Euphoria Calvin Klein

2005 marked the return of the fragrance department for Calvin Klein.

Return? Yes! Return. It had been 7 years since Calvin Klein fragrances launched a master brand. Crave, launched in  2002/2003, wasn’t really a master brand, and didn’t fare so well.

You see, Crave was launched, way ahead of it’s time, in my opinion, people, were not yet ready for the space age futuristic plastic bottle. Even though Crave was paired with hot Australian, Travis Fimmel as ‘the face’, it still didn’t manage to replicate the success of Eternity or Obsession for Calvin Klein.

The Calvin Klein fragrance division  is no slouch, they devised a come back.

They paired world famous fragrance designer Anne Gottlieb (Dior Jadore, Carolina Herrera 212, Calvin Klein Contradiction) with world famous bottle designer Fabien Baron.

The result was a unique, sophisticated and feminine scent. Add the finishing touches in the form of Russian model Natalia Vodianova (Louis Vuitton, Chanel), and you have a fragrance that would eventually win the women’s World Luxe Fragrance 2006!

The Packaging

Dark coloured, burgundy, classic Calvin Klein minimalist design.

Euphoria written in silver text on the top right hand corner of the box.

Calvin Klein written in silver text on the bottom left hand corner of the box.

In the light, you can almost see a line crease running diagonally on the box.

The Bottle

The bottle designer says that bottle represents an orchid about to bloom (Honestly, I think that it looks like an Orchid in full bloom).

Euphoria Calvin Klein

The bottle is oblong glass cased with metal (prone to finger prints) there is no fancy writing on the metal. The nozzle is found on the top centre of the bottle with a very long rectangular cap.

The words ‘Calvin Klein Euphoria’ is engraved horizontally on the cap. I must add, that this again follows the minimalist approach. Classy.

Fragrance: Euphoria Calvin Klein is an Eau de Parfum

Dark burgundy colour, which matches the box.

An addictive oriental fragrance with notes of:

Top and Middle Notes:

Pomegranate, Persimmon, Lush Green Accord, Lotus Blossom, Champaca Flower and the famous Black Orchid.

Base Notes:

Liquid Amber, Black Violet, Cream Accord, Mahogany Wood

So here’s the thing: I’ve never really heard of “Black Orchid”, so I decided to do some research, and this is what I found:

The ‘black orchid’ does not exist…however…there are some species of orchids that are so dark in colour that they have been given the term “Black Orchid”.

An example is the species “Trichoglottis Brachiata”. It is a dark maroon, burgundy colour (much like the colour of Calvin Klein’s Euphoria)

You see, Calvin Klein’s Euphoria is based entirely on the so-called black orchid, from the colour of the box, to the colour of the juice, to the shape of the bottle. A first in fragrance design if you ask me.

The fragrance has a delicious scent, with the cream accord and mahogany adding to this.

This oriental fragrance wears well over 8 hours on the skin, especially if you live in a humid climate.

Recommended Use: Special Occasions

Retails in Stores:

Calvin Klein Euphoria Eau de Parfum 100ml/3.4oz $90

Calvin Klein Euphoria Eau de Parfum 50ml/1.7oz $60

This fragrance is not refillable.

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