Vendor: Oscar de la Renta
Oscar Velvet
sweet pear and berry floral, soft powdery warmth

fresh pear and blackcurrant, with soft floral musk
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What the community says
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites, updated 25 Oct 2026: 32 describe how long it lasts, 21 how far it projects and 70 how it smells. Most other posts only name Bella Blanca.
60% of people get 2–6 hours. From 13 people who said how many hours. The dot is the middle answer (4 h).
Mixed reports on wear time
No single story here: about half say it fades quickly, while about 1 in 4 say it lasts a long time.
Early reports, from 21 people so far, suggest it stays close to the skin.
Reddit threads about it
More than most perfumes.
Typical perfume we track: 8%.
Oscar de la Renta Bella Blanca: what people say about it.
In short: Soft, fresh and clean.
Most often worn by women.
60% of people get 2–6 hours of wear (13 people who said how many hours; the middle answer is 4 hours).
Mixed reports on wear time (32 people): No single story here: about half say it fades quickly, while about 1 in 4 say it lasts a long time.
Early reports (21 people): stays close: Early reports, from 21 people so far, suggest it stays close to the skin.
12% of people who wear it get compliments, more than most perfumes (58).
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
Community data through .
Think fresh pear and blackcurrant, with soft floral musk: that is Oscar de la Renta Bella Blanca. It opens with freesia, blackcurrant and green pear, moves into violet leaf, white rose and jasmine sambac and settles on kashmiri musk, ambrox and peach skin. It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
This eau de parfum is best in spring and summer and is a daytime scent. Reach for it for the office. Released in 2018.
Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
Around $112.
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Oscar de la Renta is an American designer house, founded in 1965. Browse all 56 Oscar de la Renta perfumes on Scendira, priced from about $16 to $120. Looking at what people discuss, Oscar de la Renta Volupté, Oscar de la Renta Esprit d’Oscar and Oscar de la Renta Bella Blanca rank highest among Oscar de la Renta perfumes.
Oscar de la Renta Volupté (Eau de Toilette, 1992) reads as sweet floral bouquet with juicy melon, powdery, opening on freesia and mimosa and drying down to tuberose, vanilla and amber. Oscar de la Renta Esprit d’Oscar (Eau de Parfum, 2011) smells of powdery lemon blossoms with soft musky warmth, with Amalfi lemon and Citron up top and heliotrope, musk and tonka bean underneath. Oscar de la Renta Bella Blanca (Eau de Parfum, 2018) comes across as fresh pear and blackcurrant, with soft floral musk; the notes run from freesia and blackcurrant to Kashmiri musk, Ambrox and sandalwood.
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It smells like fresh pear and blackcurrant, with soft floral musk. It opens with freesia, blackcurrant and green pear, moves into violet leaf, white rose and jasmine sambac and settles on kashmiri musk, ambrox and peach skin.
Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring and summer. It is a daytime scent. It suits the office.
It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
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