Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein
137 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Pepper and ginger erupt with immediate pungency, accompanied by a crisp sudachi note that feels almost citric-herbal rather than fruity. The rain accord tempers this spice somewhat, creating an atmosphere of damp earth and heated spice—bracing and slightly disconcerting.
Black basil emerges with anise-forward character, transforming the composition into something earthier and more savoury. Cedar leaf joins sage in creating a dry, herbaceous envelope, and the woody accords intensify, making the fragrance feel more structured and genuinely complex than the opening suggested.
Myrrh and labdanum bring forward a resinous, amber-sweet quality that softens considerably. Patchouli grounds everything with earthy grit whilst oud adds subtle animalic depth; vetiver contributes a final grassy whisper. The fragrance becomes increasingly intimate, settling into skin with a woody-amber warmth that's genuinely comforting—though by this stage, projection has essentially vanished.
Euphoria Men Intense announces itself as a fragrance caught between restraint and excess, wrestling with its own contradictions. The opening assault of pepper and ginger collides with a sudachi brightness that threatens to splinter the composition into chaos, yet Loc Dong anchors everything through a rain accord that feels almost apologetic—as if the fragrance recognises its own aggression and attempts temperance.
What emerges is a spicy-woody framework built on black basil's anise-tinged earthiness and sage's herbal structure, both grounded by cedar leaf's dry, pencil-shaving quality. This middle section is genuinely compelling: the basil provides a savoury backbone that prevents the fragrance from drifting into sweetness, whilst the woody accord creates a dense, architectural quality that feels almost architectural in its construction.
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