Calvin Klein began as a designer brand for women’s clothing and branched off into underwear soon after. The first foray into the cosmetics and fragrances market was a financial disaster but Calvin Klein fragrances became hugely popular after the launch of CK Obsession in 1985.
There were very few oriental perfumes when it was launched and the Calvin Klein Obsession filled a gap in the market and rapidly gained in popularity thanks to its attention-grabbing advertising. The top notes are green notes, mandarin, vanilla, peach, basil, bergamot and lemon.
Spices, coriander, sandalwood, orange blossom, jasmine, oakmoss, cedar and rose make up the middle notes. Whereas the base notes are amber, musk, civet, vanilla, vetiver and incense which give it a smoky, amber-y scent and quality.
Although it is considered too strong for today’s sensibilities by most people, the CK Obsession for women was all the rage and competed with similarly strong scents like Dior Perfume and YSL Opium.
One of the more popular Calvin Klein perfumes after obsession was CK Escape, which was quite popular when it was launched in the early nineties.
Notes for this scent include chamomile, apple, lychee, mandarin, rose, plum and peach as well as coriander and sandalwood. For some reason, the Calvin Klein Escape has a beach, sea or marine feel and is an aquatic fragrance that you either love or hate.
Calvin Klein Truth was launched in 2000 right at the turn of the millennium and amongst its many notes are bamboo, white peony, vanilla, white amber and sandalwood.
CK Truth is a clean and feminine fragrance with a very fresh forest or woodsy quality that is very pleasing.
One of the most recent and popular Calvin Klein fragrances is the CK Euphoria. Launched in 2005, the Euphoria perfume contains the following notes amongst others: pomegranate, lush green accord, lotus blossom, black orchid, liquid amber, black violet, cream accord and mahogany wood.
As one can imagine, the Calvin Klein Euphoria has a fruity top tone, which is sweet and fresh and gradually blends into a floral scent, which, in turn, gradually fades away into a woodsy scent.
Some people do find that this perfume is too sweet, but in general users found that it was a pleasant scent. Although some did find that it was nothing innovative, but rather something very safe and a fragrance that has already been done before.
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