DKNY · 2004 · Maurice Roucel

Be Delicious

Mid-range$$, 2 of 5

The houseFor women

VersionEau de Parfum

Juicy apple with magnolia blossom, resting on soft sandalwood.

DKNY says

You’ll smell apple, magnolia and sandalwood.

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Be Delicious’s scent picture, a draft: apple, magnolia, sandalwood, citral (lemon), isoeugenol (clove) drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Be Delicious, top notes: Magnolia, Citral (lemon)

Heartas it settles

Be Delicious, heart: Apple, Isoeugenol (clove)

Dry-downwhat stays

Be Delicious, dry-down: Sandalwood

What’s inside it

What the label names

9 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender3 florals1 spices1 powder1 green

8 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Tommy GirlTommy Hilfiger · shares apple, magnolia and sandalwood
High FrequencyInitio · shares magnolia and sandalwoodabout $313 for 90 ml
BottledHugo Boss · shares apple and sandalwood$130 for 100 ml

Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.