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edikt – :
“Bletted” pears on green gras + mirabelle plums + spath flower (Spathiphyllum). Scent of late summer / early fall. Waxy, green, nostalgic.
qpz092speagoessenda – :
It has been reformulated, but not bad at all. The new version smells more like the vintage one, before it has been changed into fruity guava salad mix. More citrus lemon peel, than tropical fruits now, good!
sergei267982 – :
Love it, love it, love it. Calyx bypasses squeezing the juice from the citrus fruits and gives you the zest of the peels; especially grapefruit. She is the Looney Tunes version of a fruity-floral, amping it up from “Oh, this is an uplifting safe scent” to “Pour it on the carpet to get out the coffee stain”. Seriously, it smells like an industrial strength floor cleaner you’d only find in hospitals. It’s the odor of freshly cut grass amped to the hundredth power.
My favorite time to spritz this on is after a long thorough shower. Calyx sort of seals in the clean. If you’re someone with Puritanical type sensibilities when it comes to personal hygiene, I strongly suggest looking into Calyx.
On another note, it cuts through the summer heat and humidity like a knife through butter. Everyone who lives in a tropical climate should be allotted a large bottle of Calyx by their respective governments. I wouldn’t necessarily call it a beachy scent as it lacks any kind of nostalgic dreaminess. It’s more on the medicinal sterile side of lovely. It’s Beachy’s stern cousin ready to slap your wrist with a ruler if you’ve been naughty.
Highly recommended, but don’t blind buy! Calyx isn’t for everyone- she’s pretty intense (and pricey)! Get yourself a sample first.
acermegg – :
More citrus than tropical it smells like the inside skin peel of lemons.
coballt60 – :
I have worn perfume my whole life, usually every single day. I’ve owned hundreds of fragrances, and my tastes and moods change from time to time, but there are a few fragrances that, for me, changed the world. Two of them are Clinique Aromatics Elixir, and Clinique Happy, so it’s particularly fitting that Clinique has reintroduced this masterpiece. I recall vividly when Calyx launched it was so original it smelled strange. A fragrance that smelled like fruit cocktail? Unlike thousands of fruity florals that flooded the market over the years since Calyx burst upon the scene, Calyx has a mysterious, provocative feel; like it’s from a secret, tropical place. Overspraying could melt paint off of walls, and this scent could give me migraines. Luckily Clinique seems to have refined the formula a bit. It still smells amazing, and it no longer has an acrid tartness that used to make me head pound. This new Calyx is easier to wear night and day because it’s a refined, calmer version of itself. I used to wear it out clubbing in Southern California. Now it works for whenever I feel like smelling like a wild hothouse bouquet.
For some reason Calyx is, in my mind, the olfactory rendering of The Cure’s The Catterpillar at Great Conservatory, Syon Park.
kna1966 – :
I just love this fragrance. It is so utterly fresh and without any synthetic-smelling notes. I’ve been clinging to an old bottle with a few drops left in it for years, and finally bought a replacement bottle of the old-version Calyx (from Prescriptives) on eBay.
I don’t know whether the components in this vintage bottle have morphed somewhat over the years–the fragrance is mostly as I remember it, maybe somewhat less sharp. The sillage is weak-to-moderate after 15 minutes–I really have to get my nose up to my skin to smell it except when something stirs up a waft of it. I faintly remember this being the case years ago too.
The new Calyx by Clinique doesn’t come close to matching the intoxicating composition of the original.
4aber – :
I have long been very intrigued by this scent; I would walk by the Prescriptives counter at the mall as a teenager and always had to sniff & spray. Eventually, I bought myself a bottle and have loved it ever since. One of the most interesting smelling perfumes, captivating even. For starters, it’s scent is GREEN with a capital “G”—but sparkling, crisp, a touch sharp, like a dry champagne. There’s a bamboo, grassy thing going on that’s also dry. I think it’s sexy (so does my husband), but I’ve never thought it lasted long enough, which is it’s only downside (b/c I want to smell this one constantly).
Maybe Clinique has refreshed it nowadays? I have yet to check.
visa_shorin – :
I happen to enjoy this scent immensely. I believe this scent smells differently on different people — on me, it smells divine!!!
rviasmok60 – :
A lot of people might be put off by the very strong grapefruit bitterness of the initial blast of this stuff. I certainly was the first time I sprayed this one. It’s almost too much to bear. I almost scrubbed it off, but gave it 10 minutes. I’m glad I did. The loud grapefuit note softens and it becomes a great green citrus that is quite refreshing.
dbaspov – :
This story is for the Prescriptives version released in the late 80s. Remember all those heavy, spicy scents that everyone was wearing at that time? Poison, Obsession, Opium… This was soooooooo different. When I first purchased this in ’87 it was a particularly hot, humid summer and a spritz of Calyx in that kind of weather was like going south for a couple of hours. It was so green, juicy and luscious – like cutting open a fresh passion fruit. I loved the packaging too – that modern, clean box and bottle and that lime green colour which I still love to this day.
One very sultry night I was having drinks on a rooftop patio with a good friend and had sprayed on Calyx as it was the perfect scent for that kind of evening. I kept getting looks of interest from a really attractive man every time I passed him. 🙂 Finally he stopped me and asked what scent I was wearing? Calyx. Wow… it’s amazing he said! We became friends as a result and he himself was very much into fragrance and always smelled good! It’s nice when someone asks what you are wearing and that scent acts as an introduction to a friendly stranger. Perfect for that time but not something I would wear now… too fruity and strong! I think there are too many of those types of scent out there now.
блэкер – :
I used to wear this way back in the day in highschool (early 90’s)
I used to like this one a lot,I remember it having a very green crisp citrus note that was nice and the scent had excellent staying power!!!!
ЛесьЮрьна – :
Perfumedsecrets is right. The clinique’s version is really offputing. My male friend said he nearly fainted when I asked him what he thinks. There is something really stale about the whole composition.
Пошляк – :
I remember Calyx as being an extremely sharp green scent in the 90’s–when it was still a Presciptives scent. I recently got a sample of Clinique’s version and it seems completely different. They’ve tweaked the fruity floral part and taken out a lot of the green in my opinion. I could actually wear it during the spring and summer, but I still wouldn’t buy it. It was or still is Gwyneth Paltrow’s signature scent, and something about that just turns me off.
kouta – :
Beautiful fragrance, it smells like beauty salons
апвпавпвапв – :
I can’t help but bow before Calyx, and this is already a contradiction. Because Calyx is not an austere or exacting scent that makes you wanna pay your dues to its cachet or eminence. “Then why?” one could ask. Well, those of you who have not lived the magnitude of the ’80s try to imagine this. In an era of dominating femme-fatale heavy-hitters, like Poison in 1985 and Loulou in 1987, which were huge successes and still are, Calyx came flying under the radar in 1986, dropping a mega bomb loaded with bliss and joy of life. Oh, and inventing a whole new genre too. I’m not sure if it’s the fruity-floral, the floral-green or the fruity-floral-green one, but Calyx is made in Heaven! So my bow pays respect to a pioneer that happens to be an unbelievably good perfume too. What now seems to be the rule, was the exception back then. The rule was that fruits were shot on sight without further explanation. How many grande dames of the ’80s could claim they had any prominent fruity notes, other than the occasional apricot or plum, included in their prima-donna vocal ranges? But while most of them were the distant divas frequenting the opera houses, Calyx was the dish from next door playing merry songs on her guitar in a subway station. And while the vamps, bedecked with diamonds and pearls, are sipping champagne and picking at salmon in the foyer, the imp is happy with a slice of pizza and a beer, whose pull tab wears as a ring after opening it. To cut a long story short, there are only two scents which put a big silly smile on my face every single time I sniff them. And maybe because of my preference for subway stations over opera houses, Calyx is one of them. It’s the happy girl hopping around and giving you a flirty kiss on your cheek, among a bunch of aloof ladies, who demand a contract signed with your blood to just deign having their eyes laid upon you. It’s a silvery sexy giggle among a clamor of elaborate erotic sighs. The lovely brat that every august matron looks daggers at and shoos. But only to move just a couple of steps aside, before she returns with her dulcet laughter filling the room. Don’t get me wrong, I find all these ’80s perfumes simply stunning and Bastet knows how much I love them, but it’s like Calyx outshines them all because of being so different and daring. And just because these two traits are not always considered merits, maybe this was the reason that Calyx never got the fame it deserved; not back in the days, and to an even lesser degree now. But you know what? Who cares? This cunning tart surely doesn’t, since I think I can see her winking at our direction, while singing tunefully “Who needs fame when she’s happy?…”
Veittefup – :
Starts off with a beautiful and intriguing sharp lillies and green juicy and bitter stalks scent. A real pick-me-up perfume for when you need to wake up and be refreshed. However it is unfortunately too soon followed by a sort of sickening fruity scent. Somehow different than other fruity sweet perfumes as it’s not sour or ozonic smelling but it’s also not better, somehow flat and almost milky fruits. Perhaps it is the mango and papaya that have this effect. My boyfriend thinks it smells like bathroom airfreshener. What a let-down! It does have good longevity on my skin and moderate sillage.
nick-called – :
I really wanted to love this one because I was searching for a signature, daily Summer fragrance. However, this is very green and by green I mean leafy. I agree with other posters who say this has a bitter dry down, so apply carefully if you enjoy this fragrance.
Opededumb – :
This is my absolute all time favorite fragrance, and has been since it was first introduced. Fruity green and delicious! My only problem with it is that it does not have much longevity, at least on me. My husband loves it so much that I’ve caught him spraying a bit on himself!
Baben36 – :
Smells fantastic. Starts off hyper sharp and fruity with a hint of Johnson and Johnson no more tears shampoo and then ones dried, it sits really fresh and fruity. And lasts a whole heck of a long time, On a piece of paper at least.
fessilent – :
I’m not sure what I expected from this–it’s hard for me to guess with so many notes involved, and the name implies lily, so I guess I thought dry florals. This (new Clinique version) is anything but! At the start I get green notes and subtle fruit, and as it warms to my skin the fruit gets juicier. And juicier. It’s mostly melon and passion fruit on my skin, but both are downright edible.
As it settles down there is a big burst of lily from this, and the base is decidedly green and almost masculine. The fruit continues to stick around until the scent dies away hours later. Possibly the most unique fruity perfume I’ve tried! I don’t think I’d wear it enough to get it–it’s just not “me,” but this is well-blended and for fruit lovers it’s definitely worth a try.
uggs outletz7 – :
Finally I get back to my beloved Calyx, but this time from Clinique. I’m happy because her scent, sillage duration and have not changed at all. This was identical to when Prescriptives. Another work of art masterpiece Sophia Grojsman. Just just saw a video where she talks about her creation with love and as I described him and his notes. That perfumed so wonderful!
Wasya51 – :
I never got the chance to test original Calyx, so I can’t compare between the two, so this is for the latest one:
This is one of the most interesting ‘summer’ perfumes I’ve tested in a long time.
It goes on a little bit harsh and citrusy, but then seems to settle into a lovely, fruity, fresh scent, but with some depth – probably due to so many notes?
It doesn’t really smell exactly like anything else out there, but if I had to ‘liken’ it to something, I would say it’s a more summery (less old fashioned) version of Pure White Linen, yet softer than the Breeze version, if that makes sense.
It also makes me think ‘a little bit’ of Chance eau Fraiche, only less masculine.
I’m impressed. Yes, it has a lot more going on than most of the fruity perfumes around at the moment, which could put some people off, but –
this is growing on me.
It seems to be lasting well, which is good..
It seems a bit pricey though – I would have to do a LOT more testing before committing to buying it – but only because of the price.
guy497speagoessenda – :
The first time I tried this I thought I really liked it, it has a green-citrus feel but there is a bit of resinous something (not like amber0 but maybe like tree sap.
The second time I got less sweet and too much resin, so not sure about this one.
zei418JeomiWogkig – :
I like this new Calyx (never knew the old one). It’s starts pretty sharp but then quickly settles into a pleasant clean soapy floral shampooy smell.
udo849bedyWelty – :
calyx woww !!! varm green sweet scent more grapfruit in it than something alls very nice clean soapy smell long lastin wonderful dreaming fume ! i like it
(clinique formula)
klipaeodogkhfq – :
Sooo cloyingly toxically sweet and thick smelling to me. I hate this. It’s definitely unique and surprising to me though, an attention grabber. I have respect for its individuality but, dang. (Review for Clinique reissue)
koval444 – :
This is about the re-released version by Clinique.
Due to its five star status by Luca Turin I had to try it.
A little too fruity for me, but the paper sample was very softly scented after 3 weeks which is pretty impressive. What remained was a lovely soft floral with a warm green background which I liked better than the initial spray, which was citrusy but not in a clean sharp way. May revisit it on this basis.
I could not say if this is anything like the original, but would certainly guess it is not.
Does fragrantica update the perfume pyramid and main notes for newer versions of perfumes and would you consider a Clinique Calyx in your data base with the new details and opinions?
maasic – :
Hate, hate double hate! Smells like a cheap grapefruit. Stings the nose. Not one redeeming feature. They can’t give it away at Target! I didn’t like it when it launched and I like it less now. Probably why Prescriptives went bust!
titoav – :
There must not be a lot of citrus growers among the reviewers, but the first hour of Calyx smells exactly, and I mean exactly, like the leaves of lemon trees. There’s a brief fruit scent to start. I thought it was lichee but apparently not. Then the lemon leaves, then it settles down into a more blended scent. The extreme one-note lemon leaf part is not desirable to me. I feel like I’m pruning the trees.
alex8523 – :
Ah, the thin line between compassionate love and pulsating hate…this fragrance reminds me of my tragic romantic history involving a certain Englishman who could have been the inspiration for Patrick Bateman. This is very, very green and floral…with a touch of soapiness. It smells beautiful but at the same time just plain awful/weird. Longevity is good but sillage is semi-close (for me). As another reviewer wrote it seems unlikely to find popularity in 2014. I can imagine young ladies experimenting with this but not choosing it as a permanent part of their fragrance wardrobes. I do have it for reasons I’m not even sure of. I suppose I occasionally enjoy smelling like a lovely Lawn & Garden show 🙂
This is a review of Clinique’s reissue.
darmidon01 – :
Clinique has incorporated this 80s fragrance into their line and I had a sniff today. I did use it when it was first released under the Prescriptives banner. It never seemed to be a mainstream fragrance back then – more a cult thing, so I’m suprised it’s been given a second chance.
The new version reamins pretty loyal to the origial juice, just lightened up a little. It has that same green, soapy opening that becomes more powdery after the dry down. Silage is moderate and longevity is good. It does go through distinct phases the whole time I wear it.
I do like this and may purchase a bottle, but I can’t see who would buy this now. It definintely has an 80s feel to it. Great for all us old users, but not something I can see finding a new audience. My guess is that they’ll have it instore and incorporate it into the Clinique brand before turning it into an online only thing,
sunny_laura – :
A pretty mix of soft and sharp green notes. Smells clean and fresh. It’s nice but not remarkable. On small gift with purchase bottle was enough.
жека – :
I first bought this when it came out in the 80’s and have never really found a perfume to match it. I’ve been wearing it for over 25 years now and was disappointed when it was taken over by Clinique. I’ve just purchased a 100ml EDP (of the original version) from the States and will ration it!
fib2009 – :
the new version is very synthetic and arificial.It smells like this fruit drinks -Tang ,before you put the water in it with some synthetic moss thrown in.Very bad creation from Lancome
P.S.I havent smell the old one but i am sure that is not that bad for sure
ДЕМОН – :
I haven’t tried the older versions, so I can’t comment on them. Given the positive reviews, I suppose mine could get sacked by Calyx adepts. The Clinique launch seems like a combination of several popular old perfumes. It starts with a blast of cough syrup – bitter and sugary with fake fruit. I barely held my repulsion after the SA sprayed my wrist. The paper strip smelled absolutely the same way. The cough syrup bitterness toned down leaving just the artificial fruity smell, somewhat reminiscent of the opening of Premier Jour – the same fruity plastic which signals the onset of a white floral stage. This happens 20-30 minutes later and the floral part is, thankfully, more tolerable. With emphasis on lily of the valley and jasmine it is like a softer version of Anais Anais or Aqua Alegoria Jasminora. The base notes are just ok, musk and a bit of cedar and what is left of the muguet and jasmine. By this time, it had already given me a headache.
What a discordant and chemical scent! A definite no for me.
alex21 – :
this perfume is “Love in the watery garden” i can feel the enchanting and the chanting in it when it’s around, sensual, and full of joy at the same time, fun green could be describing it.
i can smell the fruitti flowery smell, and i can smell the tropical cooling splash in the face, it brings me joy and happiness each time i smell it.
i just rememeber it now, you can test it by smelling the lancaster flash smoothing scrub soft exfoliating and radiance, it has the exact similar smell of Calyx but less concentrated.
PETRoDENZ – :
cliniqe relunch this perfume in those day , i test it today and i wonder if its the same as before ? can anyone add review about the different
kubelik – :
After the delicious fruity notes fade, it turns into a much more likeable and wearable version of Anaïs Anaïs on me. I love both stages.
(This comment is for the new – and hopefully not much changed – Calyx, as relaunched by Clinique)
vladikavkaz – :
I never heard of this perfume before, until I was in line at Ulta’s returning a curling iron, and because the line was extremely long the sales rep gave everyone in line a free sample of perfume. The sample happened to be Clinique Calyx. I remember spraying the tiny little sample at home and on first spray, I detected a powerful citrus scent. What comes to mind is grapefruit and passionfruit. Once it settled into my skin, it became an intense green floral with fruit. Peach, passionfruit and grapefruit mixed with freesia and intense lily of the valley. I detected nothing woody in this fragrance at all. There seems to be a mention of “oakmoss” “cedar” and “sandalwood,” however, I don’t smell any of these notes in this fragrance. As it wore on throughout the day, the scent became a softer lily of the valley. I liked this scent so much that I ran out to buy a full ounce bottle at Macy’s. I think I’ve found my signature scent.
::09/10/14 Update::
I know I’ve raved about this scent in my initial review, but for some reason there seems to be a peppery note that keeps showing up in the dry down of the perfume, everytime I wear it. I’m not sure if it’s my skin chemistry that is creating this note, but it’s not good 🙁 I don’t think I’d be repurchasing Calyx again !!!
ovidiu dendea – :
Just picked this up at a discount department store after reading it was a 5-star perfume from Luca Turin, I figured, even if it’s bad on me, it will at least be interesting. His aesthetic hasn’t failed me on this one (even though I totally disagree with him on Chanel Gardenia…love it). Calyx is an exhilarating scent with the notes so artfully blended. Dances on the high notes without being harsh. It doesn’t smell dated at all, just nice. This is a keeper. It kind of reminds me of Aqua Allegoria Herba Fresca, with the mint balancing out the citrus. Try it!
zazara86 – :
This scent brings me back to happy sunny summer days some twenty years ago.
I am not a great fan of the Clinique perfumes, but I just had to give the reformulated Calyx a try. It has got the same appeal as I remember, fruity and floral with the strange combination of fresh and warm base note.
Some say that Calyx always has been a mostly synthetic creation and this could very well be true. But in the reformulation someone has got a bit overly excited around the lily of the valley tub, and at the same time forgot to open the rose bottle.
The middle note is simply to heavy on the lily of the valley and to light on the rose compared to the original scent. A misinterpretation of the original formula, and somewhat sad. This could have been perfect.
Now it’s a very nice, appealing retro scent well worth at try. Calyx is far better than most of the fruity florals of today.
PS: I have had to give up on the Calyx 2.0. After using the scent a good couple of weeks I found it just to heavy on the lily of the valley.
The bottle has been rehomed to a friend. And strangely, on her it smells far better than on me.
IHeaDI – :
All of you lovers and seekers of Calyx, run to the Clinique stands!It has finally arrived.I am not sure if it is the same old recipe but its here.
kayfec – :
I was very much into Calyx in 1989. I thought it was the most interesting, green and yummy fragrance that existed. Being a severely cash strapped student at the time, I kept on spraying it on me when I visited department stores.
That changed when a much older and married gentleman, who knew my love of the perfume, bought it as a gift for me. I refused the gift (which was a bribe for things that shall remain nameless), but it changed forever my perception of the fragrance. The very thought of smelling it makes me nauseous. No fault of the perfume, but for me, it smells like cheap sin.
There you go. An Emotional experience, completely unrelated to the intrinsic beauty of the perfume.
patrik9831 – :
I wore the original Calyx around 1990, during the days when I single-handedly obstructed the olfactory abilities of anyone within a 2 miles radius of me.
I’m pretty sure Calyx extended the radius to 5 miles.
It was the first “fruity” scent I’d ever encountered, and that alone intrigued me enough to buy a large bottle of it, with a body wash. Then my co-workers all told me I smelled like a “fruit salad”, which seemed like such a delightful, great idea, at the time.
That being said, I don’t know why marketers even bothered to name this “Calyx”. In my case it only serves more to emphasize how weak and character-less perfumes have become.
IFF regulations have become a nuisance, and their latest incarnations have diminished even further what used to be one of my greatest joys: perfume.
Someone needs to start a Prohibition style black market for Perfume. When the populace gets reacquainted with the beauty of scent life will become richer and bolder for all.
Markys33 – :
Everything I can come up with to describe this beauty sounds like an insult but is not. Imagine a ” CK One” without the bitterness and just for women. Imagine what a ten year old would come up with to describe ” Summer fresh”. Imagine a childish take on green notes. Imagine an air freshner that you’d actually wear. Imagine the smell of a tutti frutti ice cream. I just love it! It’s playful, uncomplicated and uplifting. Despite its many notes, there’s no ” depth”, it’s quite linear on me as it dries down, the fruit notes are classic and unadultered, and they hold their own giving a warmth to the citrus green ones. I really like it! Daytime only for me, but lovely.
Blacr – :
As a kid, I loved Squirt soda – grapefruit! This is Squirt that you wear, not drink. A very sunny, up-lifting, refreshing scent. One of the few “department store” perfumes I really like.
ykktntebssn – :
Good for suffocation or insect repellent.
Lisenok-013 – :
Got a sample of this with a Clinique order. All I can say is, this just does not work on me. Have given it several chances since some seem to love it. But on me I get an initial hit of bug spray, then a sharp scent, then nothing. Certainly nothing fruity smelling. On me it disappears almost immediately. I really wanted to like this since according to the base notes it should work on me. But I have almost used up the sample, and it just doesn’t agree with me.
alexander.karpoff – :
I got to try this fragrance at last! I was wondering where I could find this in the UK and then there I found it in the House Of Fraser! My first impression was the strong aroma of sour rotting fruit but it then evolved into a pleasant albeit sharp fruity/aromatic/green scent. Its definitely more mature than the super sweet floral/fruity scents that are common today. The bottle is beautiful as well. If I was a young woman in the 1980s I would of worn this!
Edit: I was chopping up some red peppers the other day and I was instantly reminded of this scent! It is also quite similar to Maybe Baby by Benefit.
meseOritteMut – :
I just got this today. It reminds me of Gucci Rush with the juicyness. So yummy!
wrg679Diobtetty – :
For anyone interested, Calyx is available but under the Clinique brand. Hopefully fans will still find it recognizably Calyx!
egk – :
I had it but I didn’t finish the bottle.
The fragrance is EXTREMELY sharp. And it is also very strong. If it was softer, maybe it would be nice and pretty, but so much sharpness makes it just annoying.
Sergey_sergey-sergey – :
I don’t usually love fruity fragrances, but dang, this one made me swoon. The tropical fruit salad smell somehow avoids smelling cheap or cloying. A lot of “green” perfumes just smell downright mean to me–I don’t know why–but the green notes here just make it rainforest-y and vibrant. I would take it on my trip to Costa Rica, except I am afraid mosquitos would devour me…not that I could blame them.
serovsky – :
This is unlike any other fruity fragrance I have smelled. I originally got it because we were both born in 1987 and I thought we would be long-lost sisters. First impression: bitter. A few seconds later I get fresh passionfruit, crushed fruit seeds (like when you crush an apple seed – it has a specific smell and taste!) blended with other notes that I cannot pinpoint. This is definitely soapy, but never sweet. Overall it is very addictive and I will wear it on casual days, but it doesn’t represent me the way I wanted it to. Nevertheless, it will have a space on my shelf and we will toast on our birthday every year.
art.mirzojan2011 – :
Does anybody know where I can find this fragrance in Romania?
mavizzzi – :
Calyx has been on my ‘for test list’ ever since my passion for fragrance began. I have never seen this perfume sold in Australia, so a sample had to be sought from overseas.
I’m not usually one that wears fruity scents, but I must admit that Calyx is truly one of a kind. It’s fruity and clean without being synthetic. It also has a distinctive fizzy quality.
I can detect notes of passionfruit, mango, peach, papaya, grapefruit, neroli and marigold. This blend is more bitter than sweet. It smells almost like an organic shampoo, very clean, fruity and refreshing.
The way I see it, Calyx is a grown-up fruity floral. It leaves all that unnecessary, juvenile sweetness behind, and stands as a green, somewhat tropical and smooth blend of unique accords. I find it easy to wear and enjoy.
In lots of ways, Calyx reminds me of the scent of a bathroom shortly after having used a strongly scented shampoo and conditioner. I do love the way a bathroom smells after a good hair wash, so naturally I love Calyx.
Soknoussy – :
A refreshing blend of fresh cut grass, luscious fruit and spring time flowers. Calyx is a sunny, green, feel good sort of fragrance, perfect for those days when you want to add a little pep to your step. One spray has impressive lasting power, a little goes a long way. I found .5 for $20 at Ross. I can see why this classic is popular with some of the Hollywood stars.
dredd69 – :
Ross has this right now for $39.99 for 1.7 which to me is a lot for Ross i keep looking at it but i just cant do it not in ross maybe tjmaxx but ross …noway
fenix77759 – :
Super fruity the first two hours, sort of a tropical feel. Then some green floral LOTV. Some mint in the heart notes, and grass. Then a mossy still green dry down. Lasts well and would be great for summer, nice if you want a little tropical whiff to a scent without smelling like the whole fruit bowl.
mertieguerry – :
I was bought this a couple of years ago and fell in love with it instantly, so much so that I never fail to mention the fact to my husband when my current supply has run out. It is becoming more and more difficult to find where I live. I love the zesty tropical fruit burst and think it works best on days when you need a bit of “get up and go”. It is not a scent for lazy days, despite it working best, I think, in summer. It reminds me of walking through a tropical garden after a rainstorm.
Metfi355Negeltzex – :
I admit it’s a beautiful fragrance. Simply it’s not my cup of tea. It contains too much tropical notes which personally I don’t like. I detect a pineapple note which is not included. So I can’t stand it together with similar topical fruity scents. Recommended for tropical lovers only.
monrosn1 – :
A grown-up, high quality floral fruity. I beleive it was also one of the first, an innovation at the time in perfume history, thanks to the talented perfumier Sophia Grosjman. I smell juicy tropical fruit right up front – papaya, mango, passionfruit – a blast of natural sweetness, not artificial or cloying at all. There’s a tangy aroma too, not sure which note that’s from. There’s also the lily of the valley which gives a very green, fresh feel. Calyx makes me feel so happy when I wear it. A gorgeous spring/summertime perfume. I love it!
Update: I recently ordered a bottle on ebay, and have used it a few times. I had
remembered it as more tropical, but my memory was wrong….Calyx is a very green fragrance, and as Vie Cafe says, alot of LOTV (Lily of the Valley) is present. The green aroma overpowers the tropical fruit aroma, which I was hoping would be prominent. It’s still quite fresh and lovely though.
spika221 – :
Light, sweet & refreshing fragrance. Nice balance of tart, sweet and herbaceous. Manages to not be cloying even with a heavy concentration of tropical fruits.
Fruity-green.
pirrodi – :
I am writing this review after a very brief test in the department store, 3 squirts to my left wrist…..
For all I know, the tester might be old and th