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DKMen

by Donna Karan

Where can I buy it!?
What's it like?...
It starts out smelling like a race car garage- which to my satisfaction scares most people away.  Ah, but if they only tried it on the skin...  DKMen has notes of suede, tobacco, citrus and fuel resin.  Yes, fuel resin.  Don't be scared- try it!
When to wear it...
This one's very casual.  Definitely an everyday fragrance.  It has a "who cares" feel to it. -You'll see...
How it lasted on me...
Really well.  About 3/4 of the day.
The bottle...
Donna Karan's husband, Stephen Weiss, used to race cars, fly airplanes, rock climb- the whole nine yards.  The bottle was designed to resemble the comfort of a stick shift (not a gun- I'm so sick of hearing that- sheesh) reminding himself of his race car days.  The pewter color encasing is a gun-metal plating, called a "living patina."  When you pick up the bottle, the plating picks up the oils from your fingertips.  After time, the fingerprints will darken and become permanent- creating a bottle that becomes more personal with age.
Miscellaneous details...
When it came time for Donna Karan to come up with a men's fragrance, she wanted something that reminded her of her husband.  So she set out with Stephen in search of  very masculine, intense notes.  They found 'em!
If you ask me...
I think it's great!  I wasn't so sure in the beginning either, but when I learned more about it (such is life) I really grew to like it!  My wife and I love it so much, she begged me to wear it on our wedding day- which of course I gladly obliged.

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