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Bella Essence by Oscar de la Renta — notes, seasons & similar scents | Fragr

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Bella Essence by Oscar de la Renta

Oscar de la Renta· 2020

Bella Essence

7.6423Typically ~$40

Mostly raspberry and grapefruit, warmed by ambroxan. A spring pick.

FruitySweetFloralSyntheticFresh

Perfumer: Clément Gavarry

Scent profile

Top notes

Raspberry Grapefruit Red currant

Heart notes

Vanilla Jasmine Rose

Base notes

Same DNA, per our similarity engine

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