Smell This: Dolce & Gabbana Dolce

Dolce & Gabbana's latest fragrance, Dolce, is feminine floral scent.

The top notes of this fragrance are neroli leaf and papaya flower. The heart is made up of white amaryllis, narcissus, and white water lily. The base is cashmere and musk.

I like the subtlety of this perfume. It's not in-your-face, but it has a really refreshing floral scent. I looked at some reviews online of this perfume and a lot of people said it was boring and nothing special. The subtle scent, which some people are calling boring is exactly what I like about the scent. 

Dolce is light enough to wear as an everyday scent. It makes me wish flowers were blooming here in Iowa instead of it being cold and windy.

The bottle for Dolce is not a typical Dolce & Gabbana bottle. D&G usually stick to rectangles and squares with no frills. The design is a rounded bottle with light green perfume, which is fitting for the scent of the fragrance. The lid is white flower (it's probably supposed to be one of the flowers in the fragrance) which is an elegant touch. There is a black bow that sits around the top as well that adds an extra feminine element to this very feminine perfume and well as the feminine writing of "Dolce" on the bottle.

I found that the scent lasted a moderate amount of time, which I would expect from D&G.

Dolce sells for $112 for a 2.5 oz. bottle, $90 for a 1.6 oz. bottle, and $70 for a oz. bottle of the perfume.

Pictures from fashionista.com, nstperfume.com, and basenotes.net, respectively.

Smell This: Dolce & Gabbana The One Desire

Dolce & Gabbana The One Desire is the newest addition to The One line of fragrances. The other fragrances are the original The One, L'eau The One, and Rose The One.

Desire smells like a mix between the original and L'eau. It has a faint, sweet scent and also some heavier, musky scents. Top notes in the fragrance are bergamot, mandarin, lychee and lily of the valley. The heart is tuberose and the base is caramel, vanilla, sandalwood and musk.

After wearing it for over an hour, the sweet scent faded on my skin. I was left with a scent very similar to the original The One. I don't care too much for this scent because I usually go for fruitier scents. Don't let that stop you from checking it out for yourself though. The perfume did wear for a long period of time and wasn't too overpowering.

The Desire bottle is the same shape as the other The One fragrances. The difference is that Desire has an all-black bottle and a gold lid with a big black "jewel" on the top. Desire is written in elegant cursive on the bottle. I absolutely love the sleek and stylish look of the packaging. It proves that a perfume bottle can stand out without all the crazy bottles, toppers, frills, and flowers on it.

Dolce & Gabbana The One Desire retails for $93 for a 1.6 fl. oz. bottle and can be purchased a most department stores where fragrances are sold.

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