Be Delicious Ice Pop Citrus Body Mist 250ml

Donna Karan Be Delicious Ice Pop Citrus Body Mist 250ml is a light scented spray for the skin rather than a perfume, and it is bought in a large size to be used generously rather than rationed.

The scent is deliberately cold and fruity. Golden peach sorbet gives the opening a soft, chilled sweetness, black currant bud adds a sharp green tartness that stops it being syrupy, and grapefruit tonic brings a bitter fizz over the top. The middle is floral but kept airy: dewy peony soft and faintly powdery in character, gentian green and distinctly bitter, airy freesia cool and slightly green. The finish is where it holds longest, with sandalwood smooth and dry, soft musk close to the skin, juniper berry adding a cool resinous snap, crystal amber a clean warmth and benzoin a touch of sweet resin.

Eleven materials, which is a great deal for a format like this, and the result is more interesting than most mists. In use it behaves as it should: sprayed over arms, shoulders and legs after a shower, it lasts two or three hours and sits close rather than carrying across a room. Reapply at lunchtime and that is the format working as intended, not a shortcoming.

It suits hot weather, the gym bag, travel and anyone who finds eau de parfum too much for daytime. The large bottle makes it an easy everyday purchase, and it works equally well for teenagers starting out with fragrance and for anyone wanting a light scent over a tan.

Donna Karan began her label in New York in 1984, after designing for Anne Klein, and built it on bodysuits and soft neutral tailoring. The DKNY line came later, and the fragrance range has always been produced under licence.