The Only One

I smelled this on a woman as she was passing me by in the street.. I stopped to ask what she was wearing.. I could definitely detect sweet fizzy florals and violet and some grounding woody notes. (The woody effect probably comes from patchouli and coffee together). and I thought this was so beautiful .. like a forest of violet flowers .. no wonder since caramel is one of its main notes and I love caramel.. it's what makes it sweet in a sophisticated way.. I absolutely love this but I already have so many Perfumes.. I might one day get it Edit: I got it in a small size and I absolutely adore this.. and now that I read the review above me I can absolutely smell a salted aspect now.. it is what I interpreted as a sweet fizzy note on that woman.. Thank u to the person above me for his point of view. It's so sexy yet so playful.. One of the reviews below me says the notes are wrong just because the official website lists other notes.. Well for one official websites aren't always listing the correct notes either. Or maybe they dont list all the notes. and I am sure i smell the rose emerging in mid dry down. It's not the star of the show but its there. Even before I looked at the notes I knew I could bet I was smelling a rose note. I can smell caramel too. The coffee mixed with certain sweet notes may give the scent of caramel though. Heliotrope may be that sweet note since it smells of bitter almonds and cinnamon. Mix that with coffee and u have a caramel ingredient. Try adding those ingredient to a cake sweetened with dates and u will be makin the most delicious caramel flavoured cake.

This is the first of my perfumes that expands my collection into iris, violet, and patchouli, and also my first blind buy! Bought this because I was drawn in by the coffee note. "The Only One" is SUPER sweet but I find it to be a bit different from other sweet/gourmand-ish scents. The caramel is very prominent but beautifully brought down by the powdery iris and violet. Personally I cannot discern the coffee note, if it's there then its beautifully blended with the rest of the notes. I think the patchouli base really makes it different from all my other gourmands, there's something indescribable about how great this is compared to other sweet perfumes I own, adding a profile that's a bit flirty and maybe a tad bit more formal than other sweet perfumes. I find it to be long lasting without the notes evolving as much, maybe in its final hours the powdery notes overpower the rest and I get a faint baby wipe smell, but not in a bad way!! It also has nice projection as I can catch it's scent while moving around. Excellent choice, 10/10 💖

I am having a personal crisis. As a self-proclaimed patchouli hater, never did I ever picture myself buying something that contained it, let alone a concoction that reads like a Frankensteined mix of several other perfumes I never liked enough to purchase. But... somehow the coffee and patchouli from YVS Black Opium, powdery caramel from Prada Candy, and some fresh and fruity notes in the same vein as Devotion/Light Blue/Burberry Her all add up to something I not only don’t hate but might..really like? It’s like the reuben sandwich of perfumes. I have never placed a more confused order in my life. *Edit. My bottle arrived. Ugh this is so pretty and addictive. Sweet and sensual and warm. The bottle is classy. One or two sprays is enough to last all day and beyond, no need to bathe in it. Not a daily wear kind of fragrance for me but something to have on hand for a special or powerful moment. I think it will really shine more in slightly cooler weather, but the freshness of the orange and pear gives it year round appeal as well.

Sort of tried hard not to like this as I bought too many perfumes I didn’t need another when I just got a bunch and all I wear is Narciso Rouge ! However those notes ,,, how can one say NO to this , violets and cofffee are 2 of my favourite things in life. Iris and pear ,vanilla and patchouli STOP ! This is a must have for me ! And to boot it’s a D&G ! The Only One is a smooth, creamy ,fresh and sweet well put together gourmand fragrance. It’s does resemble Black opium but I like this one quite a bit better ,maybe due to the violets and iris. Makes me feel like having a coffee with a vanilla desert wearing my favourite violet perfume mmmm So light and fluffy and addictive. The notes blend beautifully to a fresh sweet sultry sexy scent. D&G can do no wrong, the last release “Dolce Garden”was equally amazing if not better yet. D &G goes with the gourmand trend but has unique twists and great quality fragrances. I rarely smelled a bad D&G yet. Emilia Clarke looks sophisticated and sexy ! Great frangrance , compliment getter !

Sticky Sweet Caramel-Macchiato with Iris & Violet... I just have a sample of this, but I've tested it a few times now. It does remind me of Black Opium Yves Saint Laurent, but without the sparkly, sugar-crystal texture. All the notes are there, but the bergamot starts things off, and powdery iris & earthy patchouli are more forward than the notes suggest. Patchouli here is the deep, earthy, chocolate-cake kind with some hints of soap, rather than the sparkly, scratchy kind. I can smell the coffee, but for me it leans towards a caramel macchiato. This does smell like a popular scent, but for me what makes it unique is the absence of that sparkly sugar-crystal texture common in many popular scents (Black Opium YSL, La Vie Est Belle Lancôme, Coco Mademoiselle Chanel...). For this reason, it's a love for me, and I would say it's worth a test. Enjoy!