Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein
653 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Pomegranate and persimmon burst forth with bright, slightly green energy, catching at the back of the throat with their tartness. Within moments, a grassy, herbal quality emerges—these green notes create friction against the sweeter fruit, preventing any immediate sweetness from taking hold.
The dark florals bloom fully now, black orchid and champaca flower turning creamy and slightly powdery as they interact with lotus and the drying effect of the green notes. This is where Euphoria becomes genuinely sensual, the florals taking on an almost skin-like quality, intimate and close rather than projective.
Mahogany wood and amber emerge as the florals soften, the black violet adding a dusty, slightly peppery quality. The fragrance becomes increasingly muted and intimate, settling into a creamy, woody skin scent that whispers rather than projects—though admittedly, it whispers rather quietly indeed.
Euphoria is a fragrance caught between restraint and excess, a contradiction that somehow works. Dominique Ropion has constructed something genuinely unusual here: a floral that refuses to whisper. The pomegranate and persimmon top notes arrive with an almost tart insistence, green and slightly astringent—these aren't fruit notes that sit comfortably; they jostle against one another, creating something closer to skin-prickling freshness than gourmand sweetness. What makes Euphoria compelling is how this bright, slightly abrasive opening collapses into the dark florals waiting beneath. The black orchid and champaca flower combination is decidedly indolic—there's something slightly animalic, almost creamy, beneath the floral petals. Lotus adds a watery, almost soapy counterpoint that prevents the florals from becoming cloying.
The base—mahogany wood and black violet wrapped in amber—grounds this in sensuality rather than brightness. This is where the fragrance reveals its true character: feminine in its florality, but grounded with woody minerals and a creamy amber that smells faintly like talc and skin. It's a scent for those drawn to dark florals but tired of obvious choices. The wearer of Euphoria is someone who finds beauty in contradiction, who doesn't need their fragrances to announce themselves across a room. Wear this when you want something that unfolds privately, a secret between you and those close enough to notice. It's evening wear for introverts, intimacy distilled into liquid form. The rating reflects its divisive nature—some find it too soft-spoken; others discover depths worth revisiting.
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