By by Dolce&Gabbana
For: women Designer: Dolce&Gabbana Olfactive Group: Floral Woody Musk
!Wild, leopard print bottle hides a very feminine fragrance, warm and intense with a powdery, musky trail. The freshness of sicilian clementine and bergamot harmonized with muguet, transports us to its heart composed of baroque style cyclamen and muguet along with voluptuous lily, orchid and cedar that are followed by the warm base composed of sandalwood, vanilla, coffee and musk. By was launched in 1999.
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Woo hoo, i finally have this after winning an ebay bid. Granted its just a 4ml & 25ml body wash & 25ml cream but hey beggars cannot be choosers when a perfume no longer is being made.
I have just dabbed a little on to my hand & oh boy am i thrilled.
I dont recall getting a licorice top note before & im puzzled because there are no licorice notes, perhaps my chemistry has changed a great deal over the years or maybe its my nose playing silly beggars.
I can certainly smell bergamont & lavender & im awaiting with anticipation for the dry down of which i adore.
My boyfriend knows this is 'MY' perfume & has never smelt it on me before, im hoping he likes it as much as i do.
Im now going to bathe with this much awaited perfume in a moment & transport myself back a few years.
UPDATE.
Does anybody know of any perfume that smells anything like BY? If you have come across one could you please mail me on here or leave a message on this page for all to see.
Many thanks.
I have just dabbed a little on to my hand & oh boy am i thrilled.
I dont recall getting a licorice top note before & im puzzled because there are no licorice notes, perhaps my chemistry has changed a great deal over the years or maybe its my nose playing silly beggars.
I can certainly smell bergamont & lavender & im awaiting with anticipation for the dry down of which i adore.
My boyfriend knows this is 'MY' perfume & has never smelt it on me before, im hoping he likes it as much as i do.
Im now going to bathe with this much awaited perfume in a moment & transport myself back a few years.
UPDATE.
Does anybody know of any perfume that smells anything like BY? If you have come across one could you please mail me on here or leave a message on this page for all to see.
Many thanks.
03/04/10 02:22:36
This is one sexy mutha!! Soft and leathery/vanilla with a touch of kinky rubber. Their best perfume, was my signature scent throughout the 90's- why can't I find it anymore?? Lots of men comment on this perfume so I recommend it highly- if you can get it.
02/12/10 04:40:03
One word. GAWWWJUS!!!!
This stuff is absolutley beautiful and unique. It smells like aniseed/coffee kind of, but ultra sexy at he same time!! It's anothr one of the only perfumes that has made me stop someone in the street to ask what they were wearing.
It's such a shame they discontinued this, I have the male version and it's in my top 5 scents ever.
This scent is alluring, seductive and would suit a woman who likes something a bit more powerful. The bottle displaying leaopard print fits very well with the juice inside. :)
This stuff is absolutley beautiful and unique. It smells like aniseed/coffee kind of, but ultra sexy at he same time!! It's anothr one of the only perfumes that has made me stop someone in the street to ask what they were wearing.
It's such a shame they discontinued this, I have the male version and it's in my top 5 scents ever.
This scent is alluring, seductive and would suit a woman who likes something a bit more powerful. The bottle displaying leaopard print fits very well with the juice inside. :)
02/12/10 01:21:28
I dont like that one..smells bad to me, cyclamen doesnt agree with me, it has that rotten smell that I cant agree with...not for me!!!
01/18/10 18:19:21
I tried this one thinking I would love it-
Well, the dry down is beautiful, thick, like an espresso, a forest of sandalwood, and a not-too-sweet vanilla bonbon....
But the opening is powdery violets orchids in burnt coffee with a hint of citrus on my skin....
I'm neither an orchid nor a violet fanatic-I love orchids, as well as violets, they're beautiful flowers, but their fragrance is not the most sublime to my nose. They can be beautiful when their sharpness is somehow toned down.This is definitely a wearable fragrance however, and it would grow on me....
The muskiness is wildly sexy, and the dry down isn't too sweet, or powdery in the wrong way....But I guess this just isn't my style-I don't think D&G is my style in general. I don't really like the bottle either....
Oh, and if this scent smells like Tinto Brasso films, that explains why I don't really like it! Brilliant comparison!
Well, the dry down is beautiful, thick, like an espresso, a forest of sandalwood, and a not-too-sweet vanilla bonbon....
But the opening is powdery violets orchids in burnt coffee with a hint of citrus on my skin....
I'm neither an orchid nor a violet fanatic-I love orchids, as well as violets, they're beautiful flowers, but their fragrance is not the most sublime to my nose. They can be beautiful when their sharpness is somehow toned down.This is definitely a wearable fragrance however, and it would grow on me....
The muskiness is wildly sexy, and the dry down isn't too sweet, or powdery in the wrong way....But I guess this just isn't my style-I don't think D&G is my style in general. I don't really like the bottle either....
Oh, and if this scent smells like Tinto Brasso films, that explains why I don't really like it! Brilliant comparison!
12/07/09 15:58:49
I had it, and obviously the most sexy one i ve put on -after agent provocateur of course!!!- it seems they dont do it anymore, but for the fans of it, i recommend Idole of Armani,, smells almost identical on my skin, i guess on other skins as well..
12/02/09 03:12:28
Very sensual and erotic smell like Tinto Brass's films, full of passion. Only for night.
11/06/09 08:34:11
I got a sample of this,i must say that it has it all.Spicy,fresh,deep,sexy and warm.The coffee note is very detectible and gives the right kick to the rest of the notes.I agree also with that animalistic feeling people talks about.A great choice for fall/winter,i just wish that it was still availible.Because there is no scent that is similair to this one.
10/07/09 09:35:52
Yesterday I received the long awaited specimen of "By"(EdP) - and I was literally shocked!If there ever was a scent capturing a warm, vibrating, raw sexual energy, this scent is it!That being said, the perfume is not vulgar. It embodies strange mix of class and seduction! There is nothing like this perfume out there, at least not to my knowledge. I really cannot understand why D&G has discontinued such a marvellous wonder...
09/17/09 04:09:22
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.
06/04/09 13:11:50
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.
04/17/09 01:54:36
"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!
"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!
04/03/09 01:56:45
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.
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.
03/31/09 03:32:31
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.
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.
03/21/09 09:07:36
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
03/21/09 07:56:31
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.
02/27/09 17:18:51
I love this perfume.. but they dont sell it in New Zealand any more.. why!?! :( where can i get it from??
02/16/09 21:43:55
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.
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.
10/28/08 17:30:59
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.
10/24/08 08:07:56
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!
10/24/08 07:58:30
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
09/24/08 05:19:19
I loved this scent when I was younger... and forever! Very, very sexy...
09/23/08 01:24:14
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!
is my favorite with notes of leather, amadeirado, orchid and wild!
By Dolce and Gabbana is very beautiful!
06/26/08 05:48:49
My absolute favourite perfume... to bad they don't sell it in Holland anymore :(
04/01/08 10:45:52
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.
The dry down is a Woody/Vanilla Bourbon.
01/25/08 06:46:53
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