Oscar Bamboo Oscar de la Renta for women

I am walking along a grass path today......
It was raining an hour ago......
Grass is freshly cut......
...And the strong sun lifts all the best scents from the ground......Makes me inhale deep breaths of freshnes...
That is Oscar Bamboo :-)

I'm just about finished this bottle. When I wear this I feel pretty, it is like a sweet summer breeze.

I got this as a swap never tried it but i love bamboo in a fragrance so..first spray i was like crap it had a tart lime a little on the masculine side smell that i really didnt care for but as soon as the perfume dried on my skin it is perfect only took maybe a minute to dry so dont let that comment scare you and then a nice really fresh true bamboo scent..it is very fresh and tangy i love it it will defintely be one of my top spring and summer perfumes...LOVE IT

Received a sample from Scorpiosheep (Thanks!)
This is a refreshing acquatic that would be perfect for hot humid days. Here in Australia, we're coming into autumn, so the timing for testing this is not great.

Bamboo is a simple fragrance to my mind. Perhaps similar to Missoni Acqua as someone else has mentioned, however Missoni Acqua has the pepper accord that gives it a bit more dimension.
Nothing too complex here, just a lovely refreshing scent to add to one's summer wardrobe.

Firstly, cute bottle!
I wanted to add a floral green aquatic to my perfume wardrobe as it is not the type of perfume I would normally go for. I thought bamboo would be a nice fresh scent and not too bitterly grassy or watery. I'm quite pleased with this, although I probably would not buy another one in this category. Fresh, yes, and quite strong but not overpowering. A tropical, humid, sharp,jungly smell for a hot summer's day. This will be a keeper but I won't wear it every day. It lasts a few hours on me.

On me it's a really unique fragrance. I have never smelled anything like this before. On me at the begging I get bitter and sharp lime, even a little bit masculine, but in a good way. Soon it smooths to creamy florals with a lovely dry down. This is a really fresh and sparkling perfume and will be added to my collection for hot summer time.

Very refreshing, to me it is an aquatic - green mixture which is great on a hot summer day. I can detect lime, mimose and water lily.
Even though it is a gentle fragrance, it has a decent staying power and sillage. I would love it even more if it was stronger!
It is a perfect fragrance for everyday wear and surely will appeal to ''Missoni Acqua'' and ''Covet'' lovers :-)

Nice green, light floral. Reminds me of Hong Kong in the spring. Unfortunately, it does not have staying power, at least on me.

I have had Bamboo for quite a while now, but I have been somehow hesitant to write a review...because...because I am simply not sure how exactly I feel about this fragrance. I do like it a lot - liked it from the very beginning, but there are times that I don't feel like wearing it, because it just doesn't seem to be interesting enough...and because it doesn't seem to be "complete" somehow... And then there are days (like today), that I apply Bamboo and I am thinking again - oh, but it IS BEAUTIFUL!
I agree with the last review, I also get smooth and creamy and refreshing sweetness in the opening and somehow "organic" cleanness, but a moment later I also get a bit of an aromatic greenery (perhaps the bamboo. And it is quite different than any other greenery I have ever smelled. Very pleasant and unique)and some flowers. At the very beginning there is a short and very quiet entry of something citrusy (perhaps that is the lime) and I keep thinking that I would just need a little bit more of this note! In this regard I also agree with the girls who say there is something missing in here and for me this is it - the sharpness or sourness - some kind of a high note and so I also (like one of the girls) keep sniffing it and although somehow I can't get enough, because I really, really enjoy it, I am also hoping for more of the lime...(but sadly that is not coming).
Since I seem to re-write other peoples' thoughts today, here is one more: it indeed creates the impression of being at a pond or lake - definitely fresh, still water.
Later on the musk really is soft, timid and pretty. Today I am in love with Bamboo, that is for sure.

A great summer scent. Not overpowering at all.

Oscar de la Renta's Bamboo is fabulous! It starts out bitter and sparkling lime. The fragrance reminds me of a mojito in that way. You will also pick up a very smooth and creamy sweetness on the opening note as well. I find the top notes refreshing and invigorating. I think one of the best things about Bamboo is that it smells very 'organic', as if the raw materials were grown, it doesn't smell synthetic at all--and it is such an original fragrance. You won't find a huge cross section of women with this one on. YAY!!! That's a huge plus.

Additionally, as I'd noted with some of the other limited editions, there is a trace of the original Oscar de la Renta included just under the surface notes. The effect is a green and dewy fragrance that is hard to resist. I was complimented on how wonderful I smell today by my husband, co-workers, and strangers on the street! I also saw this one on sale at TJX for 19.99, but I'd already purchased mine from a great seller on ebay. I think I'll go back and pick another one up, just in case it gets too hard to find. I'll always want this one in my collection!

I found this yesterday at Marshall's for $19.99,sniffed it, and bought it. This is very light and fresh floral -green and would be perfect after a workout, or on a hot summer's day.

Lasting power unfortunately, is not very good, about 2 hours on me.

I agree with Elixa about the "something missing", and I would have liked to have seen some peony in this scent-- and maybe an additional wood, like cedar, in the base.

Just ordered this and can't wait til I get it. I remember when it came out, I liked it, but it sold out before I could purchase it. I love the notes and I will like to have something that not everyone else wears.

The lime starts out bitter and fresh, just like the little limes I buy here at the farmerś market-this is impressive-a perfume representing a fruit so clearly-with no sugar added! The lime fades momentarily and does not stay with the composition. The bamboo is so light, itś only a whisper. The mimose is what really takes charge in this perfume. Itś so genuine, simple, full, and robust, just wonderful; adding strength and vitality to this perfume, also heightening the feeling of nature this perfume purveys. The water lily is a great note; it blends with and accentuates the mimose. The water lily really helps create a thin, colorless, watery, sensation with the bamboo, then combining the mimose- it is as if you have a pond with flowers in bloom all around. The musk is soft and timid; just there to have a nice base for all the notes. I have tested other Acquatics and Floral Acquatics and none could match the sense of water...as this one does!

This is my favorite of the limited edition collection so far. This scent transports me to a place far away, somewhere in the south pacific perhaps. Somewhere close to water, a lake or small pond, where the smell of the bamboo leaves is mixed with watery flowers, whose aroma is intensified with the humidity. This is a scent for summer evenings sittting on the patio, watching the sun go down.

This is my favourite of all the limited editions (Pink Lily, Red Orchid etc.) from Oscar de la Renta. An aromatic fresh green with a lively kick from the lime and cardamon. See my review on makeupalley. Willing to swap samples if interested :)