Esprit d’Oscar Oscar de la Renta for women

Like most of my perfume buys, this one was a blind buy based mostly on notes and reviews here. This is one of the few that totally surpassed my expectations! Absolutely gorgeous! I love the lemon meringue opening and so happy that this stays with it on my skin for quite some time. Powdery and soft, not overly floral, it reminds me just a bit of the lovely citrusy opening of Bronze by Ellen Tracy...the lemon there doesn't last long enough to suit me, so I am thrilled to have found it here!

BTW...I never wore the original Oscar but, from having smelled it on others, I see no resemblance.

Fantastic classy fragrance with prominent citrusy and powdery notes and some rather herbaceous facets that keep one wondering...
Flowers are powdery, citruses are medicinal. Vetiver and heliotrope are difficult notes, so i definitely don't see an universal appeal in Esprit, as those are eminent too. Tonka and musks add a bit of density and fixation.
Very well made, i see a signature material in it.
Reminds me, just slightly, of Heaven Sent and L'Heure Bleue.

It has a lot in common with my bottle Apres l'ondee, but much much better priced!

This scent is suffocating. It's so strong and long lasting and unfortunately unpleasant. It made me feel nauseous.

This is not a delicate scent on me, which I'm grateful for. (I have the EDP.) As dry as I am I need rich, oily forumlations. I received a huge bottle in a swap with Rkrchk (thanks a million again!) and I fell in love.

It is SO sweet, SO rich, SO voluptuous...for me. It does recall L'Heure Bleue, there is the family resemblance in the almost buttery, heavy note of heliotrope upon opening that remains throughout. But Esprit is easier, not at all an intellectual like her older sister. Esprit is more fun in company, where LHB prefers intimate conversation.

The citrus is not pronounced on my skin, which doesn't surprise me, as I tend to evaporate soprano notes like those. I'm dry and I like the deep floweriness of this, the white flowers, which are saved from irritating my soft palate by what I guess is the tonka bean, or something decidedly, maturely sweet, the way a good husband is sweet.

So after Casmir, this is my go-to bedtime fragrance. It is really warm, heady, and not complicated at all. It's sweet, it's heliotrope, it's white flowers and musky coziness. I just love it.

I love my vintage DVF Tatiana and I have two full vintage bottles. I also own and love Esprit d'Oscar. On my skin, I can hardly tell vintage Tatiana and Esprit d'Oscar, at the start. Once they both dry down, Tatiana features a light, airy musk whereas with Esprit d'Oscar, the ambergris base comes through warming it up and alluding to the original Oscar. In my fragrance wardrobe, Esprit d'Oscar is my cool/cold weather Tatiana.

It opens with zesty citrus but dries down to a sweeter, less complex version of the original Oscar. It has much more vanilla but no herbal rosemary of the original. The original is more well-blended and balmy, too.

I have bought it blindly and regret it now. I chose it because I couldnt see and vanilla or orchid which stink to my nose and learnt that heliotrope has the same effect on me. Well, lets say my mom got her birthday present in advance - she loves vanilla and vanilla like scents, God bless her.

Sometimes we can find gold on places we wouldn't even imagine, and this was my reaction with this one. Wearing on skin confirms me what i have already read on some reviews, that thiis one is a modern vintage scent, a powdery aroma that doesn't seem dated, not too young, not too old. And it really is a Guerlain baby outside the marriage lol As if it inherited genes of Oscar, Apres L'Ondee and L'Heure Bleue. The tuberose seems to come right from Oscar, and it's more soft, sometimes it shows the camphor aspects, others the fruity tonalities. And surrounding it you have a sparkling citrus aroma, followed by a citrus-powdery heart, and a lovely cherry-musk-vanilla-tonka combination, which modulates between Apres L'Ondee and L'Heure Bleue. I was thinking while wearing it today that it's as good or even better than L'Heure de Nuit. And more affordable. I strongly recomend it.

I just purchased this blindly together with ''Loewe - Quizas''. I can't wait for them to arrive!
I already got ''Oscar's So de la Renta'' which is very pleasant, but unfortunately hasn't got the sillage and longevity on me what I was hoping for, but Espirt D'Oscar might just forfill those requirements. And with Spring almost knocking on my door... mmmmmmm... time to get the sweet, fresh & clean scents up front!

EDIT: I received this today! And I am happily surprised! This one does live up to my expactations according to the sillage and longevity. The opening is very similar to the original ''Oscar'', but WITHOUT the feared ''dried catpee in an ashtray'' smell that one has on me.
''Esprit D'oscar'' is gorgeous! Opens sweet citrussy, and dries down to a creamy musky slightly vanilla-ish sweetness, a bit powdery... It's a lovely scent! I don't expact to wear it in summer though, but it will be great for spring!

EDIT: I have been wearing it now for 2 days... and I have to say for me it is preferable to wear in colder climate, due to it being powdery and creamy. I would prefer a more fresh scent in springtime after all.

This one and I just didn't work out. I have a full 1.7 oz. that needs a new home. PM me if interested.

...i went perfume-smelling yesterday, to a store in athens, and i tried 3 smells that caught my attention: esprit, coco noir, and potion by dsquared.

Needless to say, esprit d'oscar was the dominant one. It was beautiful, loud and clear, provocative and kind of "shameless". Definitely old school, in the sense of making an entrance! Really impressive! The other 2 stopped smelling after half an hour ( or esprit made them "sound" too weak..).

This is a perfume for those women who cannot wait to get undressed to make a statement! They make it in advance!!

I purchased this blind after reading several reviews.
It contains many notes I love, and some I'm not so sure on.
I wanted to love this, but after purchasing and testing, I'd say I only like it. Most likely will not keep the perfume, as I don't think I would wear it often enough.
It is a lovely scent - it's just not for me.
Got several compliments on it, including it being mistaken for Chanel.
It opens with an incredibly sweet and creamy lemon scent, which is pleasant but too sweet for me. The white flowers, especially jasmine are certainly present, which, coupled with the musk, is what makes me not love this perfume. If these are notes you enjoy, then this is for you.
It lasted very well, the citrus smells wearing off within the hour, and the sweet muskiness increasing over the day, the scent of which was still present (just) twelve hours later.

there's not much I can add to all the previous reviews, other than that the sweet citrus beginning reminds me of lemon tarts or lemon meringue pie (as opposed to plain lemon peel). After a few hours, the sweetness from the beginning and middle notes gets toned down, and it starts to smell like really good soap.

I must agree with the reviewer below who said this reminds her of baby shampoo, ME TOO! I LOVEEEE this fragrance; it is soo soft, sweet, powdery and fresh...very youthful to be so powdery.The tuberose (which is one of my very favorite notes is higlighted so beautifully in this fragrance). At first spray I got a blast of baby powder.Then I brought it home and looked up the notes. Upon reading about the opening I could detect a hint of citrus, but just a hint-which is fine by me because I typically stay away from frags that are very citrusy-they go sour on me or just become overbearingly so. I'd say the predominent notes are the "baby shampoo note"(Johnson's type-the gold formula) and baby powder mixed with tuberose a hint of citrus to keep it fresh. My favorite is the dry down that is when it becomes very floral, still powdery, but the jasmine and orange blossom make themselves known along with a touch of musk and the sweetness of tonka bean; the vetiver rounds it out to give it depth. Everyone's chemistry is different, so if you aren't partial to powder I would definately try before you buy. This frag is so soft and sweet to me it is relaxing, I wear it bed a lot...I also love stepping out of the shower and applying the body lotion, then the fragrance-it feels so fresh and clean. Kinda reminds me of how a baby smells when you snuggle their neck after they have been bathed. Heaven!
*Update: I had a minor surgery yesterday and wore this when the nurse was taking my blood pressure she asked about my perfume and said it smelled very nice, I just love to compliments! Also, I forgot to say about the sillage - 8/10 and longevity 10/10; I can still smell it on my clothes from yesterday as well as in my hair, Love that! this is a delicious fragrance and a great value for the money. I suggest getting the set with the body lotion & bath gel if you can find it. They're are several listed on ebay and I found mine @ TJ Maxx very reasonably priced for the 100ml bottle + the extras.

Ooohhh, this is so luscious, so creamy rich and intoxicating. I find my own self alluring, it's that wonderful smelling. This lasts and lasts, lingering and leaving a sense of the mysterious behind, one you want to locate and find, and then possess for one's self. My husband can't get enough of this, even suggesting I apply the scent right before bedtime. It's a most beautiful fragrance, one I'll always keep in my perfumes, and one I'd suggest to my friends. What a luxurious scent!

sugar sweet and yet a very sophisticated and seductive beauty of a scent. I got it today, and I love it. I am going to enjoy wearing this a lot!

But after having tried it on now, my advice would also be not to overdo it. Otherwise it can get unpleasantly overwhelming in it's sweetness, even though it IS a beauty.

Enchanting. On my skin this is a spirited soul with a heart beating with warmth, heat even. This is my Oscar. It goes right up to favourite shelf.

Vibrant and beautiful when you first apply. Stays that way for a while. Luscious heliotrope then appears. Wonderful longevity with this scent.

Chemically and very powdery sweet, colder scent. I think the original Oscar has much more esprit than this one:)
Beautiful botle, particularly the cap!

LOVELY!!!!!!! My Mom (age, 56) fell in love with this at the fragrance counter and little does she know she's getting it for Mother's day :) This fragrance is downright heavenly. It's a powdery, rich, sophisticated and sensual scent. I adore it. I personally do not own a full bottle of this- it's too powdery for my tastes but the scent is oh so charming. I can however, see myself wearing it on occasion to a fancy party or something. Bravo Oscar!

The more I wear it, the more I LOVE IT!!!! It's soooooo different, so stylish...

This is a bright and soapy sunshine off a perfume . a real lady whit a gentel soul
The Orange flowers , citrus , heliotrop and tuberose are batteling it out in this . The citrusy zing off the flowers brighten this beauty. the heliotrop , softends and smoode things out. yes there is a whiff off similarity to L heur bleau. but not "alike" i would say . This is like a gentler side off Oscars original perfume , Put in some gental notes and a sleepy heliotrop :) to slow things down . make it more down to earth.Like taking a break from a though stressfull day put your feath up and clouse your eyes and breath .. there you have the moment off oscar espirit.
All in all this is a very nice twizt to the original . For a slightly younger lady .. A little goes a long way .

a little treasure

This is s perfect for a spring morning. the brighness off the sun meets the bright morning whit a clean fresh shower.. cooling like the morning dew in the gras ..just a little warmth from the sun..The spring flowers just abut to burst . love in the air.. This has a romantic feal to it.. Like when you put this one you all off a sudden gets to see all the beauty around you .. like the first love will make you walk on a pink clouds .. everything i beautiful, joyous and sharfull.. At the same time this has a calming feal to it ,do to the powderyness off heliotrop.. Like getting in touch whit the soule off things aswell.. I love this

Oooooo...I looove this one and so does hubby. He reckons it smells quite soapy and soft but classy expensive soap. I tend to agree, I get the lovely soft smooth creaminess, definitely tuberose and white flowers, can't say I smell any citrus but I don't care as I love it. It seems to have very good silage on my skin, 4 hours later and I can still smell it after one squirt. Now it has developed to a comforing and mature soft clean smell. Vey classy, actually I do have a posh bar of soap called 'floral bouquet' and it smells very similar to that. Reminds me a bit of Miller Harris tuberose noix and Hermes Caleche mixed together. Mmmmmmmmm........

I love/like this fragrance. It is a great transition from the classic oscar. Its modern take is floral powdery and light enough to be worn during the day yet has a good longevity on the skin. It's fresh and mystical. You will be asked what you're wearing because it is unexpected.

I love this. It is so feminine and fresh. I think it is an all year around fragrance. Gorgeous. A fresh sister to Oscar - perfect for the modern classic.

I love the sweet floral opening of this fragrance. On me it develops a slightly sour/bitter note. It's almost like when I'm too impatient for the fruit to ripen, so I decide to give it a try even though I'm pretty sure it isn't quite ready. Tart! I don't think it's the citrus that is doing this, as citrus always does very well on my skin. Rather I think it is probably this particular combination combining with my body chemistry. If I had to pick a culprit... perhaps the vetiver mixing with the tuberose. It does retain its floral sweetness, however there is a definite bitterness deep within. I don't dislike this fragrance, but I could see it becoming problematic in certain weather.

Although linear, the fragrance gives us the most exquisite and original handling of tuberouse in years: could be called "the taming of the tuberose (the orange blossom did!)".
The powdery quality is so light, so lovely and in perspective... that is cozy, rather than "dry".

The entire floral bouquet and citrus play around the keynote, showing from the opening to the total drydown a hint of luminous, clean musk , smoky vetiver and the tenderness and almost vanillic sweetness of hyacinth (hence the resulting almost plane, the resins present, vaguely perceptible, make the tuberose floral aroma already stripped of its fierceness and loud dominance, more fully, I would say round).

-A feminine, innocent, of good longevity, close to skin scent.

Update: can last on skin 24+ hours, not to ignore, right?

Review: EDP, first formulation.

I love this fragrance so much I find it hard to describe! It opens as sweet, powdery lemon, and something that reminds me of the herb store in my college town. I do not get a specifically "floral" heart, even though the notes might indicate it. Instead, it feels like the heart notes reach into the top notes and the base notes. The base of this fragrance is divine! A sweet, musky, powdery "cloud", every note blended seamlessly with the other. Love. Love. Love.

This is pure, guilt-free, fun. That's the word that comes in mind.

No particular note seems to be the main theme. It is like a symphonic orchestra playing a familiar piece, bright, vivid, wonderful. You feel like clapping.

Not like getting too emotional, not like sighing, not like thinking too much. Clapping.

Let's add that apart from the jasmin-tuberose-orange flower thing going on, there is a honey-like facet that lingers on the skin.

The sillage/longevity of this perfume are a great plus.

A bright bouquet of flowers wrapped around a creamy lush musk.Reminds me of a stroll through the park in fall.The air is crisp,with the hint of autumn flowers,I wear my favorite angora sweater.Powdery clean woodsy dry down.Both comforting and pretty.

The opening was promising and captivating. Not being a fan of Oscar de la Renta, I was caught by surprise. Alas, not for long :-( After the refreshing and soft floral start, the scent got more and more soapy and harsh. In the end I had to wash it off. Sorry, not my thing.

My bottle was a gift from a dedicated Oscar rep who stopped by our store one day. He was a real diva and completely devoted to the fragrances... so of course I was curious why he loved them so much!

I can't put my finger on exactly why I "love" this scent. It's too heavy for me, or so I think every time I spray it... but the lemon grabs me and pulls me in, and the jasmine leads the floral bouquet with such cloying innocence that I just have to come back and try it again... and again... I can't stop sniffing myself when I wear this.

The woody-floral drydown is great, too... it's a more crisp, mature scent than the fun, spicy-floral or vanilla-musk scents that I usually enjoy but I like it as something for special events. It lasts a remarkably long time on me, too! Hours later it's still clinging just above the skin.

I can't stand the original Oscar. I'm 25 and I remember the original's heavy floral bouquet as something my grandmother's friends would like. This version however is a great re-imagining for a new generation. It's less overwhelmingly sweet but with a real distinctiveness to it. Each note stands out as part of a fabulous whole. Plus, the bottle looks fantastic on my dresser! It's very solid and the crystal bloom on top is really gorgeous.

I like the opening reminds me the original Oscar the La renta, but then it dries to a soap and boring smell. Disappoint.

Based on the notes I would love it, but Esprit lands on my wrist like a worn out chewing gum. It has a thick compact smell of something similar to outdated amaretto, or playdoh, which doesn't work for me at all.

It's not totally bad but I wish it hade more depht and dynamics, and a bit of translucentness. I'm not sure what ruins it for me. It may be the jasmine, or the jasmine in combintion with the tonka bean. Esprit has something in common with Trouble, but in my opinion Trouble is the wearable one.

Do not buy this fragrance blind because of the alluring notes. Try before buy is my advice!

Very unique, I do like it. Almost has the smell of Baby Shampoo. I believe it's the Jasmine I am smelling. This perfume is growing on me.

This was an impulse buy, although I had been dreaming of a scent like this. I asked the department store salesperson which fragrance she would recommend that would be old fashioned, powdery but still suitable for a youngish person like me. She thought of this and some Jean Paul Gaultier fragrances. Gaultier ones were softer, but this was closer to what I was thinking of. I handn't much time to consider, so I picked Esprit d'Oscar. At first I regretted this buy a bit, because I have just lately started to like heavier fragrances and I thought this was too heavily flowery, but then the base notes revealed themselves and I was happy I found what I had asked for :). I did not make any vast comparison between perfumes like this, but so far I'm glad I purchased this :). It makes me feel very comfortable and feminine, but it's not "too classy" for my taste. I'm thinking of saving it for weekends and special occasions, but I'm not sure if I will have enough patience for it :)

This fragrance is amazing! I got a little sample for "liking" their facebook page. It smells musky and oriental with top notes of citrus. The citrus doesn't last too long before giving away to the warm fragrance. I can't say that I can really pick out any notes it is blended so well that it just smells beautiful! I am very picky with fragrances and to find one that I like is saying a lot for a fragrance. But this one? I not only like it, I LOVE it! I would say the best use for this is evening wear. This is a fragrance I wish to purchase when my sample runs out. It is very sophisticated and feminine

I love this. It is so feminine and fresh. I think it is an all year around fragrance. Gorgeous. A fresh sister to Oscar - perfect for the modern classic.

Edit: I tried this on today and it was wretched. I have a small rollerball sample and it goes on very nicely. I sprayed it on at the bay and it smelt like playdough. I'm glad I tried it out of the bottle again. It would have been a huge waste of my money.

I really liked the original Oscar, I dont think I would like it now because I like softer scent, is this one like the original but softer ans not as sharp?? I cant find it in stores yet where I live.

It smells like the old oscar but with a new modern sexy fresh dash to it. a mix of baby powder, luxury and class. This will be the next fragrance I buy!

On my skin this is just a thick synthetic retro mess. The retro part I can stand, but the whole synthetic thickness makes me sick in just a few seconds and it doesn't calm down. I often wear heavy perfume so that's not the problem, but this one I had to wash off everytime I gave it a new chance. After 3 or 4 times I gave up completely. Toxic plastic fumes, not for me!

This really smells nice. I like it better than the original Oscar.

This perfume is your mother's (or your grandmother's) perfume reinvented. Powdery and cozy. I love wearing before I go to bed or on weekends. It smells clean.

I'll have to admit, I bought this because I saw the beautiful bottle in a magazine ad. Of course, I went to a department store to try a tester first, then came back a week later to buy it. I used to wear the original Oscar in the early eighties- had all the products offered in the line. I even still have, with the original box, the 1 oz. perfume bottle with the 1977 stamp on the bottom. Anyhow, this new version is just as beautiful and subtle as the original one. The first notes I get are the lemon and alittle more sharpness, then the drydown gets more woody. You almost can't overdo the application on this one. It is not as sweet as the original Oscar, and I would say this blends quite beautifully with the bath products from the Oscar line.