Donna Karan DKNY Red Delicious, released in 2006, is discontinued and no longer in production. The closest scent matches you can still buy are below.
Donna Karan DKNY Red Delicious: fruity, fresh and sweet, about 5h on skin, projection 7/10, sillage 4/10. The alternatives below are matched to that profile.
The five closest scent matches — the closest replacements for Donna Karan DKNY Red Delicious we found, ranked by opening & dry-down similarity, with the ones still in production first:
Focuses on a crisp, sweet apple accord that feels very much in line with the signature fruitiness of the reference.
It shares its fruity, sweet and fresh accords with Donna Karan DKNY Red Delicious, lasts about 5h against 5h and carries 105 community ratings.
Offers a vibrant, sweet fruitiness that sits in the same family as the original, leaning into a modern, energetic floral-fruity profile.
It shares its sweet, fresh and rose accords with Donna Karan DKNY Red Delicious, lasts about 4h against 5h and carries 207 community ratings.
Captures a similar sweet, berry-forward freshness that feels reminiscent of the fruity heart of the reference scent.
It shares its sweet, fruity and rose accords with Donna Karan DKNY Red Delicious, lasts about 4h against 5h and carries 289 community ratings.
Shares a similar bright, fruity energy that evokes the playful apple and berry character found in DKNY Red Delicious.
It shares its fruity, green and fresh accords with Donna Karan DKNY Red Delicious, opens on Litchi too, lasts about 3h against 5h and carries 476 community ratings. It is listed as discontinued, so availability varies.
Provides a light, fruity floral experience that echoes the accessible, everyday charm of the DKNY fragrance line.
It shares its sweet, fruity and fresh accords with Donna Karan DKNY Red Delicious, lasts about 5h against 5h and carries 637 community ratings. It is listed as discontinued, so availability varies.
Adidas Natural Vitality, at about $20 for 100 ml (estimate) — around 60% less than Donna Karan DKNY Red Delicious.
Fragrance World Elysia Apple Rouge, at about 5h on skin, against about 5h for Donna Karan DKNY Red Delicious.
Fragrance World Elysia Apple Rouge, at 82% overall scent match across the opening and the dry-down.
At 4 sprays a day — about 146 ml a year — Fragrance World Elysia Apple Rouge saves you about $35 a year against Donna Karan DKNY Red Delicious. Assumes 100 ml bottles on both sides; prices are estimates.
Across 2,358 originals, the median designer bottle is $120 and its closest match $30 — the Dupe Report 2026.
On an 8-hour day, none of the 5 last a full 8 hours. Fragrance World Elysia Apple Rouge comes closest at 4.9h, so it needs one re-spray to cover the day.
Donna Karan DKNY Red Delicious notes, performance and price
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Updated 2026-09-15.