The One EDT for Women by Dolce & Gabbana

For today’s review, we have the eau de toilette version of The One for Women by Dolce & Gabbana. This obviously is a newer take on the EDP release, that has been a popular ladies scent for years now. As usual, I’m going to cover: how it smells, what’s inside, how it performs, when it should be worn, and if it is even worth a purchase.

What does The One EDT for Women Smell Like?

Notes include: lily, vanilla, bergamot, mandarin orange, lychee, peach, ylang ylang, orange blossom, vetiver, and musk

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My Full Review

Before we get started into my thoughts on this perfume, let’s see what D&G has to say about it in their description:

The One eau de toilette is an enchanting, sensual, and feminine scent, with a new twist of freshness that magnifies the key note of Madonna lily. Oriental Floral. 

The opening of the EDT version of The One is very sweet with the vanilla note leading the way and smooth floral notes such as the orange blossom and lily. While there are multiple citrus ingredients listed, what I mostly get is peach coming through, and the bergamot/orange is a much weaker aroma.

Though, with orange blossom as well, you do get some bursts of citrus during the wear. To me, that is a good thing, as I really do enjoy the smell of orange blossom.

You do get a lovely top from this fragrance, with some juicy fruit and sweetness, beyond just being another floral scent. Yes, floral notes do take over more as it wears on, but I like the peach and the light citrus touch from the start. Still, all of this is experienced within the embrace of the floral and woodsy notes.

The One EDT is quite a rich and warm perfume. Lily, vanilla, amber, and musk create an enveloping cloud of sweet white florals. Moving forward, I also detect a very lovely ylang-ylang note which adds another dimension to the floral composition.

It becomes quite creamy and a sweet floral during the latter stages. The lily does indeed begin to fully dominate the fragrance, but I still get enough vanilla and amber, for this scent to keep its appeal.

Ultimately, it is a lily, vanilla, and amber scent with a bouquet of floral notes surrounding that trio. Also, a peach note, which still has a good deal of strength during the later periods of its cycle.

Sillage, Longevity, and Versatility

Projection wise, this can start out with some pretty heavy sillage, but later on it becomes much more moderate. Now, it can be overdone with too many sprays, but a normal application should have no problems.

That opening strength might last from 30-60 minutes, depending on the day. But, even after that the strength is fine and The One is quite usable.

The longevity is fairly good as well, The One EDT lasted around 7 hours on my skin. Not the best of the best, but good enough for most purposes. It’s actually much better than the men’s EDT version, so, I won’t complain too much.

Seasonally, this Dolce scent feels like it’d be best in cold weather, but fine in anything but the hottest days of the year. Even though this is a fruitier scent, the other notes have enough body and thickness to make it less than ideal for the summer.

It is a versatile fragrance that can be worn everyday at the office, class, but is attractive enough to pull double duty on a date or a night out.

I certainly found it quite pretty and appealing, with a certain amount of sexiness to it. But, it doesn’t stray too far into the seductive nightlife wear. Mostly, just an attractive and versatile scent.

Honestly, it kind of fits for any age range. The sweetness that it does have doesn’t put it into ‘teenager only’ perfume category. Though, they could certainly wear The One as well.

Overall Impressions of The One EDT

Overall, is The One eau de toilette worth a try? I’d say, yes. It is a very attractive scent but it is also a very sweet scent. You’re going to have to enjoy lily, peach, and an enveloping warm sweetness.

Honestly, the perfume can be a bit much at times, but as a white floral fragrance it works well in totality. Still, I think that it is an improvement upon the EDP version, in a lot of ways. I got a good performance from it and it does have quite a lot of beauty within that sweetness.

It’s not an amazing fragrance. The peach and the citrus up top are a highlight for me, even if things can feel crowded at times, with all of the notes jockeying for position.

Again, if peach gets on your nerves, this is probably one to avoid. Otherwise, it is a very nice D&G release, which does almost everything well. It’s been around forever, at this point, and so no new ground is being broken with this one.

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