Kenneth Cole New York Women

I find the opening of Kenneth Cole New York very powerful with a burst of sharp pepper, cardamom, orange and a little sweet cinnamon. As the aromatics radiate, a strong, full lily starts to pollinate the air with her heavy yellow powdered effusion--big white Asiatic lily, not delicate little lily of the valley. Then small jasmine buds add some sweetness and gardenia shines her white-greenness between the lily's fat petals. At this stage of the fragrance's evolution, the vibe is a little bitchy with the combination of pepper and lily. Not femme fatale or dominatrix-like--more of a very cocksure female attorney at a trendy urban bar after work with her Armani clad male counterparts. She's dressed in a tweed skirt, pointy black leather stilletos and a fastidious, well fitted white blouse, modestly buttoned over the cleavage but open enough to be enticing. Her male colleagues surround her at the bar her while the nervous young paralegal girls sit at their own table and watch her in envy. Yes, this is like the original but now discontinued lily-centric Donna Karan Gold, but with a tenacious dry pepper bite that throws the whole composition into a contemporary, heated setting. I also get the spiced references to Omnia and Nu. New York finally gets off her stilettos and sits down at the bar. A little soft nutmeg, musk and woods peek through but I don't smell much leather at all. Maybe the hint of dark berry and oakmoss suggest a whiff of a small Prada purse. I like this a lot, and my guy positively loves it on me. Very feminine, contemporary and clean with some well blended classic elements.

Now THIS fragrance I love and will be on the lookout for another bottle. It is a rich mix of ingredients and doesn't overwhelm, but to me, it makes the statement with a smile in the voice, "I'm here, Let's get down to business." It gives me confidence . Imagine? I refreshed my scent after lunch at school and a sixth grader said to me at the door, "I like the way you smell, Miss." I'm sure he could detect the masculine notes of leather and mahogany I didn't know were in the composition until now. That was some compliment from a youth who isn't beyond Axe for now.

My mother purchased this perfume for me when I was in college. I love the scent and it smells just like the holidays. I usually wear it during November and December when I have somewhere special to go. It smells like cinnamon and is very warm. I love it and my husband does too. I wish it wasn't discontinued as I am running low and want to replace it. Every time I search for a 1 oz. bottle on ebay, I'm hit with ridiculous prices. Kenneth Cole please bring this back!

This is one pow-wow fragrance, it is certainly not for the fainthearted or haters of spice (cos obviously it has loads of them) It does have quite masculine aspects to it and is a dominating scent in my opinion. That said, I have a friend you wears this and it's instant sex-bomb on her. I also wear this, but I have to be in the right mood or it wears me. It smells very exotic, heavy and intense on me, but I love spices so that is no problem :)

This is one of the few "new" fragrances I like. It's a spicy, woody, oakmossy delight - reminds me very much of a vintage perfume! I don't notice much white floral in it (just a hint of jasmine, which is quite nice), unfortunately, though I still love this scent. Rather sexy, and great for a day-to-evening fragrance.