Secret Obsession

I’ve already left a review of this thing not quite long ago but I’m revisiting it bc I gave it a redeeming moment. Tl;dr I wasn’t sure about it but now I decided to keep it. Now if u have enough time to read my review, here you go !! Calvin Klein’s Obsession for Women and Men were indeed true to their brand because I found myself reaching for them most of the time despite owning quality heavy-hitters but this one is the Obsession that I had a weird relationship with. Hmmm. That could be because it has an extra word (secret) which is a word others can keep while others can’t hahaha! well pun intended I wasn’t sure if I could keep this in my shelf or not 🤭 I love blind buying interesting fragrances regardless of how cheap or expensive they are as long as the note breakdown piques my interest. I. JUST. HAVE. TO. GET. IT. ofc! this had all the boxes checked. / affordable / interesting notes / cute bottle / discontinued (HELL YEAH) Part of blind buying is instilling that disappointment will always be inevitable and sadly this didn’t really meet my expectations. I was expecting a sillage beast bc of the intense looking scent profile but this one was surprisingly a gentle whisper despite having notes that would make an absurdly strong fragrance. Now idgaf about grandma-centric fragrances bc i heavily fw mature scents. why? Bc i wanna be edgy like that (LMAO) and also i love being an attention-seeker with my fragrances and that could be the reason why i wanted to get rid of this (IT WAS QUIETTTTT) Haha yeah u guessed it right i made a listing Nowwwww, this is the time I get to thank my never ending “perfume-craving-blind-buying-itch-uncontrollable-impulse-buying” disorder. I wanted to buy a mature rosy dark floral fragrance but to cut the story short, I remembered this one reminded me of a toned-down Paloma Picasso EDP but the only thing holding me back from wearing Secret Obsession was its tart boozy-fruity and quite jammy opening that was sweet and sour (which isn’t FEOORR me) but i said f* that, i’ll wear test you and give my final verdict. yeah whatever I was a clown bc I ended up loving it and I remembered the reason why I bought it. it’s similar to a lot niche scents. While wear testing it, I discovered how weird the performance is. THE LONGEVITY IN THIS ONE? HOLY SH8. It was still lingering in the heat despite sweating my ass out in the sun. It was still on my skin as a skin scent after 12 hours of wear without any reapplications. Makes me think of the reason why they made every campaign extra raunchy. This was made to last and I mean like LASTTTT for sweaty “sessions” As for the sillage, it’s confusing but maybe it is strong enough without being annoying. It’s meant to be discovered with your trail (or discovered during “SESSIONS”) and not with extreme projection. Again idk how strong this thing really is but I’m guessing it’s stronger than it seems bc I layered this with Kenzo Jungle L’elephant and I kept getting whiffs of Secret Obsession more than L’elephant (which is a well-known beast performer) To sum it all up, it redeemed its spot in my collection and hell no i’m no longer decluttering this sensual masterpiece 😭 i just overlooked its beauty and I’m a fool for that. It’s a beautiful sultry floral bouquet, all i really smell is carnal floral petals that smell super realistic to my nose. I mostly get rose, ylang, and jasmine that reminds me of elegant, classic, old-fashion style florals from Chanel and Estee Lauder. Maybe I am smelling tuberose but can’t seem to pinpoint it bc I’m used to bubble gum tuberose (thanks L’interdit) or maybe the florals are just soooooo well-blended in the juice. I just wish this thing had an earthy and bitter patchouli that made me feel like cruella de vil but no worries !! I’ll just layer patchouli-heavy scents to give this its needed extra depth. Just a quick realization before ending this review, from now on, i’d rather just buy 10ml bottles or smaller sizes of any perfume that i wanna blind buy in the future. I find myself getting tired of a scent after weeks of wearing. Most of my full bottles have a minimum dent of 5ml. And yes I find myself having a hard time finishing the leftover 5ml from my 10ml bottles because I always wanna sniff something different 💀

I got this because I'm totally in love with the Obsession line by CK due to the fact that I love smelling like an old wooden church, incense sticks, and resins but idk maybe I just like fragrances that either intrigues or disturbs people because it's a liberating feeling. I've had high high hopes for this one because I expected actual smoke and woods but I got less of it, however, it doesn't mean I dislike it, I would still totally wear it but it's just not the scent profile I expected. I wanted to smell like a gothic church but I got winery and pub realness, regardless, it doesn't matter because boozy fragrances are also up my alley. I'd say the incense is quite there but it's unlit and ur just smelling the sticks. This fragrance starts off super nail polish remover-y. Initial spray is super sharp, alcohol blast, and ammonia-like but who the hell even cares for that because perfumes are about THEEEE dry down. As it dries down, the scent of cola fizz with hints of freshly crushed pepper starts to tickle ur nose which later on develops into this lovely aroma of mead and plum wine that lingers from a tipsy barmaid's booze-stained and slightly sweaty clothing but not at all nasty, lustful, and hardcore skank. It's a lot more subdued, it's just a slight kick of carnal-floral raunchiness--think of someone's perfumed skin that has recently perspired but is now starting to cooldown which leaves a warm and salty skin-scented aroma that helps their perfume bloom and smell differently on their body chem. I'm getting mostly fresh wood chips, plum jam, and fruity white florals, in which thankfully no indole in this one (at least to my nose) because the classic obsession definitely has that indolic stench that makes it more bitchy and outright slutty compared to this more secretive and elegant cougar, hence the name "secret" lol. Surprisingly, idk if others can also pick it up but there's a note combination in here that smells like a lipsticky iris. Maybe it's a hidden note? But I totally smell a hidden iris in here and I LOVE THAT. I love the mid dry-down experience but it kinda falls flat as it ends pretty watery... like how the hell does this sultry fragrance end up smelling more aquatic floral towards the late dry down? :( it's exactly the same experience I had with CK Reveal for Women which starts super complex but ends super meh and ordinary which is my only problem. I'd still wear it tho but I can't help but reach for her bitchier sister most times. Classic Obsession is just hella goated and timeless + it dries down on my skin differently each time compared to this one which is more linear on me. I guesss if I wanna be niche-y scent profile smelling at times but want to less likely offend people, then I should go for this. edit: I kept thinking of a dessert i could compare this with and I think it's raspberry dark chocolate !!

Secret Obsession is like entering the private chambers of kohl rimmed, vestal virgins and concubines, who are preparing themselves for the king and several days of feasting with the court. Somewhere near the city of Jordan, in a time when life was good and there was peace. First, you are enraptured by the sweetness of their beauty and their steady gaze intoxicates as you enter the room. And then, as you look around, you start to notice, that besides the ornate curtains and fabrics, the plush furs and the bejeweled, gold picture frames. The headiness of their perfume and in the air around you entrances you. And as you start to search for the source of this olfactory magic. Your eyes are drawn to the onyx table on the left. Laden with delicious, plump, ripe, juicy plums on silver trays and on your right, spicy nutmeg, fresh cardamom and rose de damasc teas, which are all grown in the palace gardens, below. You walk further into the room after a while, right next to the balcony door and your olfactory senses behold the familiar notes of: jasmine, orange blossom and heavy lidded tuberose flowers, which are planted directly below the balcony; scenting the night air and their scent is softly, wafting around you. You also note, there is a communal ritual, and some women are bathing in what seems to be milk, and scattered in the bath are petals from those same rose flowers; which have also turned into precious oils, which soften and moisturise their skin. As they enter these mystical baths. As you sit down and start to recline, a young woman, starts to attend to you, by removing your heavy, dusty layers of clothes and undergarments. This feels so good, as the women are laughing and doing each others hair, so it is time for you to join the other women in their bath, and the young lady takes you by your hand to the steps of the bath and as she passes you, you catch the scent of her skin and hair, which has been deeply perfumed with the rare and precious cashmere wood, vanilla, amber and sandalwood. This is because she and some of the other women tend the fire and the incense burners day after day. And those smells have been carried along the trade routes, on the backs of camels from places, far, far away on the trade route. And the combination of these smells and exquisite sensations, is what is bottled in Secret Obsession. Secret Obsession, an opulent, floriental that transports you back to another place and time. Sacred. From another time of dusty streets and street bazaars, of hot nights in palace gardens. Roof terraces and of the craving and desire for men who fought like gladiators and women who hide behind veils and ankle bracelets. The End.

Calvin Klein Secret Obsession is definitely an interesting perfume, to my nose -- an experience, even! It's one of the very few perfumes that I actually hated when I first smelled my blind-bought bottle; I thought it smelled like pungent deodorizing rug shampoo or something (Unfortunately, I may have been influenced by Tania Sanchez's review in Turin & Sanchez's perfume guide...). But so many folks loved it and urged me to take it out when the weather was cooler, assuring me that I would then be able to see just how beautiful it is, that I put it on a shelf and vowed to try again later -- and lo and behold, they were right! Maybe it was the strong mace & nutmeg in the opening, layered over the plum & tuberose base -- it just smelled odd to me, like a weird mashup of smells that didn't go together. But when I tried it again, months later, I suddenly "got" it, but I'm not really sure why! It just suddenly smelled very good to me and I don't have a clue what changed... Maybe my nose was "primed," having smelled it before; maybe the bottle needed to "rest" (I've heard people mention this but I'm not sure what it means). Since I have a decent-sized collection, this evening I decided to compare Secret Obsession -- with its strong plum and tuberose notes -- with other examples of these notes. So I pulled out one of my favorite plum perfumes, Rochas Femme, along with one of my strongest tuberose perfumes, Michael Kors original scent, and yes, those are unmistakably the notes in Secret Obsession (minus the nutmeg & mace, though). Mmmmmmmm, beautiful!!! To me, Secret Obsession is a very sensual, cozy scent (many reviewers also mentioned this) and it strikes me as best for cool to cold weather (I associate nutmeg & mace with Christmas cookies). Performance-wise, I'm not sure if the super-strength of it just fades really fast or if I go nose-blind (anosmic) to it (I suspect the latter). But it's gorgeous, warm, and cozy-sexy (as opposed to vampy sexy like, say, Salvador Dali Dali PDT or Ungaro Diva). Plus, I think the bottle is magical & beautiful; I've never seen another one like it. It's a great bargain (I think I got it on FragranceNet for less than $20) and I'm so glad I hung onto it instead of immediately giving it away. The experience of suddenly coming to like/love this one after putting it on the shelf for months and months is one of those mysterious experiences that happens around fragrance that keeps me coming back for more... ;)

I still remember last fall when I decided to order a perfume for the cold season and I ordered CK secret obsession almost by chance. In fact I had smelled it very quickly in a perfume shop before and I had found it very different from all the perfumes there.But After ordering I checked Fragrantica and I realized that it has a strong Tuberose note in it which I have always disliked since my childhood. So when the perfume arrived I was so skeptical about it. It was early autumn and the weather was still warm here in my country, I sprayed it and I hated it so much that I decided to get rid of it immediately. I found it very strong, ugly and out of date. So I put it aside until in a snowy day in winter I remembered that I had still this bottle and I sprayed it on one of my cloths and continued my work. and....after 30 minutes I started wondering: where is that divine smell coming from? I could not even guess that it was the perfume that I hated so much before and the smell was becoming better and better by time and stayed more than 1 day on my cloth. Yes I fell in love. I just cannot get enough of this perfume. It is the best perfume in my collection at the moment and this year is the second winter that I am wearing it and I get tons of complements from everybody especially men every time I wear it. CK secret obsession is simple but sophisticated , womanly and feminine but strong, not boring at all, classy, warm, unique, soft but bold at the same time and absolutely sexy and erotic .It is not a mainstream perfume, it does not smell like others it has its own character and is definitely an underrated perfume. I recommend it not for girls but for women. You also should like classics to enjoy it the most. I think men also can wear it since it has a unisex quality to it. I also strongly suggest that you wear it in winter , I believe this beauty only suits very cold weather, otherwise you will find it overwhelming like I did, and do not forget to put it on with a light hand.

Wood? What wood??? This is a fresh-spicy floral, slightly aquatic. I blind bought this online for $20. I immediately regretted it and thought I’d hate it. Especially after reading reviews here, one that said it smelled like beer 🤢. When it arrived, I’d forgotten everything I read besides the beer comparison. I cringed as I sprayed it. I prepared to run and scrub. I waited a minute for it to dry, and I smelled... Flowers. Many beautiful flowers. Something spicy and a bit sweet. And some fragrance I used to smell in the 90s that I really liked but never figured out what it was—sort of a creamy cold wet lily note. I assumed it was lily, only to come here and see it’s my favorite tuberose! Done here in a way that’s different from all my other tuberose scents. Cooler, more aquatic, fresh and wet, but so spicy! Not the warm spice of the original Obsession, something more green. I really like it, it smells so much better than other aquatic tuberose scents from the 90s that end up having cologne vibes. I think BBW made a lily lotion in ‘96 or earlier that smelled like this. I got a bottle of it once and saved it for years because I could never find it again. I still remember it and longed for it. Well, here it is, in a flanker of my favorite CK scent! I guess the woods are subtle in the background but I don’t notice them at all. This is a pure spicy aquatic floral on me. The bottle is pretty ugly, the browns in all the Obsession bottles make them look so unappealing. What’s inside though is awesome. I’ll definitely be getting a backup of this. I’d recommend this for tuberose lovers who want a 90s style aquatic in their collection. I’ve decluttered a handful of more modern aquatic tuberose scents that were too sharp. Even though Secret Obsession is spicy, it’s also smooth! It also isn’t as cheap feeling and watered down as newer CK formulations. Would recommend 100%

I recently sampled Portrait of a Lady / POAL and I’ve been pretty ecstatic abt it bc I found some fragrances in my collection that overlap with some of POAL’s facets—this is one of them. Before everything tho, NO, not in any way is it a dupe but they do share the same vein especially on the initial spray. I found that the fruity boozy wine in this was reminiscent of how the juicy raspberries in POAL smelled like both of which gave the impression of rose. They both go dusty on the dry down but POAL’s patchouli was a missing “tying” factor in SO. The dustiness of POAL is far more superior because it’s grounded with the tartness of raspberries which makes it less of a haunted house compared to SO that just goes vintage spook boo!👻 couture. They’re not twins at all !! Nor even a dupe but ofc totally in the same vein and vibes. Secret Obsession goes soapy-ish and musky while retaining some fruit wine booziness in the dry down while Portrait of a Lady goes a bit earthy from an oregano-y patchouli. POAL also leans dustier with its vintage makeup powder dry down but retains a percentage of its freshness from persistent sweet and tart fruitiness from the raspberry. I found Secret Obsession more incense-y than POAL that had an actual incense note. Even the rose in Secret Obsession was darker and more mature “grandma” than what most POAL reviews claimed. (But POAL got botched with so many reformulations, so they’re valid). Secret Obsession has more of a rose-forward scent with the help of heady florals while POAL is like a berry rose. Quality-wise tho u can smell that POAL is obviously way more high quality because it retains a picture perfect berry all throughout its wear time (also goes sweeter as it develops) while SO goes waxy and static after a while

I was wearing this the other day and it kept reminding me of something not the same but similar vibe. For me it was Elizabeth Taylor's Diamonds and Emeralds. The Diamonds and Emeralds is a little more traditional old school but still has the sweet smoothness that the Obsession has for me both similar feeling. If either one is over sprayed it just ruins them but if used with a light spray from a short distance they settle really nicely. I have worked out if something has tuberose or gardenia in it for me it needs to have a sweetness as well so Secret Obsession has the added plum which makes it perfect for me. I like Diamonds and Emeralds but find it can lack the dark sweetness that I want. Secret Obsession lasted all day for me but it became less complex and more sweet and smooth with a bit of a musky dry down. Not stale or unpleasant but not a complex result. It reminded me of Kate Moss Luxury Edition with it's smooth, musky sweetness there was no spice left in it. It also reminds me of Kim Kardashian Gold because it is a sweet, musky and could be slightly masculine on some type of mixture. I can understand the comments about it smelling like cough syrup or medicine when it is first sprayed it does have trouble knowing where it wants to go and in its case I think skin chemistry decides which way it goes. I like the way it goes on me maybe people think I smell like medicine but I don't care because I enjoy it. It really has to be tested a blind buy is not a good idea unless you can find it very cheap or maybe just get a sample for a couple of bucks but do try it because it could be a hidden gem for you.

This scent makes me feel like an undercover seductress; Enigmatic, exotic...unattainable, except to whom she chooses. It smells like wealth, forbidden night-time escapades and fine black lingerie. Like warmth, romance and unbridled passions hidden behind a silent, serious exterior. I feel like I need to be wearing black when I wear this scent...anything black, heels, cascading dark locks, and tasteful gold jewelry...dressed down with ripped skinny jeans or dressed up with a pencil skirt, doesn't matter. For summer nights and fall days. It's a July-November perfume for me. Rich in nutmeg, amber, white florals and sandalwood. At times I feel like it smells very soapy, like tuberose soap, spice, and clean, warm skin. I enjoy that deep, spiced soapiness in SO, I personally find it very cozy, yet elegant, and yet, also very sensuous and sultry, all at once. Has an early 90's, retro feel to it...thanks to the nutmeg-tuberose-plum combo I guess. Though it does lack the sillage-monster quality of those 90's frags...thank goodness, because I like the moderate sillage of this one, I would be nauseated if it were any louder. I love it on me, but I would love to smell this on a guy as well, it could be unisex. The only con for me is that it disappears after 3-4 hours (spraying on my clothes and hair does help), and I hesitate to respray because it opens harshly, it takes atleast 15 minutes for the scent to properly 'bloom' on my skin. Nevertheless, still worth owning, it's sold cheap these days, there's nothing else quite like it out there, and you'll never smell this on the masses.

Sin dudarlo este fue unos de los mejores perfumes de Calvin K. Cuando las fragancias nicho la usábamos en pocos , llegaba este con toda su soberbia a darnos una cachetada . Recuerdo el día exacto en que lo compré estaba de vacaciones en EEUU y habían mega pancartas por todo lados de esta publicidad , entre a Macy’s y lo compré . Wow fue amor olor a primera vista , lo usé por muchos y digo muchos años , y ya en ese momento yo daba mis primeros pasos en la perfumería de nicho , cuantas infinitas veces la increíbles vendedoras de fragancias exclusivas me preguntaban qué perfume llevaba puesto , les prometo en ese momento y hoy nada que envidiar a muchas fragancias nichos de muchos € y $ . Yo este perfume lo comparo solo con 1 Kenzo Jungle elephant, son increíblemente increíbles , especiados , misteriosos y super femeninos , no podría decir que son unisex porque tienen una carga muy pero muy de femme fatal . Hoy que han pasados unos ( muchos años ) sigo teneiendo en mi colección. Estos dos animales de la perfumería y hoy todavía me paran para preguntarme qué perfume llevo puesto . Ojo estos perfumes se adaptan mucho a la química de nuestra piel van mucho con el PH , y no le quedará bien a todos OJITO con eso . Una sola cosa debo decir a duras penas consigo el de Calvin Klein y no huele como los primeros , sigue teniendo ese ADN pero creo que es un poco menos fuerte . No se quizás es una impresión mía . Pero para mí repito estos dos son una joya . Los amo y los usaré mientras los consiga , porque es un dilema conseguirlos y conseguir los originales . Atte Patricia C🐞

This scent is very sexy and sensual to my nose, yet I imagine the wearer to be a very coy and subtle type of seductress, it’s understated sexy, but intensely so beneath a calm surface. I don’t know why I perceive it that way? It’s also simultaneously classy, mysterious and...somehow very cozy? I get tuberose, plum, iris, sandalwood and amber more than anything. I think nutmeg adds a special touch...the aroma (and taste) of nutmeg gives me tingles, I love the stuff, which I why I gravitate towards a lot of 80s-90s scents. I feel a certain way when I smell Secret Obsession and I can’t quite explain it. It conjures thunderstorms, black velvet robes, black lace, wood-paneled hotel suites, luxury soap, Egyptian cotton sheets and a fire place. I love it. I can see this on an elegant, sensuous cougar type who wears a lot of black, a soft spoken, silent type who has a lot of depth to her. For eg., I can picture Monica Bellucci or some other dark haired mature beauty smelling like this on a beautiful autumn day. I had a bottle of the original Obsession, and while I like it, it doesn’t smell sexy to me and is much sweeter and heavier, difficult to wear, so I gave it away. This one is much easier to wear and is calmer and more sophisticated. My bottle of SO is from 2010, I have no idea how it smells like now, but I’m curious to find out. The one I have has low-moderate projection (which is great, this scent would be annoying if it was loud), and about 6 hours longevity.

CATNIP for OBSESSIVES. Spiced rum & raisin cream! Opens with a burst of spiced & boozy plum that continues and deepens into a creamy white & yellow floral blend, resting on a vanilla-sandalwood-cashmere wood base with touches of cedar, rooty iris and wormwood. The mace note has reminders of Organza Givenchy which also features mace. Contrast to Samsara EDT Guerlain: There is a similar oriental woody vibe, but ylang and sandalwood are more forward in Samsara which doesn't have the spiced-plum present in Secret Obsession. Contrast to Poison Dior: There is a similar vibe with the plum and white floral, but cedar is more forward in Poison and the florals are slightly more bitter than Secret Obsession to my nose. Contrast to Venezia 2011 Laura Biagiotti: There is a similar oriental woody vibe with ylang, sandalwood and plum, but spices and white florals are more forward in Secret Obsession. Contrast to Mania Armani 1999: Similar oriental woody vibe, but clove is more forward in Mania. Contrast to Adam Levine for Women: Similar oriental woody vibe with spicy sandalwood, but white florals and plum feature in Secret Obsession, and the sandalwood is touchier in Adam Levine for Women where sometimes it will pull slightly dill. Overall: a hidden gem of a scent, affordable and above average performance, this is the perfect scent to wear while practicing self-hypnosis. It's a love for me. Enjoy!

This is a pleasant surprise from CK. Overall, quite smooth, creamy, and slightly spicy and woody. Develops better in cold weather IMO. This may sound strange, but I find that if I put on Secret Obsession in the early morning hours (before the sun's rays heat up the air), and let it settle for about 20 minutes before heading out and "exposing" it to somewhat warmer temperatures, the development is much smoother and sexier. Something about letting it settle in the cold makes it so much more enjoyable through the rest of the day. The nutmeg, mace, tuberose and sandalwood are most prominent for me from beginning to end, with strong support from a jammy plum in the opening, and warm and sensual amber and musk as well as slightly powdery orris in the middle and dry down. This beauty is really well balanced. Nothing screechy. Everything seems to work in harmony. Perhaps it's this great interaction between the spices, tuberose and sandalwood, as well as the "layered" support of the other notes that give Secret Obsession such a unique and niche feel. Nothing in my wardrobe smells like it. I would actually consider wearing it on a date due to its unique, mysterious and sexy aura. Stays pretty close to the skin (I tend to slightly over-spray if I want it to project more.). Lasts over 9 hours on my skin. Definitely a keeper.

CK Secret Obsession Edp 100ml: 🗣Wow"Wow"Wow, I Absolutely Already LOVE This Perfume So Far, & It's Deffo The Most Successful Blind Buy To Date!! & It's Only My First Wear Of It Tonight After My Evening Shower!! It's Warm, Loving, Soft & Cozy, & I Honestly Can't Get Over How Close It Smells To A Once ALL Time Favourite Perfume Of Mine "Di Romeo GiGli Edp" Which Was Also In A Very Strange/Weird Looking Bottle, & Very Sadly Discontinued Ages Ago 😭!! (Still Have A Brand New Un-Opened 50ml Edp Of It) Has Anyone Else Discovered This Like Me?? Well Secret Obsession Deffo Shares The Very Same Aroma Of "Di Romeo GiGli" (Which Incidentally I Was Told By A Very Close Indian Male Friend Smelt The Very Same As The Inside Of A Holy Indian Temple!!) So Much So That He Also Started Wearing "Di Romeo GiGli" & It Smelt SOooooooo Good On Him Too!! So Secret Obsession Must Also Have Something In It Which Gives It That Magical, Mysterious Vibe!! I Deffo Think That I'll Be Ordering Another Back-Up Bottle Of It, As I Can't Stop Sniffing My Arm, & Can See Myself Wearing This Beauty Quite A Lot To Be Honest!! I Will Up-Date My Review Once I Really Wear This Beauty A Lot More Longer Etc, But For Now It's Deffo A Massive.....................YES!! From Me!! Let's Just Hope & Pray That CK Doesn't Alter Or Discontinue It!! 😍😘❤❤❤💋

Huh, I don't get all the dislike! This was LOVE on 1st wear for me; it's what I wanted Feminite du Bois (Lutens') to be. THE SCENT: opens with a boozy spiced plum (& yes, for a single second it smells like you popped a Coca-Cola, nice!). Very dark plum skin concentrate, sweet warm nutmeg, & I thought 'cinnamon, another warm spice w/ a small delicious hint of skank'. Turns out that last bit is the mace + amber, mmmm. I don't noticed 'mace' as anything odd, just another facet of cinnamon/nutmeg-ness. As it settles down a bit it has a smooth creamy quality beneath the warm spices and plum: sandalwood, mostly. Maybe the slightest hint of tuberose, very beautiful. Taking a single sniff, the notes present themselves in turn like so: -top of sniff: dark, rich, sweetened spiced plum + musk -middle of sniff: the smooth florals, jasmine, orchid, + pinch of tuberose -lingering of sniff: warm spice profile, still very plum-y Overall it's the best warm, dark fruity, spicy sweet blind swap I've ever done. 2 thumbs up! Can't comment on sillage/longevity yet but I've got a whole 100ml to get to know it ;) [11.20.14]

I recently got this and Belle D'Opium, and they filled a space in my collection I didn't know was there. Fruity spiced woodsmoke. They both start off with this blast of a citrus/red berry blend, that blooms into a gentle spice, and finishes floral and musky. It's a beautiful composition, and truly deceptive. The opening is youthful and fruity. Then, the middle is a spice melange that changes with your chemistry. More heady in warmer weather, cozy in cooler. This is where overspraying can come back to bite you in the butt. Finally, it settles into the instantly recognizable iconic woodsy base from the original *whispers* Obsession. So if you like the idea of these scents, but feel awkward in spice, try a fruity smokebomb instead! They sweeten up the spice enough to soften the bitter edges while still maintaining that calming creamy vibe. For longevity, use an unscented body cream or butter on your pulse points mixing it in. It really intensified my weaker scents.

I respectfully disagree with Gemsense. I don't get cigarettes, cigars, or 1980s Barry in nightclubs. I get beautiful, exotic, pine incense amber, myrrh ( even though it's not noted it smells that way! ) sandalwood, earthy but at the same time sweet type smells which I absolutely love. Since blind buying Al Rehab perfume oils based on positive reviews here and the majority of them smelling awful apart from Golden Sand and Sabaya which smell nice I tend not to pay attention to the reviews on this website. In fact many are totally irrelevant to what I smell. In fact I team this with Golden Sand by Al Rehab which smells like a much toned down more caramel flavoured version of this or this with Safeena Al Arab Al Haramain ( another amber based oil perfume ) and it smells like 2000BC Jerusalem which is the EXACT smell I want to achieve! Some females love floral and girly sents which which just isn't me. This is a five star sent and I hope it never discontinues!

Secret Obsession I bought my first bottle on the eve of my 20th birthday and it has been a staple and favorite of mine ever since. On my skin it's a very thick and aromatic blend of Plum, Nutmeg, Sandalwood with a beautiful bed of Tuberose laced with an occasionally 'sweaty' amber/musk duo. I do acknowledge that this fragrance can be quite polarising and tempermental, it definitely likes to take on a life of it's own and do it's own thing, but I love that about it- it's almost like i become submissive to the will of the fragrance, which also adds to the 'erotic nature' that I would personally attach to this fragrance because I do find it very sexy and different because it is unlike the other modern offerings from Calvin Klein. I haven't had any issues with the performance, it lasts all day on my skin, clings to my clothes for weeks (or months), it's definitely not for everyone but if you do happen to encounter this fragrance- give it a sniff.

I was a bit hesitant at first before buying because of the nutmeg. I had no clue what nutmeg supposed to smell like. Once I took the courage to blind buy and to try it on I realized that this was a new favourite. I was already a big fan of tuberose, plum and sandalwood scents. Secret Obsession makes all of these notes shine perfectly together. The nutmeg makes it even more warm and spicy! It is also very woody and I do get something soapy (tuberose maybe?) from it. But that is not something negative to my nose haha I just love it! It makes me think of the first sunny day during winter. I live in a place where the sun usually hides during the first months of winter and this scent make think of the time when spring is starting to take over. The only negative thing I have to say is that it is gone from my skin after 5 hours. I deeply wished it could last longer on me. I will probably reapply it though just because this scent is so addictive.

i first smelled it years ago & it's a scent that stayed with me. it's one that's not easily accessible but I've scoured the globe 😂 & finally found it ! i can't wait to get my hands on it ! secret obsession is exactly that - & addictive beyond words. I'd best describe it as bold, complex, alluring & warm. & only such a woman can pull it off without the scent wearing her as opposed to her wearing it. it elevates, not exudes, raw sensuality; pure & primal sexual energy. it's sexy as fuck. i'm looking forward to layering it with vanilla musk by Coty & see how that plays out. 🤞 update: layering with vanilla musk did not work, but that's cause the vanilla musk is way muskier than it is vanilla-oriented, at least on me. secret obsession is still the beast that I remember it to be - it's bad bitchery in all its glory. after a while though, it smells off if sprayed on clothes, longevity could be better too. still highly highly recommend.