Oakcha

Basic Union

Mid-range$$, 2 of 5

The houseFor women

VersionExtrait de Parfum

Fresh pear, orange and bergamot over orange blossom, neroli and jasmine, settling into warm vanilla, amber and musk.

Oakcha says

You’ll smell pear, orange, bergamot, Orange Blossom, neroli, Jasmine Sambac, amber, musk and vanilla.

More from Oakcha’s description

It also mentions Jasmine.

The house’s page

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Basic Union’s scent picture, a draft: pear, sweet orange, bergamot, orange blossom, jasmine, amber drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Basic Union, top notes: Pear, Sweet orange, Bergamot

Heartas it settles

Basic Union, heart: Orange blossom, Jasmine

Dry-downwhat stays

Basic Union, dry-down: Amber, Musk, Vanilla, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

What the label names

7 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender3 florals1 sweet

4 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell4

AlcoholWaterBenzyl benzoateEthylhexylglycerin, not in Ingredients yet

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Wearers say

Smells like it

For more

ParadoxePrada · Some of its own wearers call Basic Union a cheaper copy of it$185 for 90 ml

“I got Basic Union from Oakcha and it’s pretty dang close!”

Reddit comment, r/FemFragLab, 2025 · 1 vote

What wearers say, set beside the price each house asks. Noses differ.

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

CuriousBritney Spears · shares pear, bergamot, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), jasmine and 2 more
Odyssey French KissArmaf · shares pear, bergamot, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), jasmine and 2 more$55 for 100 ml
Ana AbiyedhLattafa · shares pear, sweet orange, bergamot, cashmere knit and 1 moreabout $20 for 60 ml · about half of Basic Union’s $39.95
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.