Dolce & Gabbana

The One EDP

The One EDP by Dolce & Gabbana is a masculine-leaning eau de parfum from 2015 in the designer price tier. It opens with grapefruit, basil and coriander, moves into cardamom and ginger and dries down to tobacco, amber and cedarwood. Expect around 9 hours of wear, and it projects strongly.

Notes, explained

Opening

• Grapefruit Bitter, slightly sweaty citrus. More grown-up than lemon.
• Basil Peppery herb with an aniseed lift. Culinary but wearable.
• Coriander Warm seed spice, slightly citrusy. A quiet workhorse.

Heart

• Cardamom Cool, aromatic spice with a eucalyptus lift. Smells expensive.
• Ginger Warm, zesty and slightly soapy. Bridges citrus and spice.

Dry-down

• Tobacco Sweet, dried and honeyed. Nothing like a cigarette.
• Amber Warm, golden and resinous. Not a real material — a blend that glows.
• Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.

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