The One (2006)
by Dolce & Gabbana

I'm on my second bottle of this perfume. I live in Florida, which usually has a hot and humid climate, and this perfume works well here. It's light yet well-layered; it attracts attention, but it's not offensive. Down here perfumes can tend to turn strong and sickly pretty fast, but I've had no issues with this one at all. I'm no fan of bergamot as it tends to give me a headache, but the citrus notes balance it out. The dry-down is slightly powdery, but I can definitely pick up the vanilla and plum, which gives it a nice kick.

26th December, 2011.

Onedimentional powdery white concoction that expresses a talky-sweet vanillic soul which takes the scene in a while after a barely indented fruity beginning, holding on its cloudy milky trip till the end of the smell. The initial chord of citrus and lychees is too faint in order to express the right level of watery-fruity coolness, the final musk is too pale to take the scene with the fair insertion of boise' taming the excess of sweetness and finally the  note of vetiver doesn't manage to imprint mysterious rootiness to the flat and  stuck talky cloud. The mélange of delicious fruits as peaches, plums and apricots has the effect to create a caramellous and oversweet mellifluence. The florals are ghosty and unable to be noticed and to bring out a touch of classic femininity while the absence of animalic notes (a pale amber apart) keeps on steady the general boredom. The final constant powdery deliciousness is almost edible like a vanilla pudding but is far to embody the clothes of a real changeful fragrance with the right degree of sophistication, charme and distinction. As well as others underlined, unispired and a bit too synthetic.

6th December, 2011. (Last Edited: 8th January, 2012.)

Feminine and expensive-smelling
a little bit like standard granny-perfume. Very sweet

Floral, to my nose.
Should smell good on a woman of my mother's age: >48

19th June, 2011.

I'm all for sweet fragrances, but unfortunately this fragrance just seemed too sweet for me.

The opening although pretty fruits, is a little too much like sticky candies overloaded with sugar. Due to this sweetness I would say that The One is a relatively young and flirtatious scent, not something to be taken seriously.

The One does mellow into a warm and pleasant oriental floral, however I can't say that I was blown over backwards by its uniqueness. The jasmine, lily and plum are pretty and certainly wearable, the most pleasant aspect of this fragrance so far.

The drydown isn't bad either, the vanilla brings back an element of syrupy sweetness which made me cringe at first but it was no where near as bad as I thought it would be. I'll give credit to this fragrance for its excellent sillage and lasting power and its sensuality and creaminess. It is unfortunate that the scent doesn't appeal to my nose.

11th June, 2011.

I've always wanted a parfume where I couldn't detect any single natural note. Something immaterial and really abstract. In The One I can't truly recognise any of the notes written in the pyramid. Still this is not a great perfume. It doesn't lack style or uniqueness but it is not remarkable. It is a monolite without shades. Is this the reason of the name?

2nd May, 2011.

Asha describes this perfectly.

The One is a nice fragrance: It has an enjoyable aroma; it’s competently put together; but it could use some touches of true inspiration. In the end, the rating has to be neutral because of its lack of depth and breadth.

4th December, 2010.