Donna Karan Gold Donna Karan for women

Hmmmm- this one is a bit confusing- Although this is well-known as a lily-heavy scent, I don't smell them at all- instead, I get a slightly sweaty, leathery animal vibe from this one- maybe it's that darned clove note...

I think a little citrus would have been a good enhancer- because for me, this Gold lacks sparkle...

P.S. I decided to try layering it with Alien, and it is a very sensual combo!

The most beautiful scent ive ever smelled. I imagine, you either hate it or love it. Its one of my very favorites in the world! I can never get enough of this scent when Im waring it. Soft and sweet and very warm.

To me this is very floral, heady and intoxicating (on the verge of cloying indeed) to start with...in fact much more floral than anything else. Bouquet of potent white flowers! The sligtly sweet amber - gently - comes to me in much later stages, mingling with barely discernible green/woody notes. I was thinking - as I so often do with straight florals - that this is not going to work for me, but then I stepped outside into the cold, grey, winter day and the waft of bouquet in full blossom instantly brightened that missery and brought out a bit of sunshine. :-) That, and the fact that I enjoy this fragrance in small dosage, makes me think that this is a good one for winter (for me anyway). About an hour later it loses that sharp, flowery edge, and mellows into warm, creamy sweetness. This stage is just lovely.

EDP

To me, this isn't a true lily scent. It has the sensibility of a bouquet of lilies but seems rather more a blend of notes working towards this (I have just bought a boquuet of lilies and once the flowers open I will do a side by side comparison).

The first 15 minutes is amaryllis or belladonna lily: sweet and dripping with nectar. Then it becomes a little greener with the black locust/robinia which lends its pea flower notes. It is very heady to begin with then settles to a mysterious pollen note. Hints of clove and amber are noticeable but well blended. The sillage is competent but not overbearing.

I was expecting a something whiter and spicier (I was hoping for a lily equivalent to Comme des Garcons Carnation and was slightly disappointed). I still think this has a great niche quality to it though and is quite a remarkable, naturalistic scent.

A watery lily. Sort of...limpid with ambery/salty undertones.

An overwhelming, intoxicating floral scent that commands attention and respect. It's stands out among its other fragrances, and is a refreshing change compared to the fruity Delicious collection.
The opening is a bit extreme and cloying to the nose - but the gorgeous subtle woody/spicy dry down truly won me over.

Truly Gold.

Oh I don't like this one. The first perfume I've ever smelled that I can honestly say "terrible". I'm not saying it's a terrible perfume I’m just saying I REALLY don’t like it. When I first opened the package I smelled pencil shavings. Not sorta like or kind of like, but actual pencil shavings. I thought it was the cap since it seems to be made of wood. Nope.
After I put it on my skin hoping that it would be better, I smelled pencil shavings that had the ability to morph between hair salon chemicals, pork rinds, and bacon...depending on which way the wind hit it. The icing on the cake for me was when my fiancé walked pass (he didn’t know I’d bought ANOTHER new perfume) and asked….
”Did you just fart.” =^O
Maybe I don’t like lilies? Maybe I don’t like black locust? Idk but I hope my mom likes them bc guess what she's getting for her birthday next month...

DONNA KARAN GOLD (EDP)

Donna Karan Gold is a rich HERBAL almost MEDICINAL smelling fragrance with the dominant note being LILY followed by SWEET HERBS and AMBER.

*****THE EFFECT*****
Fresh Herbs + Sweet Bubble Gum + Calvin Klein Obsession

The Lily at first is flowery fresh but after hours it has a medicinal smell similar to the essential oil Lavender.

*****WARNING DO NOT BUY BLINDLY*****
This fragrance is 50/50 with my friends.
Some can wear it and others can not.
Do not buy blindly!
You need to try it first!
There are small sample vials available online.
Perfumania stores have testers to try.

Donna Karan Gold is MYSTERIOUS and SOPHISTICATED
NOT TRENDY but EARTHY and ECLECTIC.
More for those who are comfortable in there own skin.
It can invoke a sense of comfort and healing.


*****I LOVE IT!*****
I find it very addicting!
I got it last Easter (perfect gift for this holiday).
Great transition fragrance.
Ideal for the welcoming of Spring.
Now I am enjoying it at the welcoming of Fall.
All Occasions
Long Wearing
Compliments
Beautiful Bottle

All I smell in this in lily. Though I can't recall ever really smelling lilies this is what I imagine to be very close! It smells very natural. I do like it, however there is an odd stale, bothersome note that I have to try to overlook. (It kind of reminds me of the stale taste I get in my mouth when I haven't brushed my teeth in awhile though not having eaten anything). I've only worn it three times because of that off-putting note; I'm afraid to smell it again. But maybe once I get used to it, it will fade away. I got it for a very cheap price which makes me wonder why it's not selling for very much... but I'm glad I could get it at such a price!

Gold is an interesting take on the floriental. I understand that the EDT and EDP vary a good bit. I have the EDP. The opening lily note is so succulent and fresh. The lily is way out front and Gold seems like it’s going to be a straight-out soliflore. The freshness lingers into the heart when an amber sweetness replaces the watery feel of the lily. At this point, the lily remains, but its spiciness emerges and makes a smooth transition from coolness to warmth.

I don’t know how it’s done, but what a smart transition! The wet coolness becomes a humid warmth, and water comes to feel like a scent note alongside lily and amber. The floral note (notes? jasmine?) becomes indolic, and the steamy floral, with the sweet but slightly scratchy amber, gives a languid feel that, once it starts, lasts to the end of the drydown.

This is becoming a veritable workhorse for me, very unexpectedly, since it wasn't on my want list. I find myself reaching for it frequently in these early fall months. I like how clean it is, and the strange pencil shavings opening that keeps it from being just another floral. The dry down is really nice: clear, sweet, polleny, and honeyed. I get the feeling it will work all year round too.

The lily overwhelms all of the other notes, at least on me. I've also discovered that I don't really like a pure flower scent like this one. But the reproduction is amazing, I really feel like my nose is in a bouquet.

The dry down is better, as the floral recedes somewhat and the spicier notes take over. So there IS a transition, which I really like in a perfume. So many (to my novice nose) are quite linear, but this one has a 'life line'.

I would not buy it, as I only start to like it in the dry down, and only then because it's better than the opening.

what 24 karat gold would smell like
sweet sensual lazy
beeswax, honey and lilies
i don't get the patchouli note at all that others do..
however...
there is a slight "cucumber-ish note i detect that keeps this from being pure
cloying sweetness
a luxury that i can afford

This is a keeper. I bought it because I love lilies---and this was mentioned somewhere as having a true lily note, rather than the "lily-ish" note which often occurs in perfumes. It does! It really reminds me of a fresh bouquet of lilies, and the note holds true throughout the wearing. It's not a linear perfume, either; there are layers of other notes that weave a quite seductive harmony around the lily. I get a hint of honey, probably from the locust flower; I get amber; I get only a subtle sense of patchouli; I get spice that doesn't shout any one thing---if they didn't specify cloves I would have been pressed to tease it out; and I get a slight orris note. This is a very fine fragrance---it's rich, sophisticated in the best sense, and well-crafted. Not at all "old", but with a sensuality that makes it best for women rather than young girls. (Much as I personally loathe all the fruity stuff out there, they do serve a purpose of introducing girls to womanly arts & delights without making them smell overtly sensual and thus inappropriately over-mature. Gold is sensual, no mistake!) It lasts quite well, even on my scent-eating skin, though it's never overwhelming or strong. Makes an amazing scent for the hair, by the way. Although I love my rich, heavy, opulent Oriental perfumes, I choose this one often, especially for daytime or when I want to feel pretty in my own skin. I think it's both classic, in the sense that it's not trendy or obviously datable, and modern, in the sense that it is completely free of "old lady" undertones and because the florals are heady yet fresh. An under-rated scent that I'm happy to have around and wear often.

its not like i imagen and i sendet back!!dosent have any lilac just the mediocryt casablanka lilly and something what i dont like bad bad bad

today i get my gold i hope its this georges lilly smell what i vayting for !!!!if its this one so i am glad and happy to have it

Last Saturday I visited a hotel in Charleston. The lobby had a huge bouquet of casablanca lilies in the center and vases of more were studded all over the rest of the room. The fragrance was intoxicating, and reminded me that I had a bottle of Donna Karan Gold coming in the mail soon! Casablanca and Stargazer lilies are my favorite flowers, and I am very impressed that the richness of the lily fragrance has been retained in this scent without it becoming cloying. There is a fine line that so many heady white florals cross where they just become too creamy or buttery for my taste. This fragrance takes the heart of casablanca lily right to that line, and holds it there in perfection. I can't rate the longevity yet, but I will check in the morning. I'm wearing this to bed!

Lily + Patchouli + Cloves = not for me.
I foolishly sprayed this on myself why testing scents in the store and now I'm wishing it would wash off. I looked at the notes and thought it had potential, but I guess this combo is just not good with my chemistry. Most of what I get is an intense burned floral. Oh well.

This perfume smells of lillys and honey, but also oriental. It`s to heavy and grovn up for me. I have a bottle at home that I can`t ever emty ;-). Not a nice scent.

I really can't stand Donna Karan's fragrances for their mediocrity and boredom. But the bottle looked too beautiful to contain something generic. So I ignored all the negative refiews and bought it blindly. And I must say I really LOVE it!
Very rich and warm, and the highly criticized honeyed lily note is so beautiful to my nose.
Also very substantial sillage and longevity.....solid 3-4 hours for you to enjoy.

Pretty and floral with a hint of honey. Nice, but indistinct.

I gave this a couple of mins to settle on my skin and then one sniff I was instantly and utterly transported back to a very specific band in time and specific memories.
1979 - around 1984. The BEACH. Hairspray. Cola. Dolly plastic. I think there must have also been something very specific around those years which smelled very much like this perfume to make me have such a strong reaction but I can't quite pinpoint it. Quite possibly a hair-type product as I had big goth hair and did allsorts to get it that way!
After the initial beach invocation, I'd say that cola dominates (maybe it's the clove which I've just noticed this contains).
To me, this is retro in a very particular way, interesting, but I'm not rushing to wear or buy it.

My 1st review of this perfume was a total slam...in short, I hated it.
The lily was obnoxious, salty, pork-like and over bearing, the metallic tone jangled my senses.

Today, I find it less revolting...There's almost a cucumber cleanness to it that suits warmer weather and the lily is less "meaty".

It's still not a favorite but after sampling a multitude of cheap plastic scents lately, I can appreciate that it's at least made of quality.

Dislike to like but no love.

WOW! i imagined it to be more ordinary and maybe calm (?!) But this perfume is all about glam and spice with Lilies! it seems to be that i really into lilies, a thing that i didn't know until now (: this perfume is very chic and elegant in my taste.
Oh, and another thing: very, very, veryyy long lasting!

It's a very gentle oriental floral and can easily be worn as an everyday scent and so would I love to wear it on regular basis.

Gold starts off green and soft. I also get a melon note at this stage which feels as if a freshly picked melon has been placed by my side, smells lovely. Then the accord of powdery florals joins in which is cosy like a soft hug. To make this hug more cosy, amber and clove join hands too. The amber note is a little vanillic and a bit woody and this woody note is hard to explain but it's very warm and lovely. The clove is not loud but rather plays its role being simple with the hint of its subtle spiciness.

My over all rating for Donna Karan Gold is 9/10. I am in love with it and would like to buy myself a big bottle of it. Wearable in all season. I tested my sample in winter and it's spring now and will save up some for summer:)

system_d thank you for the sample!

the lily must have died in my bottle before I got it, or on me it's just wrong.

Lily and spice, and all things nice...

From the bottle, a sweet, funky banana-like note, just subtle though and nice. On the skin, just like fresh picked blooms by the streamside, a little green and lucid.

I do get a little carnation vibe going on as it warms up with that tiny hint of clove. At this point, it feels a little 80's, maybe even early 90's, only because lily is so classic and gives me a bit of a retro revival (which is quite okay). This however, manages to elegantly saunter into the turn of the century with its clean, radiant drydown.

Amber and patchouli really warm this up with a perfectly smooth, velvety aura.

Gold is complete and perfect for the lover of lillies--gilding not necessary.

i like this, its a light spice that turns a little vanilla and floral on me. i see there is no vanilla listed, but loved that the notes came thru that way. it just smelled really good and lasted about 6 hours before i had to re-apply. i'm pretty happy with this purchase. i would give this an 8 1/2 out of 10.

green/golden spicy, aquatic floral scent, I don't find it heady though it is rich, but soothing and light. It literally smells like a bunch of lilies with the stems cut, giving the peppery-wet-green smell on top of the pollen filled heads. Marvellous and a great 'go to' scent. Technically polished and modern. EDP has reasonable sillage and longevity but it's no sledgehammer!
ps my husband likes it and I haven't taken it off since I bought it. It's very wearable day or night.

I so wanted to fall in love with this but I can't get away with it at all. It actually gave me a headache after a short time. I think on the right woman it is wonderful, that woman is not me, so I'm afraid a thumbs down from me.

this is actually quite nice to me.

opens with little honeyed-acacia and pollen. Gold, indeed.

with time the patchouli appears, not excessively though .

I find this one quite wearable, good for casual and office.

Gold by Donna Karan

Fantastic fruity and fresh long lasting unisex scent; perfect for any time of the day or year when you want to stay happy and cheery...

Big Thumbs up...!!!

Now I have just very few drops. I loved it. It was make me feel good, classy, and happy. It is a bold fragrance, and you must have some power to wears it. It changes depending on seasons- in winter is dark and mysterious; in summer is a symphony of white flowers. It a good choice for it's versatility.

Eau de Parfum- version
I think this is a special scent for special women. On me its just a dark mess. I had high hopes for this one - but this one is not for me.( I can't wear Knowing, Obsession neihter, they also get messy on me).

I have to add - I wore it for a few times now and its still a mess the first hour.. After an hour it gets a little bit better on me. Deep - still dark but the "mess" it not longer there. The big + for this one is its lasts for ever on my skin, about 8-9 hours. This will never be a favourite.

Now I tried the Eau de Toilette-version
For the first time I have to say -For me Gold EdT is better then EdP. The Eau De Toilette is lighter, more sparkling and I don't get the dark mess. I sprayed this on my hand and I can feel the flowers. A beautiful Scent!! Stayingpower is good - about 5 hours on my skin.. So my advice on DK gold - try the eau de Toilette first - then you try the Eau de Parfum - and make your decision.

Now - one year later - I got the EdP-version again. And now I can only say WOOOOW.. How weird is that? One year ago I couldn't stand it and now I'm totaly in love with it. Maybe I needed to use the EdT version to get used to it - but now this has been a keeper.!!

Eau de parfum- varianten är en mörk och tung historia på min hud. jag tycker inte om den alls.
Sen provade jag Eau de Toilette-varianten - härlig doft!! Mildare, ljusare, lite blommigare och mer lättburen.

OM du inte provat Gold så bör du nog testa Eau de Toilette varianten först och sen eau de parfum'en - de är olika i sin utstrålning, tycker jag. EdT-varianten sitter i ca 5 timmar på min hud, vilket jag tycker är bra. EdP-varianten sitter i 7-8 timmar på min hud.
Nu- ett år senare så har jag då provat EdP-varianten igen och jag säger bara waow.. vilken skillnad. Nu är jag helt förälskad i denna doften. Kanske behövde jag vänja mig vid EdT-versionen först.. Nu är detta en favorit!!

First Thank you Trax for sending me this. And my husband love this on me;)

Beware you will laugh at me after reading this...it's all good.

I recognize this scent not as a perfume but behold.....Here in Montreal every June we welcome the Formula 1 drivers with their colony of wealthy people looking for fun and speed. Well I just found the cheapest way to fit in. Donna Karan Gold, is amazingly similar to F1 tires that lasted 28 laps on a hot humide and damp montreal summer day. Yes thats right tires, with honey.

I get tires and honey on my skin...how can that not be sexy? lol!!!!! This is the most immature review I think I ever wrote...so be it! I like this tires/honey frag from Donna Karan. I know those are so not the notes listed but my skin makes it what it want it to be. ;)

This "gold" is really gold. Perfume preferences are so subjective...and my opinions are only my own. I have always loved lilies and they fall into my favorite flower category. But when I heard that Gold smelled like HAM I knew I wouldn't like the perfume. But after making friends with this, I smell no ham, no clove, no bacon, no salami. I do get strong hints of all-encompassing warmth and "honeyness". It fills the room and envelops me as I wander through my day. I don't spray it on my skin or around the neck. I lavish my underwear with it and it wafts up under my skirt or from my jeans ALL DAY LONG. Even after I can't smell it anymore on myself, others comment that I smell enchanting. So what will you gather from my comments? I love it. Will you? Depends on you.

THis is a Jewel!THe lily is fresh,springlike and powdery.THe amber seems to b of the white type.Soft but still there thru out.THis shows me where the gold comes from.strong and stable.Good fora golden night on the town! Not one of her best,but good.

This was a blind purchase. I had read Luca Turin's review and since I love the smell of lilies I decided to give it a try.
It is much heavier than the sort of perfume I usually wear, but I like it. The top notes are a bit too strong for me, and they have something cheap about them (synthetic ingredients?), but I love the sweet, warm lily-amber notes that follow. Like a huge bunch of flowers under a scorching sun.
For me it's an evening fragrance only!

Amazing composition of lily and black locust. So unusual, interest and verry well balanced scent.
In opening smell strong jasmin and cloves mix with green lily. After ten minutes smell simphony of one of the most beautiful lily scent ever.
In the same time innocent and pure, opulent and rich.
Verry lily, realy lily. And very authentic.

I love lilies, so I can't help but like this scent. Is sweet and clean, much less spicy than some of my other lily scents. Not quite as good to me as Lys Carmin but along the same lines. It doesn't like to stay on my skin. I can no longer smell it after a couple hours. Thank you to the generous member for the sample!

I bought this one blindly without sniffing first. Yukk big mistake. Tuberose or Lily. I hate it. such a awfull scent it really makes me nauseus

the opening has a mossy gardenia note wet white lillies the drydown is a bit
spicy with the clove note and there's
a bit of amber brings an earthy sensuality in this fragrance the identical sister to kenneth cole new york but less creamier.

the flacon reminds me of sparkling
gold champaigne imagining floating
and swimming around inside the bottle


goldust
over your hair over the bed the floors
the walls and you roll across the bedroom floor or going to a sultan's
palace made of pure flawless gold.

It reminds me of the golden murano glass beads I used to make a gilded necklace for a refined blonde "lady-of-a-certain-age" to remind her of her holidays in Venice.

Translucent, ozone-rich, sparkling, well-crafted, bold... so crisp it would shatter on your marble floors & a thousand glittery jewels would adorn your tanned skin.

A white lily in bloom. Moneyed, soapy, rich & full...this scent symbolises luxury & warmth with a cool reserve. I, too, find the cucumber-fresh note present - watery, clean, delicately green.

I shouldn't like Gold - it is on the brink of turning my stomach & giving me a headache - but I have really enjoyed testing this scent. White-hot white gold...needs a certain air to wear it. Give me a couple of years & a few thousand pounds...

I received a sample from a nice lady on the list here and just LOVE it. Now here is the crazy part - on me, this smells like carnations - that sweet/spicy scent just like carnations. It is a moderately heavy scent, so just a little bit will last for hours. This one is definitely going on my "must have" list! Perfect for spring and summer, 'tis true - but also for during the winter when you want a taste of summer to get you buy during the cold and damp! Just yummy.

Read great reviews about DK Gold and decided to buy it. To my great regret. Sorry, ladies, but the overwhelming blanket of lilies and white flowers does not quite manage to cover the peppery civet notes (yes, civet, on me at least, even though of course it is not in the fragrance notes). I totally understand why someone mentioned salami. The combination of the glamorous flowers with the "dirtiness" (perhaps my body chemistry hated it) is sometimes ephemically fantastic in niche perfumes. Here, it became a scrubber and a giveaway to Mom.

Agree with most postings here....the most dominant note is lily, followed by warm, rich amber base. Extremely FEMININE and totally sophisticated....IMHO it's kind of heavy, probably too much for office wear, but very nice for an evening out or on the weekend - lunch with the girls, theater, museum, etc.

You will definitely find this to be a unique fragrance.

Does with lily what Fracas does with gardenia and tuberose. This is lily ascended like the Kismet song says, "out of the commonplace & into the rare".

Close your eyes, inhale deeply and you'll find yourself reaching to brush the lily pollen off the tip of your nose. This isn't precious metal gold. This is the gold of early morning sunshine sparkling on beads of dew on pure white Casablanca lily blossoms. LOTS & LOTS of lily blossoms. TONS of lily blossoms. Wonderful depth, lasting power (8+ hours) & sillage. Warms on the skin; you'll be sniffing down your own blouse all day long as the sweet bite of cloves and hot buzz of a bee caught in amber take turns dancing with and warming up the lilies.

My vision of gold smell would be: sparkle, shiny and cool at the same time. From this perfume I clearly get first two qualities, but coolness I percieve very strange here - could say "cucumbery", which for me is smell of vegetables, but not of gold;)

On me it's a cocktail of a sweet and sour apple, some mint and... some tuberose notes which are not mentioned there, but I think the components mixture make it. Fresh on the top, but not that nasty citrus freshness, but the cold mint freshness that I like.

Im just going to get to the point without all the fancy discriptions...I just recently bought this perfume without even smelling it and I think it smells amazing! Everytime I buy a perfume that everyone gives bad reviews on, it always smells wonderful...and if I buy the perfume everyone says it smells soo good, it smells terrible...lol this fragrance is far from being or smelling like it's for a older or "old" woman if thats how you want to put it. I'm 29 and it smells wonderful on me. It might not go with everyones skin chemistry, because it smells amazing on me and last and lasts for hours and gets better as it wears off. Also my boyfriend REALLY LOVES it too! Good job DKNY!!! Gold smells just as amazing as Cashmire Mist does.

I expected to like this because I love the smell of lilies in nature, but I was let down. It's not too bad a fragrance, I suppose, but just not my cup of tea.

Oh yes, the lily is there, but it's hidden in a cloud of cloves/patchouli. If you can't tolerate cloves, don't bother with this perfume. The spices that add the oriental edge kill the lily, IMHO. The overall smell is artificial and forced. Not fresh, but smells dated, even though the combination is very modern and unconventional. Difficult to describe.

Decent lasting power with tremendous sillage. Distinctive and memorable. Not my type, though.

One final comment - I expected a golden fragrance from this. Noooo this isn't golden, not to me anyway. Where's the warmth? The richness? The opulence? To my nose, this scent is cold. It would have made more sense to name this one "Metal."

I am enjoying Donna Karan Gold quite a bit. It has proven itself to be a beautifully composed floral with warm spices and ambery goodness.

The scent is actually rather light which may be my only gripe with this fragrance. When I think gold, I think extravagance. Boldness, richness, sensuality, attention, extreme pride and dominance. Donna Karan's Gold is a little too much on the quiet side, a little like copper to me, not gold.

But casting all opinions aside, this fragrance is indeed glamorous and elegant. The lily in Gold is very dominant and feminine. The amber, cloves and patchouli only add to this fragrance's warmth and prevent the lily note from smelling too fresh and watery.

The pretty floral softness of this scent would suit a blushing bride on her wedding day or compliment a sweet and innocent blonde in a pretty, floral-printed sundress. Donna Karan Gold is reserved and lady-like, not at all raunchy or seductive.

The complexity and fantastic sillage has me wound up in its spell. I really do love this scent although lily isn't one of my favourite notes. My cousin actually wore this on her wedding day along with a bouquet of rare white lillies. She loved the flower so much that she named her first born daughter Lily. I'm certain this fragrance will always be a staple in her collection.

This doesn't smell good at all,I sampled it at Marshalls and it is heavy thick and it sticks to the skin.It smells sweet and woodsy kind of gross.It smells very similar to Elizabeth Taylor's Black Pearls that thick sweet gross scent.Something isn't blended well in this it is not fresh and when I sprayed it on I felt disgusting.I really don't like this scent.

What a wild combination - white lily and salami. My favorite flower, but unfortunately I prefer my sausage on my plate. If not for a very aggressive amber note, DK Gold (edp) should really be called Platinum - it's a heady white fragrance, not modern at all, something Lauren Bacall would wear back in the day. It's different and an interesting addition to my collection.

I'm sure I have smelt something like this before,though I can't name it now.by the way the name of perfume matches exactly the smelling.maybe that's why it reminds me of Hugo xx and roberto cavali Serpentine.but it's different from both of these golden perfumes.in fact it richer and more floral.
definitely it has lily and much more white flowers.but it's also sweet,without being gourmand.this is how it smells for 5-10 minutes after applying.
then the cloves appear.it smells somehow like green perfumes and the patchouli becomes even stronger.this is where it makes me sick.this kind of oriental flowers doesn't mix well with cloves note.
it smells classic and somehow old fashioned.I guess it's a good gift for a woman in her 40s and very suitable for special occasions.it goes well with a glamorous shining night dress and remember that cloves are symbol of luckiness...

Just as it is named! Gold - heavy, rich and opulent! Gold is gilded lilies in a bed of amber and patchouli, lasts for hours and I agree is best suited for evening or high level business wear. Perfect for the self confident woman "of a certain age" - such as moi!
Instant love here and I love the beautiful flacon as well.

Never were really interested in DK Gold, but since it has so interesting and original packaging (gold metal plates and wooden cap)I decided to give it a try.

At first few seconds it was totally floral and not what I expected. I expected really woody something, but got loud floral instead. I decided I like it and even considered if I should put it on my wish list.

After 6 minutes or so I started thinking that Gold is soo familiar to me... wait..
.. I could hear a sugared flower with thick white petals swaying with funny squeaky sound on wind. Those readers who read reviews regularly will guess that it should smell 1 in 1 with Michael by Michael Kors.

But that's not just it. It would had been a great disappointment and 'what the heck' if it should stay just like that. Later appears amber, cloves, some herbal nuance there, woods here. Woods are great. I can imagine old wooden furniture or something. Just imagine, it doesn't smell like furniture lol.

So, I highly recommend this one. Maybe not exactly for me (I guess I will be getting Michael for myself :P), but this is very good one.

good scent

I agree it is a strong heavy kind of old fashioned scent..I didnt like it at all! in my opinion the amber is dark smelling..more suited for mature ladies out there who like strong perfumes!!!

this perfume smells woodsy at first,like sandalwood? then after a half an hour I can smell pepper,(must be the white clove),and jasmine. After a couple of hours it becomes smooth and creamy,delicious. It also last for several hours.

Ohh! Lovely fragrance! Thanks a lot Darlingbuds for the sample! The first impression is of a creamy, fluid and fresh lily, with hints of banana-the real thing, not ripe, but right out of the fridge(not similar to Sicily at all). I think there's some patchouli too.

As the time passes, I can smell a bit of warm jasmine, but near the same big, sap-filled lily. At this point I notice some similarities with "Life Circle Sap" from Oriflame, which is said to smell like linden. The base consists of waves of more freshness, gravitating around the white flower in the center.

Some time ago I received a white lily bath foam and, eager to try it, it smelled like...nothing, just some powdery neutral chemicals; it made me think that this flower is used in perfumes just to add up to the quantity. Silly me! I really like "Gold" because DK managed to turn the anonymous lily into a star!

Something about this perfume reminds me a lot of Clinique Happy. Except it is a bit warmer, which i like. The lily jasmine and cloves come out strongest. It is very smooth smelling. I could almost describe it as being creamy, but it still keeps it light and fresh with the floral notes. This perfume, to me, feels like a sweet breeze of lily, jasmine, and amber!

I am very partial to strong florals. Some may find it too strongly smelling of flowers. I could definitely see how it could give some people headaches.

I also can see why some may say it is better suited for the more mature woman, but i am 19 and i really like this fragrance!
Being young though i would probably wear it on nights out, while i think it would be nice on a more mature woman all day long... I am slightly jealous as i say that! :P

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When I put this on, I instantly smelled No.2 wooden pencils. Very shocking! I expected it to be some sort of opulent floral, but all I got was wood shavings.

so utterly gorgeous - i fell in love with this fragrance immediately, and it always attracts compliments from all and sundry when I wear it. It's delicious, fresh, feminine. My favourite DK fragrance!!

I am relieved that I gave this scent a third chance after disliking it at first try. When initially sampled this I swore I smelled banana and I scrubbed.

I was so wrong ,and I had disobeyed my cardinal rule of never going by opening notes!

At my third attempt I let it go to heart and base notes and am I ever glad I did, it was lilies , lilies and more lilies and it did something that Lutens Un Lys does not do - it stayed lily and did not turn into a sweet vanilla concoction ( I love Un Lys , but I do get depressed when the lilies fade).

It is one of the most elegant and well-balanced “golden” scents I’ve ever tried. Very gentle oriental floral. It doesn’t scream: Gold, but just means it. The white lily which I normally don’t like is quite agreeable to my taste here and amber doesn’t show off in general chorus.

It is interesting to compare relatively new “golden” scents and to detect the difference in perception. From my point of view 8 88 by Comme des Garcons is associated with strength of character and intellectual side of the capital. 1 million by Paco Rabanne reflects noveau riche features to me. Gold by Donna Karan definitely seems to be old money that makes you expect good breeding and refined manners to be attached.

Casablanca lilies.. I just adore lily, but most lily in perfumes is rather light or so powerful that it mimics lily pollen. They don't capture the beauty and sexiness of the flower like in Gold. It's an impressive blend with lily, balsam and amber. It seems simple, but everything compliments and builds into something grand and complex. It's completely elegant. Just because it has white florals, don't count it out as being heavy. It lingers on skin, but is not overwhelming. I like the wood, metal, and glass bottle. I'm in my 20's and I don't believe perfume has an age, although I prefer to wear this in the Winter or at night. Chemistry is a key element with all perfume, but I've evolved beyond a fruity floral/candy scent and prefer perfumes that took some genius to create. Update: 11/27/11 I recently started wearing it again because it was lost among my collection. It's so interesting! A mystery to the nose. Then just today I read an interview with the Beauty Director of W magazine, Jane Larkworthy, and I spied it in her perfume collection. I loved seeing that! It sort of backs up my opinion of the perfume.

Many patchouli at start (adore it), wet earth, warm ditch-water of rain-forest, and then....drydown remind me Chanel 5, but not so dry, more vital and feminine.

I fell in love with it the moment I tried it - I couldn't think of any other fragrance to compare it with. It is beautiful and unique, I think I won't forget this scent ever. And I agree with some other comments here - it smells expensive, I wear it only for some special occasions, when I'm fully dressed up!
However, I should mention that almost none of my friends liked this fragrance. Well, I agree this scent won't appeal to everybody.

Update 01/06/10: I've had this frag for almost a year now and should confess, though I thought I loved it in the beginning - our relationship didn't work out. I haven't even used half a bottle of it. Each time I had to choose a perfume, I wouldn't feel like wearing Gold. Don't know why, really.

I just bought it yesterday, and already had 2 remarks that I smell like flowers, nice, but maybe I have to spray a little bit less tomorrow!

The perfect scent for special occasions - it smells really glamorous and expensive. The combination of white flowers and intensive amber is very well balanced and the staying power is exceptional. A great signature frangrance - you cannot mistake it for any other.

Oriental with suffocating white floral overtones. Way way too much for me.

When I first encountered this scent drifting atop a magazine tear-out I was struck by how much it reminded me of Chanel No. 22 -- a plush, spicy, floral. Subsequent testings of Gold have obliterated the No. 22 references to a certain extent, but what I initially found so exciting and alluring is really just a competent floriental, neither ordinary enough to completely overlook, nor extraordinary enough to lust after.

Very Lily.Very cloying.At first - a big flowerbed of floxes.Lily doesn`t come to mind right away... but then it dominates, and quite agressively too.Gave me a headache.After a while became very similar to Eau de Lalique, only heavier.
Unlike in Lalique, there`s no freshness, no breeze from the lake and the amber does not make it any easier on the nose.

It's a cool, elegant and long lasting fragrance. It is perfect for going to cinema or theatre, and wedding party.

It reminds me of Pur desir de Lys of Yves Rocher. It's just a bit darker and not that one-sided.

It is truly a scent of a woman going for a glamorous glittery event, somehow it evokes gold, therefore the name is very apt. It would suit a rather self-confident mature, not necessarily older woman. I can smell green plants, strong iris tones and flowers from swampy areas. An interesting scent but it doesn't meet everyone's taste.

Remind me of L'instant by Guerlain, but less sickening.
Suitable for mature women at gala dinner. It bring the aura of independent succesfull woman.

This is a very beautiful perfume with to dominants: lily and amber. It is heady, intensive, very rich, out of modern trends...
I smell white lily with greenness in the very heart, with gold amber, which is so intensive especially after three-four hours.