cK be (1996)
by Calvin Klein

My goodness, how I used to pump the hell out of the trigger of my 200ml bottle in a vain attempt to get some sort of spark or kick or character out of this perfume. But to no avail. No sillage to speak of, and longevity measured in minutes. Quite linear with a safe, pleasant, kind, darling white musk from head to tail. Endearing, but just so damn flát. And now I'm considering buying another bottle to take me back to the 90s. Crazy!

This has a lovely opening, which reminds me a bit of Mugler Cologne. It’s the fresh notes and the white musk. The drydown is a bit like Worth pour Homme. That’s the sandalwood and light spices. Mildly rich, comforting and comfortable. A quiet performer, quite pleasing.

Some fragrances require one to take a second smell due to an inexplicable vagueness. This is one of those fragrances. Upon wearing this and really examining it I still couldn't come up with anything. A female coworker and I both agreed that it smelled like clean laundry. This is a solid, pleasant, and clean smell that won't offend anyone, but it also won't evoke emotion or stir the soul in the slightest. I like it a bit more than cK one, and it does stick around for awhile, but I'm sure we can do better.

WIth CK one being my childhood scent of 3years str8 ( i was 13 and addicted to CK one) i expected Ck BE to be as good esp after seeing Kate Moss on the tellie ads. Now i know why they needed her.Ck Be smells soapy from start to end. took me 2 years to finish the jumbo 200ml bottle i bought without first trying. It doesnt stink, but it doesnt smell like a frag at all in my opinion. Maybe my expectations were already biased. I fell in love with eternity at 16 while working in a dept store as a fragrance promoter for CK Fragrances. My love and addiction of fragrance collection(25 bottles and counting...... inspired by this site to continue my collection) soon followed. CK Be is one that has never made in into my closet ever since.

This really isn't terrible but I still don't like it. Well made light, fresh slightly green. Smells like suede. On a personal level to me this smells like watered down incense with a touch of fruit. It just smells so darned watered down that it's annoying. Thumbs up for the craftsmanship, thumbs down for the subjective smell I get.

i get nice whiffs of lavender, magnolia and peach i na very nice fruity way and this is veyr mild...after that its i think musk..musk al lthe way...very veyr comforting scent..in the sense, its not your typical "perfume" its more of a comforting, meditative scent, when you dotn feel ike being bothered by anyone...Subtle and classy all the way. a must have.