DKNY Be Delicious City Blossom Empire Apple by Donna Karan bottle
Donna Karan

DKNY Be Delicious City Blossom Empire Apple

3.7/5 · 106 votes Feminine 2014
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Longevity3.0/5
Sillage2.7/5
Day100
Night5
Spring84
Summer82
Fall13
Winter8
Our take

This opens like a crisp bite into a cucumber wedge dipped in grapefruit juice, all cool, green snap and citrus fizz. The magnolia floats in as a creamy floral counterpoint, but it’s the green apple that quickly takes center stage, tart and almost watery, like the first crunch of an unripe Gala. The heart is a polite bouquet of lily-of-the-valley, violet, and a whisper of tuberose, but the rose is barely a blush, and the whole floral accord feels gauzy, diffused, like a silk scarf caught in a breeze. It dries down to a generic woody base of sandalwood and amber, a pleasant but forgettable fade. The overall character is a city park at dawn, dewy grass, wet petals, and a half-eaten apple left on a bench. It smells fresh, light, and synthetic in the way a cucumber-scented hand soap is synthetic, not offensive but not natural either. Clean, safe, and undeniably mainstream. The longevity is a ghost, fading within two hours; the sillage is a polite whisper that only your own nose hears. This suits someone who wants a quick spritz of spring, a zero-commitment floral fruity for brunch or a daytime errand. Skip it if you want perfume that lasts through a workday or announces your presence. Wear it on a warm, lazy afternoon, but bring a decant for touch ups.

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