Donna Karan · 1999

DKNY Women EDP

Donna Karan DKNY Women
Longevity Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising Mixed
fresh aromatic uplifting

bright citrus fruit, green florals, suede leather

Scent Notes

Fresh / Citrus
Top
Tomato Leaf Tomato Leaf Orange Orange Mandarin Orange Mandarin Orange Apricot Apricot
Heart
Cassia Cassia Water Lily Water Lily Yellow Water Lily Yellow Water Lily Yellow Narcissus Yellow Narcissus Jasmine Jasmine Heliotrope Heliotrope Ylang-Ylang Ylang-Ylang Orchid Orchid Rose Rose
Base
Birch Birch Suede Suede Sandalwood Sandalwood Patchouli Patchouli Amber Amber
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About This Perfume

Donna Karan DKNY Women comes across as bright citrus fruit, green florals, suede leather. It opens with tomato leaf, orange and mandarin orange, moves into cassia, water lily and yellow water lily and settles on birch, suede and sandalwood. It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.

This eau de parfum is best in spring and summer and is a daytime scent. A good pick for casual days. Released in 1999.

Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.

Is it right for you?

  • Best for: anyone after something fresh and aromatic for casual days.
  • Sample first if: citrus is new territory for you.
  • Skip if: you dislike aromatic fragrances.

Around $35.

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Concentration
EDP
Occasion
Casual
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans feminine
The verdict

Best for

Best for
  • Casual
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The Brand

Donna Karan

Donna Karan is an American designer house; its fragrances include the Cashmere Mist pillar and the DKNY flankers (Be Delicious, Be Delicious Fresh Blossom). Scendira's Donna Karan listings come to 60 perfumes, running about $14 to $156. Among Donna Karan fans in the communities Scendira tracks, Donna Karan Cashmere Mist EDP, Donna Karan Cashmere & Palo Santo and Donna Karan DKNY Be Delicious get the most mentions. Other pieces on the page include Cashmere Mist Collector's Edition (soft white florals, creamy sandalwood powder), Cashmere & Rose Absolu (rosy, musky cashmere wrapped around sweet fruit), DKNY Women Fall Limited Edition (powdery violet and rose, musky sandalwood), DKNY Be Delicious Ice Pop Citrus Splash (cold grapefruit sorbet) and DKNY Be Delicious Fresh Blossom (crisp fruit salad with dewy white flowers).

If these picks suit you, Clean & Musky perfumes and Warm & Amber perfumes are worth a look, and the Scendira brand directory lists the rest of the houses.

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It smells like bright citrus fruit, green florals, suede leather. It opens with tomato leaf, orange and mandarin orange, moves into cassia, water lily and yellow water lily and settles on birch, suede and sandalwood.

Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.

It is best in spring and summer. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days.

It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.

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