Calvin Klein Contradiction for Women Eau de Parfum, 100 ml

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At first, it has a terrible herbal-medicinal note, like a cough herbal syrup, then it smells nice and soft with delicate lily of the valley and wood note, just to disappear after a few minutes.

The ebony wood and spice notes make this fragrance seem rich, while the light notes of the citrus and sandalwood balance it out to make it lighter.sigh* Either my memory of this scent is off, or this mini is off, as the eucalyptus dominates all the way through the long dry down. This is a scent of leaving a lot behind and taking only the bare minimum into a new life, turning a new page, daring to explore foreign grounds. The first time I got acquainted with this perfume in my teens and I clearly remember how obsessed I was with it.

Over time it progresses from a sharp stage into fresh, then warm and in the drydown you mainly notice sandalwood and tonka. It’s a great example of early 2000’s men’s fragrances, so in that way I’m a little nostalgic for it. It's light and fresh, the opening is dominated by a bright lime note, what follows is a very soothing soapy lavender, the Vetiver is there but it's subtle.But where DK Gold is warm, strong, and of a completely different character (aside from the lily note), Contradiction is cool and at once both watery/aquatic and dry/aromatic, clean floral and salty musky -- nicely full of contradictions! Top notes are Lily, Peony, Lily-of-the-Valley, Orchid, Rose and False Jasmine; middle notes are Eucalyptus, Lilac, Jasmine and Blackberry; base notes are Sandalwood, Musk and Tonka Bean. It seems like people are just using it as an extra platform to push their favorites instead of really giving credit to epoch-making fragrances that have brought something new to the table and have introduced either new ingredients, notes, combinations or changed something in how the target audience is spoken to. I guess I'll leave it for the autumn and try again then, now it doesn't seem to work for me at all and that's a big disappointment. But ck scents have a simpleness that I knew they had but I hadn't found one that felt like me on top of loving the scent.

I love the eucalyptus/aromatic opening, and just wish that part lasted longer, but then it dries down to this beautiful, vaguely vegetal, salty/spicy lily, which brings to mind the MUCH stronger Donna Karan Gold. I can't detect the eucalyptus; on my skin this in warm and comfy; it has some sweetness and it gets a little bit powdery about an hour or so after spraying.The eucalyptus in blend with other notes certainly creates a cold note, but to my nose the 'metal' is a wonderful edge to Contradiction that makes this far from your typical mainstream floral. CALVIN KLEIN CONTRADICTION Eau de Toilette for Men is a spicy aftershave, blending notes of Sandalwood, vetiver, nutmeg, lime, coriander, ebony and sage along with amber scent.