Oscar de la Renta

Oscar Velvet for women

citrus powdery · 2017

Red CurrantSweet OrangeBergamotMimosaJasmine SambacOrange BlossomIrisPatchouliMusk

Longevity

Moderate

Sillage

Strong

Occasion

casual

Seasonality

summer

4.08community rating

Red currant and sweet orange over mimosa, jasmine and orange blossom, with iris and patchouli underneath. It reads soft and fruity, a floral with a powdery, gently dressed-up finish.

Taste Profile

The Natural archetype

The Natural

The Easy Choice

Always works, always easy.

The one to reach for in a hurry. It fits the moment because it always does. Don't think, just go for it.

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How Oscar Velvet for women smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Oscar Velvet for women sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber, and carries sweetness without letting it define the scent.

Warmthtemperate0.37

Oscar Velvet for women sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber. That is 27th percentile for warmth across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Projectionmid-range0.46

Oscar Velvet for women sits mid-range on projection, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle. That is 37th percentile for projection across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Riskmid-range0.37

Oscar Velvet for women sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available.

Texturemid-range0.57

Oscar Velvet for women sits mid-range on texture, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle. That is 72nd percentile for texture across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Sweetnesslightly sweet0.56

Oscar Velvet for women carries sweetness without letting it define the scent. That is 73rd percentile for sweetness across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.

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