CK One

Calvin Klein · Eau de Cologne (EDC) · 1994

≈ $48 · 100ml · approx. retail

A bright, soapy-clean rush of citrus and green tea wrapped around a sheer floral heart that feels effortlessly androgynous. It dries down to a soft musk-and-amber haze that reads as fresh laundry more than perfume, the defining shared scent of the 1990s.

The scent

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The opening · first 15 minutes

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The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

SpringSummerDailyOfficeSport / Casual

Perfumer

Alberto Morillas

Spanish · 53 in collection

Alberto Morillas is a Spanish master perfumer at dsm-firmenich who joined Firmenich in 1970 and has shaped thousands of fragrances over his career. He is one of the most prolific noses in modern perfumery and also runs his own house, Mizensir.

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Harry Fremont

French · 3 in collection

Harry Fremont is a French master perfumer at Firmenich, born in Cannes and trained at ISIPCA, who received The Fragrance Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017. With hundreds of fragrances to his name, he co-created Calvin Klein's genre-defining CK One and composed the bestselling Ralph Lauren Romance.

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