Kenneth Cole

Finally found my signature – Black by Kenneth Cole! This heavenly beautiful EDP is everything I was looking for – sweet, smooth, aquatic floral with no harsh edges and a warm sandalwood skin musk dry down. The jasmine/tuberose combo is clean, light and not overpowering . I’m fragrance sensitive so only light scents for me. As everyone mentions don’t let the name mislead you – it was created for the Black Anniversary – this is a very light clean EDP. I have the 3.4oz purchased for $22 – incredible value – and it lasts me almost 8 hours on my skin.

It seems a bit pointless to review when it's been discontinued, but I see people getting their hands on discontinued stuff online and via swaps all the time so perhaps it could still be helpful to someone. I wore this so many years ago that memory would fail me if I tried to describe individual notes, but I remember the overall scent very well, it smelled like a sunny beach, I smelled suntan lotion and frequently got asked whether I was wearing any. Fragrantica lists many floral notes in the opening and heart but other than maybe a hint of violet I didn't think this smelled floral. I got no citrus at all, and the base of sandalwood and musk and amber would probably take a stretch of imagination for me to detect. It smelled straight up like the beach on me, to myself and others. I liked it, but it didn't make me want to buy a fragrance to smell like lotion so I didn't repurchase. I agree it smells nothing like the name suggests, but I really liked the packaging. Sturdy, simple, and I love black packaging in general. I had to respray during the day, but lasts on clothes and close to the skin. Would only recommend to someone who loves suntan smell, otherwise it needs to be tested on skin to see if the white florals show up, as for me they did not.

I reviewed the original kenneth cole New York a couple of weeks ago so now its Whites turn. White does not smell anywhere near as dry, acrid and masculine as the original. White is more floral and soft but it still has that harsh note of cinnamon the original has. This is definietly a unisex scent leaning towards masculine. It has a wonderful woody note which would be the note of sequoia. I cant say as i have actually smelled a sequoia tree but this perfume has a note of sequoia so that must be the woody note i am detecting. Upon first spritz i can detect the honeysuckle note though that note is very very fleeting and only lasts for a few minutes. This fragrance is all about cinammon and sequoia. Neat little perfume and really cool bottle.