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Cashmere Mist(1994)

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Created by Nicholas Calderone for Donna Karan, Cashmere Mist opens on bergamot, moves through a heart of suede, jasmine, and lily of the valley, and closes on cashmere wood, musk, sandalwood, vanilla, and amber, offering a soft, skin-warm musky composition that became the house's most enduring signature fragrance.

Did you know? This scent's jasmine note owes its richness to indole — the same compound found, in larger amounts, in feces. Read the full story →

Brand

Donna Karan

Perfumer

Nicholas Calderone

Launched

1994

Cashmere Mist is a fragrance from Donna Karan, released in 1994 and composed by Nicholas Calderone. It opens with Bergamot, moves into a heart of Suede, Jasmine, and Lily of the Valley, and settles into a base of Cashmeran, Musk, Sandalwood, Vanilla, and Amber.

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