Volupte Oscar de la Renta for women

I keep coming back to this lovely little gem.
I love the story from the sharp fruits through the floral centre and the sexy incense and wood finish.
Not a punchy, "here I am" perfume but very long lasting on my skin.

Sillage 3.5/10
Longevity 7/10
Scent story 9/10

On my skin this smells of rancid fruits and turns into a vase of wilted flowers that is not really to my taste.

My first instinct was the say this smelled like soap. Not a bad one, but a sweet soap. The melons and florals are like champagne. Sharp at the first taste, tangy and sweet before the throat and finally leaving one feeling pleasant instead of drowned in heady florals.

P for Passable.

Have not worn this in 15 years, but remember thinking it smells like a bottle of bubbles (the kind kids blow with a wand). Somehow the smell seems to go up into the sinuses and stay there.

Summer day, possibly early June, Sunday afternoon. Table is set,food is ready, we are waiting for the guests...I am going outside to check if anyone is on their way already. It's warm and humid, and subtle wind wiffs aromas of lush blooming flowers, jasmine, konvlaija and ozon filled air. It may rain soon.One can smell freshly cooked by Mum stewed pear and peach fruit/compote. Finally guests arrive, with the boucket of heavenly pink peonies...Hugs, warmth, bubbling champaigne pored in the glasses, clinking them with the toasts...I am going outside again-rain has started, but who cares-we have this warm summer party inside. Maybe, if I wear this fragrance, I can bring back this happy times...Wondeful scent, well-rounded and delicate, telling the story, definitely classic and timeless.

Well, finally I willingly let Volupté run me over.

After the first violent blast, which I now happily endure, one gets rewarded with a generous, multi-layered green heart.
With two mini's already in my cabinet, a bottle of edt, bodycream and yet another miniature ordered and on their way, I consider myself in a fine state to embrace the new year.

Gorgeous bottle. From the look of the notes it must smell great too!

I remember years ago when I was a teenager, smelling Volupte for the first time, and thinking it was so unusual and different from any perfume I'd smelled before. Starts on me with a floral honeydew melon. There's no violet listed in the notes, but I smell violet (maybe it's the mimosa) - a sort of melon/violet powder. Finishes with amber in the drydown. Unusual combination of notes, but Volupte is a thing of beauty to my nose. A bit sharp at first, and one note bothers me (probably the mimosa), but the drydown comes soon and is delightfully sweet, soft and feminine. Will always love to have this one in my collection.

OK, Sophia Grojsman gets another fruity floral hit under another designer label. It resembled Tresor nearly note for note. Is this a bad thing? Not really. Its just not really creative.

Yes, its voluptuous, sensual and rich. Original? Not really.

I have been wearing this on and off for 10 years. I agree that lately it is smelling more green and less floral. Still love it though. Still smells beautiful once it comes down.

I have worn this on and off for about 18 years. Recently it smells more green to me and less floral than I remembered it. I don't like it as much as I used to. My tastes are changing in my old age! Hopefully Fragrantica can help me find something that suits me now. :)


**update...I tried this again and I think I do like it. I agree with others that it is terrible for the first 20 minutes. But after that it does work with my chemistry pretty well. And I also agree with others that it does seem dated...but I still like it because it's interesting...not a candy-sweet celebrity fragrance. :)

This fragrance is beyond green on me. It smells like grass and mud and dead earth. Another one that comes down to chemistry I suppose. This was one of the most unusual musty scents on me. Not agreeable with my skin at all.

When first sprayed this smells like a hampsters cage like pine shavings a musty sweet smell. Then it settles and it sweet but not too sweet and complicated enough not to be a boring run of the mill floral. It has a musky depth to it but it does smell a little dated like all these perfumes from this era. Very elegant. Lasting power is very good too. I would not wear it in summer or warm weather as it could turn musty.

This is as far away as you could imagine from a boring fragrance.
It smacks you in the face (nose) with a mess of sour and rotting fruits (melon)and you really have to ignore it for the first 20 minutes (don't get it on your clothes or you will have the awful top notes there forever).
After 20 minutes I could smell jasmine and ylangylang just like they should smell. Nose to skin there is carnation and a mellow heliotrope which softens the fragrance with an almondy feel and mellows into a very soft insence with a dark sticky patchouli.

Volupte starts with sharp green opening where the slightly bitter green mandarine zest play a loud not exactly harmonic accord with greenish lily of the valley scent and patchuli. After 20 minutes the scents transforms into something completely different. The scent of lily of the valley becomes more subtle and blends wonderfully with lush jasmine note and ambery-sandalwood base. There's a lovely sugar melon note that sweetens and softens the fragrance and makes it juicy. I find this scent very versatile, it can be worn in any season of the year, day or night. Incredibly chic and elegant fragrance!

hello aunti ar?

great essence - just gave it to a close fiend from far away - mediterranean type - nothing else would fit her more...


ladies - this is another great juice by a grande dame.

thx
sophia

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I used to wear, now I cannot take it. Much prefer Samsara now...similar, but Samsara is more refined & less syrupy.

I am thinking that I no longer like melon in my fragrances like I used to.

I also find some similarities between Volupte and Sublime! I think, especially the way they change over time because of their complexity.

I couldn't resist the unbelievable steal of $ 15 for a 3.3 oz bottle, so i had to have it. Plus, it's Oscar de La Renta....how can it be not good?
Now, that's a great example of a unique fragrance! It's truly amazing how such seemingly clashing notes ( melon-carnation-insense...huh?) can blend so harmoniously together.
The rule of thumb with most Oscar perfumes ( excluding the little limited edition easy going ones): don't try to make a decision about it before the first 15 minutes after application. And Volupte is no exception: at first it punches you in the face with a very sharp smell, to me it was a pile of rotten fruit. But after it settles, it becomes rich, warm, moderately sweet and spicy.
I also do not agree that Volupte is a green fragrance, to me it is as oriental as can be.
I wish it was more intense, it's kind of timid for such a loud name. But overall, it's a wonderful perfume.

Another great job from Sophia Grojsman , thanks to this site i can now know who is behind my beloved perfumes . Sophia Grojsman must be such a wonderful person, i really appreciate her interview here.
Anyway , this perfume is for me, an oriental ! Definitely ! It's so rich , with powerful flowers , not so green imo .It seems like "Sublime" by Jean Patou to me. Lasts very long on me.
It makes my boyfriend sneeze >< But i don't care i'll keep wearing it anyway :-P

Not a fan of this at all. Thought I would love it but I was mistaken. Its just everything my senses do not agree with. Its really a weird scent, nothing like it that I noticed, thats good for the people who do love this scent, its different.

Soft oriental floral scent, starts opening with fresh flowers and fruits. Dry down is like touch of velvet, something between powdery and balmy. One rich but smooth composition, pleasant and quiet,reminds me on evening dress and dinner for two. And candlelight.
Warm,deep and subtle fragrance.

This fragrance gets quite a bit of love on the Fragrantica forums. Volupte, while floral, is quite bold and ambery, a scent that will either charm you or revolt you.

It starts off okay, with a strong yet feminine floral opening, with a hint of sweet melon. As it settles it becomes sweeter and in some ways, harsher.

The complexity is pleasing, however I must admit that I found this fragrance too heavy on the sweet accords and the floral notes, especially in the heart. It's rich, thick aroma is one that will appeal to those with an acquired taste. I just didn't have the taste for this one.

The sillage and longevity are commendable, and before this begins to sound like a negative review, I do find this fragrance very unique and interesting.

It wasn't so strong that I felt like I was choking, yet it was one that made me feel a little dizzy every now and then, and I really applied lightly. The drydown was lovely however, a beautiful, powdery amber and incense blend with just a subtle hint of what had been featured before.

This one isnt so green as it is floral.THe opening of it is strong with melons and sweet mimosa.It then evolves into a strange concoction(YET BEAUTIFUL) of lily of the valleys and carnations.The florals r loud and pronounced.It reminds me of the girl at the prom with the most beautiful dress!AS she slips outside with her date,the night scents r strong and alluring.THis comes from the woody,patchouli drydown.Great sillage,lasts a long time and no smell of FISH!!! To me anyway.

very similar to Tresor by Lancome

I think this must be the worst scent I had the misfortune of buying.
Being a collector and lover of perfumes, I was rather taken aback by Volupte's top, middle and base notes. Yes, it is a strong scent without a doubt, but it has the most unpleasant smell of rotting fish.
Just to make sure, I gave my friends the 100 mls bottle to try and all but nine of them thought it had a fishy smell.
Of the odd 200 perfumes in my collection this is the one that ended up with a rating of zero !
I will keep the 75 mls bottle (unopened) in my collection....the 100 mls bottle will never be used again.
There are a lot of strong perumes re: Opium, Poison, Samsara, Shalimar etc etc BUT at least one can use these without feeling embarrassed.

perfumoplus.

I would start by saying that I would not consider Volputé a floral green, but a complex kind of oriental scent. On first spritz there is the scent of skin, of fresh young skin (the smell of my son coming back from the playground), something very individual and innocent, airy but persistent. It then develops into something sweeter (flowers blooming) and I discern the mimosa note and the osmanthus. With the drydown the scent becomes warm, as if it had honey among the notes, and I find myself sniffing my pulses frequently. There is nothing sharp or stinging, on the contrary I see Volupté easily turning into a signature scent, as it brightens up with what becomes a personal glow and has very good lasting power. One spray on the pulses and then chafe pulses behind your ears, that's how it works.

I found this to be an amazing perfume, especially for the price of $15.00 at TJ Maxx, the full florals are just amazing to me, I get a little leather in it too,so it's like a stroll through a damp forest in the spring, wearing an old well worn leather jacket, smelling a combination of old damp leaves from the fall, and new buds opening on the trees for spring. My review is odd, but the visual that this conjures up is delightful.

I have loved volupte since it came out adn was so sad to find that it was discontinued. now I only seem to find old stock of it and wonder how much the smell changes over time. I'm hoping to find someone how can whip up a batch of something that smells the same....

I found this too heady for me.As i love Oscar, thought I would like Volupte, but found it too fruity and somehow heavy. I couldn't put my finger on which note put me off, but wouldn't buy it again.

I am not sure if i like this one,but i am sure it is not a floral-green but oriental-floral.I both dislike it and like it at the same time.It is pleasant but there is some notes that gets kinda like sharpto my nose.I think it takes a special woman to carry it well,because it is a mature scent.I think it needs a real lady/woman style to match it and thats probably why i cant use it..But it is a nice classic,a must try for the classic lovers

Indeed, Volupte is different from everything I have tested so far but, alas, not in a positive way. For me, it is definitely a retro fragrance with a strong green and even spicy opening. Then there is a bitter and salty nauseating note that vanishes into powdery violets (if you manage not to take a shower before that). I guess it might be pleasant on the right woman as it is a full-bodied scent with lots of character but it has no place in my collection.

this is same like paris soso lovely scent che go ya

A scent i have worn many years ago.
As Allexa27 stated not a scent for the faint hearted.
But i have to say i adore violets in a scent so purely based on that i still like it.

for me is deffinatelly oriental floral with destinctive violets,lots of violets(the smell probably comes from the heliotrope) and warm amber and incence.Very feminine,powdery and sexy smell.It is strong perfume and it is not for the faint hearted.Lasting power-very good

I spritzed some on while sampling perfumes and almost gagged on this one. On my skin it smelled exactly like buttered rum and popcorn. Strangest combination ever. Yuck.

The initial bold fruit jolt only lasts a few minutes. This smooths out to a soft spicy green accord which is worth the wait. It is a full bodied fragrance, definately a throw back in the strong 80's style. Long lasting and perfect for fall. If autumn colors had a smell, this would be it.

A stunner from Oscar de la Renta and Sophia Grojsman, Volupte is a full bouquet of beautiful flowers. Yes it is a powerful scent but that's okay as many of the modern niche scents are pretty powerful too and nobody complains much.

Volupte is indeed voluptuous and lusty a femme fatale scent much like Oscar's first scent. It does not pretend to be a light fruity floral or an ethereal floating scent, it rocks the room.

Wouldn;t wear this beauty to the office, but it's fabulous for a romantic dinner.

At first this smell is unpleasant stinging in my nose.
After some time that puts.

Beim Aufsprühen ist der Duft sehr stechend in meiner Nase. Nach einiger Zeit legt sich das.