CK One
CK One by Calvin Klein is an unisex eau de toilette from 1994 in the budget price tier. It opens with pineapple, mandarin and bergamot, moves into nutmeg, violet and jasmine and dries down to musk, cedarwood, oakmoss and amber. Expect around 5 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Pineapple Tangy, boozy and tropical. Loud and hard to hide.
- Mandarin Soft, sweet, almost powdery citrus. Gentler than orange.
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
Heart
- Nutmeg Warm, woody and slightly sweet. Cosy without being gourmand.
- Violet Powdery, sweet and a bit retro. Parma Violets in flower form.
- Jasmine Heady, sweet and slightly animal underneath. Rarely subtle.
Dry-down
- Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
- Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
- Oakmoss Damp forest floor. Bitter, green and the backbone of every chypre.
- Amber Warm, golden and resinous. Not a real material — a blend that glows.
Smells like this
- Nishane Hacivat
- Lake & Skye Apaaray
- Phlur Somebody Wood
- Montale Aoud Forest
- Lattafa Al Dur Al Maknoon Silver
- Houbigant Ambre Des Abysses
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