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Delicious Night (for women)

Designer: Donna Karan Olfactive Group: Oriental Floral
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After the success of apple-shaped fragrances Be Delicious from 2004 and Red Delicious of 2006, in 2007 Dona Karan has presented Delicious Night in the purple design, which matches the new collection of clothes. It was designed by IFF perfumers and composed as floral-oriental fragrance.

It opens with notes of frosted pomelo, ginger, blackberry, pink freesia and martini. The middle notes bring in night orchid, jasmine and pink iris, while the base reveals amber, frankincense, myrrh extract, patchouli and vetiver.

The bottle is a creation of the Laird&Partners house creators. The fragrance comes as 50ml and 100ml EDP, with matching body care products.

Delicious Night is a new fragrance and it was introduced in 2008.

Fragrance Notes

top notes
PomeloGingerBlackberryFreesia
middle notes
OrchidJasmineIris
base notes
Amber and vanillaIncenseMyrhhPatchouliVetiver

Delicious Night Fragrance Reviews:

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YUCK! This is another scent that I enjoyed initially but when I tried it later on it made me sick. I thought I would really love this but each and everytime I sprayed it I would feel very nauseated. This for me is a sign that a scent is very artificial. The only other scent that produced that reaction out of me was Pink Sugar. This scent is so strong, unbalanced and sweet. I honestly wouldn't recommend it to anyone. 0.o
06/25/09 23:48:37
 
I don't like this one at all.It smells like harsh fruit in the beginning and I don't like the bottle either.I think the green be delicious is the best of them all.
06/22/09 01:20:58
The best of the Delicious line, in my opinion. Primarily tart berries and patchouli. I definitely get the "martini" note--it has a sweet/tart feel. Night is like a crisp, tangy version of Euphoria. Fun fragrance for a girl's night on the town, but nothing groundbreaking or original. Good for women in their 30s.
06/20/09 11:38:21
There's nothing special about this one. It smells better than Red Delicious. Be Delicous was better among the three, but this definitely isn't anything special. It smells like cough medicine.
06/05/09 10:33:50
 
i agree, the smell is so strong, and i dunno, maybe its just me, but there is something so "old" about the smell. maybe this is for more mature women. i also cant locate the notes, as it smells too chemical-lish.
05/15/09 09:36:47
I admit this has class, but i bought it without smell first...crass error!!
It remembers me to Opium from YSL, my mother used the Secret Parfum and
oh my!!, it's so strong!!
I think the same about Delicious Night has class but i cannot wear it...
05/10/09 21:12:00
yeah, you are right, i tried some fragances at the stores and then in other moment, they smell diferent..

to this dkny, i can say is a lovely, and deeper side of the original; sexy, attractive but not dark or dense..
05/07/09 02:00:50
if you want an original smell, different from anything on the market, you can't go wrong with delicious night.
05/07/09 01:58:40
what it happend in my case with delicious night is the oposite of guest_ bellow. when i tried it in the shop, i didn't like it at all. it seemed strange and with a very weak staying power. but now when i use it from my sister it's a whole different story: it's very sexy and modern. and the staying power is excellent. so, be careful when you try a perfume in a perfumery because the smell from all those perfumes in the air could be misleading.
05/07/09 01:52:28
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WOW! I loved this when I tested it in Kohls and wore it for hours. When I purchased it and took it home it was a different story? The smell literally made me ill and I never wore it again. I don't know what happened but I sold it immediately on e-bay!!! Maybe it is just too chemical-y/artificial or something but be careful with this one. o.0
05/06/09 22:35:21
though according to the notes I seemed to like the first notes,in reality I fell in love wit the middle and base notes!
in fact at the first sniff it was just something sharp,aggressive and unpleasant with lots of alcohol which reminded me a bit addict by dior.
but don't trust the first notes.as it remains on skin it becomes better and better.it smells exactly like what you need to be elegant at night.
it's floral,but not the usual,innocent floral smelling that you find in most of common fragrances.it's also very mysterious,with some hints of fruity notes.
I think this one has became my favorite "delicious" among red and yellow bottles.it's also very different from the other delicious versions.
if I want to describe it in one word,I can say that it smells like ripped grapes,delicious and distinctive.
05/01/09 11:01:56
This is a fun scent, it has an icy edge to it I'm guessing the martini accord, with my chemistry a plum like scent comes out after the drydown the base comes apparent after a couple of hours with the amber. When I first spray the perfume on me I always am unsure of it, but when it dries down and starts mixing with my skin, I remember why I love it. I seriously went out to a cuban salsa club and danced for hours came home and in the morning my boyfriend rolls over and said I still smelled delicious. It is a wonderful evening scent perfect for fun! It lasts a really long time on my skin. I just love it!
03/23/09 14:07:53
Dramatic orchid and iris with a luscious berry-incense drydown. That's right- I only get the sweet at the end, and it tempers the basenotes, making this a very smooth, sexy scent long after first spray. This is by far my favorite of the "Delicious" scents, because it is unique, without loosing the youthful energy of the others. It's obviously an evening scent, but I would be tempted to try it for daytime use when I wanted to feel a little unconventional and daring.
03/22/09 14:32:54
I am very happy with this purchase. It is very sensual on me and also very different from anything else I have. Before I used to say to myself a hundred times that you need smth darker like Armani code, more oriental but when I saw a good discount on DN I bought it immediately though Armani Code has been on the wish list for ages.
The staying power is good on me. The drydown is what I like the most about it.

My definition for it would be "modern mysterious sensuality in the bottle".
03/15/09 11:32:18
This is very different from the Delicious bunch, but in a dark twisted way)...it's almost a bit masculine in the begining...I can detect the strong essences of jasmin and myrhh mixed with frankinsence almost imediatelly...

The fruity notes are barrely there hiding their fragile sweetenes from the bold oriental essences.They really did go all the way with the base notes, almost every great oriental scent I like.
As far as the whole evolution of the scent it's oriental all the way...I can't seem to detect the pomelo...the blackberry-ginger thing...they are there but conceiled under a dark veil consisting of a mysterious purple orchid and a pure jasmine extract.That will only get darker with the help of pathcoully-myrrh-frankincense combination !
02/20/09 23:17:27
Dark and powerful. Bam! In your face! This has so much depth to it. You will definatley get noticed wearing this. Pathouli swirled with berries. This is by far my favorite of the collection of delicious. The name is right on. I am so excited to wear this b/c it is so different than anything else I have. This is great..
02/01/09 15:12:54
I didn't like this one at the beginning. It was a bit like Amor Amor Tentation, which I don't like.
I forgot about it then, because didn't care for it. I think it's pretty similar to other this kind of perfumes.
Then I can say middle notes were delicious, like orchid gave this perfume sweetness and juiciness.
Dry-down reveals a bit sour-sweet, but nothing special so far.
01/27/09 05:48:48
I used mine for the first time at New Year´s Eve. It´s fruity at first but you can quickly get the oriental notes: they´re not too strong like most of the oriental fragrances.
The lasting was very weak, in a few hours the perfume had almost disappeared (or was it my nose?). Anyway, the weather was hot, maybe it helped to cause this.
I really liked this one, very good to use on closed places, it´s not annoying.
01/05/09 07:24:46
it`s an uncommon scent..tangy and wild because of ginger, tasty because of blackberries.it`s a deep scent..i`m into it that`s why i wear it during daytime:p..oopsy
01/03/09 03:05:58
it's my favorite perfume, really class good and sensual effect. I love the encens and vetiver in this. It's a night scent !
11/24/08 13:50:48
I finally received and he feels really good! it like a "pure poison" but it better than it, i love it ! i love the incense and the vetiver he is very sexy woman :) it is good to my skin, it holds well and is very pleasant
i love !
11/22/08 04:12:01
Makes a good scent for all those summer nights out .Its fresh but a heavier fresh .I do smell a hint of vetiver and ginger in some where .
11/10/08 16:44:37
as much as I adore Be Delicious and Red Delicious I simply detest Delicious Night. the scent is totally disappointing and vodka-strong. :( to many ginger notes kill my nose and I start sneezing :'(
10/17/08 14:32:49
Hmm, smells the same like original, but a little more toilet-freshener-ish... I expected something dark & heavier, not so fresh... Something like black xs for women..
10/05/08 03:13:56
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Honestly, I couldn't find any resemblance to Be Delicious. Other than that, didn't like the whole "aging prostitute" vibe it had to it.
10/01/08 10:23:36
its not even the same type like be delicious, its strong and dark, quite spicy, not sg i like, maybe on skin or on others' skin its different but i only tried it on papaer and didnt get to want to try it on, but anyway the bottle is really attractive and sey
09/20/08 05:01:51
 
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I bought it yesterday and I wore it, at a frien's party.

everyone sad: "oh my god, what are you wearing?!!"

very nice scent and I'm very pleased..
08/08/08 18:13:18
All of the Delicious scents just smell like apple. There is nothing disticnt about them.
07/13/08 11:27:56
Just got a sample and I am very pleased.. it is very much an evening fragrance.. I would say a soft oriental with a slightly woodsy spice to it. I like it very much!!!
03/12/08 11:46:12
There is a cool, fruity opening of blackberry notes and a very distinct citrus - melon scent that lasts well into an hour. This sounds interesting so far bar the fact that Ribena (blackberry, blackcurrant) scented colognes have inundated the fragrance shelves lately including Gucci II, Anna Sui Dolly Girl Bonjour L'Amour, Diesel Fuel For Life, Christina Aguilera, just to mention a few). That aside, it's fresh and exotic, and does give you a rich oriental kick-start into the night.

About an hour later, the chilly fruity notes are replaced by spicy jasmine and sweet iris and the smell becomes very similar to the heart of Cartier Le Baiser du Dragon, one of my favourite fragrances.

It is floral, but slightly woody at the same time with lots of spice around (I can detect the peppery ginger at this point) and a light dose of forest fruit still lingering on.

What I first recognise in the dry-down of course is the patchouli, this earthy, composting-leaves odour that I love so much about our English gardens.

The spicy amber make this otherwise quite woody composition rounded, and to my disappointment, almost drowned and so soft that it never loses its baby powderness and innocence.

The two most powerful notes of patchouli and amber drown out the delicate woody notes of frankinsence and myrrh which is a shame as it would certainly make the fragrance a lot more memorable and distinct.

Despite being an eau de parfum, it last no longer than 6 hours which is a shame for an eau de parfum. I wore it on Saturday night and I felt good about it only to realise that by the end of dinner (we haven't even started drinking yet) it was all gone! I don't think it would even stand a change if I went clubbing!

Overall, this is a well-blended soft oriental floral fragrance that would appeal to women and even girls who aren't drawn to heavy, oriental type of perfumes, but would like to try something lighter, girlier that you can still call an oriental fragrance.

Shame on the astonishingly poor staying power. Your skin chemistry does affect the staying power of the perfume though so make sure you wear it for a day before buying.
01/29/08 06:44:32
This one is a strong perfume. It has the smell of cough drops and cold medicine at first which isn't too terribly flattering, but it dries down to a sexy, spicy night scent that lasts (the base notes are amazing). Seems like a scent you could go to a late night club with... something about it is a bit Armani Code to me, but sharper and not as elegant. However, I love this one.
01/26/08 15:18:35
I haven't liked any of the "Delicious" or "Be Delicious" scents. According to nowsmellthis, notes include "frozen pomelo, chilled blackberry martini accord" -- notes that are very apparent, and the capture of the "frozen" feel was evident. I can't say it's fair to say I like it, yet. However, it's growing on me. It's definitely a night scent.
12/01/07 04:46:29

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