by Sylvaine Delacourte
Dovana is a softly perfumed, delicate musk with a powdery and clean character reminiscent of high-end bath products or freshly laundered cotton. The opening features a fine balance of heliotrope, iris, mandarin, and neroli, delivering a light, airy, and slightly sweet floral musk that evokes the feeling of a refreshing shower or a velvet-infused talc. Over time, the scent evolves into a gentle, vanillic-musky base with a whisper of sweet resins, suggesting a richly blended white musk and heliotrope accord. It settles close to the skin—intimate and personal—and remains largely invisible to others beyond arm’s reach. The overall effect is calming, innocently feminine, and deeply skin-scent focused. Despite its refined clarity and elegant blending, the scent is brief and subtle, with limited presence and performance.