Description
The first Calvin Klein fragrance developed under the new Chief Creative Officer of the house, Raf Simons, comes out in August 2018 and is simply called Calvin Klein Women, advertised with the slogan “I Am Women”. Simons found the concept of the new fragrance in his passion for photography, inspired by the power and strength of women.
“Calvin Klein WOMEN is a tribute to the contrasts within femininity. Infinitely varied and deeply complex, like the personas of the women who inspire it” . #IAMWOMEN
The composition promises a floral-woody fragrance of innovative character, developed by perfumers Honorine Blanc and Annick Menardo. The inspiration lays in the beauty, expressiveness and power of a woman’s gaze.
Top notes: eucalyptus, black pepper, citruses
Heart: orange blossom, magnolia, jasmine absolute
Base: cedar from Alaska, olibanum, ambrox
The faces of the new campaign are Oscar-winning actresses Lupita Nyong’o and Saoirse Ronan, as well as the women whom they personally admire – Eartha Kitt and Katharine Hepburn for Lupita, and Nina Simone and Sissy Spacek for Saoirse.
The innovative, simple and asymmetrical bottle design with an oversized stopper is signed by Anne Collier. Calvin Klein Women is available as a 30, 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum.
azartysn – :
Women develops on my skin in a good way. At first I can barely detect the floral notes; they emerge slowly with each passing hour, while cedar and black pepper emphasize the whole composition.
To my surprise eucalyptus is not of the balsamic type (not bad!). Longevity is impressive.
In my style.
vaskiv – :
Calvin Klein Women is nothing out of the ordinary I’m afraid. It wears like a generic citrus-floral, similar in style and execution to Dolce & Gabbana’s Light Blue.
Calvin Klein Women is perfect for the Summer months or humid climates. This composition is heavy on the citrus accords, with zesty grapefruit lending a sour, juicy aroma all the way through.
I had hope that Calvin Klein Women would become softer towards the drydown, with more floral nuances and creamy woods. Sadly this fragrance smells quite astringent on my skin, with a sharpness that I can only attribute to the grapefruit, pepper and hedione blend creating havoc on my skin.
I consider CK One to be a much nicer citrus fragrance in regards to both quality, scent and longevity. Calvin Klein Women falls short of making a lasting impression on me, which is a shame seeing that so much effort has gone into the marketing campaign surrounding this fragrance’s release. Having both Saoirse Ronan and Lupita Nyong’o as the faces of this fragrance couldn’t have been cheap for Calvin Klein.
I have to agree with a majority of reviewers on this page, Calvin Klein Women does smell unisex. Shame that this bottle design with the kitsch-y, heavily mascara-laden eye and pink juice doesn’t translate into something a man could be swayed into owning. I think it would sell a lot better marketed as a unisex fragrance.
mex43 – :
Cedar and neroli with some floral and a touch of amber. Clean and fashionable, but nothing memorable.
For marketing with such amazingly feminine women, it’s kind of unisex–which is apropos to the clothing brand (no one can strip a girl of her curves better than Calvin Klein)–so I guess it works?
eliko – :
I tested it multiple times to see if it would grown on me, but no, it didn’t happened. Don’t get me wrong, it is not bad, but it is simply not impressive. It is clean, green,a bit powdery, a bit citrusy. It is elegant and relaxing, but there are many many other such fragrances out there and this one is not even the best in this genre. i don’t know why Calvin Klein felt the necessity to bring this fragrance to the market. Even my mother-in-law who is a fan of this type of fragrance was not impressed.
If you’re a fan of this kind of fragrance, i recommend reaching for Boss Ma Vie (any of the line) or Chanel Chance Eau Fraiche or maybe something from Biotherm.
Sillage and longevity are also nothing to write home about, like the rest of this fragrance.
razor-0125 – :
Smells like a lighter version of Chanel Chance eau Fraiche. Opens a little sweeter, but the dry down is a dupe for eau Fraiche.
umurzakoff_rust – :
I have a sample of this and my first reaction is what a nice sporty mens cologne this could be! The eucalyptus note is predominant with some woody notes supporting it.
It’s not a fragrance I enjoy smelling on myself but lightly applied on a man and it could be a pleasant smell.
bellmond – :
very spicy woow
Zyyasre – :
This one is more suitable as a new fragrance “Calvin Klein Men” for men. I could not scrub it off soon enough after the sale rep sprayed it on my skin. She talked about how lovely orange flower was and I fell for it. On me, the scent amped up and went straight to being SUPER woody/spicy in a very masculine way, EXACTLY like many dry down smells of typically strong men’s fragrances. My husband asked if I tested a men’s perfume on myself again 🙂
I guess this is sort of a “new” trend, as this one does smell as woody/spicy strong as the new Michael Kors Twilight Shimmer?!?!?! I understand there are many unisex fragrances these days but this one is just not up to my alley. I used to think Carolina Herrera Good Girl had a strong and spicy dry down. But now this one just makes that “Good Girl” a much “Better Girl” :)) CK Women is way too masculine for me.
And the giant “woman’s eye image” cap is not something I would wanna use on top of my perfume bottle. It is just so odd and tacky to my taste. Sorry CK Women 🙁
spicrorongist – :
Yesterday I’ve sampled it. I’m not a fan of CK, but that one was good for me. From my point of view it’s a more strong, and more than half copy of Escentric 01 Limited Edition Escentric Molecules. I really loved it, and want to own. Just wonna sample once again those two aromas.
Also it’s very modern, and sutable for the city life. The name could be – very-very intence Escentric 01 Limited Edition.
14 hours past, I can smell the eucalyptus as a soft sillage from the hand. And I’ve taken a bath.
Илья 1982 – :
If I smelled this at victoria’s secret in one of those cheaper large bottles, I would understand. However, this a perfume, “A new fragrance for us” according to CK. It’s not. It’s a characterless, watery boring scent that would be produced by an AI robot with limited resources if you inputted “a typical women scent from 2000s with more fruit”.
Anaerlycrelty – :
Out of the bottle it smelled of suede with a hint of eucalyptus and it astounded me,but on the skin it turned into vague aftershave,sat close for an hour or so and disappeared.Sad.
Иван Кибальчич – :
i have a sample of this that i requested from sephora and i am absolutely obsessed with it, i need a 100ml in my life ASAP. It’s very citrusy charp and salty, agh so invigorating!!!! it gives me life, hard for me to tell that it has all those notes in it, it smell so simple and clean cut, i think its a very modern sporty sexy scent. Planning on getting a full bottle by next month i can’t wait to welcome this baby into my collection
algalok – :
Typical “pink juice” scent that is so common in the current market…???…Yup !!
I do see the ties to D&G Light Blue….and I also feel it is in common to the new DKNY Stories….and Victoria’s Secret Love. I tried a sample vial only,and have decided it will not be a full bottle buy. It is a nice scent…but I have too many others in this category.
gordeev.ur – :
I got a sample vial from Amazon.
This is unisex perfume. Grapefruit is prominent. I don’t think the name and color doesn’t match this perfume. It’s yellow or white, not pink.
It’s citrus perfume with some wood and violet in base. Because of violet, slightly powdery at the end. I don’t feel it’s oriental floral. Sillage is very weak (almost skin scent) but longevity is pretty good concidering it’s citrus one.
This is not my cup of tea.
If you like a light and long-lasting grapefruit perfume, you’ll like this.
PS;
It reminds me “Destiny Blue by Marilyn Miglin” and “D&G Light Blue”.
grring – :
Good golly, this smells to me like the YMCA or a men’s gymnasium filled to maximum capacity of hot sweaty men and the AC is broken on the hottest day of the year…Sorry, but this one straight-up smells like BO on me. Klein and his creators/designers are back to the very basic bottle design here, and the offset sprayer makes it awkward for my bad wrists to spray. The oddity in naming this “Women,” as at best, it is a very masculine very woody scent. BUT, I also did not care for CK’s Obsessed for Women, and that one grew on me. *shrug* But for now…off to scrub this one off. 🙁
cashey3250 – :
This is a sharp woody and spicy scent. Nothing I would like to wear. Very strong and sharp to my nose.
There’s definitely a similarity to cleaning products.
Too harsh for me, pinches my noes literally.
Aftetefluotly – :
OMG!This will teach me to test new fragrances on my arm! Horrible. Scrubber, literally. I was rubbing my wrist with a shirt so roughly that it got all red.I don’t think i ever tested nastier scent in my life!
It reminds me of public room cleaners, it’s so zesty, and crispy, and rough, and all kind of things that i don’t have words for.
I think art of perfumery is officially dead, especially after a flop that is Dior Joy,so back to vintage everyone!
maximus2109 – :
I recently tried Calvin Klein Truth for Women and then later got a sample of this one. Wow — they are 100% the same, ok the new Woman fragrance is a bit softer, but they are identitcal. No jokes!
Also, I’ve heard that “Women” is the same as “Sheer Beauty” from Calvin Klein. Not sure what’s going on here, but repackaging the same product is a bit sad.
That being said, I do like it! I think it’s quiete gender neutral as the initial kick is Green & Floral, but more like leaves then flowers. I’m a man, so I’m just curious how women find it.
My wife has ton of perfumes and this one is definitely unique — not sweet, not soft & gentle flowery.
Green grass, woods, green plants, flower leaves — unique.
mary.dmitriev – :
It’s a bit masculine, it reminds me of Escentric molecules 02, beautiful bottle though.
Капризная_я – :
Just got a paper sample in a magazine and love it (my mom and sister loved it too). It’s basically a slightly more grown up/refined light blue with a more sweet/fruity nuance to keep it interesting. Before I looked at the notes I guessed that it had grapefruit, cedar, and ambroxan. Turns out I was right but there’s clearly more to it than that. I will definitely be interested in a bottle if/when the price goes down.
nadj6666 – :
It smells like YVES ROCHER- Naturelle… nothing new for me
paspAlentee – :
A soft and feminine orange blossom fragrance. Nothing new here. Reminds of many niche neroli scents – Van Cleef Neroli Amara, Tomboy Neroli Parle Moi de Parfum, PG Neroli ad Astra, some of Ex Nihilo.
Not a bitter or after-shave neroli, but an elegant, fruity soapy neroli with a saltiness of magnolia. Not sweet, no vanilla, no eucalyptus as well. A decent release.
rrb491InsuffBooni – :
This smelled lovely on the paper so I tested it on my arm. The first 5 minutes were really nice, white florals that were a bit sweet. After that, it turned very screechy and masculine. Almost as if it had morphed into a completely different fragrance. I will say that the longevity and sillage were impressive though. I washed my arm several times last night and I can still smell it faintly this morning. I do get the comparison to D&G Light Blue.
Ev-Zel – :
Tried it today, and I must say it smells nice, but it doesn’t go beyond nice , and forgettable,,.it is like a soft pinkish floral, I don’t find it peppery, and it doesn’t smell awful !
Now, I think only women who like barely there very subtle perfumes would enjoy it…like a very light Burberry Body…I don’t know what Calvin Klein was hoping with this one…it is feminine, but no development, a bit like Versace Bright crystal?innofensive, soft and pink.
I do agree if has of Downtown, renamed Woman, sane type of light perfumes.
EagepadsBraps – :
Carolina Herrera’s Good Girl gone bad, and not in a good way. So much ambroxan. So. Much. “A fragrance for us” says the slogan. Not all of us.
Gruzman1985 – :
I find this really unique. This could be a “love” for me, except the pepper and ambroxan burn my nose. I do think we need to give props for the uniqueness tho. I may change my mind about it and it could become a love just because I find it so different.
maabuft – :
This fragrance is my personal dream scent! I first smelt it on the skin of a family member and it was reminiscent to Paco Rabanne’s ‘Million’ for men, with hints of their ‘Olympia’ but on my skin it’s smells almost exactly of Thierry Mugler’s ‘Womanity’. The latter being my favourite scent of all time, this is a cleaner version to a very heavy and “rich” scent of Mugler’s fragrance. Can’t say that it’s for everyone but would recommend testing it!
alexander1974 – :
It could have been Chanel Chance Eau Fraiche – Touche d’Ambroxan
Dubstep1 – :
I could not wait to try this new release and it is such a big disappointment. It seems similar to the Eternity Air which is also nothing special.
bermulitse – :
Big,very big dissappointment! Cheap and unpleasant smell. And the cap is terrible!
beeline5555 – :
I smell little more than a soft and powdery orange. It’s a little earthy. It’s pretty forgettable. The bottle and lid are terrible.
CaleToopelt – :
I got a sample of this fragrance and loved it!
Finally a fragrance that is not sweet!
I love the freshness and the multiple facets.
The eucaliptus is super interesting and woody dry down is just beautiful.
Finally something different! Definitely a fragrance for me!
каникулы – :
Seems like everywhere I look there’s D&G Light Blue in the ‘reminds me of category’…either we’re all becoming ansomic to citrus fragrances…or perfumers have just lost their mojo
pep054JeomiWogkig – :
Y’all that are upset over Calvin Klein churning out unfit plonk have forgotten that they sold to COTY some time back – no way in hell will they have anything worth more than $10.00 ever again. It’s a low down crying shame.
sanfint – :
Seem to think too many niche fans commenting on this and trying to down it, this is one of the best releases from Klein, super addictive and very impressive. Love this
anton1234565 – :
Am I the only one who seems a strong ressemblance beetwen this and the classic Light blue? ok,after a few minutes that one goes sweeter and powndery,but still…
CispGeliIdell – :
This could’ve been a cool, new citrus scent with a unique twist if only the ambroxan were entirely well-behaved. The eucalyptus may share some of the blame. Initially, I get fresh citrus, a bit of eucalyptus that brings a new (to me) tone to the composition, and a marine note that I attribute to ambroxan. I think citrus fruits, orange blossom, and a lemony magnolia keep it citrus from top-to-bottom. It’s hard to describe the camphorous quality of eucalyptus— it’s not medicinal here. It smells like you shot something herbal into the stratosphere. I like it. There’s the sheer addition of not-too-salty sea spray. All together, quite good. Then it all changes.
First, the eucalyptus disappears. Then the ambroxan becomes unnatural. At first, I thought it was plasticky, but I also get rubber eraser. As it persists, I get the strongest memory of washing my mom’s Tupperware. The eucalyptus now reminds me of dishwashing liquid and I can smell the plastic odor of Tupperware in the hot, soapy water. I also get a wooden smell, but it’s not fresh; it’s some sort of wooden product, like wood chips or maybe a pencil. This drydown is a shame because the beginning is so promising.
Now about that bottle. It’s so overwrought. Why, Raf, why?!
pkm203InsuffBooni – :
Oh, dear, it looks like they’re trying to make ambroxan in women’s fragrances a ‘thing’. I don’t mind ambroxan as such, but perfumers seem to want to use the maximum dosage and it kills everything in its path.
amosov1203 – :
When I saw the tester in-store, I thought they’d forgotten to remove some kind of plastic display thing off the cap, and almost didn’t bother to test it. Luckily, I decided to pick it up and I realized that the round plastic disc with the eye printed on it is actually part of the cap.
W.T.F.
The bottle would have looked so much better and actually classy with just a regular cap. Yikes.
I really enjoy the idea of the notes in this: white florals, eucalyptus, and pepper. The result is actually something quite interesting, and thankfully not sweet. But the ambroxan! It’s almost all I smell. Ghastly.
kepog – :
The shape of the bottle is pretty, but the cap is hideous and unconventional. Very questionable choice..
I was so excited for this (Annick Menardo and eucalyptus) but the scent is a big miss for me. It’s a green fractionated orange blossom similar to Mugler Aura but stripped off of all the fun of that quirky wintergreen and dirty vanilla. Instead the orange blossom is married to a vile ambroxan base that is reminescent of the nasty hyper-deodorant scent that is Dior Sauvage. It’s just not good.. if you want contemporary and clever white florals, get Mugler Aura or Twilly d’Hermes.
Also it’s sad to see this kind of a campaign to stand behind such a vain fragrance. Women deserve better.
W.A.S.P. – :
Already tried it.
No eucalyptus.
No black pepper.
No olibanum.
This is just another boring girlish, salty, fruity vanilla, similar to CK Reveal, completely linear and forgettable.
SonicRS – :
Already tried it, is available in Spain only at main’s big shop, is a very plain scent in my opinion, maybe will suit better to other kind of tastes…
I was waiting for something revolutionary as mythic pillars of Escape, bold as Contradiction or plenty of personality as Eternity, as they try to announce, but I only found a basic fragrance, some kind of fresh floral with a woody edge, like a finish berry feeling… In a way of Marc Jacobs Daisy editions.
It could have a promising start (or I was really hopeful and wanted to be innovative) like peppery fresh hint, but quickly it developed into a bland scent… Very light.
Also reminds me Downtown, but watery and with bit of pepper. I couldn’t notice the eucalyptus…
Not a super launch, as I said, maybe other people will find it a wearable pretty scent…
kustoff – :
..Alright, I’ll give it a shot.. ambroxan turns into a monster on me! I’ll keep you guys posted 😉
JahMen – :
Dont be sad,Pluto.
Try it first and see how it works on your skin.
jarik_81 – :
So sad to see ambroxan in the notes 🙁