Calvin Klein's women's fragrances aren't the ones people write essays about. They're the ones people actually own — clean, wearable, and easy to put on without thinking about it.
Here's what the well-known ones smell like, and the D&P bottle built in the same direction.
If you love Eternity — try Timeless Yen
Eternity has been on shelves since 1988 and hasn't needed a rescue since. Freesia, lily of the valley and white flowers over a soft base — romantic without being heavy, and about as inoffensive as a beautiful perfume can be.
Timeless Yen opens on citrus and freesia with green ivy, moves through lily of the valley and coriander, and stays soft all the way down. Fresh, floral, and quietly polished.
If you love Euphoria — try Utopian Dream
The one where CK stopped being clean and got sultry. Pomegranate, orchid and amber — dark, a bit exotic, and much richer than anything else in their range.
Utopian Dream brings pomegranate and water lily into orchid and violet, then amber, musk and mahogany underneath. Evening, warm, and it lasts.
If you love Beauty — try Lovely
Beauty is the understated one: soft amber, jasmine and cedarwood, made to smell like good skin rather than like perfume.
Lovely is amber, mallow, jasmine and Virginia cedarwood. Four things, done properly. This is the one to buy if you want people to ask what you're wearing rather than notice it from across the room.
If you love IN2U — try Make You Mine
The bright, sparkling one — grapefruit and blackcurrant, young and immediate.
Make You Mine opens on grapefruit, bergamot and blackcurrant leaf, into orchid and cactus, over amber. Fresh with a green edge, and it wakes you up.
Two more worth knowing
Artifice — mandarin and pear into rose and peony, landing on sandalwood, patchouli and vanilla. Softer and rounder than the rest of the group. $29.99
Youngster — cornelian cherry, rose, hydrangea and cherry blossom over musk. The lightest, most spring-like bottle we make in this direction. $29.99
Why they cost what they cost
The originals run $80 to $120 for 100 ml — cheaper than most designer houses, which is part of CK's appeal, and still four times what ours cost.
Every bottle is an eau de parfum, blended with quality oils sourced in Europe, vegan and cruelty-free.
See all our Calvin Klein-inspired perfumes
We're D&P Perfumum — our own fragrances, our own New Jersey stores, and everyday scents priced like everyday things.
