Donna Karan Essence: Labdanum 2005

Donna Karan Essence: Labdanum by DKNY / Donna Karan
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A perfume by DKNY / Donna Karan for women and men, released in 2005. The scent is resinous-spicy. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Resinous
Spicy
Smoky
Oriental
Leathery

Fragrance Notes

French labdanumFrench labdanum LeatherLeather MuskMusk Green notesGreen notes

Perfumer

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Scent
7.425 Ratings
Longevity
7.221 Ratings
Sillage
5.620 Ratings
Bottle
6.726 Ratings
Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 29.09.2019.

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Sillage
7.5
Longevity
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Scent
Missk

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Exotic yet smooth labdanum
I'm not too familiar with particular resins and their scents, so discovering Donna Karan's Essence collection has managed to broaden my horizons in terms of recognizing certain notes.

Essence Labdanum is quite an interesting and simplistic fragrance. I would define this fragrance as being very unisex and rich. It has a lovely, smooth and spicy leather quality with a subtle touch of sweetness.

Ambery in nature, Essence Labdanum, (while very linear), is beautiful when layered with other amber-based scents or anything really. On its own it smells woody and leathery, however when blended, Essence Labdanum has an interesting smoky incense quality that comes to the fore.

This fragrance tends to remind me of the Middle East, somewhere exotic and culturally rich. The lasting power is not bad, lasting at least six hours, and longer when layered. The sillage is only moderate however.

I do believe this same fragrance was released in a body lotion and a candle, which intrigues me greatly. Having a home that smells like this beautiful fragrance would be breath-taking.
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