Donna-Karan

DKNY Be Tempted

for women

DKNY Be Tempted smells deep and bold with fruity and sweet accents, for men who want a clean signature, and feels easy to wear year-round from day to evening.

Jump to notes, performance, or quick answers.

DKNY Be Tempted

Fragrance notes

How this scent is often described (from community votes on accords—useful when a full pyramid isn’t in our data yet).

Fruity 100%
Sweet 73%
Fresh 67%
Soft Spicy 63%
Vanilla 58%
Balsamic 50%
Patchouli 49%
Green 48%
Rose 47%
Woody 47%

Performance

Empty fields use this listing’s top accords (Fruity, Sweet, and Fresh) plus the overview text—add your own numbers anytime after testing on skin.

Longevity

With Fruity, Sweet, Fresh, and Soft Spicy among the strongest accord tags here, deeper woods, resins, and ambers in this kind of mix often linger longer on skin—still varies by person, climate, and sprays.

Projection

With Fruity, Sweet, Fresh, and Soft Spicy among the strongest accord tags here, dense bases like this often feel louder in the first hour—start with one spray in tight rooms or at a desk.

Overview

DKNY Be Tempted by Donna Karan is a Floral Fruity Gourmand fragrance for women.DKNY Be Temptedwas launched in 2016. Top notes are Red Berries, Licorice, Apple, Cassia and Lemon; middle notes are Rose, Violet and Orange Blossom; base notes are Vanilla, Indonesian Patchouli Leaf and Myrrh.With the newest fragrance, DKNY Be Tempted launching in September 2016, Donna Karan continues the theme of the DKNY Be Delicious collection. The original from 2004 is fresh and energetic, DKNY Be Desired from 2015 is brash and modern, while the new DKNY Be Tempted promises to be seductive and sexy.DKNY Be Tempted represents a juicy and tempting red apple. It is conceived as a luminous, exciting and alluring evening fragrance of oriental - gourmand character. It opens with juicy and intoxicating notes of black currant bud, lemon, devil licorice accord and red fruit. The heart represents femininity and passion captured by rose essential oil, violet and orange blossom. Exotic Indonesian patchouli oil in the base blends with vanilla cream and oriental myrrh resin.The glass bottle is oval, colored in red. The upper metal part is also red, decorated with a relief of a snake that winds around the stopper. The fragrance is available as a 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum.

Quick answers

Short takes based on this page’s notes and accords—your taste still wins.

Is DKNY Be Tempted office-safe?
With a stronger profile, one light spray is often enough in quiet offices; save extra sprays for after work or open spaces.
Best season
Mixed profile—often bright up top with a warmer base—works year-round depending on sprays and temperature.
Where to try it
Department-store counters, brand boutiques, and trusted sample or decant sellers online—always test on your own skin before a full bottle.

Buying advice in plain language

If you are deciding on DKNY Be Tempted, start with wear context instead of hype. Ask where you will use it most: office, casual daytime, or evening social settings. That single choice filters almost every buying decision because freshness, sweetness, and projection read very differently depending on environment.

Then use this page in three steps. First, scan the notes and accord profile to understand the scent direction. Second, check longevity and projection hints to estimate how it may behave on your skin. Third, open one or two comparisons to see trade-offs against similar perfumes. This avoids buying a fragrance that is good in isolation but wrong for your routine.

A practical shortlist is one signature scent plus one contrast option from the same brand family. That gives flexibility without over-collecting. If DKNY Be Tempted fits your use case, sample first and compare it with one related option below before committing to a full bottle.