How it smells
Main smell: fruity and gourmand. It opens with red berries and pitahaya, moves to coconut and jasmine and dries down to driftwood and musk.
- Came out
- 2012
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- summer
Dot 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
A closer look at Marc Jacobs Dot EDP
Dot EDP comes from Marc Jacobs. This one is the Eau de Parfum.
Best season for Dot
It is at its best in summer. It is less suited to fall. From best to least suited, the seasons are summer, spring, winter and fall.
Day or night?
This is more of a daytime scent that suits the office and everyday wear. For evenings, Lattafa Yara Tous has more depth.
Its style
The strongest accord is fruity (100%), followed by gourmand and white floral. You will probably like it if you enjoy fruity and gourmand smells and notes like coconut and driftwood. Less obvious notes include honeysuckle, orange blossom and vanilla. Perfume fans rate it 3.96 out of 5.
Other Marc Jacobs perfumes
This house has 52 perfumes on iPerfume. The most popular ones are Daisy Love, Daisy and Decadence.
Dot price per bottle size
In Europe it costs about €59, depending on the bottle size and the shop. That puts it in the middle price range.
How long it lasts
Expect about 3 to 6 hours on skin, which is about average for a perfume. As an Eau de Parfum, it has more perfume oil than an Eau de Toilette, which helps it last. Lancôme Variety and Gabriela Sabatini last longer, if that matters to you. Base notes like driftwood and musk are the part that stays longest on the skin.
If you like Dot, try these
These perfumes have a close smell: Lattafa Yara Tous (5 shared notes), Tesori d'Oriente Fiore del Dragone (5 shared notes), Lancôme Variety (5 shared notes) and Gabriela Sabatini (5 shared notes). For a cheaper option, Lattafa Yara Tous starts from €30.
Quick answers
Can men wear Dot?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
When did Dot come out?
It came out in 2012.
How strong is it?
Medium: people near you can smell it.