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DKNY Be Delicious

Concentration not recorded

Green · Fruity · Aquatic.

3.64 / 5Rating · 17,157 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verified
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Year2004
Marketed forWomen
PerfumerMaurice Roucel

Collection: Be Delicious

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

DKNY Be Delicious by Donna Karan has a listed green, fruity, aquatic profile, with notes of Cucumber, Grapefruit, Magnolia, Green Apple, Lily-of-the-Valley.

Based on listed notes and accords.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

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The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.00 / 5

5,622 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
263
2
1,060
3
2,989
4
1,014
5
296

Projection

2.13 / 4

5,562 votes

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1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
1,022
2
3,147
3
1,052
4
341

Value perception

3.36 / 5

3,102 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
65
2
311
3
1,415
4
1,052
5
259

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

16,432Own it
18,975Previously owned
5,602Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
283
2
4,040
3
1,245
4
7,559
5
4,030

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Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment

Both list Rose and Sandalwood. Explore DKNY Be Delicious’s green direction alongside Blanche’s fresh profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment

Both list Amber and Sandalwood. Explore DKNY Be Delicious’s green direction alongside Santal 33’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Before you try
What does DKNY Be Delicious smell like?

DKNY Be Delicious by Donna Karan has a listed green, fruity, aquatic profile, with notes of Cucumber, Grapefruit, Magnolia, Green Apple, Lily-of-the-Valley.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Maurice Roucel.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.00 out of 5, from 5,622 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define DKNY Be Delicious?

Its listed notes include cucumber, grapefruit, magnolia, green apple, lily-of-the-valley, tuberose, violet, rose, woodsy notes, sandalwood, amber. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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DKNY Be Delicious

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DKNY Be Delicious bottle
Leading accords
green
fruity
aquatic
ozonic
fresh
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Cucumber · Grapefruit · Magnolia · Green Apple · Lily-of-the-Valley · Tuberose

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