Dolce & Gabbana · 2008

The One for Men

Mid-range$$, 2 of 5

The houseFor men

Grapefruit, coriander, cardamom and ginger over basil, lavender and orange blossom, drying down to cedar, sandalwood, ambergris and tobacco.

Dolce & Gabbana says

You’ll smell basil, lavender and sandalwood.

More from Dolce & Gabbana’s description

It also mentions Grapefruit, Coriander, Cardamom, Ginger, Orange blossom, Cedar, Ambergris and Tobacco.

The house’s page

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When you spray ittop notes

As it settlesheart notes

What staysdry-down notes

The One for Men’s scent picture, a draft: basil, lavender, sandalwood, grapefruit, coriander, cardamom drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

When you spray ittop notes

The One for Men, when you spray it: Basil, Lavender, Grapefruit, Coriander, Cardamom, Ginger

As it settlesheart notes

The One for Men, as it settles: Orange blossom

What staysdry-down notes

The One for Men, what stays: Sandalwood, Cedar, Ambergris, Tobacco

What’s inside it

What the label names

7 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 & lavender3 florals1 powder

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

Not for the smell10

AlcoholWaterOctinoxate (a UV filter)Yellow 5Ext. violet 2Yellow 6Red 4BHT (keeps it fresh)Blue 1Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, not in Ingredients yet

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

The One for MenDolce & Gabbana · shares basil, grapefruit, coriander, cardamom and 5 more$145 for 100 ml
Fakhar BlackLattafa · shares lavender, sandalwood, coriander, ginger and 2 moreabout $29 for 100 ml · about a quarter of The One for Men’s $112
Eau d'Ombré LeatherTom Ford · shares sandalwood, coriander, cardamom, ginger and 1 more$200 for 100 ml · about twice The One for Men’s $112
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.