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Oscar for Men by Oscar de la Renta is a Woody Spicy fragrance for men. Oscar for Men was launched in 1999. Top notes are mandarin orange, fir resin, bergamot and pepper; middle notes are nutmeg, lily, lavender, jasmine, violet leaf, cloves and rose; base notes are leather, sandalwood, musk, balsam fir, vanilla and incense.
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This very elegant fragrance is absolutely delicious with excellent sillage and longevity !It is quicky becoming one of my favorites ; my wife loves it too .
I just wonder how could I have missed this one for so many years .....
This is the kind of fragrance that makes you go "Wow! What's this?" In a good way, of course. A very sharp citric/peppery opening (elemi?) which makes you think about pencil shavings mixed with lime and black pepper (!). Then, it transitions into a masterfully blended combination of incense, nutmeg and fir, with the citrics and a slightly perceptible floral note lingering all the way to the end. Very manly and refined. Absolutely wonderful.
A very spicy peppery scent.
Ancestor of Marc Jacobs' Bang.
i bought o.de la renta for men 20 years ago and it was my favourite. I always ask for it everywhere I go but it does not seem to exist anymore.It was not like the one they have now. it was very spanish, warm , big and spicy. do you know if it still can be found?
A lovely woody, spicy, floral scent. Longevity and projection are very good. Well blended...it's a lovely refined fragrance from De La Renta. This has pure class!
Starts off promisingly with a palmarosa/green nod, but quickly turns into a nutmeg nightmare. It continues to radiate nutmeg for hours and turns sweaty. Such a disappointment.
My father actually owns this, but being a 60 year old Australian male, wearing cologne is seen as being homosexual. Thank god the younger generation of Australian men think differently.
There's nothing overly unique about Oscar for men, however it is very fresh and quite likable. Very summery, in my opinion, just light enough to wear casually on a warm day.
The opening, although primarily citrus (my least favourite smell), is very masculine and refreshing. I'm not sure what it is but I really do love citrus scents worn by men, however on myself and other women, I can't say the same.
Oscar for Men is actually quite a complex and well structured fragrance. This isn't a sweet fragrance, however the notes may suggest otherwise. It's purely masculine, not a single hint of femininity, a woman could never pull this off.
I picked Oscar for Men, over Pour Lui, even though Oscar is a slightly lighter scent than it's much older brother.
The opening is a burst of Bergamot and Mandarin sprinkled with freshly ground black pepper. Even with a generous application the opening is not too strong, average projection.
Within a few minutes the peppery citrus starts to get some new spice to it, light nutmeg and very light clove. Right along with the new spice is a fresh flowers accord of Lily, Lavender, Jasmine, and Rose. There is not a single floral in this that has been over-emphasized, even the fresh Rose is subdued and just barely noticeable. The combination of the fresh, still green, florals really smells like a bouquet from a quality florist, it does not smell synthetic.
With the flowers stealing the show for about half an hour, it's masculinity is kept in check by the spice and the beginning of the already upcoming base notes. As the base emerges there is a resinous Fir note, some Leather, and light Sandalwood. If I try to detect sweetness in Oscar I only get very light Vanilla, barely noticeable, it is not a sweet scent. The Vanilla seems to be mixing with the fading nutmeg. Near the end of it's somewhat short life, the Fir and Sandalwood dominate, to my nose.
For me, the longevity is a little on the short side. After 3 hours it moves in close. By 4 hours I would need to re-apply.
I like Oscar for Men. Graceful. Refined. Elegant.
not an ordinary soupy fragrance,but too spicy at first and then I just recognize pine and it's overwhelming.
In my skin, the citric at the start are cool and delicious, but they fades soon and initiates the phase of "wooden smoke" (maybe, nutmeg/lavender/violet leaves?) that a long time lasts. Finally, it appears the incense and the leather. In my opinion, an elegant and discrete fragrance.
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