Dolce & Gabbana The One EDP Review

I must be the only person who doesn't like this fragrance. It's probably because it's a bit musky for me and I find it very cloying. Everytime I smell it I feel a headache coming on. One of my friends wear it and whenever we go anywhere together I have to sit at the other end of the table from her, it's that bad. I actually gave my bottle away (I was gifted it and feel very ungrateful about it) but just couldn't wear it.

I've read through the composition above and can't quite pick out what it is about this fragrance I hate.

I’ve always struggled to describe fragrances as I tend to sway towards a simple I love it or I hate it. For me this one is strong dislike. I first tried it around 8 years ago when my partner bought me a bottle for Christmas (bad idea because I’m extremely fussy with scent). And then my Dad bought one for me on the recommendation of a sales assistant. Nice try Pops!

Initially (for 5 minutes) I really liked it which is common for me, I’ll THINK I like it and then within 5-10 minutes I find myself showering just to get away from the scent! This was one of those scents. It’s VERY strong and cloying, it surrounds you in a thick, creamy cloud that you can’t escape from. The funny thing is that I love all the individual notes but together they produce something that I strongly dislike. I think it would appeal to an older audience who grew up with powerhouse scents from the 80’s. The strong powdery ones that invoke memories of their youth. Now don’t get me wrong because I crave a strong fragrance. Just not one that makes me head hurt, my eyes water and makes me want to jump into a pool fully clothed.

To me this is not vanilla at all. It’s something that I can’t describe because I can’t distinguish any of the individual notes. It’s absolutely bizarre and a strong NO from me.

I picked this up as a roller ball overseas and it is a great to keep on hand as a perfume wherever I go (but not as pretty as the full sized bottle).

The perfume is initially light and sweet but I find it's the musky/woodsy bottom notes that stay on my skin while the light sweet top notes disappear quite quickly.

For this reason I probably wouldn't make this a priority to repurchase as I prefer the sweeter notes. But I do like that I can smells a range of fragrance notes in it, which I find hard to distinguish in some perfumes.

Beautiful smelling perfume - long wearing. I'd say it's a mature scent. Good quality, keeps well. Ive had a bottle of this for 3 years and the perfume hasn't gone off.

I bought this years ago while in Australia. The scent is gorgeous, a light floral and "oriental" type scent. I loved wearing this perfume out on dates during the day, I received many compliments on it.

The bottle, I love it. Very simple and elegant, as well as the box it came in, it looked very luxurious to me.

The scent of this perfume is unique and will always hold a special place in my heart!

A softer than usual fragrance for this Creator. It has a soft floral smell going on with a stronger undertone that comes out later. This fragrance holds well for the day & a bit of tissue sprayed with the scent & stuck inside your pocket or handbag compliments it nicely. The secret to most scents is not to put too much on & this definitely applies in this case.

If you don't like strong musky smelling perfumes or the too sweet floral types this one is for you. It is a medium scent with vanilla notes and a hint of floral tones. I have received Alot of wonderful compliments on how great I smell. I do not buy body sprays and instead only use perfumes. I regularly buy this perfume and use when I am going out to something as simple a the races and to have a change from my daily 4 perfumes. Great for day or evenings

I own a 30ml bottle of this frangrance. I brought a small bottle just to try it out to see if i liked the smell, and i can honestly say, I love it!! It smells slightly sweet, and fruity (although one of my friends say it smells like bananas). I used to use it for special occasions, but i liked it so much it has now become my daily fragrance!! I also love the sophisticated style of the bottle, and the gold lid adds a touch of class! I brought this on special, but would pay full price for this fragrance!

I would say this perfume is a bit more on the floral side then fruity. I've got the 100mL and generally don't like to use it for an everyday scent. because it's long wearing, I enjoy wearing it on days/nights out. I've sprayed on my jumpers for work a couple of times and the scent stays!! I put away my jumpers in my drawers and when I pick it up to wear it again - you can smell the scent. it's worth the price and if you're looking to add this to your collection - it's a must!! I love the bottle, it's got minimal designs yet it's really attractive and elegant.