlike the reformulation this isn't perfumey either. It's definitely more wearable to me than the modern version, and despite being decades old I don't think it's dated either. The tuberose and gardenia are beautifully balanced here with the iris adding a powdery facet. I'm also picking up a spicy carnation not listed in the notes, that's reading a little like anise to me, momentarily bringing to mind L'Heure Bleue. The dry down is a beautiful creamy sandalwood and a very subtle incense note. I'm guessing that's the vetiver. There is really so much going on here but it's clear this is a fragrance where the blending was more important than showcasing individual notes. The one note I was concerned about when reading through the notes prior to purchase was the lavender since that so often reminds me of soap. I try to avoid that note whenever I can, and if a perfume has that note in it I more often than not avoid it altogether. But the use here is so well executed that I am not picking up that note outright, though there is a very clean aspect to this scent that might be attributable to that. It just occurred to me that maybe the reformulation had overloaded that note to replace what had been lost with reformulation due to restrictions. That might account for why it came off so soapy to me. It would also explain my aversion to the reformulation. The silage for this edt is fabulous. It performs like an edp. I used one spray on the wrist to test and tapped my wrists together and I am surrounded by a sweet floral cloud of fragrance. This smells beautiful right now on this frigid day and I think it will be great in spring, possibly a cool summer evening, but definitely fall wear. This will no doubt be in heavy rotation for me then. One of the biggest surprises I found came when checking out the perfumer for this scent. Jean-Louis Sieuzac collaborated on two other perfumes I already have, Coriandre (big love) and Dune (recent vintage blind buy that I've yet to give a full wearing). He also collaborated on the original Opium too. Though I have the modern edt of that scent I've never tried the original. Now, I am very curious. Searching further for more info on Jean-Louis, Parfumo also lists several other fragrances he created that Fragrantica has in their database but don't attribute to him, two of which I have or tried like Madam Rochas Intense, and Kenzo Jungle Elephant. I think Fragrantica should correct that. All that being said, I am so happy with this elegant perfume and grateful to the eBay seller who started me on the path of reevaluating this scent. I wouldn't have bothered otherwise and would have missed the opportunity to see what this fragrance was really like when first launched. Now it makes sense why it was so popular then. It really is a beautiful perfume.

"The original fragrance from de la Renta, entitled Oscar, was developed in a partnership with Milton Stern and launched in 1977. But over time, the fragrance license has been passed around between companies several times — having been acquired at points by Avon Products Inc., El-Sanofi SA, YSL Beaute, and then L’Oreal." (Style Caster). In 2009 Oscar de la Renta Limited got their license back in a settlement reached with L'Oreal after they sued Elizabeth Arden. Then in 2013 Inter Parfums signed a licensing agreement with Oscar de la Renta to produce their fragrances. So not only has IFRA introduced progressively more restrictive guidelines over the years, the EU have introduced directives that outright ban some chemicals from cosmetics. Then you also have a great number of companies who have manufactured this perfume since it's inception over 40 years ago. I have an Oscar boxed set from post-2003, but before the newest release. I've compared the ingredients list for the EDT to the ingredients listed on a much newer box. There are ingredients missing. The one I own says Oscar de la Renta as the brand, no other company name, made in France. The newer one has Inter Parfums, made in USA on it. So yes, things have changed. Restrictions, guidelines, labeling requirements don't go backwards, so if Benzyl Cinnamate and Benzyl Alcohol were on the label before and aren't now then it means they are gone from the formula. Both of these are allergens and concentrations have been restricted by IFRA. Benzyl Cinnamate is described by various chemical manufacturers as spicy, floral, balsamic, fruity, powdery, cherry, honey. It's in benzoin and various balsams, and is used in heavy orientals. It is also mild, persistent and is a fixative. Benzyl alcohol has a mild aroma, and I read where it is often considered dispensable in a formulation, due to it's low odor impact. But... there was a perfumer who was having problems because when he restricted it to the required concentration, or omitted it completely it made his formulation too disjointed. It was the time it occupies in the evaporation of the fragrance. One of the comments describes this sort of problem with the alleged reformulation, I'd say they're onto something. That's just an example of a change over the last 15 years, let alone what might have happened before that. I don't know why companies always deny reformulating products, but if I had to guess I'd say it's easier than saying something that's going to sound like "we had to change things because we sold you an unsafe product previously, but it's ok now". I noticed YSL customer support stopped denying reformulation of Opium until they were backed into a corner with angry reviews. I guess when it gets to the point that you look like you are trying to gaslight your customers you have to change your strategy. I also noticed that oakmoss and treemoss were listed as ingredients of the EDP, but not in the EDT. I wonder if they were in the original EDT? One day I might get around to comparing that EDP, pre-1989 EDT, and 2003+ EDT. If I do I'll tell you about it :)

I have the current reformulation. Bought it off Amazon.com, not the best place to buy perfume, I know, but one way to get your hands on mainstream popular fragrances without having it cost and arm and a leg. This was a blind buy. This was enchantingly simple and feminine, sweet, clean, strictly white floral perfume. The first thing to reach my nose was something like a mild lemon. It's tart and citrusy but it's dipped in aldehydes. The first phase of it is very typical aldehyde into citrus stuff like Chanel No. 5. The white florals that jump out at you are gardenia and jasmine. But they are not photorealistic nor green. They don't smell like realistic white florals but the powdery essence of white florals in the form of soap. This is almost exactly like well crafted lye soap. This is sudsy and so pristine and clean, that it's asking you to even skip putting that bar of soap on you after your shower or enhances the soap on your body with a perfume that smells soap like enough. The ylang note is also quite strong and to a lesser extent the iris. These are all flowers that I normally love. At times I was reminded so much of both Chanel No. 5 and Gloria Vanderbilt vintage original. As the florals began to recede, the base notes that emerge in the dry down - some not all - begin their dance. I'm picking up mostly musk and amber, with a few woody edges. There's hardly any incense or the myrrh and opoponax. Maybe the original was more complex and with incense and that odd coconut note. But I can't get any of these otherwise great base notes so rich and varied in the new formula. This is a simple soapy clean scent that unfortunately has associations with older ladies or grandmothers. It's also got a 'White Linen' thing going on but it is beautiful. It evokes a clean white suit or beautiful long white dress even a wedding gown. This is terribly old fashioned and outdated and only the right woman can pull it off. She doesn't necessarily have to be an older woman 50 and over, but a young woman in her 20s and 30s who has experience wearing vintage scents. This is not a statement maker. It's romantic clean and fresh and dries into white musk. A beautiful perfume. Good for any time of the year and for any purpose and event; even as daily day to day wear.

I had this gorgeous Oscar de la Renta’s Parfum when I was 13. I loved it a lot but I think I appreciate and love it even more now. This wasn’t a typical choice for a young girl. In the beginning of this year I was thinking to buy this after all these years but I smelled it in the store and it was like a shadow from what it used to be. It was edp. I started to haunt this (like many others which I had) but I definitely wanted Parfum, bigger bottle than 7,5ml and I wanted the original formula from 1977 since I was born in that year 1st of December. Luckily I found 30ml parfum which is from the beginning of 80s. That time enameled letters changed into the baked ones but the stopper, the “flower”, was still clear. It changed into the frosted one when the first Parfums Stern reformulation took place. Today was such a perfect day to get this in my hands. ✨ This is beautifully very vintage style, very powdery and complex floral scent. It feels so comforting like a caring hug and a scent is a little bit like baby powder yet elegant. The musky dry down is very intoxicating and deep, all the notes are incredible and natural. It has a very special place in my heart not only because of the memories during the time when I worn it but the scent wraps as well all the beautiful memories with my most precious thing during my lifetime since 1.12.1977 - my very dear son Oscar. This makes me remember those beautiful times when he was small. ❤️ If you have some memories with this scent I highly recommend to buy a vintage one. The most new formula is totally different and all that amazing complexity is missing. If you need help, feel free to ask. Top: bergamot, clove, coriander, cascarilla, basil, peach, orange blossom, gardenia Heart: iris, jasmine, tuberose, ylang ylang, may rose, lavender, orchid, broom, lily of the valley, galbanum, honey Base: clove, sandalwood, amber, myrrh, patchouli, opopanox, vetiver, castoreum, oakmoss, cedarwood, musk, ambergris Thank you for reading, I hope my review was helpful. I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG and/or YouTube (English subtitles): @ninamariahperfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗

My bottles of Oscar are more or less ten years old, and I do not notice any major differences in relation to the original Oscar de la Renta, the way I remember it. It is still a gorgeous perfume, a favourite of mine, one of the nicest fragrances, to me, I ever smelled. The strongest note I notice is tuberose, by far the dominant note, and I love it. The fragrance is very powdery, and not only powdery but it has also a harsh texture from the myrh, which I also like, but there is also a creaminess, probably from the coconut, which I love, it kills me. Actually there is nothing about this fragrance I do not like to the extreme. I also love the citric lemony but sweet opening and the coconut the way it is used here, not sun lotion kind, but sweet and smooth. Beautiful. I adore this fragrance since the time when it was called only Oscar de la Renta to these days. As for the reformulation, as I said, I cannot think of many fragrances as old as it which are so faithful to the original. And as for staying power and sillage, it is outstanding. It stays on skin and clothes for days and keeps projecting for hours and hours. It radiates beautifully. Everyone around you will notice it for hours even with a single spray, unlike the vast majority of other fragrances I know these days. It is at the same time sophisticated and innocent and romantic. Unbeatable, from my viewpoint, but I love tuberose. If you do not like tuberose, obviously this fragrance is not for you. Tastes are personal. I give it 20 out of 10. Divine.The scent of heaven. I notice that no one refers its resemblance to JPG Classique edt. It’s the scent I find closest to Oscar, to me, actually, it is a copy, although it has differences, obviously, the texture is very different, no myrh, not powdery, and lots of vanilla. But the o overall scent is very very similar, to me at least. I also like it a lot, but because Oscar de la Renta came first, and I actually find it more complex, I respect it more.

I have a vintage miniature of Oscar from the 1990s (I think). I haven't smelled a recent formulation, but the vintage iteration is beautiful - a rich white floral bouquet, bolstered by woody notes and featuring a nice amber drydown. Classic in style, Oscar is ladylike and elegant yet reasonably extroverted. The white floral accord is present from initial spray - sweet, heady and glamorously feminine. Orange blossom is most evident, alongside some sweet, soapy gardenia. There is a hint of sweet peach in there, and the soft clove note adds some warmth. The white floral accord develops with the fragrance on my skin, with tuberose rearing its head after a little while. Possibly the most prominent note of this scent, it is heady, but amazingly, avoids cloying Poison territory. Ylang ylang adds tropical sweetness and clean jasmine rounds out the white florals nicely. The use of tuberose here is surprisingly modern - restrained and nicely balanced. Powdery rose creeps in too, completing the bouquet. Soft iris is evident as the other, more extroverted floral notes start to fade. As it dries down, I get some aromatic lavender and herbal notes as the amber accord develops. Sweet and smooth, it is softly resinous, complemented by soft woody notes and spices. Coconut stands in for vanilla here - an unusual choice - adding tropical creaminess to the sweet amber accord. A pinch of patchouli adds earthiness, and it fades to a musky, sweet amber skin scent. Sillage is strong and longevity is long-lasting. Oscar makes for a transseasonal day-to-night scent. Elegant and refined yet sexy and fun, Oscar is a well-composed feminine scent, wonderfully vintage in style yet wearable and relevant for modern perfume lovers. I must smell the modern iteration to see how well it holds up. White florals done well. 4.5/5.

This perfume, my dears, is the elegance itself. Ruthlessly cool, immaculately distant and as pure as common sense. It says:"My owner is a lady of intelligence and style, she is doing her job the best possible and she doesn't give a whit of what you think about her." I adore its standoffishness and coolness. It makes me feel as if I'm well dressed(and actually I am, otherwise I cannot wear Oscar), clean, targeted and organised, without being a safe and a boring scent. There is no "old lady's" vibe in it. There's no "old lady's" vibe in anything. There are eternal fragrances and Oscar is the the eternal concept of a woman, who earns her bread honestly and professionally , without feeling obliged to be sexy and seductive in order to get what she wants. Oscar's perfume owner is a lady of a class who doesn't look at the others under her nose. I don't know what's in it. In real I know - the notes are stated here. I can see lavender. I detest lavender notes . And believe me, I simply cannot feel them in Oscar, I cannot tell a note from the other and this tells a lot to me. All my favourite perfumes hide their ingredients diligently and this makes them stay eternal. Oscar de la Renta is a Latino designer just like Narciso Rodriguez. Compare their styles and stay silent. I am European. I am wearing Oscar now, I would wear Oscar whenever I feel like it, but I wouldn't wear Narciso, not because I do not like Latinos ( I love them!), but because this here is a cosmopolitan and the other is not.

Oscar is the prehaps the most rapidly addicting fragrance I have ever owned. If I continue using my 100ml bottle at the rate I have been, I can see me finishing my 100 ml. bottle in a few months. I reach for it more often than not. There is something unique about the kind of sweetness it possesses. There is this strong floral character from the lavendar and Tuberose that meets and combines with the sweetness of amber and other resins. Then comes the magic!! If perfume could be catorized by color, Oscar would be a pastel purple. It has a sex appeal to it, but in the manner that a woman could be considered mysterious and elusive to a man. I imagine that this scent can be devisive. I see Oscar as a scent for a fragile, sensitive woman. I can't imagine a rowdy, wild sort of woman making Oscar their signature scent! I am a fan of both warm and cool scents, but I am passionate about those scents with Iris, Violet and Heliotrope up front, as in L' Huere Bleue. I think that even so, Oscar has the smooth sweet Amber to it's advantage, making it possibly more wearable in various situations. The much talked about medicinical accord isin't present. Although it doesn't deter me, I can see others wondering just what that is that they are smelling!! Last night I impulsively bought Espirit for a sweet price on the web. The ingredients (purples and citrus) and reviews compelled me. I am crossing my fingers that it will be somehow as good as Oscar!!

Happy elegance in a bottle... Oscar is one of the fragrances that has truly impressed me lately. I didn’t expect to love it this much. A magnificent perfume from 1977 — classic at its core yet carrying a discreet kind of grandeur. It has a vintage aura that somehow feels modern, as contradictory as that may seem. I hardly know where to begin, because this fragrance is so rich. The notes are numerous and beautifully blended, making it almost impossible to separate them. What I can say is that the cloves are not disturbing in the least. They stay in the background, adding a slightly spicy, almost playful touch to the white florals. Basil contributes a gentle herbal note and a light spicy nuance that perfectly balances the peach, gardenia, and orange blossom. If Gloria by Vanderbilt truly resembles this perfume, then I absolutely need to buy it. I’m extremely happy with this fragrance, and delighted to have the large 200 ml bottle. It’s a scent I will keep in my collection forever. It has the potential to be a real signature scent, even though I’m not someone who easily adopts one. But this one — yes, I can see myself wearing it every day. Edit : When it comes to comparing Oscar with Esprit d’Oscar, I truly don’t see any similarity. Perhaps there is an extremely subtle shared base note, a whisper of the same DNA, but in essence, they are entirely distinct fragrances.

This one surprised me. I thought it might be fussy or too old-fashioned. On me, it starts out a bit high-end couture, then quickly soapy, and finally dries down to a strong sweet amber that lasts several hours. Yummy. I asked my partner if he liked it and for a minute, thought he was going to chew my arm off. I can't stop taking whiffs of it myself. I tend to like gourmands like Tom Ford's Bitter Peach and some more complex scents like Tokyomilk's Pretty Rotten #33. I am always trying out sample lots and it usually takes a bit to find something I like. For example, this lot came with Perfect and Gorgeous - and neither did anything for me (although layered they were kind of interesting). And my skin seemed to eat them up as well. Nothing after an hour. So while Oscar isn't mysterious or unique, like my favorites, per se, I have to say Oscar is rich, mature and sexy–as well as having some staying power. It's worth trying a sample. I went out and bought myself a larger bottle the next day (usually I wait awhile). That's to show how much I liked it and am confident it will become a consistent in my collection. I would think it's a safe bet for winter/fall and evening wear for someone who doesn't mind just the hint of designer soap lingering on the very back of the nose and wants something that is evocative of the early 80s–without smelling like you got stuck there.

My (relatively new) bottle of Oscar is STRONG with good sillage and moderately good longevity. I am impressed in so many ways, though as a newcomer to the world of perfume Oscar might well have frightened me. It has an arid, herbal quality belied by the notes - which a floral lover like myself might at first consider daunting. Today this is happily not the case. It is one of my Favorite summer scents, ideal to beat the heat and still smell womanly and vibrant, without the least smelling aquatic! There is a crisp, clean feel, softened by a powdery touch which never descends into baby talcum. Oscar is not bold or punchy in a vulgar manner. She is refined and elegant, like a white shirt with pearls, worn by an elegant woman who grows herbs and aromatics in her spare time. Truly a wonderful floriental of the old school variety, possessed of good manners, simultaneously active and vividly alive. The comparisons with Esprit are natural, as the two share the same DNA. Although to my nose Esprit is Much more powdery, simple, and mimosa centered. It is a touch sweeter as well. Strong and good value also. Not especially modern, just a daughter of this classic 70's beauty! To sum up for original Oscar: Budget Value, Style Value, Strength/Longevity Value = Top Notch Oscar is that rare, couldn't-be-better category that I truly value!

WTF is this? What is this tuberose/gas/death bomb that I just stuck on my skin?!?! I have a vintage bottle that I sprayed on myself earlier to reverently love this little beauty. But momma needed another hit. Instead of letting her play out, it seemed like a good idea to give my newer bottle a little spray. It was a chemical explosion. I couldn't pick up a single note outside of gas, tar, synthetic, tuberose. My arch nemesis tuberose. You may look at my profile and question how I could say this as tuberose is in many fragrances that I love. And that is true. However, the wrong tuberose smells exactly like a corpse flower on my skin. It is the sickly smell of decomposing flesh playing out for everyone to smell what my endgame will be. You're welcome. And I paid for someone to make me smell that way. I don't know if this is the batch number as it was under the label punched in the glass but HP-12 is evil. I had no idea that this is what the reformulation smelled like. It now makes sense that this has fallen to places like drugstores where synthetics reign queen. If anyone wants to make a trade for this bottle then please hit me up.

I have a 1977 bottle of Oscar I was lucky enough to find for a reasonable price. My review, therefore, is for the original Oscar, not its later iterations or its modern counterpart, Esprit d'Oscar. I dare say, many of the existing reviews here are for Esprit. The bottles look alike, the juice isn't. True Oscar is heavily spicy in the dry down. Nothing about the original Oscar is a matter of impression, she is what she is and she is a true Oriental princess, doused in warm enveloping spice. The opening is a little soapy, but that Vanderbilt like powderiness soon subsides into something richer and more engaging. There is white floral which sits like a lace veil over the scent pyramid at the very beginning. It does not weaken, but is juxtaposed against the sweetness and spice. A true metamorphosis. I would recommend searching for an original formulation. It is certainly worth putting some effort into identifying the earlier bottles. As is always the case for vintage fragrances and those fragrances which have sadly been reformulated over the years into the ghost of their original glory. All hail the OG!

The starched white, bittersweet Oscar displays its obvious lineage to L'Heure Bleue and Bellodgia, released at a time when it seemed like a rewind at a time of ever-advancing trends in perfumery. Next to Sieuzac's other, collaborative contribution at the time, Opium, Oscar feels more high-society to the former's discotheque decadence. It has a gauzy elegance and a softer, peppery spice, a muted clove and cinnamon caressing a peach cobbler surface, only ever so slightly disrupted by an indolic jasmine. There is a pale pink carnation and aromatic lavender (a welcome diversion) in the foreground, while an impressionistic gardenia feels like it is detected from a bit of a distance rather than nose-in-petals. Its sillage is a proper, somewhat melancholy, misty bouquet, while moving in closer to the skin there is more of a boudoir passion simmering. Wearing this on a hot, humid day seems to bring out the best in it, becoming a three-dimensional bloom with a discernible myrrh surfacing. I challenge a gent to get into this one—I feel rather sexy wearing it, I must say...

Well... here's my two cents' worth: Right now, I have the original/vintage 'Oscar de la Renta' on one arm, and the current formula of 'Oscar' on the other - both EDT. The original is rich with nutty, creamy, powdery notes in the base, intricate spices weaving amongst the natural-smelling, white flowers of the heart, supported judiciously, tasefully with aldehydes. I absolutely adore it; it is one my favorite fragrances. I would give it 5/5 stars. The current formula, on the other hand, is missing many of the notes that make the original what it is. It is like a hurried sketch of a masterpiece rendered in crayons. A stolen identity. That beautiful, sexy base of rich, powdery musks in the original formula is turned WAY down in the current formula... the spices aren't as evident, the floral-section seems simplified, cheapened... and there's an "off" plastic-like thing going on there that makes me cringe. My partner noticed it too... I give 'Oscar' a "meh" 2/5 stars, and, sadly, it's a pass for me. And that's all I'm saying.

Review for the EDT version. It has taken me a good few days to think of what it reminds me of and its a cross of Red Door (original bottle) and L'Aimant (current perfume), but the sweetness and the aldehydes are similar to Red Door. I do like this fragrance a lot and cant help but say that it reminds me of the scent of nursing homes. You have to like or be able to tolerate aldehydes as theres plenty in this fragrance. Very good sillage and longevity! When i first smelt it i instantly thought of it was a tamer version of Oscar Esprit. That for me is like the original Oscar on steroids! I vaguely remember smelling the EDP at a department store and it didnt smell as powdery as the EDT plus there seemed to be more carnation. I would need to re-visit this as i'm going by memory. But that smelt amazing and a refined version of the EDT. I would assume that would need the right skin chemistry as i recall it being great on paper but not on my skin.

Oh Oscar...(insert long intentional sigh). I was working today at Marshall’s and we had a massive clearance markdown on our frags and beauty, get there ladies and gents!! For a long time had always wondered about ODLRT, the original. I am in mad Love with Esprit and snagged a box set For $16 of the original gangst’a. I sit here enveloped in a beautiful, very posh, elegant, remarkable creation that has a certain elegance attached to it. Right now I don’t feel like I make peanuts an hour....I’m a lady of class, a lady who receives a hefty allowance from her rich husband, a lady of status! I’m 43 but, I would have worn this at any age. Beautiful is beautiful no matter 22 or 43! Don’t hesitate to buy yourself a bottle, it may add a bit of glamour to your otherwise ho-hum existence. Silage-2 sprays on each wrist and still strong 6 hours in. Age-literally wear any damn scent whenever and wherever you want!! Rating-so far a solid 10

I wore this when I got married in 1998 on a 40 degree day in Australia. I was only 23 years old and it was the perfect scent.It was a toss up between Coco Chanel and Oscar and I picked the right one. It is sophisticated and elegant and not too over powering. I purchased a gift pack and dabbed on the pure parfum during the evening as I started my adventure with my new husband. I think this fragrance still holds up in the current age of sweet/fruit/"oud"/coffee/intense/noir wannabes that are released every day. I recently bought another gift pack with soap and pure parfum and it seems fairly unchanged. I would love to splurge on a large bottle of parfum for my 20th wedding anniversary but can't seem to find one larger than 4ml... I recommend this fragrance as a gift for someone who loves floral with some depth. Surprisingly sexy for a 23 year old bride without being skanky. A real treasure xxx

Vintage mini bottle of Oscar de la Renta EDT: a lovely amber floral w/good use of textural elements. Sophisticated spicy notes and lavender marry a fuzzy note of orange flower. The smooth heart: creamy tuberose, round carnation, powdery ylang all meld with a base that contains a healthy mix of real amber and the 80s/90s synthetic alternative. Rough around the edges with a seamless center. "Oscar" has real orchestral heft and feels properly grand. I was under the impression that this perfume functions as a cheap dupe for L'Heure Bleue. Oscar goes in more of a white floral direction, with a lot of emphasis on tuberose and orange flower, whereas L'Heure Bleure is substantially more iris dominant. I think the perfumes are distinct enough to justify owning both. Edit: I was so pleasantly surprised with this perfume I've bought a vintage bottle of it for $20. I'm going to try wearing it out.

A perfume store owner told me once that there's no bad perfume. There's only perfume for you and for others. I think I'm still a newbie in this perfume appreciation journey, but my.. don't I understand that statement now. A perfume grows on you. I know Oscar does. When I had my bottle of Oscar EDT, I wore it without really paying attention. And somehow my Mama ended up giving it away when I was not at home, as I said I'm not really into Oscar then. I thought Oscar was perfume for others. There's something about Oscar that I miss so much nowadays. I think it's the spicy creamy goodness of it. I can't really say what particular note. Just the entire refined beauty of it. Effortless but memorable. So it happens I'm scouring the net for a bottle of this as it's very rare in Indonesia. I hope to score a bottle soon.

One of the most wearable old-school oriental fragrances left: Warm, aromatic cloves, a sweet creamy purple/white floral combo, ylang-ylang with all it's many facets and a sort of powdery, incense base. The herbal notes never come off green, but add a pleasant, balmy, medicinal touch. Think of it as a white "floriental". It's seamless wearability, I attribute to the absence of those sometimes problematic, dirty, amber notes found in Obsession, Youth Dew etc... It's also missing that wet, rotten, church-pew wood note that many of those fragrances have. I also insist on having a Myrrh fragrance in my arsenal at all times. While this is certainly no Opium, I've found that it does scratch that itch when need be. Oscar prices have recently skyrocketed online. It used to be quite affordable.

I've only ever had Oscar in perfume form or EDP but I love it the way I've experienced it. I don't normally gravitate toward big white flower type perfumes but Oscar is beautiful. My little mini bottles don't even have a marking on them as to what formula it is inside but when I apply even a small dot here and there I get that candied fruits and flowers experience that Dior Poison gives and that makes it a nice perfume for wearing in the cool months. It's very festive smelling. I've had these little bottles for at least ten years. I wear it like I would a parfum, just dotting it on pulse points and soon am surrounded by scented aromas of the sweetest most lush flowers and fruits. The Oscar that I know is a easily a timeless classic fragrance that perfume lovers should experience.

Reading the notes I thought it should be a very spicy almost mossy seventies fragrance - as Opium, Magie Noire or Dioressence. How wrong I was! All the spices are well blended with the flowers giving it a creamy sensation. The initial freshness is just the classic aldehydes smell as in Chanel 5 but it is not linear as the latter. It is strong - room filling type; when I worn it the smell stayed in the room for some time - but it fades quite quickly becoming a milder, softer version of L'Heure Bleue indeed. The difference is L'Heure Bleue has stronger notes, Oscar is toned down but I dare to say they are siblings. It is a great option if you think L'Heure Bleue is too much but you love the smell of it. Just do not be scared of Oscar initial blast.

two years ago I blind bought a bottle of this. The first spray hit me quite badly. All I got was a screechy pub smell, nothing floral in it. Nothing else and the perfume clearly hates me. So I put it behind all the other perfumes. Everyday for two years Oscar watched me spraying away all the others and each time I almost touch her, I changed my mind. But today I’m in the mood to explore again our possibilities together... and she greeted me with the richest floral scent to prove her worth. OMG she is so creamy from the first spray, 30mins has passed yet she still maintains her strength. Powerful sillage, powerful longevity. I couldn’t believe this gem been sitting idle for two years! To think that I almost tossed her away. I’m glad I didn’t ♥️

A heavy dose of white florals, woody notes and hints of spices. I quite liked this fragrance and it's longevity is excellent for an EDT. My mother used it for years when I was child and I bought it for nostalgia. The ylang ylang + tuberose + jasmine combo gives it an old school heady floral vibe, yet due to its chypre-like DNA, it remains timeless. I feel you'd need to wear a skirt or dress to pull off the vibe this fragrance commands. I sold it off because it just wasn't working for me as a solo scent, I had nothing in my collection I could pair it with. I do regret parting with it because now I think a chypre or a perfume with heavy pepper and olibanum accords will go wonderfully with it. Update: Lingered, but I repurchased it.

This was my signature scent in the 80's and early 90's. I stopped using it when I could no longer smell it on myself. Fast forward to today and I found my vintage half full bottle of the EDT and have sprayed it on. I preferred the EDP- richer and creamier, but this is still quite lovely. I mostly get gardenia/rose with spice and sandalwood. Truly a classic to me along with Chanel No. 5 EDT which was my first real love I purchased in 1972. This one will always hold a special place in my heart - very comforting and classy. Will definately add this back in my current rotation. Will wear it next time I am around my adult children and see if they comment on childhood memories - they used to buy this for my birthday or Christmas gift.

Oh, the Sheer beauty of this scent! Out of the ordinary yet modern and very wearable! The myrrh prominent and creamy with a beautiful gardenia and deep woody undertones than make this scent delicious,spicy, smooth, exotic, sensational! I started wearing it recently as it is perfect for cold weather (we suffer a mini ice age in the UK atm) and I fell in love with it all over again! This is perfectly unisex thanks to a hefty input of spice and wood. Very well blended,all the notes work wonderfully together to produce a warm, deep resinous effect with floral and animalic nuances. The contribution of fruit is minimal and only serves to add a touch of sweet zestiness. I fully recommend this marvel if you love spicy resinous florals.

When I moved to the capital city from the countryside, this was the first perfume I wore. My daughter could not believe it, that I wore something this "madame" when 21, but times were different then. There were not really perfumes targeted for younger women, we wore the heavy, popular ones like our mothers, when we wanted to be cool :D I'm surprised I can still wear this beautiful, well made perfume with so many notes. I cannot even describe it, it does not fit into any category. It's powdery, balsamic and still much more.. very floral, very elegant and refined. I keep this perfume like a treasure, a memory from my younger days. It was a compliment getter back then, now.. not so much but I love it anyway!

Btw, ladies! Please do your research first before you conclude about new versions etc. NOTHING has changed. I wrote to the company itself and the formula in ODLR has NEVER been changed. I have been using it since 1995 and it's the same exactly as when my mother was wearing it back in 1980. Get your facts first! All these women saying that the new version is this and that.. Did you actually write to the company to find out?? Or are you listening to what others have been saying about it?? And if it does smell different, maybe it's been a long time since you last used it, or you were going through hormonal changes or somethin'...

I only have a perfume sample of this but decided to put just a tiny drop on my wrists today to experience it again. I'm so happy I did. It smells fresh, light, powdery, lovely. It's not too harsh, but just right. It immediately takes me back to high school in the '80s. I had so many perfumes in rotation back then (some things never change!) I can't remember one particular year I wore it, though. I haven't gone through all of the reviews yet to see if this has been reformulated over the years, but it looks like it may still be manufactured (??) This is soft enough that it doesn't smell dated to me at all. Love.

Oscar has a very special place in my heart. My mother wore only Oscar for most of my childhood. For me it has an intense sense of nostalgia, nights spent in my parents bathroom playing with her dusting power and juice. Recently I rediscovered Oscar, I work in a cosmetics department, so I casually sprayed myself to trigger some memories. What a fantastic sent, feminine but not sickly sweet, powdery but not too soapy. We will be selling a 30ml bottle for less then $20 tomorrow so I'm grabbing one for sure. I can recommend this juice for anyone looking for a timeless feminine floral for anytime of year.

The vintage EDT is the way to go. I have not yet sampled the EDP vintage version, but you can find vintage EDT bottles of ODLR on ebay for a great price. The current version is sharper, more dominant lavender note to my nose. The vintage version is creamier, seamless with the soft florals and spices. If your skin responds nicely to powdery, spicy florals, then you may really enjoy ODLR. Also, see if you can find a little mini parfum version (again, they can be found for cheap!) and although the sillage is not montrous in this version, the scent is deeper and richer. It's a classic in my book.

Wow, this reminds me of Chanel #5. Oscar is stunning. I received it as a gift, and I am blown away. After it has a chance to settle down, the creaminess takes over the spice. Oscar is oh-so comforting and long-lasting. One whiff takes me to an opulent resort; magic in the air, evening gowns and tuxedos, suntanned shoulders, the pop of champagne, pale lipstick, bird of paradise, clinking flutes, secret whispers, a lily-covered reflecting pond, topiary, wavering candlelight, an orchestra in the distance...slow dancing under a full moon. Oh yes, I've been there, and so have you, Oscar.

To me this is a scent of overwhelming nostalgia, married and elderly women all done up to their best for a wedding or evening out when I was a child. A perfume-y perfume, not a gourmand or "fresh" or sweet, but not heavy, either. Classic. My mother wore L'Air du Temps, but Oscar still makes me picture her dressed up and made up for an evening party, hairspray in her hair and lipstick on her lips. I am a very different woman at forty than my mother was--permanently dishevelled, hair stuck in a braid, no makeup. But spraying Oscar on makes me feel special, mature, elegant. I adore it.

Yes, this is a grandma perfume, I am happy to state! A very elegant Grandmother, who has worn this elegant aldehydic floral since her youth. I am not of that age group, but from the moment when I first tested Oscar knew there was something distinctive about her. Still, it wasn't an instant love. It took time to appreciate the herbal nature of the scent. Today I am a fond fan - even if I have to be in a certain mood. Hot, humid weather suits her best, as does a crisp white shirt or linens or a cotton sundress. Strong, long lasting, and great value. Plus, plus, plus!

I just got a 15ml for £4 with no previous experience of this scent. It is lovely! Reminds me of L’Air du Temps (less creamy) and Tabu (less spice) plus Opium and maybe even Chanel No5 EDP. I am also reminded of L’heure Bleue (less powder and not so cold). This is long lasting and projects softly. A smooth blend of spices, white florals and warm woods. Very well blended but complex at the same time. It’s certainly traditional in notes and structure but I think it could pass for a TF Private Collection or modern niche. Easy for a man to wear.

Smells exactly like Avon skin so soft bath oil to me, very nostalgic, I’m not getting the posh vibes from this many other commenters have noted. To me it smells like casual summer evenings spent outside smeared in the Avon oil to keep the bugs away. I really love that smell and find myself pairing this with the skin so soft oil on evening walks through the countryside with my dog in the summer. Nice cheap fragrance with good performance for an EDT, lasts on my skin for 6 hours, a safe blind buy for an inoffensive spring/summer scent.

Although I experiment and rotate my fragrances seasonally, I always come back to Oscar as my signature each Fall. When the air gets colder, there is something very comforting about it - warm, fresh, exciting and sexy. It is quite potent, so I stay with one spray. It is one of the most beautiful fragrances ever created. Feminine and classy, yet full of grace and wisdom. I first smelled this on a very classy boss of mine, and it struck me as just the most gorgeous perfume ever - very unique, and I have been hooked ever since.

If you have lived underneath the fragrance rock like I have. Wow! Oscar is GORGEOUS. Warmth. Charm. Laughing out loud. It smells like I think the gooddess of Demeter would smell like, not in an earthy or fruity way but in a floral way. Rich and warmth, totally wearable. The ultimate mum scent. Just, and this is the ONLY downfall. It smells a little mature. More 40plus, I think it may be the tuberose. Although, I am debating whether I care to smell more 'mature' and just rock it, it is just too gorgeous. Love, love, love.

I could train my nose for a million years and still struggle to ID even half the twenty five notes shown in the pyramid! Anyway, this starts like a green chypre then dries to a powdery lavender. Think a light Mitsouko drying to Versace L'Homme (not Pour Homme - a different fragrance), with the greenness still lingering in the background. It's marketed to mature ladies I guess but this underplays how good this is. Despite the 'lightness' of the fragrance performance is decent and prices very good for what you get. 3/5

Oscar existed in 1985 in body cream, in a sculpted, very luxurious packaging. It was divine and refined to wear perfume like this and make this Italian princess trail your own, powdery, flowery, creamy, and to wear a working girl's suit. It was a perfume to face manager and business trip, while remaining feminine. On the other hand, with the eau de toilette, it was necessary to have a light hand at the time! I sometimes found it a little too heavy. Vanderbilt remembers it

Like a combination of l’heure bleue and jil sander sun. Yet its still its own thing. It has sun’s plasticy indolic undertones and l’heure bleue’s marshmallowiness, while toning down on the sweetness of sun and clove/carnation bomb aspect of l’heure bleue. It has a slight herbal facet , but it doesnt feel like a sharp and lush green. More like the smell of a bright and pale sage green. I will edit as i discover this perfume more as it already seems quite complex

Now this is a fragrance with character! It is more of a natural, signature scent rather than today's ''all smell alike''copied, synthetic scents. It has a distinctive nostalgic smell, takes you back in time with its retro aroma when things were more real in life.. I bought a bottle recently after 33 years for reminiscent reasons. I received my first bottle from my first love who crushed my heart to pieces..but nevertheless, its scent will remain special to me.

I bought my first bottle of Oscar back in 1982 and my bff bought Opium. It was odd because I am the artist and rebel and she is the intellectual analyzer. But I still love Oscar. I seem to love white florals, and though I dabble in vintage Chanel 22, I still love my Oscar. I still look for the vintage ones. I think it's just a pretty scent, not overly sweet like many modern fragrances. I think Oscar is clean, fresh, precise white floral. Just plain old pretty.

I love this 😍 i is reminiscent of my Aunt Darlene, but that's not a bad thing, my aunts have impeccable taste 💃. This is mesmerizing and addictive, they really truly dont make them like they used to. The cooler weather really brings this one to life Its big, its deep, its gorgeous and it dances and whirls all around your senses! Its my ideal life bottled up 💖 i am in LOVE!!! if you like loud florals then buy this!

So I picked up a set yesterday of shower gel, Oscar perfume, and the body lotion and I'm currently wearing the body lotion only before I go to work. This stuff is so potent and smells divine!! I put it on my lower legs only and I can smell it up by my nose. I hope it's acceptable for work. In the 80's I walked past ads for this perfumes and I had to get it now that I'm in my 30's and can appreciate it more.

My mom's signature scent. A bridal boquet, musky, creamy and beautiful. Reminds me of warm hugs and my childhood. My mum is the classiest lady I have ever met. She is so put together I'm convinced even Bree van de Camp would look like a rug compared to her. She is fiery, sparkly, creative like an artist and we have the longest most amazing conversations. I will keep this like a treasure forever and ever.

If you love 80s perfumes, like Poison? You just must have this! This? Is sex in bottle. A bedroom where love was just made, sprinkle about woods, some florals and cream...this is for a classy lady In the streets, but a freak in the sheets. mmmm ...I simply can’t describe this as well as Arnela below!!! 👇 her review? Is literally one of the best I’ve ever read!!! There’s nothing more I can add!! 💕

its 2018 and I still reach for vintage Oscar edt. I first bought it in1980, loved it and moved on sans fragrance for many years. I got back into vintage perfumes in a big way in 2000. ‘nuff said. I have 5 bottles of vintage Oscar and I still love. it’s floral and pretty but not not sweet. I have edt and they are well preserved. honestly, It’s still sooo pretty. war, floral but not too sissy.

I have the eau de toilette. It is a strong smell to me but classic and spicy. I don't get a powdery or soapy scent but I really like those types of scents-- I don't see them as the stars here. This smells bright but balanced. To me this smells like a "woman", classic and clean but a little vintage and I wouldn't buy it as a blind buy. My husband says it smells "happy" to him.