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By Dolce & Gabbana for Women The first time I bought this fragrance, I wanted to wear it with the iconic D&G leopard print corset dress. It was the middle of the summer and my best friend and I were going to be in Las Vegas for a girls weekend away. I tore the package open and tested it. I was almost knocked over by the licorice, so much so, that I couldn’t smell anything else. I sold the fragrance on EBay. I found it again, and thought I would try it one last time. I have learned that my skin wears fragrances with a musk base really well in the winter, however, since winters in Los Angeles aren’t usually very cold, I waited until the temperature dropped below 60. It turns out that this is absolutely the best time to wear this fragrance! The licorice note is now in the distant background while the coffee, musk, and sandalwood notes are center stage. The florals are so well blended, that I can’t pick any particular one out, but I do love how the orchid softens the heavy lily a bit. Now, I understand this scent. This is a cozy bombshell scent. Think of Bridget Bardot in her leopard print coat and you’ve got it. By reminds me of one of my favorite ways to drink coffee. In the winter, I like to grind up some anise seeds with my vanilla nut coffee and brew them together. It adds just a little intrigue and makes my regular morning coffee just a bit sexier. I would imagine that if I layered Lolita Lempicka Lolita Lempicka (for the licorice) over Dolce & Gabbana The One (for the musky florals), it would be similar in feel to this classic beauty. I would even go so far as to suggest that The One is the younger, more innocent sister of By, except without the licorice, and replacing the sandalwood with sweet vanilla. By is definitely a sexy winter scent for date nights. It’s voluptuous, along the lines of Gaultier Classique. It goes really well with my vintage leopard print coat, fitted black turtle neck sweater, black skinny pants and pumps. It would be perfect for New Years Eve in Las Vegas! I am so happy that this is back in my collection and that we finally understand each other!

By Dolce & Gabbana used to be my signature fragrance. Now I like so many fragrances that I can't have a signature one anymore, but I still like By very much and in a very special way. Far brom beinga fan og the tradicional Dolce & Gabbana fragrances, I was very surprise when I tried this one for the first time: I loved at the first snif, that brought to my skin the smell of wild violets (that's the way I felt it on my skin). The flower notes of this fragrance, specially the violet and lavender are very natural and airy and reminds me a lot of a the violets I used to found at my grandmother's house. After that, "the wild violet" note becomes spicy mixing with ginger... and I start to feel the comfort of the woody notes blended with vanilla bourbon in the exact same quantities, wich makes the perfume not too sweet or woody. Coffe and musk in homeopathic doses give the special ending. The perfume is intense and has a very good staying power. I consider it en evening fragrance. Wear this if you are looking for something really unique and stylish, and be ready to feel beautiful and draw compliments everywhere. By is a lascive invitation for glamour, but you can wear it easly feeling yourself and very comfortable. I am very sad it had been discontinued (as so many other amazing fragrances, like Organza Indescence) and I was surprised when I found out it was not in prodution anymore, because it is the best creation of Dolce & Gabbana house in my opinion and many people love it. By Dolce & Gabbana for Men is also amazing.

I absolutely loved this perfume when it was at it's most popular. I never stopped to think in those days they would discontinue it. If I had known I would have kept the empty bottle or just a little bit in the bottle to be able to appreciate it forever. Now they just churn out The One flankers an claim they are sexy but compared to this they are not. Dolce Gabbana have butchered their original one that came in the red velvet box they had to add marsh mellows of all things to it now it is just candy sweet fluff. I don't want them to bring back this one because it would be like in those horror films where someone is brought back to life but they are not the same anymore so the characters have to kill them again. This perfume if brought back would be butchered and I guarantee cupcakes or marsh mellows would find their way into it when it was so not that style of perfume. This would be done in a bid to please the younger generation only to be ignored by them and discontinued again. Horrifying for such a classic. What about us older people who remember these perfumes and want them left alone don't we matter at all? Our version of sexy is not cupcakes or too much vanilla or marsh mellow. Oh well that is progress. I guess I am just not on trend at times when it comes to some perfumes.

Wowee! Oh Mama! It's rare that a perfume knocks me off my feet like By. Opening with a big anise and dry ginger bang, like an unsolicited slap on the bottom from a cute but sleazy guy who totally thinks he's 'all that.' Bright and hot with warm citrus and a fresh, sweet woody herbal note, probably from the lavender and cedar. The flowers in this are an erotic, milky, musky blend--tons of sap and audacity without being confusing or obnoxious. The drydown is just darn sexy--subtley sweet coffee in a soft ginger and sandalwood base. This phase reminds me a lot of a Revlon Fire & Ice flanker called Smoulder which is now sadly discontinued... only By is much stronger with more attitude. Yes, the woman who wears By will receive unsolicited slaps on the bottom, not because she's consciously asking for trouble, but because it makes men lose control seemingly tapping into their primal nature. He, however will certainly regret doing so because the By woman can certainly hold her own.

I am going to step out and say that Dolce Gabbana should like most celebrities, stick to what they are good at. That is these strong perfumes. The One is all the rage at the moment but it just doesn't hold a candle to these old favourites. The original Dolce and Gabbana is also beautiful along with Sicily but sadly people can't handle them and say they are too strong, old lady, etc. I wish they would bring By back and also create some flankers that really are sexy not all this wishy washy rose and vanilla Sh..t! I wear those when I am bumming around or shopping but I am always searching for a really strong, sexy perfume to add to my collection but it is getting more and more difficult these days they just don't seem to exist in the mainstream. I have been looking at some more niche perfumes at David Jones to try and find something because to me most of the major houses that used to be good seem to have lost the plot.

To me this one stands for my time in high school, fooling arround, first love... At that time this scent was very popular, you had the davidoff cool water type of girls, and the D&G By type of girls. Found myself a full 30 ml of this beauty and oh my yes throws me back in time! The first spritz masculine? The lavander is most upfront to my nose, it takes a few minutes to become one again. But yes the sandalwood kicks in and ahhh there is that smooth vanilla coffee smell I was so fond of. So special and so different from now days perfumes, complex and one of a kind. Last on my skin for 4-6 hours. Stays close to my skin. Maybe because I do not want to overspray and use my precious 30 ml in an hurry. My taste in perfumes has changed, CK Obsession now has my heart and Reminiscence Oud to, but By u are a special one to treasure if it's only to smell my youth and wild years at high school again!

"By" is one of a kind fragrance! As a fragrance addict (I have about 50 fragrance at home...;-)) this fragrance stands alone! Why? Because I have smelled nothing like it before! It is totally unique and special! A lot of fragrances smell a lot like other fragrance on the market; they do not differ much anymore...which I find very sad in a way. "By" is a "Wow" fragrance!....I must confess....I was not expecting being blown away by a fragrance! Is there something like "love at first sniff"?...hmm...maybe it is now! I am totally confused and smitten by this wonderful sent. It is like meeting the man of your dreams...your knees are getting weak, your heart is beating faster and you feel like something or someone just hit you over your head! Funny thing is – I cannot even describe to you how this fragrance smells....it is just wonderful..... What can I say – I'm in Love!

Oh my, I would almost kill to own this again, but it's so expensive now I'd feel guilty buying it. It's one of the few I ever used from start to finish. Reading the notes it would have never appealed to me, since I find lavender rather cold and antiseptic in most cases, but everything about this is sultry. Everything about it was divine. It was uninhibited sex in a bottle on me. If this scent was a person, she would be an goddess-like presence, dressed in a fetish-inspired, body hugging, catsuit. Her milky skin, glossy red lips, heavy lashes and a jet black asymmetrical bob would make you powerless to resist her commands. Powerful stuff!

Evidently, this got discontinued in 2004 and after reading the reviews on here and the note listing, it made me curious and intrigued to find it. I wasn't looking for the perfume but instead searched for any body care products. I did in fact find the body milk and promptly ordered it. All I can say is "Wow! This is some seriously sexy stuff!" I don't think it's loud at all. Very sexy with a little bit of masculinity, this is an "I'm going to take control of you, and you're going to like it" scent. LOL This was a blind purchase for me and I'm very happy. Can't wait for my hubby to get a whiff of this! ;)

Tuve este perfume gracias a un regalo y me encantó, duraba un montón y con un toque de spray aguantaba toda la noche. Muchas personas comentaron lo bien que olía. Tiene un olor muy característico que asociaba a las salidas en que lo utilizaba y durante un año y pico la usé muchísimo... pero con el tiempo acabé cansándome de él y regalándolo a un familiar. Ahora me gustan más las colonias frescas con menos aura. Pero es una fragancia de gran calidad, intrigante y seductora. Acorde con las notas mostradas, para mí: musk, café, sándalo, lavanda, violeta, madera-especias y un toquecillo de bergamota.

One word. GAWWWJUS!!!! This stuff is absolutley beautiful and unique. It smells like aniseed/coffee kind of, but ultra sexy at he same time!! Imagine the mthe sexiest aniseed you can..this is it!! It's another one of the only perfumes that has made me stop someone in the street to ask what they were wearing. It's such a shame they discontinued this, I have the male version and it's in my top 5 scents ever. This scent is alluring, seductive and would suit a woman who likes something a bit more powerful. The bottle displaying leaopard print fits very well with the juice inside. :)

For anyone looking for By woman, perfumeParlour uk has a clone called First n Last For Women. I’d say 90% identical and should scratch that itch and bring back those memories, not to mention it smells so damn good. They don’t make them like this these days. Head sicilian clementine, bergamot, living muguet, purple cyclamen Heart living ginger lily needle, living tiger lily, pittosporum Base living vanilla orchard, vanilla bourbon, brazilian coffee, sandalwood, cedarwood, musk. I hope D&G re-releases this one.. it'd do very well as a unisex fragrance.

Love,love,love! The leopard print packaging suits this fragrance perfectly. It's a wild one! It's the only fragrance I've ever liked by Dolce&Gabbana so it gives me hope that they can launch another equally delicious. It's quite an intense, powerful cloud at first spray & then its true beauty unfolds to a more subtle, refined and extremely sophisticated scent. To me, it's what I would describe as the true opposite to light,fresh and crisp,it's velvet in a bottle. It smells like a vanilla latte with a shot of port topped with a sprinkle of cinnamon.

i love this perfume and it appears to love me, I get comments every time I wear it and my husband adores it on me :) I wear it any time of the day, any time of year and without fail it makes me feel very sensual. I am greatly disappointed that I can no longer purchace any in n.z, I'm down to my last quarter bottle :( and I don't like the price I would have to pay on eBay :/ I'm trying to find a new signature fragrance after wearing By since 2001, im finding it extremely difficult to replace such a unique and exquisite fragrance.

I cannot begin to comprehend why Dolce and Gabbana had to discontinue this masterpiece. It is sexy, charming, playful, and sensual without being sleazy. One of the best perfumes of the 1990s (maybe even the past century!) I wish there was something similar to it, I had to try many perfumes that were suggested as "similar", but nothing really resembles it. Please suggest your experience with other perfumes that have the same notes. DOLCE AND GABBANA IF YOU READ THIS, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE GET THIS PERFUME BACK!

D&G need to bring this back! This was THE best scent around 2000, and I hate that I didn't appreciate it enough back then. Should've gotten another bottle when I had the chance :(.... A reviewer below has compared this to Coffee Break, my first kneejerk reaction was hell naw, but out of sheer curiosity (and nostalgia for By) I dug out my bottle and I kind of see where she's coming from. By is definitely the more outrageous sister, Coffee Break the goody-goody middle sister that doesn't stand out too much.

My sentiments exactly @ jenLauren. This was by far one of the most complemented scents I have ever owned. Just writing this brings back so many memories of a time where I thought I was invincible. I wore this perfume every day to work in a very male dominated environment, it gave me confidence, I felt sexy and woe betide anyone who got in my way. Ahh those were the days. The only scent that has come close to giving me the same bad ass attitude is stash by Sarah Jessica Parker, but it’s not By.😩

I am wondering why some people call BY generic. If it is so generic,why is it so impossible to find anything remotely alike?! By is one of the sexiest,seductive amazing fragrances and i have tried my fair share of scents just to maybe find something close,without any result unfortunatelly. I have found a similar vibe in the vintage red cap Extrait version,but that one is also gone. So you guys that say it s generic,please come out with those 'generic' fragrances that are similar to this.

Amazing, lavender, heavy flowers, cedar and coffee with a light powdery and creamy sandalwood base. A true modern woody floral, very sexy, night life fragrance with quality ingredients. If you like Black Orchid you will love this, it's androgynous enough that a guy can perfectly wear it. One of the few female - male fragrances duos that actually match in notes: lavender and sandalwood are heavy in both By. Dolce & Gabbana's answer to JPG Le Male and Classique. Veryyyy ahead of its time.

It's a shame By is so hard to find! It is a full-bodied fragrance which starts a bit spicy, with a kind of medicinal note in the very beginning but later on develops into a smooth, velvety coffee-sandalwood trail. It is warm and sensual and it reminds me Samsara by Guerlain in many respects, though the latter lasts longer on me. My skin seems to absorb By very easily and I need to reapply a couple of times during the day but otherwise it is indeed a well-crafted fragrance worth trying!

I'm finally the proud owner of BY! Not my usual taste being that its very woody. On first spritz I was nearly knocked out by the alcohol. The floral nuances are barely detectable and it is very spicy. But the drydown does it for me.....woody, vanilla bourbon in a very raw way (a scent i am not used too but keep sniffing so must love). Musk is there but its woven amongst the coffee note. An erotic, sexy and incorrigible fragrance that i'm going to learn to love.

This is one of those fragrances that you learn to appreciate after some times but it ends in falling in love with it. A great opening of tangerines and bergamot with some coffee on the background. Then fresh flowers and a sensual musk, not synthetic nor random but a well built combination. A very sexy evening fragrance attractive as an animal lure. Unfortunately discontinued, a must have in your evening wardrobe as a seductive weapon. 9.5/10

They don't make them like that anymore...I fell in love with this fragrance when it first came out, wore it religiously and got a ton of compliments on it. What I love the most is how it makes me feel: confident, brass, sexy...This scent is not for the faint of heart but if you like wild, woody notes, can handle the silliage and have access to a bottle of this liquid gold, try it without hesitation. DG needs to bring this one back!!

@glitterlust - i had both By Dolce&Gabbana and using at the mmnt Trussardi Inside for women (not for the first time:)), they have some similarities, but wouldn't say too much. Obviously they 'match' my own taste - they would have something in common, but I still wouldn't describe them as 'alike'. By has much more spiciness to it - at least on my skin, Inside is... much warmer n sweeter, and oh! I just love the coffee to it! :0)

Yesterday I received the long awaited specimen of "By"(EdP) - and I was literally shocked!If there ever was a scent capturing a warm, vibrating, raw sexual energy, this scent is it!That being said, the perfume is not vulgar. It embodies strange mix of class and seduction! There is nothing like this perfume out there, at least not to my knowledge. I really cannot understand why D&G has discontinued such a marvellous wonder...

I typically don't love coffee in female perfume but this was done to perfection. This was so unique and seductive! By was the D & G version of Gucci Rush and I loved both equally. Its not listed but there was a vanilla note that softened the coffee bean and spices and the spices gave a slutty component similar to what the coriander does to Gucci rush. This was HOT! It was also complex and masterfully created. 10/10 amazing.

This is one sexy mutha!! Soft and leathery/vanilla with a touch of kinky rubber. Their best perfume, was my signature scent throughout the 90's- why can't I find it anymore?? Lots of men comment on this perfume so I recommend it highly- if you can get it. Woohoo! Located a bottle in a tiny pharmacy so I'm the happy owner of 50mls EDP..this one is going to be kept for special occasions as I don't think I'll find another!

One of the best perfumes I ever owned. I keep its empty bottle, just to get a whiff of the fantastic and unique fragrance - ginger, coffee, flowers, all very well blended into a sexy, carnal and animalic fragrance. Still pondering if I should spend the money required to have it now a days... UPDATE: I finally had the gut to buy a bottle on eBay. Why, WHY did I wait so long to get my darling By back?

Okay, this is discontinued, but I'm going to have to find a way to never be without it. BY is like Replica Coffee Break's grown-up, more "experienced" (wink wink) sister. The musky brightness set against swirls of coffee-tinged lavender and creamy sandalwood is brilliant and sexy. The sillage here is impressive. I always fall for these perfumes that are out of commission. It's so unfair, lol.

I remember having received this as a gift from a perfumista friend. I saw the tacky bottle and decided to ignore it for a few months, until I tried it, and fell INLOVE!!! I agree D&G needs to bring this back!!! Maybe it didn't sell enough because of the ugly packaging. They should go for the more generic square bottle of Light blue, or Dolce & Gabbana and use a translucent leopard cap.

This is truly a masterpiece just like its male counterpart! I absolutely love this perfume and truly believe it to be one of the best fragraces for women I have ever smelled.. Does anyone know of any perfume similar to this? I know Kristiasand New York is similar to BY MAN. Im trying to find a fragrance that Is as similar to BY WOMEN as K-NY is to BY MAN..

I loved this for years and years! And still to this day! Its was my girlfriend who worked with cosmetics and perfumes, who get me on to this wonder! She taught me a lot about perfumes and then obsession with pefumes came❤️ I talked with her the other day and after over 20 years we still have the same taste in perfumes. We agreed that we miss “By” the most

This scent is beautiful. It is sexy, feminine, and unique. I smelled this on a girlfriend once time and knew once we no longer worked together I would have to get this. This scent has now been continued but I am lucky to have it. I have a large collection but nothing I have smells like this scent so I can't even off a replacement suggestion.

I got this years ago, when I was 24. I was pretty bold then, as this is a statement perfume, imo. Warm, spicy, musky, sensual, and a bit masculine (a man could easily wear this). Eventhough I don't buy D&G anymore, I kept this around since I haven't smelled anything like it and that won't give me a headache nor smell like grandma's musk.

My best friend bought this perfume many, many, years ago, she said it was one of her best smelling perfumes, when she nearly finished it of, it bored her, and she gave it to me, very nice, I still remember the special, and wonderful smell of it, so soft and warm and lovely, so yes, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE D&G, BRING IT BACK TO US!!

Love the original perfume so much But you can get a dupe from Jubilee Scents, called inspired by By Woman (Leopard) code DG63, has exactly the same notes, smells like the original. Has lots of 5* reviews! They have offers on too, buy 2 get 1 free, mix and match with any on their website. https://www.jubileescents.co.uk

I seem to be getting nostalgic for 90's perfumes at the moment. In my opinion this is one of the best from that decade. I can't believe that I wore this in my teens!!! I'm pleased that I had a chance to wear it! Definitely ahead of its time.... By is overtly sexual, iconic and a bonafide cult classic.

I just ordered 2 minis.... I have an old bottle in a drawer to compare them to. The 'new' unchanged scent should come back to me after I compare! I'm excited. This perfume is only one of two perfumes I was asked about regularly. It's very sexy with a true perfume oil smell to it.

i was in love with this one but can't find it any more...if i still had it i'd wear it all the time. many compliments by men especially when i wore it combined with body lotion. i really tried (and prt of me still trying) to find something similar to it. i'm missing you "by"...

I remember this perfume as being very sexy, with a rather bold fragrance reminiscent of pheromone perfumes. If you're looking for musky - this is it. Unfortunately, the perfume gave me a horrible rash (the only perfume to do so) and I had to get rid of it pretty quickly.

I have resorted to contacting D&G to beg them to resurrect this perfume. I would suggest everyone does this! Please contact dolcegabbanabeauty @ emea . shiseido . com (no spaces) and let them know how much you need this perfume back in your life!!! Let's make it happen!

Timeless wonderfull,so warm,so sexy,so seductive,umique,I ve never found any simular fragrance like this...cant understand why they stoped to produce. And no,is not unisex at all,it's a woman perfume,u have the same man,zebra botle, also doesnt exist anymore.

All of you pining for this discontinued gem can find a beautiful rendition from Alexandria Fragrances called Zebra. 110$ for 100ml. It's delicious. Pause your anti clone house sentiments for a brief moment and take advantage of it! You won't regret it.

I had it, and obviously the most sexy one i ve put on -after agent provocateur of course!!!- it seems they dont do it anymore, but for the fans of it, i recommend Idole of Armani,, smells almost identical on my skin, i guess on other skins as well..

Can Dolce and Gabbana get this back in their collection or can another perfumer make this.... I still have a little less than half a bottle of this and it is an amazing scent. Before ouds and pralines started taking over perfumes.

Such a captivating, soothing fragrance! Smoky, gourmand, unforgettable. What more can I say, I'm lucky to have my bottle almost intact. As I used to find it challenging back when, but now? Oh my gawd.. More, more please!

For all those who said this smells retro, well I have to say I love retro, especially 90’s vibe. This perfumes transports me to that time and it is just awesome. I wish it would return to the shelves, in the same bottle.

This was my favourite perfume for several years. Spicy, woody, fresh, feminine and uber sexy! I can't believe how much it's been sold for now! If I had the money .. yes .. I would pay the price for sure!

DOLCE needa bring this back, this is one of their best scents ever IMO hands down! I remember when my mom use to wear this I can still smell it when I think of it..BRING IT BACK D&G!!

D&G !!! your research and marketing dept. sucks! You must be aware that this is one of the best / sexiest perfumes in the world?! BRING IT BACK NOW!!!!