K Dolce & Gabbana 2019 Eau de Toilette

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A perfume by Dolce & Gabbana for men, released in 2019. The scent is fresh-synthetic. It is being marketed by Shiseido Group / Beauté Prestige International.

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Main accords

Fresh

Synthetic

Citrus

Spicy

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Juniper berry

Blood orange

Sicilian lemon

Heart Notes

Provençal lavender

Geranium

Chili

Clary sage

Base Notes

Cedarwood

Patchouli

Vetiver

Perfumers

Daphné Bugey, Nathalie Lorson

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Ratings

Scent

6.4630 Ratings

Longevity

6.4552 Ratings

Sillage

6.2548 Ratings

Bottle

6.9569 Ratings

Value for money

6.4317 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone, last update on 07/31/2025.

Interesting Facts

The face of the advertising campaign is Italian entrepreneur‎ Mariano Di Vaio, photographed by Mariano Vivanco.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

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Reviews

28 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/29/2023

7
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Smellavision
205 Reviews

Smellavision

5

The K is dead, long live the K!

I find it really weird that this has such an abundance of dislikes. When it was first released I had a quick test at a local retailer and must admit my first thought was that this is not too bad. Having tested it over several weeks now, I agree that the general impression is that of a slightly generic “out of the shower” blue scent, but still I find that K has a certain “je ne sais quois” compared to others in this genre. No doubt, I am also biased as D&G used to be a pillar in male fragrances is my youth with releases like Masculine, Pour Homme, By and The One for Men – all of them fragrances that I found, if not excellent, then at least very enjoyable. Unfortunately, for the last decade or so D&G have only released male flankers so my expectations may of course have been high in unnecessary ways by a new male solo release.

The scent itself is built on an opening of citrus and blood orange mixed with juniper berries. After this, the pimento enters the scene and makes out a pleasant heart combined with lavender, clary sage and geranium. Finally, the notes settle on a base of woods, patchouli, vetiver and a hefty dose of Iso E Super. Nothing unpleasant here and the overall feel is as “sporty” and office friendly as it is refreshing – a woody aromatic that I would imagine most adult western males would find pleasant to wear. While neither projection nor longevity are overly impressive, I think that Natalie Lorson has done a pretty decent job with K.

The bottle itself is quite a piece of work – a cool blue bottle but admitted, at first glance the crown cap does comes across as an over the top kind of “see me, hear me” statement in the vein of PRs 1 Million gold bar, but I find it also to be kind of tongue-in-cheek and quite fun to release a bottle like that in 2019.

In my opinion it may not be a masterpiece but overall it’s not bad at all !

04/20/2020

10
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 10
Scent

Elysium
888 Reviews

Elysium

2

The king is dead, long live the king!

"Long live the king!" connects to the heir who directly succeeds the throne after the death of the previous monarch. It means that the monarchy never dies even when the king does. When I saw the incredible bottle with such an extraordinary crown, I could not stop thinking about the crowned King Henry V.
To make a long story short, Prince Hal, rebel and heir to the English throne, is crowned King Henry V after the death of his tyrannical father.
Now the young king must explore the palace politics. The war that his father has left behind and the emotional strings of his past life.

I have no idea which king Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were thinking when they designed K. For me, this is the fragrance that I imagine the true British monarch King Henry V would have rocked these days. Prince Hal was portrayed as a hedonist, rebellious and irresponsible, a kind of party boy who spends most of his time with gals and friends. And K is precisely all this, respecting traditions and, at the same time, opening up to modernity.

K by Dolce & Gabbana has been my wanted since I saw it on a perfumery shelf last year. The minimalist and square shape of the bottle, the blue juice, elegant and clean, and the crown-shaped cap immediately caught my attention. I read that the crown, handmade and coated with 24-karat gold pigments, undergoes an aging process that gives each sample a different finish; true or not, the result is remarkable. And the first spray did the rest... I lost myself in a suggestive olfactory adventure between the woody and aromatic notes of the Mediterranean midday, the shining sun, the landscape of an Italian avenue lined with cypresses up and down the Tuscan hills. I immediately recognized the hand of Nathalie Lorson. She has made thousands of billions of adorable things and is one of my favorite perfumers.

On my skin, the perfume is dry and acidic, with the citrus freshness of red-orange, spicy lemon and dusty bergamot, which surrounds my soul in a zealous embrace. There is a lot of harshness and sharpness. However, the resulting accord is not the most impressive of the citrus fruits I have ever encountered. Not similar to any of the fragrances of the hot seasons that I have, very far away from Cologne's CD Homme or Burberry Weekend, for example. Perhaps, the unexpected dryness I received comes from the essence of pepper, which adds that warmth to the overall top. The citrus effervescence is faded by the strength of the juniper berries, green and spicy. The notes jointly create a vibe like a burst of mothballs, which is unexpectedly pleasant, by the way.

The sparkling and lively character is highlighted by the heart notes with the aromatic accents of clary sage, combined with bright geranium and smooth lavender. Geranium stands out, a personal note for me, very fresh, sweet, and modern. The notes light up with a sparkle of spicy chili, an ingredient rarely used in designer perfumery, which adds a touch of warmth by inflaming the heart of the fragrance. The way it is used here is like buffalo sauce on chicken wings to give the tasteless spicy kick. So the allspice sizzles at the sight as lavender and clary sage give a herbal base for this.

K becomes really interesting when patchouli enters the heart accord and dry down happens. The warmth of allspice and the earthiness of patchouli are an ideal combination. Finally, you are intoxicated by the sensuality of the cedarwood, combined with the elegance of two typically masculine ingredients: the aromatic notes of the living vetiver and the sweetly spiced patchouli. As it goes deeper, the combination of particular varieties of patchouli and spices makes it hot and sexy as opposed to leathery or oriental. Whatever ambroxan is here, it's really smooth. This perfume is linear but very pleasant. It smells a bit synthetic but not harsh, shrill, scratchy, cloying, none of this.

K has a maximum duration of 8 hours and an average sillage. Slightly better than the average projection and longevity. It stays close but can be sniffed without burying the nose. Spray clothing for better performance and will last till the day after. Pimento peppers help balance the sharp notes of citrus fruits, soothe the wood, deepen the fragrance, further diffuse the aroma and keep it longer. Even though I received K as a Christmas present, I couldn't wait to rock it in the hot spring and summer, which are the best seasons for me, in my free time and in the office. In the end, I am entirely perplexed in all comparisons with Bleu de Chanel, Invictus, Sauvage, and so on. K has nothing to share with them, nothing.

Stay well; stay healthy.

-Elysium

08/25/2019

5
Bottle 6
Sillage 6
Longevity 5.5
Scent

ScentSlave
244 Reviews

ScentSlave

They gave me a sample at Dillards

And I was very disappointed... I was anxiously anticipating the release, and when i tried it.... BANG!! The explosion is LOUD!! A bit too rough for me. I was lured in to buying the Light Blue Intense with a similar masculinity, but didn’t realize how loud it was (the light blue intense). The K? It was too loud from the first shot. Crazy projection, but not necessarily a good thing (the fragrance itself shouldn’t be THAT proud).

It’s like that obnoxious, know it all guy that doesn’t shut up (but preaches to EVERYONE in the room). Does it last? Yes it does, but again, it’s more of an “arrogance” than “Confidence” that it protrudes with... Posing and flexing its muscles with a body that hasn’t quite developed to the Bodybuilder level.

I’m not so fond of the D&G fragrances; they’re all excessively loud and overwhelming. I thought I wanted the Light Blue Intense fragrance and bought it, then felt almost embarrassed by how I intruded on everyone I encountered... If that was intruding, then the K would be attacking... plain and simple... (and I tend to like masculinity in fragrances)

01/18/2023

5
Pricing 7
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 5
Scent

Sniffinstars
14 Reviews

Sniffinstars

1

Mass appealing but nothing special

It smells good but it smells like thousands of others,definitely a people pleaser but it lacks anything that makes it distinguishable it’s just not special,very forgettable I do wear it sometimes but not much, everyone around me seems to love how I smell when wearing it but it’s just lacking the uniqueness. It has average longevity,projects average not great value, if this was Dolce&Gabbana’s entry level scent it would be much better.

08/29/2019

5
Bottle 6
Sillage 6
Longevity 5.5
Scent

Drakecito
14 Reviews

Drakecito

1

Interesting but boring job.

Well surprised by this release.

It does not go anywhere where I imagined, or where I have read in several places, where they say it resembles Sauvage (I hate this), Dylan Blue, etc. This smell nothing like these.

Except for some very unimpressive citrus at the exit (I do not smell the lemon so much, as they comment there), where perhaps I would have liked them to highlight something else, with more definition and presence, the perfume generates a very interesting "aura" of green notes, like laurel, patchouli and vetiver style, very mature and classic cut. All of these notes are on a very light acuatic base.

Escape any kind of sweetness, from tutti fruttis and at least me, I find it very far from current trends.

If it smells closely on skin, it stands out very little and I smell it quite abstract, with little definition and presence, but the issue is that, even after several hours, it generates that aura that I have commented before, very noticeable.

I insist, very classic, mature, even dry. It looks more like a launch of Comme des Garçons than of D&G...

I have two cartons by my side, which I can smell perfectly without getting too close after more than 24 hours of applying.

For now, je,jem , I can say thatI really liked it in this first contacts.
Interesting, although it gives me that I can get bored fast.

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