Cashmere & Vanilla Essence by DKNY / Donna Karan

Name: Cashmere & Vanilla Essence
Brand: DKNY / Donna Karan
Rating: 7.5 (26 reviews)

2025for women

Perfumer: Arielle Le Beau

7.5/10

26 ratingsMost rate it 7 of 10

Cashmere & Vanilla Essence by DKNY / Donna Karan is a newly released Sweet Gourmand fragrance for women. It was introduced in 2025. The composition is by Arielle Le Beau. Top notes are Pink pepper and Apple; middle notes are Jasmine and Violet; base notes are Vanilla, Sandalwood and Amber. It is best suited to autumn and winter. Most wearers rate it very long-lasting, with a strong sillage.

At a glance

Longevity: Most rate it 8/10: very long-lasting
Sillage: Most rate it 6/10: strong
Best seasons: Autumn and winter (83% of season votes)
Worn by: Mostly women, 63% of votes
Smells mainly: sweet, gourmand, synthetic

Review

Main accords

Fragrance pyramid

7 notes

Cashmere & Vanilla Essence features 7 fragrance notes across its scent pyramid.

Top notes

The opening

Heart notes

After 15 to 30 minutes

Base notes

The dry-down

Ratings

From the Aromifo community

Scent

26 ratings

7.5

Most rate it 7 of 10.

Longevity

14 ratings

7.6

Most rate it 8 of 10.

Sillage

13 ratings

6.8

Most rate it 6 of 10.

When to wear

12 season votes

Spring17%
Summer0%
Autumn42%
Winter42%

Who wears it

Men13%
Unisex25%
Women63%

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How matching works

Every perfume is compared on up to five signals. Community accord votes weigh the most, followed by notes, where rare notes count more than common ones like musk. Note families, seasons and the men, women or unisex leaning make up the rest.

The brand is never used, so a match from another house is as likely as one from the same house. When a perfume has no data for a signal, that signal is skipped instead of counted as zero.