Calvin Klein
Obsession for Men
With Obsession for Men, Calvin Klein composes a warm and enveloping amber fragrance. It opens on mandarin, bergamot and lavender, reveals nutmeg, clove and white musk at its heart and rests on a base of amber, sandalwood and vanilla.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.
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Opening First minutes
Mandarin · Bergamot · Lavender
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Nutmeg · Clove · White musk
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Base Several hours
Amber · Sandalwood · Vanilla
Heart notes
Base notes
What its composition says
- 3 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Clove: its rarest material, which only 36 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 55.
- White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Spicy, citrus, amber, woody, musky, aromatic and gourmand: 7 registers of raw materials share its palette, with spicy supplying 2 of 9.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection
Generous
fills a room
Ideal seasons
Time of day
At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
If Obsession for Men by Calvin Klein seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.
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