Euphoria Men
For a scent you will reach for in October and leave alone in July, the smaller bottle is often the honest choice, and Calvin Klein Euphoria Men Eau de Toilette 50ml is a good example. It is a cold weather fragrance, you will not wear it daily all year, and 50ml at this concentration still amounts to several months of regular use.
The opening is spiced and bitter. Ginger is dry and faintly fizzy, black pepper adds a real bite, and sudachi, a Japanese citrus carrying more bitterness and green rind than most, gives the whole start a coldness that is unusual in a mainstream masculine release.
From there it dries out steadily. Basil and sage bring a green and dusty herbal quality, cedarwood begins the descent into drier territory, and then amber, suede, rosewood and patchouli take over: warm resin, smooth dry softness, a peppery wood and a damp earthiness beneath all of it. The finish is where most of the wear happens, and it is warm without being sweet.
Loc Dong, Carlos Benaïm and Jean-Marc Chaillan built it in 2006 and it has stayed in production since, which for a flanker driven market is some endorsement. Expect four or five hours, a modest trail, and better performance in cool air than in heat. It is marketed to men and suits evenings, work and ordinary winter days equally well. Anyone who finds most masculine fragrances either too sweet or too soapy should put this on a shortlist.
The label came out of New York in 1968 and remains better known for jeans and underwear than for perfume. PVH is the parent company, having bought it in 2003, and Coty manufactures the scents as a prestige licensee.
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