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Oscar de la Renta pour Lui(1979)

Oscar de la Renta · Frank Voelkl · Chypre

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Created by Frank Voelkl for Oscar de la Renta, this composition opens on lavender, anise, and basil, moves through a heart of carnation, cinnamon, and rose, and closes on oakmoss, leather, and patchouli. It represented the fashion designer's early venture into masculine fragrance, applying a spiced fougere-leather structure typical of the era's sophisticated men's colognes.

Did you know? This scent's leather note traces back to 16th-century Grasse, where perfuming foul-smelling gloves accidentally built the world's perfume capital. Read the full story →

Brand

Oscar de la Renta

Perfumer

Frank Voelkl

Launched

1979

Family

Chypre

Oscar de la Renta pour Lui is a fragrance from Oscar de la Renta, released in 1979 and composed by Frank Voelkl. It sits in the Chypre family. It opens with Lavender, Anise, and Basil, moves into a heart of Carnation, Cinnamon, and Rose, and settles into a base of Oakmoss, Leather, and Patchouli.

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