The One for Men (2008)
by Dolce & Gabbana

I was really thrilled by this one the first time I smelled it on paper. Ordered it the same day. However, once I began using it I was really dissapointed with its longetivity and projection. I use it if I only need it for an hour or so but not for other occasions. Such a great and classy smell, just wish it would last longer.

15th January, 2012.

The cardamom and ginger persist after a few minutes of the first spray, and the tropical/orange creaminess of the opening are delightful, and smooth. It's a bit like a soapy lather, where you reach that point of creaminess and are quite content. The fragrance as a whole is definitely getting a thumbs up from me as I love the smell, and on my skin, the longevity and silage are pretty average, but nothing like the 'non existent' longevity and silage from other reviewers. I first sprayed this on my inner wrist over Xmas, and the smell was really banging out, in the cold weather outside, for a good hour! I'm wearing it today, and again, it's frosty weather here in the UK, and the smell is working great after 2 hours. Thumbs up!

14th January, 2012.

First off this fragrance smells amazing! To me it smells like a sweet and creamy mixture of pineapple with a hint of coconut. I would say that this is one of the best fragrances that I have ever smelt.

However, the projection is absolutley pathetic and the longevity isnt much better. I wouldnt even bother wearing this outside as no-one would smell it. I would recommend that this fragrance be worn only on a romantic night in. If the projection and longevity were better on this fragrance I would have scored it 10/10.

My score: Projection 1/10
Longevity 3/10
fragrance 10/10

8th January, 2012.

I really want to give this a thumbs up because I love its scent: it is modern, unique and masculine that has thick and rich middle notes. But the sillage and longevity are both terrible. It stays very close to skin after half an hour, and can't detect it after 2 to 2.5 hours of first application.

I've read reviews that The One performs better in warm places. Unfortunately, that's not the case in the East Coast, USA. It is a shame that I can only maximize its performance for 3 months.

3rd January, 2012.

Despite its longevity I'm hard pressed to find any EDT I like more than this, its so seductive and warm, and has two of my favourite spice notes; ginger and cardamon, its such an original fragrance. In fact the only thing that comes close to smelling like this is Hollister SoCal, which isn't as nice, is sweeter and more sickly, and doesn't smell as classy.

But this one has value for me, its a long term favourite that I've been using since spring of 2009, not many people at the time were wearing it, and I still dont think it's that popular, certainly not as popular as Jean Paul Gautier or Hugo Boss. It's become my signature fragrance, and it last a long time when sprayed on clothes and it's such an addictive smell! I sprayed it on my curtains once so that it would woft occasionally lol

9th December, 2011.

Honestly my favorite smelling fragrance. It's what I'd have imagined cologne to smell if I had never smelt it before. Warm, classy, on a tropical island.

It's a pity that the longevity and silage suck!

Definite try

23rd November, 2011.