Downtown

I adore this perfume. It is such a sublime balance of accords. Aquatic, woody, aromatic, fruity, citrus, sweet, crisp, juicy, fresh, cucumber, ozone, blue, rain, and air. It is refreshing, cohesive, and wonderful. I am sniffing it as I write this interview... As I smell it and close my eyes.. it invokes the feeling of being at an airport for the first time... looking out those massive glass windows at the air planes with excitement and butterflies in your stomach. That visceral, curious feeling of being in such a welcoming, fun, modern, grand, airy, exciting transitional place... It smells like flying, traveling, or cooling breeze! It evokes childlike whimsy and excitement in me. This fragrance is fresh, aquatic, and crisp yet also sweet and fruity. It’s feminine and lovely. It is not as sweet as some other mainstream feminine perfumes tend to be, because it is also crisp, aromatic, woodsy, and it has that cool aquatic smell (which I adore). I would not describe this fragrance as basic like others have, I have not found a fragrance that does it for me quite like Downtown by Calvin Klein does. Maybe I’m just lucky in how it reacts with my body chemistry, because it also smells phenomenal on my skin. The dry down has such a hauntingly beautiful woody dimension; it smells like an enchanted dewy forest with ripe crystal fruits growing on the trees. It's so delicious and beautiful. You need to understand that this perfume drives me absolutely crazy, like it tethers me to past life or something. It feels so good and so familiar to smell it that it hurts. It's nostalgia and reminiscence in a bottle. It’s one of those perfumes that’s such a treat to wear because it smells delightful and satisfying, whether it is freshly applied or whether it has had time to dry down and settle on your skin. Wow. I love this perfume with my heart and soul. It’s as if it was created specifically to cater to my tastes, my personality, and my whimsy. It is everything I could ever ask for in a perfume and more. Sad to hear how many here don’t like it, or even outright hate it. I must say that I do not understand, but it’s fascinating how vastly our tastes can differ. More for me >:)))))))))))))))))) I hope you enjoy this fragrance even a fraction as much as I do if you decide to try it out. It’s such a treat.

I agree that this is not a fragrance to associate with City Women ... they would wear something along the lines of Chanel No5. Personally, it lasts for hours on me. I went out shopping and I wore this fragrance, sprayed where I was supposed to and the SA that sold me another Fragrance could still smell it on me at approx 3hrs after I sprayed her. It is a very pretty fragrance that I wear with love and pride. My go to for shopping as it does last a good amount of time on me. Maybe that is what is meant by downtown ... does not always mean clubbing. Afternoon tea in a hotel sort of fragrance. I would also not say she is devoid of personality. She has one but she is coy about whom she allows to be friends with her, maybe her wallflower status was because she had been betrayed at a very precarious stage in her life so therefore is the type to hide her heart. It is hard to get to know her but if you do manage to crack your way in she will be your best friend for life. Be careful with her though, because you never know when the sweet might become sour! Hidden away in the corner at a friends party she sits and listens intently as you whisper your secrets to her but refuses to tell you hers. She is always dressed oddly but it fits her. She wants to know all about you ... but you will never understand her. At the moment I am one of those lucky few whom she has allowed to call her a friend. I get the peppery quality more than anything and tea, which must be the bergamot, and a warmth that must come from the Cedar and Musk. Nothing overly citric at all. This was my first 50ml Designer bottle I bought for myself when I had some good news. This fragrance will always sum up that memory for me of winningfor the first time in my life. I am currently wwaring her on my decollete and I am wearing Alien on my wrists, goes well together I think. Edit: Wore this since 11:40am and I can still smell it on my wrists!

Really nice citrus sweet aquatic scent. I love citrus perfumes in autumn/fall time they remain fresh and mysterious whilst also being ripe and energetic. This perfume is a feel good perfume. I wore it in 2013 in autumn time and I have just received my second bottle of this stuff today in the post- the drydown is quite dewy citrus fruits it is somewhat balmy and tends to linger a while on my skin. Plum and lemon blended together are the most prominent notes to my nose-surprisingly they work well together. Pear and gardenia are the base notes for me I have to sniff hard to get a whiff of those, though they are present but to me the lemon and plum dominate. Also do not be put of by the pepper notes- you cannot individually detect the pepper in this it is very well blended and is simply used to diffuse the other notes into one another. This perfume has a sweetness It may be the combination of the citrus fruits and pepper together that create the sweet smell but to me this scent is somewhat citrus sweet-although not synthetic candy sweet. It also is very aquatic smells marine and sporty sometimes, other times balmy, then sweet, then sharp citrus, then dewy fruity; this perfume is an interesting one for me it has a lot of different 'feels' to it- it is constantly changing on my skin and I like the fact it does that- it does not bore me. However, there is nothing overly extreme about this perfume it is a variety of changeable pleasantries for me. This makes a safe gift for anyone and is easily wearable for everyday use. I really love this perfume in autumn time. It is soft, comforting, warm and inviting to me. I find it soothing and interesting simultaneously. Bottle=6.5/10 Scent=7.8/10 Longevity=6.5/10 Silage=6/10

I really love this scent! I don't know why it got discontinued. This is by far my favourite scent by Calvin Klein. It reminds me a little bit of Classique by Jean Paul Gaultier, one of my favourite scents and also of Touch of Pink by Lacoste that I love and Guess Seductive that I like. The combination of citrus, including Italian lemon and bergamot, neroli, pear, gardenia, pink pepper, violet leaves, cedar, incense and musk is really magical! This scent is fresh, but also oriental because of the incense and spicy because of the pepper. It smells citrusy-sweet, a little bit like candy, but so extraordinary because of the incense and the pepper. I can't stop sniffing myself. The longevity is really great, when I wake up the next morning, I still smell it and by now, I am wearing this scent for a week straight, my sheets and my clothes are also smelling like it and I keep sniffing everything all the time. This scent is perfect for daytime, but still special enough for parties and I also wore it last friday evening to my baby sister's birthday party in a restaurant. Because it got discontinued and my best friend loves it, I went to smell it because it was such a bargain at the drugstore: 50 ml for € 23,-. At her request I bought it for her and I was allowed to open it and smell it for myself. I liked it and kept the open bottle for myself and bought another new one for her. But then I wore it and I totally fell in love with it. So this week it is on sale € 25,- voor 90 ml and I had a coupon for € 5,- discount if I spend € 25,-, so I immediality picked up a larger bottle for myself, to store for when I run out of the 50 ml. I am so glad that my best friend told me about this scent:-D!

Wow, I never would have tried this fragrance if I had looked up the accords listed -(citrus as top accord?) and read the mean (some very nasty) reviews! This fragrance is more outdoorsy that city to me- camping in the woods by a creek with some little spicy wild flowers nearby. I'm happy to have found this crisp, cedar- freshy that really is a great day wear staple. I'm a teacher and don't want LOUD or candy smell or sneeze-inducing fragrance choking my students throughout the day. I like that this scent doesn't present some loud statement, and is just a light, slightly mysterious, pleasing scent that won't waft into anyone else's personal space. I will use the heck out of this, and it is cheap since I guess it didn't make a grand enough statement on release. Now, about the notes: there is something intriguing and subtle about the cedar, pink pepper, and I guess incense (not sure if the incense is the smoky vibe) with understated floral that makes this so fresh. If there's a lot of citrus, I'm not smelling it directly so it's blended well. The sweetness of the fruit is not too sweet, just perfect. 2hrs in it is more sweet, less spice with a creamy musky dry down lasting about 7 hrs. Total on me today. Definitely just a skin scent within about 4hrs. I recommend this for people who like subtle non-perfumy scents that are fresh.