Euphoria Men Intense

So, I came across this uninspected as they were a great deal and I quite like the wording "Euphoria" so I go ahead blind buy. Upon initial usage, It seems like I found another cheapie gem that I really like a lot, almost can say, love. So, it shares characteristics of my other favorite fragrance YSL L'Homme without citrus. It starts where YSL L'Homme left off with Cedar and Vetiver in the middle note. It shares Warm Spices & Fresh spices like Ginger, Basil and Pepper. and utilizing Amber and Patchouli to increase the stronger silicate and long-lasting. I would say if YSL L'Homme decided to go down with the Amber route instead of Lavender Aromatic you could probably get this one. The first blast - I get a sweet smell tricked me to think of Watermelon but it is not a very fresh one. I think it is because of the Amber + Fresh Spice. when it starts to dry down the freshness is almost gone leaving the sweet smell with mild silvery woody aromatic. It lingers in this phase for quite a while before turning into darker deeper smell of sweetness almost chocolatey. However, when it becomes a skin scent it fails quite flat all it gives is mild dark mushy wood with a tint of sweetness. Given the name intense, This works more like normal EDT. Quite strong (6-7 hours + ) with moderate silicate (45 cm. from a person). I see the versatility of use in a lot of cases. It can become one of your staple or dumb reach easily if you like darker-sweet seductive woody spice aromatic fragrance. It can be wared from Day to Night, Casual. It has a unique profile that reminds a of the smell in the modern day. However, I would not choose this as a specific purpose frag as Professional fragrance (a tad too sweet but workable). Nor a Club frag (Too shy to announce but dark enough) or Summer frag (a bit too heavy, Ambery). It fit a unique profile like the Casual & Day to Night scenario, workable in others but has much better options. It will be given you a more refined youngster fun playful guy, a master of the plan. Alluring but still somewhat good. In my honest opinion, I think it is quite worth a sniff. Maybe you might get another budget-friendly frag. Solid 8/10, like it a lot almost love it. ===== Edit 1 (Dec 16, 2022) I write this review early on the journey, for now I feel like I start to fade away from this euphoria. There is strong woody-amber here, the top is pretending to be sort of melon but I think it just strong Amber and some ingredients trick me to remind me melon. I think the part I start to feel that it effected the fragrance the most in not a good way is Black basil like it's kinda have nasty smell to it. I don't really know how actual oud smell like, but I realize I don't like the feel of wood in the dry down (I starts to know my taste that I prefers tonka, sandalwood, teakwood or vetiver). It's so bazaar just a few months in the journey could change the way you smell a thing. Current score 6/10 Personal preference 5/10

A fresh spicy scent with a sophisticated, mild, fruity sweetness. The spiciness is that of black pepper, ginger, & basil. A bit sharp, a bit herbal. The fruity sweetness smells like a woody mango accord. I believe that is the amber-ginger friendship here. As it dries down, you are left with a woody spicy (minty) scent with a touch of ambery sweetness. It reminds me a lot of Hugo's Just Different, despite the different notes. Like one could be a flanker of the other. A lot will find it redundant to own both. And yet again, no oud. Zero. Yet, it is still voted as the top 3 note. Not the first fragrance to suffer from this, not the last. A lot of people on this website vote for notes they do not know how they smell. Do not try Euphoria for the oud because it does not exist here. Back to the fragrance. Bluntly saying it, you don't think of Calvin Klein fragrances when you think of sophistication. They smell nice but are not formal event scents.. ..Euphoria Intense is the exception to that rule. Still, like all of Calvin Klein's, this suffer performance-wise, despite the "Intense" label. You'd get ~2-3 hours of decent projection, then it is a skin scent for a few more hours. The scent is versatile but cool nights seem to be its ideal time. Euphoria Intense remains a very good scent at a very affordable price, that is worth trying. "Love"

So I was really thoroughly surprised with this one. It has one of the best openings that I have come across from any of the cheaper designer brands, and even including some higher end designer brands this holds it's own. I also don't have any issues with performance as I've read on so many reviews below. I got a solid 7 to 9 hours every time I've worn it so far. I really, REALLY liked it the first time I wore it. I enjoyed it even more the second and third times I wore it. However, the last time I wore it, and I also experienced it just now while applying the fragrance, the artificial oud that's used in this can come across as body odor. And this last time it even started to give me a bit of a headache, and that's not a problem that I normally have with fragrances. Now I'm an oversprayer admittedly, and maybe that's why I picked up the body odor issue, because it's only during the first 20-30 minutes of wear that I pick it up. Everything smoothes out thereafter and on the whole I think this is a very solid fragrance that doesn't smell the least bit dated even though it's closing in on being 15 years old. Maybe it truly was ahead of it's time because if this were released today it would be above average, especially compared with most releases from the past year.

So a lot of things has been said about this juice. I can only give my opinion to my surroundings and experiences in regard to it. My first experience was when just browsing some scents in a store with a friend. I asked her to smell a few card and give her opinion. The first few she smelt and wasn't overly excited about. When she hit this one her eyes lit up and she told me to get this. A few months later I did manage to get it and I haven't looked back since. To me this a magical fragrance that captures something in women that still surprises me every time. I've asked a few ladies of varying ages 19-45 what they have thought if it and the replies I have make me smile and laugh all the time. "You smell delicious", "i can stand here smelling you all day" was from my boss, she never compliments my smell and she wanted a bottle for her husband. My fav one was a one word answer from a lesbian "f*ck". It's a powerhouse of a fragrance it lasts all night when I take it out, lots of compliments, and it has never failed me. Only downside is when it's really hot it will evaporate pretty quick. 10/10 for me.

Got a sample of this from Sephora simply because I had never seen it before. I had NO IDEA this fragrance would be so creative, quirky, playful, sexy, seductive, unique, and quite literally... outstanding. It lasts for at least 12 hours, and its projection is perfect. Oddly enough, upon very first spray it smells rather generic (I'm glad I never spritzed this on paper), but then, moments later, the wearer is treated to a deep, intense marriage of chocolate-coated strawberries, tropical melon and yes, perhaps... even peaches; all with a woody, masculine, delightfully restrained spiciness lying beneath. This is the scent of seduction. And YES, it IS quite euphoric. Overall: 9/10 Truly a diamond in the rough and a rare, hidden gem in designer perfumery. Far and away Calvin Klein's best "male" offering, and a unique and special treat for the wearer as well as those around him... or her. I'm so glad my fiancé picked a bottle of this up for me for our anniversary yesterday. We've both adore it, just not nearly as much we adore each other. :)