Santo Domingo
Perfumer: Calice Becker
12 ratings
From your scent profile
Oscar de la Renta Santo Domingo is a women's fragrance that opens with Italian mandarin orange, citron and Italian bergamot and settles into Bourbon geranium, coriander and Dominican tobacco; it has been discontinued.
Skunky's take: Like opening a window: the room feels lighter at once.
How does it perform?
From 18 community ratings, all out of 10.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
Blind buy risk
67% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Top notesfirst 15 minutes
Heart notesfirst few hours
Base noteswhat stays into the evening
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Fresh
- Citrus
- Floral
- Green
- Spicy
- Woody
- Oriental
- Smoky
Fresh
Citrus
Floral
Green
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
SmokyWhat does Santo Domingo smell like?
The opening is bright and fresh, built on three citrus notes. In the heart, Bourbon geranium and coriander add a green, spicy edge. The base is led by Dominican tobacco, vetiver and Indonesian patchouli, drying down to a woody, smoky tone. Beside the fresh, floral and green accords there are oriental, chypre and fougère touches, so it feels more layered than a plain citrus cologne. L'Artisan Parfumeur Mon Numéro 9 and Etro Palais Jamais have a close profile.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Italian mandarin orange
- Citron
- Italian bergamot
First hours
- Bourbon geranium
- Coriander
Towards evening
- Dominican tobacco
- Vetiver
- Indonesian patchouli
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 35%Autumn
- 30%Spring
- 20%Winter
- 15%Summer
Autumn
Spring
Winter
Summer- Casual23%
- Evening23%
- Daytime19%
- Office19%
- Nighttime15%
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Last updated: October 26, 2026