Dolce

WATER-LILY & (PEAR-)BLOSSOMS. Opens with a burst of papaya-blossom & neroli with delicate fruity, clean and floral tones. The papaya-blossom here is more forward than the notes would suggest, with neroli in the supporting role, but already you can feel the water-lily swelling through. This transitions into the water-lily heart accented by narcissus and amarylis, all resting on a floral support base of musk & cashmeran with powdery, musky & near-woody tones. Alongside there's a faint shampoo vibe in the background. Overall I get a gorgeous water-lily scent that leans to pear/pear-blossom with the other notes serving to support and enhance different facets of the water-lily, on a musky cashmere-wood base. This has a light to average performance for a fresh summer wearing experience, but performance improves with dark storage after first sprays. Overall: gorgeous, light & refreshing water-lily & (pear-)blossom scent for the summer heat. It's a love for me. Forgotten summer gem. Enjoy! Contrast to Shi Alfred Sung: These are different, but there are similarities with a water-lily fruity-floral over a musky base. Dolce has a more obvious pear note in the top, and the musky base doesn't take on lactonic tones. Roughly equivalent performance. Contrast to J'Adore Dior: These are different, but I can see why they've been compared, and there are similarities in the near pear/pear-blossom tones of Dolce. Dolce however is lighter and fresher, and doesn't go as sweet in the drydown as J'Adore, amongst other differences. Dolce would be easier to wear in the summer heat, but J'Adore could be easily worn year-round. J'Adore outperforms. Update 05/04/24: As I'm wearing this now, I get the neroli a little more than before -still delicate but adding a slight clean facet - accenting the water-lily & pear-blossom. Although it's still most appropriate for a spring-summer wearing experience, it could be worn year-round for a fresh, sweet & clean floral. Lovely. Update 07/12/24: This really shines in the summer months. Wearing it today in the summer heat the projection is great and the water-lily & papaya flower are coming through in the air. On the skin it smells closer to pear with a neroli accent and a light sting from narcissus. It's gotten sweeter over time, and the projection is excellent, but the longevity is still moderate. I'm upping my rating from 8 to 9/10 for how this is in hot weather. Still a love.

Funny story how I got this perfume. A friend of mine & I were debating over my perfume addiction. Between my two teen daughters & I, we have well over 200 perfumes. She sent me a $30 purse spray of this as a surprise. (I already owned D&G 'Shine'). Her signature scents are Dolce, CD's Miss Dior Blooming Boquete & Burberry Her Blossom. (All in the same realm of scents). Dolce is my FAVORITE after original Poison by Dior. It's a Fresh floral perfume, a romantic elegant waltz in Sicilia via the Mediterranean ports. Energizing and mood lifting. Dolce blasts you with neroli and papaya flower on initial spray, the dry down is a smooth whiff of musk and cashmere leaves which to me, screams sophistication and class. It's not loud, naughty, but if positivity were a person, Dolce by D&G would be her. D&G has been doing a Macy's promotion sending a free candle for 'The Only One INTENSE' version w/ a large bottle so I ended up buying the original gift set of "The Only One" since INTENSE has jasmine in it, (I've had way too much jasmine notes lately). This perfume was worth every penny of the $106 I paid. If you live in a hot climate like Fl, spray 1 shot behind the neck, 1 behind the knees, that's all you need, fresh out the shower. The bottle is beautiful and inspired by Sicilia. 💘💘💘 Just buy it. 🥰😍 My friend was right, this is pure happiness. 💘💘💘🕊️🕊️🕊️👏👏👏

Dolce has been on my radar for a while, no idea why I've never smelt it but I'm glad I finally did, I was watching a vlog by a British youtuber that I love and I noticed that she had a bottle of this on her chest of drawers, since I know we both share the same love for Chloe, Narciso Rodriguez For Her, Jo Malone Peony & Blush Suede and Coco Mademoiselle, I thought I'd look for a tester. Its a very plesant, fresh fragrance and it smells how the bottle looks; transparent, floral and pastel green. It is, however not a typical aquatic scent to my nose, I think because of the narcisus, it smells more like a humid aquatic, like being in a flower garden during a summer storm, the cashmere and musks give a soft, snuggly sort of feel to the overall scent. Its quite a soft skin scent but thats ok, sometimes you just want a fresh, soft scent that makes you feel fresh, and Dolce is perfect for that, longevity is good, I've managed to get 7 hours of wear out of it with feint traces still remaining after showering. I'm glad I finally got a bottle and I'll be making it part of my perminant wardrobe alongside Chloe EdT, wonderful for summer and spring, but also for daily wear/easy reach.

This is my absolute favourite. It's been my signature fragrance since it came out in 2014, and I have never been tired of it. It smells fresh but sweet, aquatic and musky, warm but crisp. It doesn't smell like shampoo at all, like someone said. Also I haven't smelled anything similar to it, so it's safe to say it's an original fragrance (even though I've met quite a few women who also wore it). It's gets me so many compliments! It has a great longevity on my skin, it lasts all day and my coat smells like it weeks after I've worn it. I usually don't like perfumes which don't have citruses in them, but Dolce is an exception (maybe the neroli leaves give it some citrusy freshness even if there's no fruit). For the rest, I'm a huge fan of white florals. I would totally say this is a safe choice for a gift, it is quite inoffensive and ageless. Overall, it's a likable, fresh fragrance. Absolutely in love.

Although this fragrance is called sweet ( "dolce " from italian translates as "sweet"), it is not. Dolce is soft, sensual, airy, intimate and feminine scent. Papaya flowers and neroli leafs give Dolce a light citrus and green notes. Amaryllis, narcissus and water lily - incredibly airy with a slight sweetness of the combination of notes. The base of the composition is very warm and soft - a touch of musk combined with cashmere wood (which I adore! ). This fragrant sounding is associated with me with a soft almond cream & cashmere - at the same time warm and airy. Despite its tenderness and airiness the aroma keeps very well. (4 -5 hours on skin & 6 -7 hours on tissues ). Dolce has a very soft trail that does not extend over long distances and surrounds you with a gentle aroma cloud. This fragrance does not require a luxurious outfits and jewelry. In it wants to be naturally feminine, real.