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The Only One — Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce & Gabbana

The Only One

  • For women
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 2018

The Only One is a roasted and addictive coffee fragrance signed Dolce & Gabbana. It opens on bergamot and violet, reveals coffee and orange blossom at its heart and rests on a base of vanilla and amber.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Bergamot · Violet

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Coffee · Orange blossom

  3. Base Several hours

    Vanilla · Amber

Top notes

Heart notes

Base notes

What its composition says

  • 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 2 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Coffee: its rarest material, which only 48 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 41.
  • Bergamot: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 43% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
  • Gourmand, floral, citrus and amber: 4 registers of raw materials share its palette, with gourmand supplying 2 of 6.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Excellent
9 h and more estimated on skin
Projection Powerful
a trail that arrives before you and lingers after

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
  • Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.

Strengths

  • Gourmand comfort, warm and reassuring.

Avoid if…

  • you like to stay discreet or work in a confined space.
  • sweet, gourmand perfumes are not your cup of tea.

If The Only One by Dolce & Gabbana seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.

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