Esse Strikes The Notes Donatella
What does it smell like?
Main smell: powdery and violet. It opens with iris and violet, moves to patchouli and myrhh and dries down to white musk and ambergris.
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- fall
Donatella notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
About Esse Strikes The Notes Donatella
Esse Strikes The Notes is the house behind Donatella.
Other Esse Strikes The Notes perfumes
The house has 12 perfumes here, led by Vanilla Circus, Rock ‘n’ Salt and Anita.
Donatella through the year
The best time of year to wear it is fall. It is less suited to summer. Ranked by season: fall, winter, spring and summer.
Longevity on skin
It stays on skin for about 6 to 9 hours, so one spray in the morning can carry you through the day. It lasts longer than Dolce&Gabbana The Only One. Base notes like white musk and ambergris are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Donatella sillage
Projection is strong: people around you will notice it. Two sprays are usually enough. It spreads further than Dolce&Gabbana The Only One.
Price and value
The usual price in Europe is about €133. That puts it on the expensive side. It costs more than Stephane Humbert Lucas 777 Taklamakan and Dolce&Gabbana The Only One but less than Frederic Malle Portrait Of A Lady.
For work or for evenings
It works better at night than in the day, so it is a good pick for evenings, dinners and going out. For daytime, Dolce&Gabbana The Only One is a lighter match.
Donatella dupes and alternatives
Similar picks to try: Stephane Humbert Lucas 777 Taklamakan (6 shared notes), Le Labo Iris 39 unisex (6 shared notes), Frederic Malle Portrait Of A Lady (6 shared notes) and Dolce&Gabbana The Only One (6 shared notes).
More questions
Who would like Donatella?
People who enjoy powdery and violet smells.
Can men wear Donatella?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.