Reviews of Calvin Klein Man (2007)
by Calvin Klein

I remember almost buying a bottle of this upon the first sampling, but multiple test wears later, I am still unsure about Man. It opens rather exotically with a green citrus aroma, but starts to smell very thinly of a pseudo incensed-vanilla accord that doesn't sit well with me.

One of Calvin Klein's better offerings in recent years, definitely more interesting than CK One or Euphoria imho. MAN opens crisply with zesty pepper which lingers well into the lightly incensey heart notes. Rather modern and masculine, I'm just surprised it hasn't had more reviews. This could well be a sleeper.

The first minute or so the impression is OK. A cool spicy accord gave me hope that this was going somewhere.

The fun stopped abruptly when I got a whiff of a cheap accord that just smelled off.

I try to give every fragrance a fair go, this however is a scrubber.

This is basically a fragrance that doesn’t have too much going for it except that it isn’t annoying or pushy. I don’t find anything wrong with this fragrance and it is pleasant in an unexciting sort of way. This is probably one of the better ones of the most recent Calvin Klein fragrances, but that isn’t saying much. Calvin Klein Man is light, it’s not highly synthetic, and it’s rather subtle. I, for one, don’t get a lot of “sweet” out of it. It is nicely fresh and comfortably wearable and has pretty good longevity. It’s inoffensive except for those who don’t care for violet leaf, but even the violet leaf isn’t excessive: An ok fragrance, just not all that interesting.

Not bad. CK has put out a lot of crappy fragrances in the past few years, but this one I actually like. I can pick out the rosemary and mint from the start which instantly draws me in. The cypress in the base also comes out withing 15 minutes of application, and I'm a sucker for cypress. The dry down is decent and longevity as well. Sillage is average.

Much as I enjoy subtle fragrances, this one drifted in and out of my consciousness too often for me to get a handle on it. A very pleasing opening, represented mainly by a rosemary and violet accord, is probably the highlight of my experience with Man. I was hard pushed to find anything interesting in the middle and base notes, a primitive woody blend in the closing hours is simply not good enough.

This scent reminds me of a less refined version of Kiton Black. This is a more "melty" creamy version, opposed to the sharp, brisk kiton black. It is very nice, but in the end it did not get my money. Think of this as a more modern Grey Flannel.

THE OTHER DAY JUST MET A FRIEND OF MINE AND ASKES HIM WHAT WAS THAT UNIQUE FRAG WAS USING?
THIS IS MY CONCLUSION, I ONLY SAY THIS:
IT'S ONLY APHRODISIQUE !!!!! MY GOD....

BAD. This is the worst stuff I've ever had the misfortune of smelling. From start to finish CK Man smells like vegtables, specifically celery. Not sure how this stuff was green lit, but it's another example of a junky cologne from CK. CK Be is the only saving grace for this company.

Masculine, a bit dark, spicy. One would have expected very much. It isn't. None the less I quite like this scent, It can be worn during a day and in the evening. It is not overbearing so it can go well in hot weather as well.

i smelled it on a colleafue of mine ..... a littlebit sharp but nice .... may be it is "mainstream" but nice and deserves a neutral vote ...

AMAZING COLOGNE. STARTS OFF SPICY THEN SETTLES DOWN TO SOMETHING REALLY NICE. HAVEN GOTTEN COMPLIMENTS AND ALOT OF GIRLS LOVE it. GREAT SMELL AND IS VERY UNIQUE. NEVER SMELT ANYTHING LIKE IT. ILL BE TOTALLY HONEST WHEN I FIRST SMELT THIS I GOT A HEADACHE BUT AFTER A WHILE I REALLY SMELT THE UNDERTONES AND IT SMELLS AMAZING. BUY IT

One of the most vile odours I have ever smelled... it is a real disaster! Such a surprise coming from a usually great perfume-producing fashion house

I absolutely adore it, but i get absolutely no compliments on it at all... i guess this one just doesn't work with my body chemistry very well... oh well sometimes you just have to wear fragrances to please yourself, and this is one of them

A typical mainstream fragance: boring, insipid, synthetic and short lived. Well, if you cant say something nice, dont say anything at all...

To me, this smells like pepper and smells strongly. Its overpowering. I think a cologne should be much subtler.

Found this one day at TJMaxx and figured that since i was there why not give it a shot? Upon first spraying on my arm i actually thought it might have promise...was looking forward to the progression but once the frag got going i couldn't stand it. Sickly sweet to me smells extremely cheap and synthetic. A shame because at first sniff i was excited because i really thought this fragrance had some promise. Sorry Calvin Klein Man you just dont make it in my book.

VERY natural, fresh scent. Almost like sticking your face in a potter full of plants. The forest after a rainstorm simile is not a bad way to put it. Add a bit of spice and there you have it.

I can't say I don't find it somewhat appealing once in a while when I'm in the right mood (is 'organic' a mood?), but even then it's only when I know I'm just going to be sitting around the house by myself. I guess I don't want to give people the impression I've just wrestled someone in a herb garden. I'm glad I went for the small bottle.

CK Man is a really good fresh, clean scent. Upon opening, I get more of the violet-mandarian top notes. After about 5-10 minutes, the top notes soften and the bay and spearmint come through...a little loud actually, but nice. The bottom notes is where it really shines for me. The sandalwood, cypress and amberwood become dominate and mesh with the green notes giving Man and very nice, pleasant, green, clean scent. I really enjoy Man. Sillage is about normal and longevity is normal to high for me. I can see this being a crowd pleaser around the wearer. I concur with surreality's review and I don't see the similarity to CK One Scene which I also have and adore. Sunsetspawn nailed it with the image of a forest after a light rain. That is a good visual for Man. Will this turn heads at a rave party in the Paris underground? No, which is what most of the reviewers are basing their reviews on. There is nothing in the formula that jumps up, slaps you in the face because its so potent, overbearing and weird demanding attention because its from a $300 bottle. Will it get you complimented on a normal night out with friends, at the ski slope/beach or walking around town? Most assuredly, yes.

Opens up smelling like fresh mint and spearmint leaves. When I say fresh, I mean like smelling them in the produce section at the supermarket. I don't detect much sweetness at all.

The dry-down becomes slightly spicier and I can detect something like parsley in addition to the mint leaves.

And that's all there is to this according to my nose. It smells good, but it isn't for me. Going around smelling like FRESH mint and parsley just isn't appealing.

This is very subtle at first but the violet leaves and rosemary are rather fun. Usually I dislike cypress but it's not a major player here. When you need a youthful but inoffensive, light scent, use this.

Man could be classified as a generic "fresh" scent, however, if it's given some time it proves itself to be more. It's got a more natural smell to it than many of its competitors. The wood and spice combination are just right in that they evoke the smells of walking through a northeasten North American forest after a light rain. The only downside I can see here is that because Man is a very pleasant, natural smelling, inoffensive fresh scent you may find that you're quickly smelling like everybody else if it gains popularity.

Here's hoping that the "natural nature" of this scent keeps the masses away.

Natural nature, ya hear me?

Just another green fragrance... Nothing original, nothing refined, very mainstream... Horrible! I can't imagine how a fashion label would create such a dull and common fragrance. It has absolutely nothing special, nothing you could enjoy. It's surely one of the worst perfumes I've ever encountered.

The rosemary and mint top and middle notes, coupled with its longevity on my skin, really makes this one stand out from the CK crowd. If your looking for something highly original, quirky or elegant then this fragrance is NOT for you. However, if you want something unobtrusive but still a little different from most of the mainstream fragrances out there this may just be worth a try.

This reminded me a lot of cK one Scene (less the ginger), although they share but two notes (mandarin and amber wood, per the scent pyramid). At any rate, Calvin Klein Man while fresh, clean and inoffensive, Man does not have the depth (or duration) of cK one Scene. In a word, unremarkable.

i love it, for some reason it seems like an "oriental" scent to me, images of samurai style scenery comes to mind for some reason.. Fresh scent, ive had females drool over it plenty of times. These people are saying unoriginal and boring but they are seasoned perfume critics, the cute girl at the bar will think its plenty original, trust me.

While I found this highly generic, I found it fairly competent and inoffensive if used sparingly.

I like it and I think I will be enjoying it soon

the sandalwood is well done in this one and it is the way I want it

Generic unoriginal fresh clean. Boring!

You can't rush this one, if you do you will keep it bad feedback. That said, first impression was: familiar, as in I have smelled this before. It is very fresh oranges, peels and all. Then pepper shows up but not to take over the show. It hangs around for a good while (an hour plus) at which point everything comes alive and I finally declred this a good scent. It isn't totally unique because it takes you on a journey thru several fragrances (if you know your scents), but it does so quite beautifully. A few hours later it settles down to a shy Carolina Herrera for men. I like it. It is great for office wear because it will not offend anyone and will probably get a few compliments along the way. If you want something distinctive, then this is not it. But if you want something bright in a suit or just a shirt and tie (albeit with open arms) then this is it.

I don't care for the bottle, but the juice is worth the money.
BTW: it is nothing like Euphoria and CKin2U or relish for that matter! :)

Boo. Has an amber drydown that tends toward the feminine. Prada fans please apply.

Nothing particular, could be easily confused with many other's around.

Calvin Klein MAN contains rosemary, mandarin, bay, juniper, nutmeg, incense, spearmint, cypress wood, and, oh dear, the usual (and overused) fragrance notes of bergamot, violet leaf, guaiac wood, sandalwood, amberwood (which is in LOTS of fragrances this year) and musk...

The start is nice crisp and gorgeous.
The base and the dry down spoil everything again... Centered in a scented composition of really horrible cheap bergamot scent (as the two last launches for men) and a (thank god for that) nice aroma of juniper,light woods and shy incense note.

The same result of CKin2u or euphoria.
Smells mostly the same with a variable of one unique note that make a slightly difference on them.
Words apart of the lack of quality.
Cheap manufacture means cheap result, cheaps smell.
argh!

Very good, clean, and strong initially.
Once dry, Smells like sweet green relish (yup, hot dog relish) for the next 4 hours.
Clean, but much too sweetness.

A Very Nice Scent It's Great from Begining to end Masculine Sexy with crisp freshness, exotic spices and rich woods.It wears so well that you can still smell it at the end of the day...and well into the night a thumbs up