Donna Karan Gold Sparkling Donna Karan for women

Thank you Jillzilla for sending me a sample of this. Your review hit it right on the head so there is not much more I can say about this. The opening is pretty strong but it does die down after the first few minutes. For some reason I am also smelling a cedar type note as well. It is a very earthy scent. Not bad!

The first thing I get is the jasmine... its subtle enough... but the thing with this kind of fragrance... i don't like that old school 80s floral thing... it's a classic style fragrance, not too overpowering. its worth sampling first... i wouldn't mind it on someone in their 40s onwards, just because it reminds me of that generation of perfume consumers.

It has a very wet, slightly earthy quality to it...not like a damp mossy forest floor, more like the smell of a summer downpour in the backwoods of Michigan, and a bouquet of lilies that has been left out in the rain. It is one of the few perfumes that evokes strong images for me.

The style of the perfume reminds me of Bvlgari Blv II. It's more about water than about fruits and flowers, but the whole composition comes together to create a fresh, watery feeling that is easy to enjoy.

Fabulous onset of crisp, sparkling citrus, just wonderful, but it continues to dry down into a sort of scented hair spray scent, complete with the harsh notes of lacquer. Didn't work on me in the end, but the onset was gorgeous.

Sparkling Gold is for those days when you want a lighter scent than Gold; it is a lighter floral scent, with a sweet beginning and earthy end. I love both versions of the Gold fragrance - the original and this one - and find them useful for different situations - Gold for when I want a stronger statement and Sparkling when I want something light.

Previously I tried DKNY Gold and found an odd note especially at the beginning, something smells like cucumber. That weird note is not present in this Sparkling version and I loved it.

This is a light, inoffensive fragrance that I like to wear to work in the spring and summer months. As weegee said, it's very light and it will disappear quickly. I think it lasts about an hour or two on me. I see that it as fruit notes in it, but it's not a fruity-floral. It's a super soft floral that is an easy choice - it could go dressy with heels and a skirt or casual flip flops and shorts days.
One last note, don't pay more than $20 for a bottle of this... eBay always has bottles for cheap. I got my 3.4 oz bottle for $10 shipped. Looking at the bottom of the page, some websites are selling the 1.7 oz version for almost $50! Don't waste your money on that!

I like this - it's very floral and packs a bit of a punch. A great fragrance for a wedding, garden party, etc. It's not a frivolous or juvenile scent but you had better like flowers!

Casablanca lily is the most prominent ingredient in DK's Gold, there is virtually none here in Gold Sparkling. If you do, indeed, love Casablanca lily, do not buy Sparkling as you'll be very disappointed.

Sparkling also has no clove which is a prominent note in Gold. Instead of those 2 glorious ingredients, here you'll find a pale lilac, barely-there carnation and some insipid "citruses" diluted by an amorphous mixed berry fizz.

DK's Gold has substance & backbone; it's bold and long-lasting. Sparkling is, in fact both very light and airy and it disappears entirely shortly after application.

If you hate Gold you might just love Sparkling. But if you love Gold don't buy Sparkling hoping for the same only a bit lighter - Sparkling is a horse of a different color -- silver maybe. There is no gold here, sparkling or otherwise.

I ordered this for my aunt who just happens to like light and airy fragrances. I hope she likes it. I haven't seen a bad review yet.