Description
Calvin Klein launches a new fragrance in September 2012 – mysterious, seductive and masculine Encounter.
The composition is developed by Firmenich perfumers Honorine Blanc and Pierre Negrin. It opens with aromas of mandarin, cardamom and rum. Pepper, Egyptian jasmine, patchouli and cognac from the perfume’s core, settled on woody nuances of oud, Atlas cedar and musk.
Actor Alexander Skarsgard, known for his role of the vampire Eric from the TV series “True Blood”, was chosen to be the face of the campaign. His partner is model Lara Stone. The advertising displays a short story open to interpretation about tension and desire between a man and a woman.
Available as 30, 50 and 100 ml Eau de Toilette with an accompanying collection for face and body care.
acounctot – :
Hmmm… not a terrible scent by any means and actually it’s quite good and different but it’s only BARELY a like.
This is fairly linear but in the drydown the rum comes out more making this more smooth. But to describe this scent I’d say it’s dark,boozy,slightly musky, and I actually do get the Oud in this slightly as well but it’s not overpowering at all but it does give it depth and creativity.
It’s only ok as even though it’s not like the typical freshies or like the new trend of sweetfresh tonka scents it just falls flat in comparison to fragrances I have that do this type of fragrance better. Those being a Oud Wood and Rocawear Evolution Which are leagues better !!!
Performance on this was 4-6 hours with moderate projection and Sillage. More on the light side of moderate !
Overall rating —6 out of 10 ! A redundant purchase for me because I own the 2 frags I just mentioned but I can see why certain people would love this as it is pleasant and different enough !
Fiancées thoughts were that she didn’t care for it as it was kind of musty smelling.
roman1991 – :
Encounter is like a cheerful man behind which there is a demon. Sweet at first, nauseating in the middle. The rum goes that a wonder but the cognac is the opposite: Sour, acidulous. Kill all the scents, kill the fragrance!
For me it’s a no!
OgisievaL – :
I got my fiance a can of the body spray versionon of this at Walmart one day, it had been dented and it was on clearance but I love it and thought he would too, so I went for it. I figured if he didn’t actually like it, no big deal. It was cheap.
This stuff is a lady magnet, it got me too because its a very nice and smooth spicy and slightly powdery scent on his skin, reminds me a bit of my beloved Obsession edp but lighter and more masculine. He got so many complements from women, and I think the female attention was really good for his self esteem since he was in a bit of a funk at the time, plus the scent itself made him feel happy and confident. It’s amazing what a scent, even a cheapo from Walmart, can do for a person.
Sadly I haven’t been able to find anymore, not even a body spray. I hope it isn’t discontinued, but I can’t find it to save my life.. he is pretty sad about it because he really loved it.
pavlin9009 – :
Guys! Encounter is a gem, it goes in the same direction like D&G The One EDT, not that they smell similar because they obviously don’t smell similar, but it goes in the same direction in the way that it’s not good in the performance but it gets me many many compliments!
piopebill – :
This is so thin and weak that it dissapears completely in 2 hours. After only 1 hour is already a faint skin scent. Not for me.
chd – :
Just recieved my blindbuy Encounter. Its obvious there´s been a reformulation by Coty, and its not for the better. It´s certainly not as I remember it, and frankly I´m dissappointed. Now its just shallow and faint, and on my skin I cant detect any cardamom nor cognac. Instead ethanol plays a major role in this dull concoction. All I get is ordinary synthetic musk. Projection is next to none and drydown is bleak. On me Encounter lasts merely one hour.
Furthermore this one evolves quite differently on the skin compared with a strip.
Cannot recommend anymore. Try on skin before purchase.
Sarabulat – :
I actually really like this cologne. It’s a very manly, dark, and mysterious scent. It’s spicy, woody, and even a bit sweet.
s.ramzes77 – :
Encounter is like a medium size choir, perfectly balanced so that no single voice shouts above the rest, and yet each individual voice can be heard clearly as part of the whole.
There are notes of sweet liqueur (cognac, mandarin-flavored rum) to be savored along with peppery jasmine and spicy patchouli, while the low voices bring the depth of oud, cedar, and musk to the ensemble.
The mind and the nose flit back and forth: Is this woodsy? Is this spicy? Is this darkly sweet?
Yes, it is. All of those thing, all at once, interwoven. There is very little (if any) separation between “top notes,” “heart notes,” and “base notes” here, even though it is definitely layered and not linear.
It doesn’t project far. It doesn’t need to, because that’s not the kind of fragrance this is. Instead, it remains subtle, but it lasts for many hours. It’s almost impossible to believe that the same designer also launched “cK one Summer 2012” and “Eternity Summer for Men 2012” in the same year.
Ruccatmutty – :
Just throwing my opinion in the ring. If like me you are a collector of frags(approaching the 200 mark,yes i have a problem)then you will know that when you use a scent that your olfactory system adjusts its self to cope with scent. Which means that you will get to a point where you think that the scent has disappeared but in fact if you asked someone to smell your wrist neck or where ever you have sprayed they will smell it. So all the people complaining of sillage and projection problems are just becoming accustomed to the scent but if you want some extra kick from any fragrance buy some cheap unfragranced moisturiser and put a small amount in your hand and spray three sprays of what ever your wearing on to the moisturiser and mix it together and essentialy you’ve made your own scented body lotion which always extends the life and strength of any fragrance hope this helps people xx
saravakos – :
I really like this one. I too find this one dark and mysterious. I was surprised that it came out fairly recently, as it reminds me of the uber masculine fragrances of the late 80s early 90s. On me, it is strong and lasts long. definitely a night scent for me or perhaps daytime in the cooler months as well. If you like really masculine, boozy/woody/aromatic scents, this will work for you.
ytrewqqwerty – :
Ive really enjoyed with this one!eventhough it has that soft cardamom vibe on the opening,but i do love this one!! right here,all ocassion!! All types of outfit will suite this,nicely blended! And you know what!? Perfomance and longevity pretty damn long lasting!!! Love sooo much for this one!!!
Overall 8/10
jenyacheb21 – :
An interesting one! Dark and mysterious. First, it’s a blast of cardamom, mandarin and booz notes. Then, the oud appears slowly in the background (nice). It’s a nice spicy, woody and boozy scent.
this one has moderate longevity 6 hrs and good projection with 3 sprays for the first hours. It’s not very versatile, I could see it could be worn in office lightly in colder times, but great for dates nights. It fits the older crowd 35+.
so 6/10, I even recommend it!
111111 – :
encounter by calvin klein is actually my favorite fragrance on this planet, i have smelled so many many and many fragrances and no one compares to this great and masterpiece smell!!
great longevity it gets 10+hours, and it has a great Projection, every one smells me from a distance with this great fragrance and i get great compliments, it gets close to my skin after 9 hours,it is the best fragrance in the world
encounter is the best fragrance to impress a girl!!
this fragrance gets a 10/10
zz77 – :
I absolutely love this scent. This and Euphoria are my favorite from CK. Both suffer from weak performance though. Encounter is slightly sweet in the opening quickly turning into a spicy, powdery, boozy scent with a touch of patchouli. It is very seductive and the spiciness of the scent makes it intoxicating to smell it. This is a wonderful scent but very subtle. Projection is very poor on this but it’s not necessarily a bad thing. I would say this scent is pretty versatile because it’s so subtle. It’s a great scent for a close encounter or even a work day really. I could understand someone not liking this because it is fairly unique. I can’t think of many fragrances like it. I love this for a close encounter or a day when I don’t want to offend. Unfortunately you get what you pay for and this does suffer performance issues. But the smell itself is spicy, powdery, boozy fantastic.
Sllash – :
I bought this on a whim when it was being sold cheap in a nearby store. I have a kind of love-hate relationship with it. I found it cloying at first, and the sweetness even gave me a headache, so I thought I’d never use it. Strangely, though, the bottle is now empty and I find myself wanting more. Other reviewers have described this as generic, but I find it to be a very distinctive scent. It’s warm, spicy, and has a sweetness that grows on you.
For me, longevity is good. If I put it on in the morning, it still lingers strongly when I come home in the evening. Sillage is moderate, but that suits me as I prefer subtle use of fragrance. I wouldn’t use this every day, and I still find it too much at times, especially if I wear it on hot and humid days, but it’s grown on me to the extent that it’s become one of my regular fragrances.
mokko – :
I love this scent, but I’m biased because it was a gift from my significant other years ago, and smelling it reminds me of those times with her.
If I’m going to draw a picture of what this scent smells like..Picture yourself slowly drizzling warm, sweet, & thick honey onto a mixer preparing an alcoholic beverage, while in the distant background you also see your SO wrapped up in a fur blanket waiting for you by the fire.
It’s sweet, boozey, and warm. It smells very romantic to me. It is undoubtedly a night time fragrance.
The performance is not very good. It’s something to be worn if you’re going to be close to someone, such as a movie, a walk on the beach, or just chilling out together.
greefen215 – :
Minty & mature. I’ve never smelled cognac or rum, so I can not judge on those but CK-E smells like minty woody amber. Very mature & formal.
It reminds of DKNY Be Delicious for men. Same green sharpness, which is, unfortunately, very generic.
I love the opening a lot but the drydown truly is generic.
What makes things worse is the poor sillage & longevity, that apparently has plagued all of Calvin Klein’s fragrances.
Like & pass.
Lanxorn – :
I smell a boozy honey note in this fragrance. 7/10
HEADEKBAT – :
it´s a perfect scent – as romantic as the Name of it.
I dont like the bottle much, though
leo120987 – :
I’m probably going to get tarred and feathered on this site but here it goes: this is one of my absolute favorite fragrances. To me it is a prefect fall or winter scent, I am wearing it now in early May but it is a chilly day here in western pa.
You spray it on and you’re greeted with warm, sweet, boosy, woodsy aroma, very reminiscent of Liz Claiborne spark but better executed without smelling so cheap. Yes I know this is synthetic but the execution is excellent as all of the notes play off of one another, this just really works on me. It dries down to a sweet musky scent with the booze calming, woods lingering, perhaps that’s the oud nuance as described in the note breakdown. Longevity is not great but lasts at least average, and being it is so inexpensive and you couple this with the body spray you can reapply as you wish.
I have a couple oud fragrances and I definitely get the vibe ck was creating here. Their interpretation of oud was to showcase its boozy, woodsy side while sweetening it up. I know it’s synthetic but I really do not care. As much as I love polo supreme oud and dunhill icon absolute, this lowly Calvin Klein offering smells better, it just breaks down quicker than does the two fragrances I mentioned earlier.
A pass for most, and not without its flaws, but one of my favorite scents, period. That’s the beauty of fragrance: it is subjective and every wearer has their own unique, personalized experience when they spray a fragrance on.
STENFEEPE – :
the most beautiful air freshener i’ve used. it’s sweet for 10 mins and its gone.
pump68 – :
For me the longevity is very good, as is projection, but the problem is that I mostly smell what comes across as a chemical soup, with a clear woody quality. It’s a fairly nice chemical soup, but it begins to really irritate me rather quickly, for whatever reason. There’s no softness or subtlety here – I bought it blind because the notes seemed like they’d match my preferences. I’d happily swap it off but it weighs so much that it probably wouldn’t be worthwhile due to the shipping costs!
ERRROHA – :
I’ve been wearing this scent for over three years now- I have to admit, I never fell totally in love with it but it was a fragrance that would fit to most occasions. It suited my style and for that it got the job done. I was in my mid 20’s: studying, travelling, all in all I didn’t took life too serious. I liked the scent alot and I even got some compliments but times change and, simply said, I got tired of it. I just tried it today and compared it to some new purchases. To me this cologne smells just like soap, I get a very little note of cardomon but that’s it. Also the performace is nothing you would look for- very poor projection and sillage.
romati1988 – :
Despite being generic, I enjoy this scent. It does smell slightly synthetic but when it dries down it is soft, woody, soapy, powdery scent to me. Not a powerhouse. Very light. I found it for $19.95.
The only notes that last are the base notes.
Top notes- Gone,
Middle Notes- Gone!,
the base can barely hang on. But it sticks around for hours VERY slightly.
Altogether not an unpleasant experience.
Though it has NOT helped me get LAID as the ad would suggest. :/
vwp102Diobtetty – :
Very nice sweet, spicy and slightly woody and boozy scent. I’m not sure why so many people complain about the longevity. I put it on in the morning and my nose still picks up traces of it at the end of the day.
Onegonoindy – :
Hateeeee the longevity of the cologne, told myself I would never buy it again and I just bought it again cuz I love the smell though.
saneq1 – :
Love it but I wouldn’t buy it again purely because the longevity is tragically short
lbt602Bessinepome – :
I have this and the fresh variant but they are night and day (quite literally). I’d recommend this for night time use, and the fresh version for daytime/office wear.
Lasts average on my skin but a spray on clothes (shirt/scarf) is good for helping it project and I would highly recommend this as it burns off way too quick on my skin.
I would say good but not essential, it is pleasant and stays close so I’d say a good safe bet for dates.
pammiks – :
Very nice but there are issues with both the sillage and longevity.
If anyone remember the classic and sadly discontinued Escada Pour Homme then I’d say this is almost a contemporary interpretation.
It has the same boozey cognac note plus the smell of some type of orange or mandarin.
nik_kgn – :
Encounter by Calvin Klein smells like it was geared towards men who are ivy league graduates in their early thirties. Sophisticated enough to know how to dress the part with a nice suite, but still young and cocky enough to make rash decisions. This does not have the “oomph” the way a fragrance of a sophisticated man in his forties would wear like; bourbon, cigars, leather, and oak. Encounter is more like a beginner’s fragrance with its warm rum and softly spicy cardamom opening that dries down to a sweet oud with a lingering mandarin undertone and a slightly woody cognac. I am a woman and I love this fragrance, but it does not seem to be a hit with the men. I would agree with the other reviewers that the longevity is practically nonexistent. The original Vince Camuto fragrance for woman was like a sugary boozy patchouli and woman seem to love it – so I would say that Encounter is like a freshly sweet version of VC without the patchouli, so ladies you might want to give this a try! Totally unisex! If Calvin Klein decided to slap this in a fancy bottle and market it towards women, then this fragrance could have been a hit!
ten5544 – :
Just had to add this about “no longevity.”
I mailed a card to a lady friend earlier this week. I sprayed the OUTSIDE of the envelope on the back with Encounter. Two sprays. I don’t typically do this, but wanted to see if she’d notice.
She got it about 4 days later. She mentioned how much she liked the card and whatever cologne it was that I used.
No, paper is not skin. But the batches of Encounter I’ve owned aren’t nearly as awful in the longevity department as some here have made it to be. It may just be one of those scents that is easy to go nose-blind to.
Batch # B4 8007973629
infer – :
Has a sharp alcohol and pepper opening that settles quickly.
Cannot smell any oud at any stage.
Middle notes are sweet enough as the patchouli and cypress become dominate.
On dry-down could be a cheap clone to M. Micallef’s Royal Vintage, although, MMRV has class, very good longevity and reasonable sillage. Plus you can tell the quality of the ingredients are top notch in MMRV.
Encounter smells synthetic, has sillage issues and 3 hours at most of longevity.
Worth the buy if you like MMRV but can’t afford it.
funjis5 – :
I do like some subtle scents but this is a joke! Maybe 2 hours tops with no projection at all. I do get some slight booziness but mainly a spicy accord. Not worthy of sampling IMO.
eujhtksq – :
This is the second time that I’ve tested Encounter on a sample card. Believe it or not, but Encounter out lasted samples that I took from Aqua Di Gio Essenze, Versace Eau Fraiche, Armarni Code Sport, CK One Summer 2015. The only other fragrance that Encounter has continued to stay with of the samples that I took is, Davidoff Cool Water.
I personally love the smell of Encounter. I will buy a bottle once I finish all my other stuff.
IMO it’s a perfect subtle scent for an evening. I’m starting to learn that having a frag with big silage is counter productive to what I’m trying to achieve with a scent. This would be perfect.
Mike
zpi605InsuffBooni – :
Ce parfum avait une bonne globale moment, mais il est plutôt ennuyeux.
kamyshoviy – :
I just think this scent is………..well, boring. It doesn’t last and is just too normal and safe. Disappointing really.
SAWRASSER – :
I was given some samples of this.
Firstly, it doesn’t last very long on me either projection-wise or as a skin scent.
Secondly, while I get the sweet, spicy, boozy vibe, I personally hate oud, so this blend is slightly unpleasant to me. I would go forJoop Wild over this for a nicer boozy fragrance with better sileage and longevity.Unless you are particularly fond of oud.
Aymar – :
got a travel spray (20ml) today…it´s safe, nice, pleasant, warm boozy-spicy scent with faint oud note…nothing groundbreaking I´d say but for the price it´s ok
7/10
Evangen – :
I ended up getting a 50ml bottle for £14 delivered, so coulnd’t turn the chance down. It is definitely not so dull and generic as people are making out on her. It’s actually quite nice and warming. Sillage in truth is pretty poor, but then does anyone buy a Calvin Klein fragrance (obvs not Obsession) to fill a room, I think not. Definitely warm and boozy, the Cardamon and Cognac notes in the opening are quite pleasant, warm and boozy. It mellows and dries down to a warm musky woody soft scent, I get a minimal amount of Oud, but it’s in there somewhere. After about 2 hours it is very close to the skin, but overall i really do like it.
As for the bottle, I like it, nice and solid, the cap does need to be put on a certain way, but again I really like it. Overall 7/10
DIMMON63 – :
It’s quite sweet, flirting with overly so. It’s pretty one dimensional once it settles in on you. It’s not exactly unpleasant and when the weather is just right, somewhere on the border between cool and cold, it can really hit the spot. Otherwise, it mostly spends time sitting behind fragrances I like a lot better.
pelix771 – :
It smells nice, I would like to own one……if someone give me as a gift haha. $100 is is no.
golat – :
i tried this in stores, and smells nice. $80 something is too expansive for me, i would buy Armani with that money.
BondarrANDY – :
@ecojoe69 – All bottle tops have to be put on a certain way or they don’t fit. Lol. If you are so perplexed by it, just leave it off:)
Emma_fromAC – :
Much better than I expected. Stradles the line between sweet and herbal successfully. Nice longevity, humble sillage, but thats what makes it a good casual first date frag, or even an acceptable office scent.
vekllock – :
This was an impulse buy for me. At $14 I didn’t think I could really go wrong. I guess I would have to say that for $14 I cannot complain but I am glad I didn’t spend any more on this. I get wood, pepper and a bit of smokey cedar but that is about it and NOT a lot of it. This will do nicely if you just want an after-the-shower scent or you could pack this in your gym bag and not being out too much $$ if it was broken in your bag, but I cannot see this being anyone’s signature scent.
Also: who makes a bottle top that has to be put on a certain way or it won’t fit???? Bad bottle design. Meh cologne.
sqp488JeomiWogkig – :
You know, CK Encounter is an interesting fragrance for me. Bucks the trend of fresh citrus fragrances by offering a decent dark and fruity cologne perfect for the cooler weather. Lots of alcohol in the top notes, not indicative of a cheap fragrance, but more of a rum and bourbon feel with orange or bergamot. The middle and base notes are more palatable for me, but unfortunately the boozy top notes last a long time. Because it can be rather cloying, I gave my bottle to my dad and no longer use it. Oddly enough, I also have the body spray version of Encounter and enjoy that one much more. It is what I wish the cologne smells like.
Kantik – :
Gotta say this is probably the worst fragrances I ever owned, no clue why I bought in the first place. CK has some good ones but definitely not Encounter. Not that the fragrance is just plain bad but really you will get sick of it quite soon anyway that’s my opinion.
wilig – :
Nice. Bit boring. The sort of scent I’d buy for my dad for Father’s Day or a male relative at Christmas. Inoffensive and safe – but fresh smelling and pleasant
5pav – :
For the actual price, CK Encounter is a nice deal. Spicy and sweet dark rum….that’s it, but it works!!!.
Now, on me, it last a long time, easily more than 8 hours. Off course, close to the skin, but still there lingering.
Quaresma – :
I bought it in Singapore duty free shopping for 91$ (With Duo stick).
I like the mid notes of this perfume. Disappointed over all with poor longivity, projection, price.
My rating for CK encounter is 3/10.
elikxyc – :
Got a sample of this and it smells good,i can sense the cognac and woody in it.It’s creamy,sweet,it’s a nice fragrance .Maybe if i’ll find this at a super discount price i’ll get one and use it here and there.
Otherwise it’s not worth paying too much on it since longevity and projection are on the low side just like a 15-20 Euro fragrance.
atevdor – :
i got this last night. Light an airy scent with little sweetness. I get some traces of Dirty English by juicy couture in it. I think its a summer fragrance.
overall good.
Dvorik – :
This has become readily available in discounters across America and can be had for as low as $19.99 (12 Quid) for a 1.7 oz, $29.99 for a 3.4 oz. I got mine for that price last fall and tried it a few times and enjoyed it but thought its performance standards left a bit to be desired. (Light projection and only 4-5 hours longevity in moderate temperatures) I have come back to this in the deep cold of winter and the cold, frigid temperatures have really brought this one to life for me and I have found the palette of boozy sweetness and dark woodsy accords fantastically enjoyable for such a mainstream release.
Sure, this isn’t as original, minimalist or organic as some of the refined nosed oud lovers would like it to be. Still, this one is rather unique for Calvin Klein and worth picking up on the cheap. It brings back the masculinity that had long been chipped away at in CK fragrances until they released CK One Shock. Klein seems to have learned a great deal from the run-away mainstream success of Tim McGraw’s boozy, ambery and spicy releases with a segment of the population not known to have bought fragrances before with such gusto going wild for the original and Southern Blend.
Blanc & Negrin have taken from McGraw’s foundation and then added the popular niche craze of the day, oud, into the mix, hoping to ensnare a wide range of consumers under its all-encompassing catch-all net and garner the success Klein had in the late 1980’s with Obsession and Eternity.
Encounter has that boozy quality from the get-go, with the dark and dank cognac combining with the sweet and sugary rum to give Encounter its essential wine bar personality top. The booziness is embellished with a nice combination of cardamom and pepper; with the mandarin orange coming through and adding a bit more of a high-octave freshness to the mix. The oud comes in later in the wear and in my view is done rather well, though many reviewers have a point, the notes encircling it don’t give it enough room to really breathe and shine. I can only speak for the oud niche scents I have gotten my nose on before and this is certainly serviceable and comparable in quality to those, but could have been a bit more minimalist to bring it out further. The dry-down is basically just some soft woods with musk and it’s not very interesting, but the niceness of the first few hours makes this fragrance for me.
Just be warned that projection is moderate early but it quickly slips to soft after about 30 minutes and stays that way the whole way through. In general conditions longevity was average, but in the cold after about 5-6 wears I’ve consistently gotten about 10-12 hours.
This won’t be liked by some here simply because it’s Calvin Klein (translation: too common and readily available to be caught dead in public wearing). So consider that natural bias of our reviewers when considering buying this product for yourself.
If you like that dark woodsy feel and boozy sweetness that are so much the essence of this one, don’t let the rather soft to moderate projection of this one stand in your way. It’s more subtle than many would like, but it also makes the fragrance more versatile and appropriate for formal, casual or work and a genuinely great entry-point for newbies who haven’t gotten their nose on a lot of high-priced niche ouds.
Sadly this didn’t have the success Calvin Klein had hoped for to revitalize his declining fragrance franchise; and has continued the trend of Klein fragrances making it to the discounters within a year of release. The boozy sweetness and darker wood tones in this are really nice for a mainstream fragrance and for such a low price is worth blind buying as you can easily wear this at work or in an intimate setting and get positive reactions and at the very least a very warming, enjoyable feel from wearing it. Good in cold weather, not that impressive over 40 degrees Fahrenheit. If you live in a warm climate most of the year, probably not worth your time. But Canadians, New Englanders, Russians, Scandinavians and Great Lakes residents, Have at it for winter!
katanarius – :
ENCOUNTER was given to me for a gift. To be honest, I’d never even heard of it. With that said, it has to be one of my favourite new scents!
I’ve found that it lasts for hours and it’s certainly noticed by the “passerby”.
It definitely projects and will last you for an evening out.
As for how it smells? I’m not going to say it smells like this scent or that one because I just can’t distinguish them. Perhaps that’s because I’m oblivious when it comes to the world of fragrances, or perhaps it’s just because they really AREN’T discernable. I’ll just go with the former and blame myself.
What I will say is this. Calvin Klein has created a wonderfully sexy, soft and masculine scent which I would put on par with Dolce & Gabbana’s “The One”. While they do not have the same scent, they share many of the same qualities; those being the soft/smooth “feel” the slightly “Dirty” masculine smell with a subtle warmth to it.
From my personal overall experience I rate Encounter an 4 1/2 (out of five).
trushmv – :
Personally I am not very good with the spicy or woody scented fragrances. This one is acceptable as it is still on the sweet side. HOWEVER, I would like to say that the longevity of this fragrance sucks! I have tried using over 10 sprays and it has almost no projection at all, and most importantly, it still didn’t last more than 5 minutes, whether it was on my skin or on my clothes. Nice fragrance, but very very disappointing.
trener – :
Dear Readers,
I must say the trend of Oud in the western scene of perfumes brought a very cool experience to male perfumes.
I tried this new guy with its bro Dark obsession , I found them both to be very metro-sexual types or soft male.
I don’t mind soft male fragrances , and this Encounter perfume I must say was very friendly on my nose and body chemistry, the Oud gives it a ” Hm.-mMMMmmmm” to it but its a light ingredient it seems ,because the rest of notes are very dominant and makes this fragrance very sweet but sharp of character, reminds me like Joop and Jil Sanders style of fragrance, but the Asian mid east Oud gave encounter a nice exotic appeal but the other notes gave this guy a very westernizes chic style too it.
I cant say its alpha male or sporty type, its very night style and I can see this being worn in a night club and in a office if your comfortable in having presence in the office because the patchouli, spices and oud gives that assertive tone to it but the sweet notes gives it a modest mood to the fragrance but not in a lazy way or dull way, it has that sweet lively assertive male spirit to it that is charming to be around.
If you enjoy a light, chic , modest with a whisper of exoticism or borderline androgynous kind of a perfume,I say this because im honest, I imagine wearing this too ,because I have a sense I smelt this before in the 80’s.
Its a good buy if your into the metrosexual style of perfume but I don’t recommend this to macho like guys unless you want to soften your alpha stud energies to chic modest gentlemen, its a good buy for you or a special someone .
escape – :
I see the good and the bad in this fragrance. The good is that it smells amazing. Disregard the “boozy” reviews. This is a nice, dare I say classy, with a great blend of woods, herbs, and alcohols. The bad is that this scent doesn’t last long at all. After about an hour it is almost nonexistent. I expected more from a designer like Calvin Klein and thought finding this gift set for 10 dollars was a steal. I would have much rather picked up an Axe or Old Spice body spray for half the price and three times the longevity. The smell is good and I plan on using it after showers, before bed, or as a refresher.
kimuschka – :
First Calvin Klein cologne in my collection. Absolutely LOVE it !!!! Starts worm, sweet and spicy but settles down and reminds me of Karl Lagerfeld’s PHOTO. I tested it first at the store and then found a gift set at Marshalls for 35 dollars. Perfect for winter!
joker 88 – :
i got this as a sample with a purchase. Absolutely awful. Too boozy to a point of making you feel like a drunk. Definately not for me. I’ll pass.
Tourist – :
What the heck do you guys want? To be stinking up the room when you walk in. Even though I can’t smell it after a short while, when I walk in a room and walk by someone they can smell it. It does sit soft and I can still smell it on my arms after 8-10 hours. I love the fact that it isn’t overpowering. I’ve had a lot of great compliments from encounter. I’m tired of all the perfumy men’s colognes. I want something that smells masculine and this does it. And thank god that it isn’t citrusy. My only complaint is that for some reason all the stores have pulled it off the shelves. I can only get it online and at the outlet. For once Calvin Klein got it right.
Inaslexevalge – :
I really don’t get the hate with this one. Its really a nice scent, smells dark, sexy, boozy and dirty. The Oud is there but is not main player of Encounter, so don’t expect a lot from the oud. To bad the performance for this one falls short. 4 hours of longevity on my skin and 2 hour