DKNY Stories

I had read some reviews here that DKNY Stories resembled Womanity, my fav perfume, so I purchased a sample. I was hopeful as it started out reminiscent of Womanity with salty notes and a berry-like guava instead of fig. Thereafter, it seemed to become more a creamy raspberry-vanilla scent. Not a bad fragrance, but not what I was looking for. Still, something about it nagged at me. Perhaps it is like Womanity Pour Elles, which I don't have. Since I love DKNY's My NY and how it performs, I thought I'd go ahead and spring for a bottle of Stories before it gets discontinued. Today wearing Stories sprayed from the full bottle, I initially had a similar experience to when I wore the sample. However, when it became a light berry skin scent a few hours after application, I sprayed again, essentially layering the fresh scent over the fading notes. There it is! Another salty burst and then the spicy notes I associate with Womanity's fig accords came out. I'm so glad I bought this now, because while I have backups of Womanity and a few of the flankers, I never did get Pour Elles. This will be my cheaper version of Pour Elles, and I'm fine with that! Thanks, DKNY. I'll get a lot of use out of this.

This smells so good... Simple, but still unique. It’s got a milky creaminess that everyone is describing-really fluffy and lovely like you’re on a cloud. The iris also really gives it a lovely powderyness, which makes it suitable for ages even older than the age group that’s targeted. The guava is also a unique note in here, because it gives it the sweetness whereas other perfumes today get sweetness from chocolate, marshmallow or coffee notes. Don’t get me wrong, if you don’t like sweet scents you probably won’t like this, but it’s a different kind of sweetness than the kind that’s common today. There’s also tea notes in here that I can detect, which really blend beautifully with the iris, giving this perfume a nice sharp and fresh vibe. Ugh, it’s really wonderful. You have to try it. I’m surprised there aren’t more people who love it than just like it on the website. I also do see why they advertised it as a scent for young women who love the city because it does have that sweetness which is playful and young, and that unique guava note for those who want to stand out in a big city.

Man, have I had a time with this little 50ml bottle. 3 years ago when I got it, I sprayed it and wasn't sure if I liked it. To me, smelled tomato-y because I was being judgmental and didn't give it a chance. Sometimes frags need to be given a chance. I didn't understand the beauty of pink pepper at that time. And eventually I grew to ADORE that note and grew to LOVE IT. This perfume smells like SHINING gorgeous strong pink pepper. Spicy. With milk mousse, guava & sandalwood interplay. That's what I detect. It is super unique... smells cozy, intriguing & fun. If you're not a fan of peppery scents, you will hate it. I love this! Need to mention that I wouldn't classify this as a gourmand (what some are saying). It's not at all an edible scent. The forward notes are peppery, fruity, woody & a dash of lactonic. Not a gourmand frag IMO. However, it's beautiful... long lasting & super versatile. You can wear this any season, anytime, anywhere. Worth the try! 💓 Gorg. Thanks DKNY for this lovely creation.

To me this is a modern, sweet, powdery, well-performing scent. It has a personality of its own and truly stands out as far as longevity and sillage are concerned. Plus, as a typical DNKY, it evolves on the skin as time goes by - so it is difficult to judge it straight from the first snif. If any comparison to past scents needs to be made, I surely wouldn't make it with Mugler's "Womanity" - which has always been irritating to my nose and stomach. The first thought that came to my mind after letting it perform on my skin was "this is a better, sweeter and more modern version of Armani's discontinued Onde Extase". Maybe it's the pink pepper and jasmine combination in both of them. Yes, this is what I would say, "Stories" is somewhere between Armani's "Onde Extase" and Vera Wang's "Princess". Anyhow, this is certainly a buy I don't regret and that I have several times been complimented for; thus, a buy that I will certainly make again and highly possily a new signature scent! Bravo Donna again!

It is still a great scent. I remember when this perfume was first launched, I used to go to the perfumes stores and sniff sniff to make up my mind. I remember loving it, very sweet, spicy, not too strong but lingers a bit. I'd never guess it had guava(I love the smell and taste of guava) i can't really smell guava in here. To me it reminds me a lot of JPG Scandal in the beginning at least - must be just my 👃🏾 since they're super different. I get the pink pepper, the cardamom adding the creaminess, the jasmine, the vanilla - especially in the dry down, pretty much vanilla - there's something else but my untrained 👃🏾 can't quite make it... It's a love for me - warm, sexy, sweet and spicy I must try the EdT to see if I can detect guava Perfumes to me have no age, either you like it or you don't

Womanly. Milky sweet with a touch of salt, creamy and powdery, an interesting scent, different but familiar enough to be agreeable and wearable. I haven't tried Mugler Womanity or its flankers, the wet caviar and figs perfumes. Mugler fragrances tend to be too harsh for me, so I think I will stick with DKNY Stories in the same vibe. DKNY Stories longevity is good, the projection start strong then get average after 1-2 hour and closer to the skin for the rest of the day after 6-8 hours. I have a 4 ml mini and seriously think about buying it, but I have sooo many vanilla perfumes on my to buy list (Guerlain Mon Guerlain, Cartier Must De Cartier Gold, YSL Black Opium Intense, Guerlain Shalimar Souffle De Parfum...), I can't buy them all at once, I want to try them more before making a choice.

I can see where most reviewers are going when they say this smells like a dupe for Womanity - it is similar. in a fruity way but this one is creamy - I like Womanity but I prefer DKNY Stories. I like my sharp sweet fruit served with cream. This is not teen sweet, lasts above average, skin to medium silage.- smells like an ambrosia salad (made only with guava-lol) or a fruit salad with coco lopez on top. Smells good to me. For the money, I find it an awesome fragrance. If the cost was more like a high end fragrance - then I could see the - its not original, or it doesn't last all day BUT for the price, it is very nice.

Pinky fragrance:) This is so delicious! Yummy. Someone said it smells like sweet fruity salad... and it's true! In my opinion-Salad full of exotic sour fruits, with a thin layer of whipping cream. Personally the drydown reminds me so much of “Signorina ribelle “ perfume. Anyway for me this is the happy fragrance! My mood is totally uplifted every time I smell it! Oh my goodness its so good...(I smell myself right now lol) EDIT - it’s long lasting too. I put it on pajamas at 23:00 in the evening(11PM), now it's the second day in the morning (11AM) and I still smell it.

2nd review, same as the first~ Yep still love this creamy fruit sweetness - I have had it on for 4 hours and it is still very potent, generally lasts all day. This fruity beauty may be geared for the youngen- but darn it, I am young at heart and as much as I love my amber tobacco Friday night complex fragrances, sometimes something refreshingly sweet smells amazing! If you do not like fruity fragrances, don't bother searching for this fragrance. This is Womanity on whippits.

Ohhh this so pretty. I smell a juicy sugared guava and the soothing white tea note in the background.... there is also a creaminess in the fragrance due to the milk mousse note. I have a sample, but I’m thinking now I may need to get a bottle. I’ll likely wait until the summer to make that purchase since this perfume screams daytime spring/summer to me. I imagine a gorgeous sundress, a gentle breeze, smiles and laughter, and radiating sunshine when I smell this perfume.

It's not a dupe of womanity and womanity eau pour Elles, but it does have a similar base, which I've never smelled in any other perfume, so yes, it's very similar. And I really love it. Womanity and womanity pour elles are nuclear and almost dangerous, this is way easier which is sometimes a good thing. It's beachy, salty and sweet. I really love salt and sweet combo. I'm very happy with this purchase. Also I Love NYC ... 😎

I really like this. Sweet, fresh and floral with some spicy oriental woodiness underneath. I find it very modern and wearable. Re: the similarity to Womanity, I've never tried it myself but now I'm intrigued to, because lot of people seem to find Womanity repulsive yet I can't imagine DKNY Stories provoking such a strong negative reaction. Well, it hasn't yet for me. :)

La pimienta rosa y la guava se sienten mucho en la salida, es muy frutal dulce chispeante desde el principio, con el pasar de las horas en mi piel se siente un poco más suave y atalcado, como un lipstick, guava y vainilla cremosa, lo dulce nunca se va pero cuando mi hermana lo usa en el secado final sí le percibo un toque acaramelado como dulce de leche.

I just went into my chemist near my house and bought different DKNY perfumes I bought nectar love and my NY and stories and this one I'm talking about is stories and I sprayed stories on me and honestly I really love it and it smells so beautiful it smells so sweet and fruity and so girly I love it

Very pleasant , but womanity all the way. It’s like a sweeter warmer womanity , more fluffy ,some vanilla added , some fluff added and you got Stories ! I like both , womanity is a bit harder to wear as it is more metallic and cooler. This is quite easy to wear , like a girly version of womanity.

It took me a while to figure out where I recognized that sweet whipped cream note with sour fruits from, Sunset Fantasy! I am surprised that nobody else noticed it because to my nose they could almost be sisters. And yeah, this is a love! It only gets better and better after it settles.

Newly discovered. I blind bought it for the notes especially milk mousse and vanilla. It's creamy berries and not in a sickly way. The pepper note makes it a bit more grown up and gives substance. This is a great fragrance for cooler months especially crisp, cold winter mornings.

I love DKNY stories. It's a youthful perfume that brings to mind a young, brave woman who has a head full of dreams and who is independently making her way towards them. Because of this flair, I like to wear the perfume from time to time.

on my skin it is an exact copy of womanity, I am very happy with this purchase, I just received it. It doesn't seem extremely sweet to me and it has the same metallic mugler note. new fan here

This to me is like Womanity from Mugler with a few differences, even the packaging is kinda inspired. I love them both, but prefer Womanity, as this one doesnt last longer than 4 hours on me.