Dolce&Gabbana · Eau de Parfum
The Only One
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
The Only One by Dolce&Gabbana opens with bergamot and a soft wash of violet, bright but never sharp. Coffee and iris carry the heart, giving it a warm, slightly bitter edge against a powdery floral. Patchouli and vanilla settle underneath, closing it out sweet and a touch spicy rather than heavy. Released in 2018 as an eau de parfum, it suits men and women alike, anyone drawn to a floral gourmand with real depth. Autumn and winter are when voters mostly wear it, after dark rather than in daylight. Longevity opinion leans toward long-lasting, and on sillage the vote also tilts strong, without either reading as a runaway lead. A 3ml decant across a few cold evenings tells you whether it is the one.
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The community verdict
Sweet and powdery, The Only One pairs violet and iris with coffee, patchouli and vanilla. Long-lasting wear gets the largest share of reports, while projection divides opinion between strong and moderate. It feels at home on autumn nights, with winter and evenings also in the picture.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Brand
- Dolce&Gabbana
- Concentration
- Eau de Parfum
- Scent profile
- For women
- Launched
- 2018
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Dolce&Gabbana The Only One, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Violets and sweet coffee shared at a café counter after dusk.
Main accordssweet, powdery, floral, warm spicy, coffee
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity100 votes
Most voted: 40%Long lasting
30%Moderate
Sillage100 votes
Most voted: 40%Strong
35%Moderate
Season100 votes
Most voted: 40%Autumn
35%Winter
Time of day100 votes
Most voted: 45%Night out
30%Evening
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Longevity100 votes
- Very weak5%5 votes
- Weak10%10 votes
- Moderate30%30 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)40%40 votes
- Eternal15%15 votes
Sillage100 votes
- Intimate10%10 votes
- Moderate35%35 votes
- Strong (Most voted)40%40 votes
- Enormous15%15 votes
Season100 votes
- Spring15%15 votes
- Summer10%10 votes
- Autumn (Most voted)40%40 votes
- Winter35%35 votes
Time of day100 votes
- Daytime25%25 votes
- Office0%0 votes
- Evening30%30 votes
- Night out (Most voted)45%45 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
Loved by 50,000+
Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
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Yes
Smell it on your skin before you buy
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No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
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No
Travel-ready atomiser
Yes
No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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The house
More from Dolce&Gabbana
Dolce&Gabbana is an Italian fashion house that dates from 1985, and its perfumes carry the warmth of the Mediterranean south. The range splits two ways. Sicilian lemon, apple and cedar keep one side crisp and bright, while vanilla, jasmine and black cherry make the other sweet and close. Start with Light Blue, sharp citrus over clean woods, made for July. Devotion goes the other way, with soft, sugared vanilla and white flowers. The Only One Eau de Parfum Intense sits in between. For men, The One Gold For Men is aromatic and gently spiced. A 3ml of each shows you which side you are on.
Frequently asked questions
What does Dolce&Gabbana The Only One smell like?
Dolce&Gabbana The Only One opens with Bergamot and Violet. The heart brings Coffee and Iris. It dries down to Patchouli and Vanilla. Shoppers on fragrance communities describe its main accords as sweet, powdery, floral, warm spicy and coffee.
Is Dolce&Gabbana The Only One long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (40% of votes), and 55% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as strong (40% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Dolce&Gabbana The Only One good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for autumn and winter; summer takes only 10% of season votes.
Is Dolce&Gabbana The Only One good for winter?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it well for winter: winter takes 35% of season votes, close behind its most-voted season.
Is Dolce&Gabbana The Only One for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 75% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 25% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear Dolce&Gabbana The Only One to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 0% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Dolce&Gabbana The Only One?
The Only One is made by Dolce&Gabbana. It was launched in 2018. The concentration is Eau de Parfum.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Dolce&Gabbana The Only One?
A 10ml decant of Dolce&Gabbana The Only One holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Dolce&Gabbana perfumes can I try?
Besides Dolce&Gabbana The Only One, 10ML has Light Blue, Devotion and The Only One Eau de Parfum Intense from Dolce&Gabbana, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Dolce&Gabbana The Only One decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Dolce&Gabbana The Only One decant is filled by hand from an original Dolce&Gabbana bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.