Calvin Klein Women

This LITERALLY smells like clean fresh clothes ❤️ when you smell it you really inhale & take a deep breath of fresh beautiful air! I don't know why I put off buying it for so long (probably was afraid it won't last very long like the poll shows here on fragrantica) but here's what made me finally do it: My aunt (who only wears and loves fresh fragrances) told me that she smelled the prettiest scent on her classmate and had to ask what it was - and ofcourse it was CK Women. And that reminded me of having smelled it in the past and really liking it. So I went to the store and smelled the tester again and just KNEW I want it in my collection now! Plus I found a very good deal for it. It is a PERFECT everyday scent - you feel SO clean, SO fresh, SO pretty. Can take on any errand and be THAT WOMAN who smells the cleanest & the neatest. Longevity is like all fresh scents, not mind-blowing or beast mode, but it's still there after hours, lingering...

The nineties were my teenage years, so I grew up on fresh and novel scent profiles. Airy and watery fragrances like CK1 and l'Eau d'Issey were the backdrop to my formative years. I wore Nikos Sculpture myself. I've probably tried and tested a couple of hundreds of fragrances in the last 2 years and I've found some that I really like, but my nose just doesn't adapt to the cloyingly sweet, heavily birthday cakey smell of what is fashionable today. When I came across this one, my heart jumped. It felt like coming home. This has more character than Another 13, more zing than California Dream and more depth than the Molecule line, but I would situate its scent profile somewhere in these realms. It's a super fresh-yet-cozy woody nineties gem and I hope they never stop producing it because I will need this for the rest of my life.

My chemistry goes well with these semi-masculine feminine fragrances. On me, Women is very very watery and flowery with a nice eucalyptus kick. The eucalyptus gives it a masculine and energising touch and provides a subtle and unusual contrast. It almost feels like some of your boyfriend's T-shirt got mixed in your part of wardrobe and you decided to wear it on purpose to remind yourself of him during the day. It gives a very optimistic vibe. The drydown leans powdery and slightly sweet, almost like talc powder mixed with blonde woods. I love it! Finally, a fragrance by CK that suits me :)

Wearing this beauty is like walking in an orangerie in early may in the night time while all the orange blossoms wisper you a promise of a delicious fruit... At the same time reminds me the sweet woody scent that the box where I keep my frankincense and resins collection gives me when I open it. Its fresh and mellow like the purple and pink velvet sky in a winter sunset. Bitter and warm like the pleasant odour of a brand new leather bag. Maybe is not a fragrance for everyone. But I recomend to give it a try for a couple of days. (I apollogize if my review is too cheesy)

Calvin Klein Women is a big breath of fresh air. I find myself taking the deepest inhales to gather all its greatness in a single sniff. I’m not usually one for citrus based or ‘freshies’ however, this scratched an itch I didn’t even know I had. The black pepper is sharp as a knife, working as a gatekeeper for what lies ahead; gorgeous floral arrangements tucked gently between the branches of a giant cedar. A beautiful warm day in which you end up sun kissed and a bit salty from the windy earth that has stuck to your skin. 😍 Great fragrance and value!!