Bella Essence
Oscar de la Renta · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2020
≈ $114 · 100ml · approx. retail
Bella Essence (2020), by Clément Gavarry, is a sparkling floral oriental opening on raspberry, red currant and grapefruit over a rose-jasmine heart and a vanilla-patchouli-ambroxan base. It sits alongside Bella Blanca as a fruitier, warmer companion in the Bella line.
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Clement Gavarry is a Paris-born, New York-based perfumer and a fourth-generation member of a fragrance family (his father is perfumer Max Gavarry); trained at ISIPCA and at IFF's perfumery school, he is now a principal perfumer at dsm-firmenich known for polished designer compositions.
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