Obsession Night for Men (2005)
by Calvin Klein

I didn't like at all original Obsession so that's probably why I didn't try this Night version until this autumn.
An interesting, modern & gentle fragrance that starts off with a sweat pear/cardamom blast and a dash of bitter-herbal feel (grapefruit/artemisia) that dives slowly in the next 20-30min. in an oriental combination of woody-spicy notes...nutmeg, vanilla and patchouli all reported present here...very nice, perfect for a night out in the summer-fall or a cold rainy day.
Good longevity (5-8 hrs.), average projection.
Glad I didn't pass by it. My rank 8.5/10.

14th December, 2011.

The samples that i've used were sharp and spicy. Very masculine, peppery.

When I bought a big bottle it started to feel really synthetic, especially the leather in it.

Don't know why the original samples seemed to work so well.

This fragrance had a big potential. The female version is actually better!

It's not bad, still kinda unique.

23rd October, 2011.

I agree, it reminds a bit Tom Ford Black Orchid, a moody, melancholy and less boaster kind of it i mean, and is another scent comparatively with the Classic Obsession, more romantic and distinguished. It's dark and a bit mystic. It features mainly the suade-pear spicy accord . The fruity starting reminds a bit the flavour of cooked spicy pears, a taste coming back from the abysses of my childhood. It's a dry fruity accord which joins itself with the strange heart of Black suade exuding a sort of mellow kind of smell of violet leaves. The earthy, smooth, vanilla, woody base surrounds with warmth the fruity-leathery spicy accord. It's an interesting fragrance which projects mystery and a sense of pain in the air.

4th February, 2011. (Last Edited: 15th March, 2011.)

Tom Ford Black Orchid

27th January, 2011.

Instead of pear, I smell fig. Sweet, creamy, and with the slightly ammoniac edge that typifies a good fig scent, though not the leafy freshness of something like Philosykos. For me, fig scents also convey a sandalwood vibe, due to the creamy sweetness, and I get a hint of that here too.

Black suede? No idea what that is. As for cardamom, as with saffron, this is a scent that thrills me in any number of cuisines and that I can pick out even if there are 20 other spices in the curry/tagine/paella, but in a perfume, I can't find it with a microscope. I'm not getting enough of the vetiver or patchouli or any other dark, earthy, mysterious notes to indicate "night." If anything, this seems lighter and brighter than the original Obsession for Men, pleasant and relaxing enough to be called Obsession Saturday Afternoon for Men.

Interestingly, I think ON for Men is more feminine than ON (for women), but they both are sufficiently unisex. More strangely, ON for Men is now probably my favorite CK fragrance, even though the original Obsession (a present from a romantic interest) turned me off to all fragrances for a decade until I discovered Gucci Rush for Men.

4th August, 2010.

This is really not bad. Although it has nothing to do with original Obsession for men that I like and find much better. Longevity of this scent is quite good, sillage isweak to moderate. Scent itself is tad bit dark and mystical and my nose smells sweet leather and almonds here. Doubtly I'll own it, but it deserves a thumb up.

27th March, 2010.