By (for women)

renneyg007

I'm finally the proud owner of BY! Not my usual taste being that its very woody. On first spritz I was nearly knocked out by the alcohol. The floral nuances are barely detectable and it is very spicy. But the drydown does it for me.....woody, vanilla bourbon in a very raw way (a scent i am not used too but keep sniffing so must love). Musk is there but its woven amongst the coffee note. An erotic, sexy and incorrigible fragrance that i'm going to learn to love.

rheea oana

This was one of my first introductions to the world of perfume!
Unavailable in my country... I've recieved a sample some years ago and I wore it!! Not knowing the mess I'd stirr up!

A clasical D&G composition!
A wild raw - herbaceous start...
An untamed heart of ravishing strong and impudent aromas of lily and orchid tangled in a web of unruly cedar.
An uncontroled drydown of lively spices and earthy flavours!
An almost primitive scent, oozing wickedness and pure
animalistic sensuality!

snobuni77

I have to say that I got a bad mini in the mail (woe is me =(& when I went to the mall & tested a mini they had there I felt the same way about it.I had felt it had gone bad.I think it smells to much like alcohol to me & yes the lavender is very strong.It does smell much better once it dries down but something about this just doesn't do it for me.It is definitely a love it or hate it scent.

Trinity

"By" is one of a kind fragrance! As a fragrance addict (I have about 50 fragrance at home…;-)) this fragrance stands alone! Why? Because I have smelled nothing like it before! It is totally unique and special! A lot of fragrances smell a lot like other fragrance on the market; they do not differ much anymore…which I find very sad in a way.

"By" is a "Wow" fragrance!….I must confess….I was not expecting being blown away by a fragrance! Is there something like "love at first sniff"?...hmm...maybe it is now! I am totally confused and smitten by this wonderful sent. It is like meeting the man of your dreams…your knees are getting weak, your heart is beating faster and you feel like something or someone just hit you over your head!

Funny thing is – I cannot even describe to you how this fragrance smells….it is just wonderful….. What can I say – I'm in Love!

mirror

After waiting for weeks I got my Mini of By.
At first I was only a little disappointed because I didn't expect the lavender to be so strong that it is hard to detect any of the other notes. Honestly if I didn't know the other notes I probably would not have noticed them.
I understand it is strong ans somewhat heavy but to me this doesn't make it a winter/fall fragrance. It reminds me of summer, it has this hot African aura to it or I feel like I am in South France in our garden with lavender all around me and here and there some other flower.
Another thing that came to my mind was air freshener. I think it was the combination of Bergamot and Lavender. There are a lot of room sprays containing those notes. Don't get me wrong it sure smells better than regular air freshner but in some aspects it's similar.
Sexy, yes or no? to me it isn't. Most likely because I have a lot of memories connected with lavender and I do not catogorize it as sexy in any way.
Still it is a beautiful fragrance. I like it but I am just not entirely in love with it.
So I am going to have to think about if I really want to get a bigger size, in the end not only because I am still not exactly sure what makes it stand out from all the other lavender fragrances.

luz

By Dolce & Gabbana used to be my signature fragrance. Now I like so many fragrances that I can't have a signature one anymore, but I still like By very much and in a very special way.

Far brom beinga fan og the tradicional Dolce & Gabbana fragrances, I was very surprise when I tried this one for the first time: I loved at the first snif, that brought to my skin the smell of wild violets (that's the way I felt it on my skin). The flower notes of this fragrance, specially the violet and lavender are very natural and airy and reminds me a lot of a the violets I used to found at my grandmother's house.

After that, "the wild violet" note becomes spicy mixing with ginger... and I start to feel the comfort of the woody notes blended with vanilla bourbon in the exact same quantities, wich makes the perfume not too sweet or woody. Coffe and musk in homeopathic doses give the special ending.

The perfume is intense and has a very good staying power. I consider it en evening fragrance.

Wear this if you are looking for something really unique and stylish, and be ready to feel beautiful and draw compliments everywhere. By is a lascive invitation for glamour, but you can wear it easly feeling yourself and very comfortable.

I am very sad it had been discontinued (as so many other amazing fragrances, like Organza Indescence) and I was surprised when I found out it was not in prodution anymore, because it is the best creation of Dolce & Gabbana house in my opinion and many people love it.

By Dolce & Gabbana for Men is also amazing.

allexa27

i am in love with it from the first sniff.Too bad it is very hard to find.This is my signature smell.Love it forever!So unique !I love the coffee note in it ,which is very detectable on my skin

Bunit

To the New Zealand customer, you can sometimes see this purfume on Trade Me. I have heard that it is very good, but still getting the money to try it.

guest_Nicola_NZ

I love this perfume.. but they dont sell it in New Zealand any more.. why!?! :( where can i get it from??

BlackAmberMoon

First impression is surprisingly bright with the bergamot taking center stage, then it morphs into an aromatic black licorice for a while - very interesting! It quickly settles down, however, into a lightly spicy skin scent - my nose picks up coffee, vanilla bourbon, and sandalwood primarily. The florals are barely detectable and there as an accent only. Bergamot lingers around through the mid notes, giving the scent an aromatic quality. Musk and cedar emerge very late into the drydown, but this isn't a "musky" scent. Interestingly, though the notes sound heavy, By is actually fairly subtle...once in a while I pick up a delicious whiff of it, but it never overwhelms. Excellent last power and medium sillage.

By does have a masculine quality about it (which I love), and a man could easily wear this, but it still says "all woman", if you know what I mean. If you're looking for a totally unique, seductive oriental, By should be on your list! Takes a more mature woman to pull this one off.

woogyjones50

I was very excited to try this one. Sadly, I was unable to wear it because it made me very ill when I put it. This is only the second time this has ever happened so I am still unsure what ingredient would have given such a reaction. I did end up giving this bottle away to a friend of mine and she absolutely loved it.

lolita82

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR ATTENTION? Then this is the fragrance 4 u...a man magnet...A real pity it gives me a headache....my sister gets several indecent propasls when wearing it! hard 2 find 2 as it is discontinued!

dolita

i like the quite smell of vanilla that remain on your skin after wearing it by hours so when i was have it i was wearing it before my meetings by hours to let the quite smell stay on me

rebeca

I loved this scent when I was younger... and forever! Very, very sexy...

Vanessa Olivatti

This perfume is wild, erotic and very sexy.
is my favorite with notes of leather, amadeirado, orchid and wild!
By Dolce and Gabbana is very beautiful!

guest_Laura

My absolute favourite perfume... to bad they don't sell it in Holland anymore :(

guest_Kali

I don't wear this well, but I have a friend who does and she smells incredibly sexy.
The dry down is a Woody/Vanilla Bourbon.