CK One Shock For Her

ck one shock is one beautiful fragrant. I liked it from the first spritz to the last. Sweetness pervades the opening. It's not the Pink Sugar kind of synthetic sweetness from genetically modified corn syrup, but rather a pleasant soft airy light German Rock sugar sweetness used with fine English Tea. With a dash of citrus, vanilla and chocolate gives this scent an organic kick to tickle your gourmand palate. Amber base ties the whole fragrant together to give it warmth and depth. I usually do not like citrus scents because they tend to go rancid or smell like a rotten fruit stand on my skin. Shock does it so well. I can't get enough of this scent. It could just be compatible with my skin. The downside, it's rather weak and doesn't blast beyond 2 inches off my skin. If you are looking for megablast of perfume, this is not it. It lasts about 4-6 hours on me. It is made to stay close to the body. I believe this fragrant is made for beautiful people who want to be noticed by their beauty first . They want to wear the perfume and not let the perfume wear them out. This is definitely not one of those perfume made to cover body odor. Whoever chose to wear this perfume probably has to have excellent personal hygiene and naturally healthy and clean. She doesn't hide behind heavy perfumes , wigs, extension, or 5 pounds of makeup. She probably exudes too much natural visual beauty and sex appeal already without having to resort to blasting people insects and plants down the street with her perfume. The average crowd may have a tough time pull this one off. UPDATE: I spritzed this gorgeous scent on my wool coat 2 weeks ago, and the scent still lingers when I took my coat out to wear it again during the frosty season today. This scent actually is a powerhouse of staying power. Two weeks is a long time to linger on organic fabric. It smells just as beautiful like freshly applied two weeks ago. Again, it doesn't blast on my face like chernobyl nuclear bomb. It stayed close to the coat projecting about 2-4 inches off only. made to stay close to the body. Ingenious creation! I wish more perfume manufacturers can do this.

This has been one of my favourite perfumes for years, I wouldn't say that I have a signature scent, but this is probably the closest I have to a signature. Having said that I understand that people find this a generic fruity-sweet scent, but on me it is quite special. It may also be my happy memories of this and a certain amount of nostalgia (I have loved this for almost 10 years and worn it continuously for over 9), but it really does work on me. I also get moderate sillage with this (I find it fair for an EDT) and moderate longevity on skin and excellent longevity on clothing. My skin is usually a fragrance leech and I find even big perfumes have average to poor longevity on me, which is why I find it strange that this lasts relatively well on me compared to most people. For me this starts with the blackberry and passion flower and quickly segues into the chocolate with the vanilla and musk bringing up the powdery base. Like the other Calvin Klein scent I know and love, it is well balanced and blended. I remember eagerly racing around duty free for the very first time in late 2011, excited to be in the international part of the airport and travelling and sniffing endless bottles of perfume, low, middle and high end. By the end of the trip I had fallen in love with 3 fragrances, CK One Shock Her (the advertising around this was ubiquitous at the time), Prada Candy (same, the advertising was everywhere) and CK In2U. In early 2012, I had a bit of remaining spending money in hand, it was not enough to get Prada Candy but was enough for CK One Shock or CK In2U and I had to decide. At the time this was at the tail end of my fruity-citrus phase and the citrusy but unique In2U was the natural choice, however the sweetness of One Shock Her drew me in and I walked out with this in my suitcase. This was the first of many bottles of CK One Shock Her and the beginning of my love of gourmand fragrances and I still love it today.

I’m so happy I’ve found this! I’ve been on the hunt for a new signature scent and probably tried dozens of scents recently but haven’t found The One. This might be it. It starts off fruity and fresh, a bit citrusy tart then turns into juicy wildberries and mellows out to a light vanilla whipped cream with a hint of milk chocolate in the dry down. Not synthetic at all. It’s beautifully soft, lightly sweet but that’s perfect for me as I’ve found most vanilla/gourmand scents to be too sickly sugary or powdery and others to be too floral/perfumey and I don’t like anything woody. I agree with the other reviews that the longevity isn’t great (~2hours) and doesn’t have great sillage - sticks pretty close to the skin but it’s pretty cheap for a big bottle so happy to spritz more of it throughout the day. A perfect mix of light, fresh, summery and sweet and comforting. Testing this in winter. I also love YSL Mon Paris and Chloé Nomade but they are so expensive! ***UPDATE: Bought a 200mL bottle for USD$30. Actually lasts all day if you spray on clothes, weak sillage though (2 inches). ***FURTHER UPDATE: The more I wear it the more I like it. It’s just right for me, a fresh and fruity, a little floral, soft edible milky chocolate and vanilla on the dry down. I don't get any patchouli at all (which is great as I'm not a fan). Fresh fun and also comforting. I’ve tried over 40 fragrances in the last couple of months and I keep coming back to this. I do have to reapply often but I’m ok with that, only wish it had a bit better sillage.

I really like this one! It was a blind purchase for me, so I was worried it would smell very unisex like a lot of the other CK scents. But not at all! It ́s definitely a feminine fragrance although if you ́re a man and want to wear this.. do it! =) It ́s Fresh, slightly sweet, slightly floral and after a while on the skin it warms up and I can detect some of the chocolate and vanilla. It ́s mainly a fresh fragrance though, very suitable for daytime use. Work/school whatever. =) I truly enjoy this one, bought 50ml, next time I ́m getting the huge 200ml bottle! =D Sillage and Longevity are quite weak though.. It lasts on my skin for about 2-3 hours and the sillage ain ́t heavy what so ever. It ́s soft but you definitly notice it and I feel like it leaves and slight trail of scent after me. =) SO WORTH it for me. Perfect Spring/Summer/Fall scent. It ́s fall now and I think it works perfectly because it ́s fresch and nice to use for those crisp fall days! =) RATE: 6.5/10

I really enjoy the contrast of fresh, tart, almost green fruity floral notes and sweet, creamy vanilla and chocolate in this. The passion flower stands out and gives the juicy blackberry and airy peony an extra kick. The chocolate is on the milky and light side, it reminds me of a chocolate and vanilla milkshake. In the drydown the whole composition also makes me think of chocolates with berry filling. The fragrance has a slightly synthetic and oily vibe, but I like it, it keeps CK One Shock from being boring. I don't understand all the complaints about longevity, I can smell this on me all day which is not especially noteworthy for my perfume-friendly skin, but obviously not bad. It's just not the most intense fragrance on earth, so a couple more sprays won't hurt. A happy and comforting scent, especially nice for warmer days, but I also love to wear it right now in cool spring weather.