Black Cashmere (for women)

megannsmom

I have been waiting and wanting to test this for a long time and finally acquired a decant the other day. I was so excited to open it and eagerly spritzed my wrist....only to be disappointed. All I can smell is oddly metallic cloves! And cloves aren't even listed in the fragrance notes!! Maybe it is the Nutmeg and the Saffron leading me to believe I am smelling cloves, but that still doesn't explain the metallic twinge I was getting. Strange, very strange indeed. I am not going to give up though, those notes sound soooo good and I am determined to give this scent another try or two. Who knows....maybe it was something I ate that messed up my regular body chemistry....perhaps garlic? (I had made alot of grilled onion/garlic and swiss cheese bread that day, and had sampled quite a bit of it, hot from the oven, LOL)

Darius HIldenbrandt

one of the best perfume in perfume world. very deep and distinctive scent

om

Thanks to all these rich reviews I discovered it for myself! To fall in love with it completely I had to try it two times. One time I tried it on cooler day and felt very strong smoky wood from the begining, which in hour changed into something warm soft -dificult to describe. I found it so strange, that decided to try it one more time and it happend on sunny and windy day - I was so suprised to like it from first wind blow.. I was looking for right words or images. For me it is combination of lether, motorbike, elegancy and confidence, maybe a bit of loneliness. Could be the most suitable perfume for Trinity and Neo from Matrix:)

Malegria

I think I just fell in love! I got a bottle without testing and it is amazing. It`s coming on strong, like a blow of sweet prune-scented tobacco in your face, almost offensive, and you think - but it`s a man fragrance!!! - and all of a sudden you feel the magic of nutmeg and cloves and the first impression of an assault starts to change altogether.You feel yourself as a spanish dancer,Carmen with her little cigarette, maja of Madrid of the times of Goya...And just when you get adjusted to your newly found medieval feminine powers - you get incense, and smoke, and even a bit of bees wax, and you are in the dark, gloomy ancient church, a beautiful witch being judged by Inquisition and still not afraid of anything...

Kama

One of the best perfumes ever... In the biginning, few years ago it was signature scent of my best friend, I used to love them but could not wear them... This summer I was on holiday and tehy were on sale...I bought them and I fall in low in them... Love at 2nd sight:)

tessture

Great undertones of sweet resin and florals, but the dry down brings it firmly into the 1980s oriental bracket, a range of fragrances I don't like. If the beginning notes lasted longer, this might be great, but the ending smells too much of heavy oriental for me.

ScentScelf

Have to agree with an early reviewer that drydown is key to this scent. The spicy/woody sharpness that opens (which I don't mind) ends up being warmed up by something not patchouli, not musk, and not really amber...my words aren't working so well right now, but the Black Cashmere is. :)

Nuppu

Have you ever been in a old, traditional finnish smokesauna? Smokesauna is small, separate timberhouse that is warmed up by burning logs for many hours, and there isn't any pipe for smoke go out, and befofe entering the sauna, thick smoke and carbon monoxide is ventilated fast away, and the heat remains. It's dark inside, blackened walls, strong smoke aroma lingering and make your eyes watering, and when you leave it, no matter how much you wash yourself, your skin is fragranced by this dense, dark smoke. And now i know, you can have this special aroma in a bottle!

Really different perfume.

PR

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.

imgcas

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.

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!

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.