cK one Summer 2009 (2009)
by Calvin Klein

If I ever created a scent from scratch, this is how I'd want it smell. Fresh, exotic, sexy and bright.

You can tell that this is a unisex scent, but that doesn't bother me. On both sexes this would smell absolutely amazing.

CK One Summer 2009 takes me to my happy place; lying on a beach on a warm day sipping a refreshing beverage while feeling the sun soak into my skin. In other words this is a very beachy scent.

The fragrance opens with the delicious blend of mint, cucumber, lime and bergamot. I can smell every one of these notes and let me tell you, this is the ultimate Summery scent.

The scent is so unusual with notes like sea water, rosemary, rum and oakmoss creating something that you'd only expect to find hidden in a niche fragrance.

I am highly impressed by this offering from Calvin Klein, it's a pity that it's a limited edition. I'm seriously considering buying this fragrance in bulk because I love it so much.

5th June, 2011.

From the bottle and on first smell, this is some really expensive Hawaiian Punch. But I must admit, it's a really pretty bottle and the screw off cap is a big plus. While it's a little (a lot) fruity at first, I don't mind the overwhelming blast of tropical fruits. Unfortunately, within minutes the sweetness fades and what remains is, as somebody else put it, a smell of fruity fabric softener...which isn't too bad of a thing. It's very comforting and pleasant. The longevity is average and it projects without being annoying. It's a beautiful bottle and a pleasing smell, but I really do wish it would keep more of the initial Hawaiian Punch smell.

11th April, 2010.

As listed on Fragrantica, the note breakdown is as follows:
Top: mint, cucumber, lime, bergamot
Middle: sea water, green apple, rosemary, lotus
Base: rum, sandalwood, woodsy notes, oakmoss

Well, I don't smell ANY of these notes whatsoever. The top smells like some type of mixture of tropical fruit juices. Like maybe pineapple, mango, papaya, and something citrusy. It's simultaneously natural and synthetic smelling. I enjoy the top notes quite a bit. On my skin, however, the dry-down morphs into something that smells almost exactly like Downy liquid fabric softener (the original blue scent) mixed with the fruity top notes. Walking around wearing this fragrance makes me feel like I used way too much fabric softener in my wash. I just can't shake the association with Downy, and thus I do not like this.

25th October, 2009.

99% of CK fragrances are boring and pointless (to me anyway) but if you must buy a CK scent try CK one summer. A 99% improvement on any of the other CKs!

18th August, 2009.

I have been following the ck one summer fragrances for a lil' while. Most of them are too borderline feminine for me to wear everyday, but this one is a keeper for sure. It reminds me of lime lick-a-color popsicles. It is light but projects itself fairly far. It intensifies when my body heats up which is one reason why it is a perfect summer fragrance. I have a few of the other ck one summers, many of which dry down to a powdery feminine base--this is not the case in this one. It is consistent its entire lifetime. I saw this at tjmaxx last week for $25, and I will be going back tomorrow in hopes of picking up a spare bottle before this years version comes off store shelves.
I said this one is not as feminine as the past ck one summers, but it is not very masculine either. I usually pair it with a shot of Fahrenheit Summer-- the pepper in that is unmistakably male. I find myself using this fragrance to spritz my clothes midday before heading back out, even when I begin the day with another fragrance. Totally delightful and worth checking out.

28th July, 2009. (Last Edited: 31st July, 2009.)