DKNY Women

This is the definition of Sterile and Antibacterial in my opinion, but in the best way possible. DKNY Women smells sharp, razor sharp to be precise, its an abstract mix of being natural and syntheic/urban, in fact I'll go as far as to say what I did in my Paco Rabanne Ultraviolet review; it smells almost "digital". In my head when I smell this, I picture a lab, all glass panels with a load of sunlight coming in and stainless steel lab benches with conical flasks filled with vodka and cuttings of lemon trees and tomato vines inside them, it feels very urban and still feels on trend and modern, Donna Karen really had her finger on the pulse with this one. I don't quite picture New York with this one but I do get the "super urban city during a summer rain storm" vibes with it, reminiscent of the time I was at a bar, sat outside with a friend drinking a vodka with ice when it was hot and it started hammering down with rain, petrichor freshness mixed with the astringent smell of my vodka and the biting cold smell/feel from the ice in the glass. The notes I get from this are predominantly the tomato leaves, orange, lemon and I also get a wet/rain note as well as an unlisted cotton sort of note which actually may be a mixture of the musk and the birch notes, its a perfect crisp t-shirt and jeans type fragrance for both work and casual wear, especially refreshing in the summer heat as well, it makes you feel like you've just stepped out of the shower all day. Longevity is decent; I have the EdP concentration and obviously with this being citrus based it is a tad fleeing but I can get about 6 hours from it with a moderate silage. Why did I not buy this one sooner?!

I have always loved perfume and cologne, remembering scents forever and comparing them to their scent doppelgängers! This scent, DKNY women is my favorite scent-one that can't be compared to! It's only fitting my first review be of my signature scent! Never having found anything close, I am intrigued by the perfume by SHE where six people said it reminds them of this perfume! It is crisp and very strong. I smell grapefruit, a powerful scent I love-that I now know is tomato leaves, and vodka! I love Love, LOVE this scent! I get compliments on it and will continue to since I wear it often! It is not sold at Macy's etc, but I would still buy it on Amazon or Ebay for the price anyway! Perfumia and other perfume boutiques still sell it. It projects and lasts! I love picking up a jacket and smelling that invigorating scent from days before! I wear this so much that my jackets have DKNY as a signature scent too lol!!! :-D Other citrus favs So Fresh Sugar Lemon (like zesty lime margaritas) Sephora I love love/D&G Light Blue. Smell VERY similar and 1st is less than half the cost. CK one summer 2014: Ebay, Amazon *new try CK one summer 2015: like, has a cucumber and mint vibe along with the citrus but finishes more masculine *new try DKNY summer 2012: LIKE! citrus tonic smell-try if you loved Lancôme Aroma Tonic!

I have the version pictured above, the one in the tall frosted glass with the small DKNY letters. I used to wear this back in the early 2000's and picked up another bottle a few years ago and decided to pull it back out of my collection today as it was around 100 degrees today. This fragrance to me is pure summer in a bottle, but not beachy like Replica's Beach Walk, it is straight citrus with an interesting twist which I think comes from the tomato leaf. Whoever is saying this smells like toilet cleaner must have some really good smelling toilet cleaner. I think this is just such a sophisticated take on a fresh fragrance. It is citrusy without being lemon-y and the lasting power for a fresh scent is incredible. I can spray this in the morning and still catch whiffs of this at night. I dont know how it was achieved, but this fragrance truly has an icy coldness to it that even the sound of the atomizer when depressed gives off a cold vibe. This is the farthest from being a cozy scent. It is 100% heat and summer, and the best fragrance to wear when it is sweltering hot outside. I would say this is more of a day time scent, however, I would totally wear this on a hot summer night too. It is just a spectacular and unique take on a citrus scent and I always want to have this in my collection!

This perfume is a masterpiece. It was my high school perfume back in the early 2000’s. I have tons of memories and life changes tied to this bottle of perfume. It smells bittersweet, refreshing, laundry like. It wakes you up and makes you want to do things. This is not feminine, motherly, sexy or even businesslike. NO. This is the coolest woman in all Manhattan, walking around in a small black dress, dark sunglasses, a nude bag and a trench coat. Hair to the window and a strong coffee in her hand. This is cool. Call it the spirit of the new millennium in a bottle. The simplicity of the 90s meets with the futuristic style of the 2000s. In other words: It’s a true symbol for the year in which it came out. People are free to love or hate. I personally LOVE ❤️ 💕 this :) Probably best after 20 years of age (I wore it in high school and I think that didn’t sit well with some. My peers thought it was aggressive (as more sweet perfumes were popular among teens at the time). I would also say this goes well across all seasons, maybe just not for summer (shocker) I find the heat and the sweat takes away from its beauty. Also, I find some men tend to dislike this. Do I care? No. I love men but I won’t give this up for any of you lol me and DKNY Women are a package deal :)

Normally clean and/or green scents doesn’t like me and vice versa.. this is the one exception. This.. doesnt smell like anything else. I can think of no other perfume that I’ve come across that resembles this. I dont really care too much for a lot fancy gibberish when describing scents but this scent, IMO, really IS crisp. Crisp and cool. Like a glass of zesty ice chips sitting in the shade off a juniper tree.. or whatever - now there’s a description ;-D. Anyhoozies. I think this perfume is one of those “love it or hate it” fragrances and in that case I understand why. It’s not a constant in my collection but it IS a constant re-appear in my collection. Every once in a while I’ll miss it and will pick it up. That way it has been a part of my “catalogue”, if you will, since my late teens (39 yrs now) and I do hope that it doesnt get discontinued. Despite the longterm.. friendship.. I’ve had with DKNY I STILL get a little bit surprised every time I re-smell it. It’s quite the tricky little nose-twister this one - which is one of the things I adore about this perfume. It’s truly unique and interesting and always keep me returning for a little aroma-shock-therapy.