DKNY Sweet Delicious Pink Macaron

This one was brought to me by my hubby from Dubai as I had been obsessed with it since its announcement by Fragrantica. I had never own a fragrance from Donna Karan before so I thought to myself that ‘pink macaroon’ might be the perfect start. When I first smelled it on my wrist, I didn’t notice straight away the marzipan note. The pomegranate note was so strong, along with the kumquat note, that I had a sour smell lingering, which I found peculiar and not pleasant for a perfume. After this strange reaction on my skin, I had a nice sugary smell combined with the rose note, making the perfume softer, a little bit powdery and very eatable! I guess I had to have ‘pink macaroon’ develop so well on me, in order to enjoy it. But, honestly, I’m not enjoying wearing it as much as I wanted to, as its longevity is very weak. I can smell it for an hour and then, it’s like I didn’t put any perfume at all. And because of that, my bottle is half way gone now. Sad... In conclusion, I do like it and it’s my “go for” perfume of the moment. Somehow, every time I spray myself with it, it also reminds me of a pastry shop, as per its sugar note. Makes me wish to eat a fruit tart right now!

I live in the USA, and I just received this perfume from the UK. At first on my skin I smell the spice. Good spice. Then I smell the rose. Then the sandalwood. Then Pomagrante. And finally the amber. I don't have nothing like this perfume in my collection. This perfume stands out in my collection. I usually don't like this kind of spice in a fragrence, but I like it very much in this one, it combines great with the other notes. I've around 150 fragrences in my collection. Now I can smell the Kumquat, and Tonka Bean, and Marzipan as it has settled on my skin. I can't smell the Nectarine that much, but it's there. This is a great winter, and early Spring fragrence.

Oh, little Sweet, Delicious, Pink Macaroon, how I adore you! If the color pink was a scent, it would definitely be this perfume. It opens up with a playful punch of tangy kumquat, sweet, juicy peaches, succulent pomegranate and sweet, delightful marzipan. Marzipan lingers alongside pomegranate as the rose, tonka, and amber come out to play. The lusciousness that is left on the skin is something I crave to smell. The discontinuation of this perfume saddens me, but then I sniff my wrist and cheer right back up.

I really liked this one. The rosy-almond note is like those great arabic desserts . The marzipan is very present all the time. On my skin, witch is dry, it can last 4 to 6 hours, i consider it very nice. I use it on sunny days, and it brings me full of joy.

Absolutely divine with good sillage and longevity. My husband loves it so much. And comments about how good I smell. Similar to Burberry Brit with less vanilla with a hint of citrus. It a winner!

i love this sweet macaroons scents ! its not overpowering.the sweetness is just nice.currently my favourite scent :D

I love the smell of this its sweet without being sickly. I will definatly be getting this on payday

I just smell very much the tonka bean and a little bit the marzipan

I love marzipan, but I only usually eat it around St Nicholas, when it's sold everywhere where I live, and that's as it should be. It's delicious, but extremely sweet and heavy, and easy to overdo and get tired or even sick of. So I was intrigued by the idea of using it as a perfume note, but at the same time quite sceptical. But I needn't have worried: as it turns out, I really like Pink Macaroon. Of course it IS very sweet, anything else would be strange with marzipan as a main player, but it's also surprisingly light: not cloying at all unless you go really overboard when spraying this on. At first the fruity notes add some welcome contrast to the powdery sweetness, and then after a while the rose blends in beautifully. That touch of fruity floral lightness, although not dominant at all, is definitely what makes this fragrance work in my opinion. In fact I think it actually works better right now in moderate summer weather than it did when it was colder! So yeah, I think this is great. It's not exactly a mature kind of scent, though, and I felt a lot more comfortable wearing this while relaxing at home than I did when I wore it out to work one time. Also, I really have to be in the mood for this; it might not be as heavy as real marzipan but it definitely works better to satisfy an occasional craving than as an everyday scent. I would like a bottle of this once I finish my decant, but only because it's discontinued and I want to keep using this from time to time - I'm sure that bottle will last me a lifetime if it doesn't go off.

this smells the best out of the 3 new releases. it does smell nice but doesnt last long at all. i sprayed it on my wrist from the tester they had in the shop and it was delicious but after about 15-20 minutes as i went to see if the scent had changed it was completely gone!!! if its staying power was better i might have actually went back to buy it but i refuse to pay that kind of price for a perfume that fades away to nothing after 20 minutes. The bottle would be gone in no time beacause of the amount of times i would have to apply it throughout the day. overall- yummy scent that i would love to have in my collection but unfortunately VERY poor staying power so not worth the money!!!

I can’t decide how much I like this scent. I never smelled or eaten macaroons, but if it exists it’s maybe a lemon Macaroon. I smell a wery sweet scent (I think it’s the marzipan) and after that I smell the same lemon-bergamot combination what’s in the Creamy Meringue. Although these notes dosn’t even exsit in it, maybe the Kumquat gives the lemon feeling. I think it’s a unique scent. Not for everyone. But for me it was a good choice! The only problem with it, is the lasting power. For a limitid edition a moderate longevity?! It’s too expencive for this. It’s hard to understand this marketing.

Very skeptic to try the sweet range of Be Delicious-a mistake!! A friend of mine gave to me her bottle just to spritz it on me....wow!Spring all over! Light flowery,very smooth and uplifting,not a special note to take over and thank God,not sweet at all! Not a "macaroon" feeling I was skeptic for! An amazing choice for every day use or to bring in February, a sunny spring air. Not a great longevity and a little bit hard to find-is a limited edition I think. If you have the chance,take a sniff before refuse it!

This perfume smells absolutely delicious, for about 15 minutes. Then it's anyone's guess what it smells like, because *poof* it's gone! If the first 15 minutes of lovely marzipan, rosey, fruity goodness lasted longer, I'd be all over a full bottle. But alas, the lasting power of this (and other DKNY apple flankery scents) is just so poor that I can't bring myself to do it. I'm really glad I have a 5 mL decant though!

Hello heavy kumquat :( first sprays was all about that heavy citrus note :( Very dominant on me, the marzipan note tries to get noticed but the kumquat is mean and wants to kick it back every time it gets noticed :( so far it is kumquat with a little sweet note of marzipan and tiny bit of pomegranate. Hope it smells better, because i really want to like and wear this. Very refreshing in the heat though.

I found this on Mercari for a good price so I bought it but it's from 2013 and probably expired as well as discontinued. The first spray was mostly alcohol, after a min I was surprised it was warm amber wood with sweet almond bright fruit and a hint of rose... sometimes I just smell nectarine and kumquat... I would describe this as a mature scent.

Mmmmhhh I love it!!!!! , it :D fantastic fragrance. It's sweet without being heady and has this touch of Kumquat and Pomegranate that gives a lovely twist! Love to wear it puts my mood highly up instantly

goes away pretty fast, nice scent though

Have this for swap. PM me if interested.

This is a really underrated fragrance I never hear talked about! I managed to grab a sample decant on The Perfumed Court. It opens with juicy nectarine gently laced with roses (maybe also kumquat? But to be honest, I’m not familiar enough with this fruit to identify its scent profile, not just in perfumery but overall). Then the rose intensifies as the marzipan comes in. I love everything almond, including amaretto and marzipan, so I love this note and it’s what drew me to the fragrance. Then the fragrance becomes a skin scent and the marzipan lingers along with vanilla, and in this state its longevity is pretty impressive. I'd say the fragrance lasted around 6 hours total on me. It’s a perfect spring gourmand. I’m not sure if the marzipan would be too heavy in summer weather but I’d be tempted to wear this year round.

I liked my sample so much that I ordered a full bottle. I don’t know if the bottle I ordered has gone off or what, but I loved the sample but dislike the full bottle. The combination of tart fruits + rose smells “perfumey” on me - hard to describe what I mean, but it’s like if you could summarize perfume in one single smell, a fragrance that smells like a perfume department, an indistinct, alcohol-y mishmash of different fruits and flowers, kind of sharp, cloying, a little too mature, that’s what this smells like.