Dolce & Gabbana · 2020 · Daphné Bugey and Nathalie Lorson

K

Premium$$$, 3 of 5

The houseFor men

VersionEau de Parfum

Zesty lemon and blood orange with juniper, over fig, geranium and clary sage, drying to cedar, patchouli and vetiver.

The drawn K bottle

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

K’s scent picture, a draft: lemon, fig, cedar, patchouli, vetiver, sweet orange drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

K, top notes: Lemon, Sweet orange, Juniper, Cardamom, Geranium, Lavender

Heartas it settles

K, heart: Fig, Allspice, Clary sage

Dry-downwhat stays

K, dry-down: Cedar, Patchouli, Vetiver, Cypriol

What’s inside it

What the label names

10 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender4 florals2 spices1 powder

10 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell10

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Reflection 45 ManAmouage · shares cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, vetiver, juniper and 3 more$550 for 100 ml · about twice K’s $225
Fakhar BlackLattafa · shares cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, vetiver, juniper and 3 moreabout $29 for 100 ml · about a tenth of K’s $225
Open RoadCoach · shares lemon, cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, vetiver and 2 more
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.