Donna Karan · 1994

Cashmere Mist

Mid-range$$, 2 of 5

The houseFor women

VersionEau de Parfum

Soft lily of the valley and bergamot over creamy jasmine, settling into sandalwood, amber, vanilla and skin-warm musk.

Donna Karan says

You’ll smell lily of the Valley, Moroccan jasmine and sandalwood.

More from Donna Karan’s description

It also mentions Bergamot, Ylang Ylang, Iris (orris), Amber, Vanilla, Cedarwood, Patchouli, Musk, Bergamot, Amber and Musk.

The house’s page

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Cashmere Mist’s scent picture, a draft: lily of the valley, jasmine, sandalwood, bergamot, ylang-ylang, iris drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Cashmere Mist, top notes: Lily of the valley, Bergamot

Heartas it settles

Cashmere Mist, heart: Jasmine, Ylang-ylang, Musk

Dry-downwhat stays

Cashmere Mist, dry-down: Sandalwood, Iris, Amber, Vanilla, Cedar, Patchouli, Coumarin (tonka)

What’s inside it

What the label names

15 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 & lavender7 florals1 sweet1 amber & resins2 spices1 powder

4 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

Amber WoodAjmal · shares lily of the valley, jasmine, sandalwood, bergamot and 4 more$169 for 100 ml
Lyric WomanAmouage · shares jasmine, sandalwood, bergamot, ylang-ylang and 4 more$395 for 100 ml
Quelques Fleurs L'OriginalHoubigant · shares lily of the valley, jasmine, sandalwood, bergamot and 4 more$250 for 100 ml · about twice Cashmere Mist’s $130

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