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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Dolce
meets Dolce Rosa Excelsa.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Neroli · Papaya flower · Water Lily · Narcissus · Amaryllis · Musk

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Eau de parfum leads with floral; Concentration not recorded leads with floral. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Dolce&Gabbana Dolce bottle
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Dolce

Eau de parfum

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Dolce&Gabbana Dolce Rosa Excelsa bottle
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Dolce Rosa Excelsa

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationEau de parfumConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20142016
Leading accordsfloral · musky · freshfloral · rose · musky
Notes unique to this recordCashmeranRose, Turkish Rose, Cashmere Wood, Sandalwood
Longevity / 52.72 · 1,716 votes2.69 · 397 votes
Projection / 41.98 · 1,881 votes2.01 · 497 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Dolce

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol, Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Benzyl salicylate, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Linalool, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Hexyl cinnamal, Hydroxycitronellal, Citronellol, Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, Limonene, Geraniol, Benzyl benzoate, Isoeugenol, Benzyl alcohol, Citral, Bht, CI 42090 (blue 1), CI 19140 (yellow 5), CI 60730 (ext. violet 2).

Current official US eau de parfum declaration. Other formats, concentrations and limited editions are separate products. Check the packaging for the list applying to your bottle.

Source: Dolce&Gabbana official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Dolce Rosa Excelsa

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Eau de parfum

Start here if the listed floral and musky direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed floral and rose direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.