Black Lace

Black Lace by Dana is a very subtle smell that doesn't particularly remind me of any one note. I usually like things a bit stronger, but as a skin scent Black Lace works for me, that is men just as well as women. I am stumped describing it. Tea? A bit. Rose? A whisper. Sandalwood? Maybe a bit. Candlewax? A bit. The note list as given by Fragrantica (presumably taken from a Dana note list) is completely ridiculous. Not only do they make up fantasy notes (cyclamen, tea petals, black lilac) but even with generous interpretation few of their notes have anything to do with the actual scent. Grrr. You could probably take a bath in Black Lace and then jump on an elevator and not induce anyone to get off on the next available floor. And if you don't bathe in it, most people won't be able to smell it at all. But hey, it is cheap so spray away until you like the residue... Black Lace seems almost futuristic to me - there is a trend in high end perfumery to make subtle scents, probably driven by the "perfume free" movement (which in my opinion is fairly crackpot, but hey I am a perfume lover). And here Dana is again, making a dirt cheap skin scent that is quite distinctive in an Emperor's New Clothes kind of a way. Unfortunately the end point of this trend would be alcohol with no scent added at all. You could put it on to make yourself feel good without risking offense to those out there with such delicate sensibilities. Hey, now there's a marketing idea. Don't tell anyone. I will call it Invisible Lace. Or Molecule 0.

love the name, even the bottle is pretty. the plastic sprayer tube is black inside the clear glass bottle. (i think it is the same bottle used in another one of their scents from around the same time). this smells like my mom's purse. i have no other real way to describe it, and it's specific to my mom i guess. but it is kinda like the smell of freshly sharpened cosmetic pencils (eyeliners, lipliners), and faintly of floral-scented dusting powder. i like the scent, but there's no way this is an EDT! i can't stand being near people who use too many schpritzes of a scent. ONE SPRAY is plenty, folks. Two, max. this one, though? you can happily spray yourself with abandon. if i ever use more than one spray of a perfume, it is because i'm staying home and just want to enjoy the scent - i wouldn't leave the house with that much fragrance on! i happily schpritzed myself four times with this yesterday, and by the time i had walked out of the fume-cloud surrounding me, the scent had nearly disappeared. kinda like how it might be if you had worn a nice scent *yesterday* and just the faintest bit had lingered. anyway. smells nice, but badly named, and extremely weak.

Is it a blind buy if I check reviews here before purchasing? No review was so negative that I figured I couldn't live without the wasted four dollars it was going to cost me. I sprayed it in the car two big squirts. VERY faint...yes...tea, weak but not bad! I sprayed two full squirts on my wrist. This would be worth BIG bucks if it had staying power! It's almost instantly a skin scent and as lovely as Lovely by SJP, very similar I find. This is ideal for those public places that you shouldn't wear perfume. You could spray this in an elevator and not offend anyone. It sure is a pretty scent, I just wish someone would be able to smell it on me! For a few bucks, why not try it yourself? I may use this up in one single day just sitting home watching a good movie lol.

This has some lovely warm top notes. It reminds me of something from the 90's. Not sure what. It has almost zero staying power but at $5,00 a bottle I keep one at the office for those days when I forgot to apply perfume. I also like applying this before bedtime. Use it as a linen spray too.

The opening spray is harsh to the point where I'm not sure if my brand new bottle had already turned or if this is just how this inexpensive perfume starts out. you get an opening blast of alcohol and nail polish remover scents sort of combined. To me it smells this smells like the quality of something that is the actual price I paid for it. Nothing wrong with that. But, sometimes one is lucky enough to find a 'cheapie' that smells really luxurious and rich. This is not that at all. It's ok though. I get a faint smell of florals that I couldn't pick out and it's a very subtle skin scent. Worth a try if you are looking for something basic and mild (and can get past the harsh opening, which luckily fades quickly to become more pleasant.) I would almost call this a faint floral musk at the drydown point.