60 community ratings

Something Blue

Name: Something Blue
Brand: Oscar de la Renta

Perfumer: Frank Voelkl

2013WomenModern

7.0/ 10

Community score
60 ratings

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Oscar de la Renta Something Blue is a fresh, lightly sweet and powdery women's fragrance built on citrus and white flowers; it has been discontinued.

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How does it perform?

From 59 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

6.3 /10

Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.

Sillage

6.0 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.1 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

62% 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

Neroli Mandarin orange Linden blossom Italian bergamot

Heart notesfirst few hours

Stephanotis

Narcissus Lily of the valley Lychee

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Ambergris Cashmere wood Bourbon vanilla White musk Ambrette seed

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fresh
Citrus
Floral
Aquatic
Green
Fruity
Sweet
Synthetic

What does Something Blue smell like?

It opens with neroli, mandarin orange and Italian bergamot for a bright citrus lift, softened by linden blossom. In the heart, stephanotis, narcissus, lily of the valley and lychee add a floral, fruity side. The base of ambergris, Bourbon vanilla and white musk settles into a sweet, powdery finish.

Longevity and sillage are moderate. Most voters pick spring and summer, and leisure, daily wear and the office lead the occasions. It reads mostly feminine, with some voters calling it modern.