Santo Domingo

The opening begins with a citrusy mandarin orange, smooth out with the coriander. The tobacco and coffee pronounce but do not take over the scent which is very odd to me. They are more light , it's like a scent blown in your direction, smokey I guess. The scent is very distinct because I find its a very natural light and fresh scent of being in the Caribbean but at the same time not that light with the tobacco. I don't really smell the patchouli, maybe it just hasn't transformed yet. I do smell a light floral. I do find this scent to be more feminine. Just tested it at saks a couple hours ago and keep sniffing myself. Will definitely go back to buy it. *Update - purchased it. absolutely love it. a light fresh spicy. It really does remind me when I'm there, and a carribean breeze hits you. I have gotten complimented on it a couple times.

Santo Domingo is my favorite from the range. (There are about six different ones I believe). I would definitely categorize this one is unisex. It is does not follow the popularly sweet fruity floral and au courant trends of today. So this is not a girlie scent but rather a to the contrary, a strong charactered perfume that deviates from today's standard. It's dry down is soft & spicy. I also received several compliments on it. Over all I must say that I just feel so good when I wear it. It is elegant & powerful with a certain degree of citrus freshness to it which lightens up the tobacco and coffee notes, making it gorgeous for women to where while highly appropriate for men to where as well. While generally I am not a fan of Oscar de La Renta fragrances, I am truly sold on this one. Very nice indeed.

I received a sample of this along with the rest of the essential luxuries' perfumes. I fell in love immediately with Santo Domingo. I immediately purchased a full bottle from the Oscar de la Renta website. At the time, it was only available there and Nieman Marcus (if I remember correctly). When I started to get low, I was happy to see it available from multiple stores online. I don't remember where I purchased the second bottle from. I do remember thinking that this was probably too obscure a scent to be faked. I think I was wrong. The top of the bottle was different from my old one, and the tobacco note was almost entirely missing. Be careful where you buy this from. Unless they changed the formula and cheapened the packaging, there are fakes out there.

I love this juice. It immediately opens with citrus notes and a whole lot of coriander which stays all the way through to the end. I normally steer clear of any fragrance with coriander but this is fine. The tobacco and the patch are nearly as strong as the coriander in this masterpiece. Yes, its unisex like Chanels Coromandel but its not a strong overpowering fragrance but very smooth and easy to wear. The sillage is low but the longevity is many hours. Its very genteel for a spice based fragrance. The presentation is fabulous and even better than the likes Chanel or Dior. Well done ODLR wherever you are in heaven.

I wear this as an evening scent. It is a love-hate relationship for me. Like Infusion d'Iris, on some days I think it's so unique, so brilliant, so unconventional.... then I grow sick of some notes. In this case the coriander and patchouli combination. It was one of the best addition to my wardrobe but I had to let it go... It will definitely leave no-one indifferent. EDIT: this was my edgy-evening scent to replace Eau du Soir!