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08/17/2019
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The Black Swan
The Black Swan. So the perfume of Donna Karan is still called among connoisseurs. A bottle that is probably eye-catching just because of its design language. Her second husband and her greatest love Stephen Weiss, a gifted sculptor, was responsible for the design. The same goes for the legendary DK Men and all its collection bottles and a few more. Many of their bottles are made of plastic and for some may not be luxurious enough because they are not made of heavy glass and solid and ornate caps. But in this case design wins over material here. Not to mention the content! Donna Karan is probably one of the most award-winning designers in America. She made the bodysuit suitable for women and invented the "Seven Easy Pieces" collection. Seven casual pieces that quickly turned a business outfit into an evening outfit. Very high-quality materials such as cashmere, mohair and the finest fabrics distinguished them. But also a lot of elastane and spandex, so that her fashion was always very feminine and body-hugging, but never too tight. Her primary color was mostly black and she was tailoring in sizes of a normal-average woman, which made her very successful very quickly. In 1992 she launched her first fragrance that bore her name. Donna Karan-New York.
The fragrance
Donna Karan is a very sensitive and warm spicy fragrance, which knows how to captivate with its subtle depth and sensuality. Fine notes of osmanthus and peach blend with citric-soft chords of orange blossom and apricot in the top note. The perfume does not radiate any direct freshness at the beginning. It looks more like a warm fruit compote the first few minutes. A subtle warmth quickly becomes noticeable on the skin. Spicy cinnamon bark and gentle oscillations of marzipan or better said heliotrope blend in and give sweetness without being directly sweet. Some other floral notes also float along, but are not recognizable due to their complexity. The concept is too densely interwoven with each other to be recognized in detail. All transitions to the individual notes are very fluid and soft. A bright, almost crystalline patchouli floats in the air and has a whole armada of resinous-spicy notes and chords in tow. Frankincense and equally smoky benzoin wander through Donna Karan and unite with a warm vanilla and amber accord to the final end that ends in a harmonious and soft-pulsating fruity suede note. A perfume that embodies peace, harmony and heart warmth.
Conclusion
In my opinion Donna Karan met herself very well in her first work. There are people you only need to see for a moment to know they're good. That they are warm-hearted and soft in their souls. People who perhaps do not embody the dazzling beauty, but rather the austere beauty. But they are still modest in their presence. People who say more than a thousand words with a single gentle and heartwarming smile. People who are surrounded by something sensual and warm that you want to touch and caress like a tender cheek. That's how Donna Karan always worked on me. And so is her first fragrance. She was the perfume and her husband Stephen, who died in 2001, was the vessel that guarded it. So it was planned by the two of them and so it was done in the end. A beautiful story behind it and a very, very beautiful perfume.
Still!
It's about finding peace in chaos!
-Donna Karan-
And with Donna Karan-New York she created it!
The fragrance
Donna Karan is a very sensitive and warm spicy fragrance, which knows how to captivate with its subtle depth and sensuality. Fine notes of osmanthus and peach blend with citric-soft chords of orange blossom and apricot in the top note. The perfume does not radiate any direct freshness at the beginning. It looks more like a warm fruit compote the first few minutes. A subtle warmth quickly becomes noticeable on the skin. Spicy cinnamon bark and gentle oscillations of marzipan or better said heliotrope blend in and give sweetness without being directly sweet. Some other floral notes also float along, but are not recognizable due to their complexity. The concept is too densely interwoven with each other to be recognized in detail. All transitions to the individual notes are very fluid and soft. A bright, almost crystalline patchouli floats in the air and has a whole armada of resinous-spicy notes and chords in tow. Frankincense and equally smoky benzoin wander through Donna Karan and unite with a warm vanilla and amber accord to the final end that ends in a harmonious and soft-pulsating fruity suede note. A perfume that embodies peace, harmony and heart warmth.
Conclusion
In my opinion Donna Karan met herself very well in her first work. There are people you only need to see for a moment to know they're good. That they are warm-hearted and soft in their souls. People who perhaps do not embody the dazzling beauty, but rather the austere beauty. But they are still modest in their presence. People who say more than a thousand words with a single gentle and heartwarming smile. People who are surrounded by something sensual and warm that you want to touch and caress like a tender cheek. That's how Donna Karan always worked on me. And so is her first fragrance. She was the perfume and her husband Stephen, who died in 2001, was the vessel that guarded it. So it was planned by the two of them and so it was done in the end. A beautiful story behind it and a very, very beautiful perfume.
Still!
It's about finding peace in chaos!
-Donna Karan-
And with Donna Karan-New York she created it!
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