Black Cashmere (for women)

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it was very straight prune scent. There was prune and some cinnamon(almost undistinguished). It's very soft, CASHMERE word is right here, because the prune is almost woolly here, but still a one sided prune, and some spice, soft and warm, of course..

Can't imagine wearing it..food and drink smell for me, and very straight forward one..smelling like a dried black cashmere prune drink.. and warm
Even the bottle in the picture looks like this dried fruit,but this is from original edition I guess, the one I tested was a regular cylinder bottle

Miss_Nightingale

It's the intriguing mixture of saffron and carnation that push my buttons. Absolutely unique and the kind of incense perfume to try if you tend to shy away from patchouli. Even though it's discernible, the patchouli here is a gentle, dry note that acts as a conduit for the warmer, more powdery notes to follow. It's never allowed to dominate.

Black Cashmere is a beautiful, lingering fragrance that evokes the same atmosphere one finds in ancient churches - those years of incense forever infused in the timeworn wood of the pews. A hushed reverence at first, which blossoms into warm and comforting spice. Never harsh, beautifully blended and actually a very good rendition of what black cashmere would smell like, if cashmere did have a scent! Fabulously touchy-feely bottle, too, that begs to be snuggled in the palm of your hand.

Everything is right - this one deserves far more accolades that the rest of Donna Karan's perfumes. Then again, if it were more popular and widely available, perhaps it would lose some of its exclusivity, which is part of the great allure, after all.

Carla

Forego the innocent side of yourself, bring out the Diva in you and explore the world of drama with this exceptional scent. The sexiness of the spices of nutmeg and cinnamon along with carnation which exudes it's natural clove essence is superb. The intensity of the incense, which is predominant from beginning to end will entice you as well as those around you. "I'm just mad about saffron, and saffron's mad about me", so Karan's ingenious idea in adding this mellow yellow note bring forth a tinge of lightness was brilliant. If you love dark incense, if you want to be noticed (in a good way) this is a must
Black Cashmere seems to be scarce but it's around and worth the find!

Vickalena

For me this scent is the most beautiful aroma of nutmeg!
I was searching for years a fragrance for women, the analog of scent Cacharel Pour Homme.
I also smell incense-like aroma, but I think this is nutmeg?.. Soft spices, carnation and a lot of resinous wood... It is very dark and dense scent, but I love it!
I think, this is the type of perfume which has to be tamed.

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Spicy notes? Cinnamon? Carnation?
I have had samples of this fragance for years and I love it, but I can't get any of these notes. I smell the most lovely incense which makes me think of catholic churches and procressions. I don't see it as a hot scent. To me it is cold, dry-bone, but so relaxing...

Mitsouko

Gloomy, dark, incense smell. Heavy, magic. For femme fatale, so, not for me.

guest_ConnecticutGal

Years ago I purchased the wrong scent, getting Donna Karan Cashmere Mist (instead of Black Cashmere) after I had asked a lady in my office 7 or 8 years ago what she was wearing. She pulled a black tube of hand lotion out by Donna Karan. I immediately went to Macy’s and asked about the Donna Karan scent, but the sales lady assured me it was Cashmere Mist I was looking for.

Well, just recently, I found the Black Cashmere lotion on Ebay and purchased it. At first whiff, it didn’t quite smell as I remember, and in fact had a sour or rancid smell. So I am thinking it must be an old tube, as Black Cashmere is discontinued now. But, after putting it on and letting it soak in for a while, it smelled wonderful, just as I remember it! Now I am thinking, how do I get this stuff? It was discontinued! After doing an internet search, and coming across the post here that Black Cashmere EDT was being re-released at Bergdorf-Goodman in NYC, I immediately went to their website and placed an order $85.00! (out of stock but supposedly getting more in). I just received the EDT and it is awesome! My husband said he liked this scent better than any other I have worn over the years! It’s a keeper, I just wonder how long Bergdorf-Goodman will carry it and if I should stock up on it.

simo

Today I´m testing this fragrance for the first time and I definitly have to have it! I want to be wrapped by this warm Amber-scent all winter long!

Natalia78

This could be unisex perfume!Best Karan's fragrance ever.

Maryel

Vogue and Harrods magazines recently noted that a "Wardrobe of Donna Karan's iconic fragrances of past and present" has been re-released.

The fragrances are:
- Signature
- Fuel for Men
- Chaos
- Black Cashmere

Bergdorf-Goodman is carrying these in NYC. (Oh how I WISH I had the $$ to purchase a few of these!)

guest_Papillon

If you to be a sexy woman,dancing all night, celebrating in New Year and need
something warming in a cold day.This fragrance will give you all of it.
Myterious,sexy,dark, hot, little Asian.
Love it!

Aiona

I thought I might like Black Cashmere because of reviews that keep mentioning incense. Well, I do smell the incense in Black Cashmere, but the predominant smell is cinnamon. And from reading Maryel's review, I can see now that what I'm actually smelling is probably carnation. It doesn't smell like fresh carnation to me. It's a nasty sour cinnamon-carnation smell. I also prefer the sharper incense of John Varvatos (for men) to the mild incense smell in Black Cashmere that just gets squelched by the dessicated carnation smell. About 6 hours after application of 3 sprays, it smells like sour decaying fruit with cinnamon milk (carnation). Perhaps my sample is old! In any case, if I wanted to enjoy cinnamon milk (or carnation), I'd probably head for D'Orsay's Femme de Dandy instead.

Edit: Okay, it's been 9 hours, and this silly fragrance is making me eat my words. What is this lovely drydown smell? Is it me???? Gone are the rotten fruits. I smell soapy and ambery. Was it worth the wait to get to this stage? No. But, I gotta say, this drydown is really nice.

Maryel

Just reading the description of Black Cashmere makes my mouth water. I love this scent! Yes, it does have a definite incense note, but this is the first fragrance that I've found which truly brings out genuine carnation fragrance base. I used to work at a flower shop, and by far Black Cashmere captures the distinctive character of carnation. The only trouble is, it's nearly impossible to buy at department stores so I rely on internet shopping for my special winter fragrance!

italian girl

I have to agree that this scent is a must for incense lovers.. Very intense incense. There is something in it that reminds me of Maja and that is the only part of the fragrance that ruins it a bit for me.

BlackAmberMoon

Important: wait for the drydown before deciding if you like it. It takes some time to develop and mingle with your skin. After some time has passed, the magic happens. Black Cashmere is smoky and spicy, rich and mysterious. It's not a sweet comfort scent...this smells more like spices and incense baking on hot sand. I live in New England, and BC reminds me of the autumn air here. In fact, it would be perfect to wear when you're relaxing in front of the fireplace. A must try for incense/spice lovers, it's a most unique perfume. Love the sculptural, stone-shaped bottle, too. Would also smell GREAT on a man.