Secret Obsession
Calvin Klein · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2008
≈ $55 · 100ml · approx. retail
Secret Obsession is an oriental floral flanker to Obsession launched in 2008, opening with spiced plum and rose over a rich white-flower heart and a warm amber-vanilla base. It was created by Ann Gottlieb and Calice Becker.
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Perfumer
French · 21 in collection
Master perfumer celebrated for luminous florals; creator of J'adore.
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Ann Gottlieb is an American fragrance developer and consultant, founder of Ann Gottlieb Associates, who learned the craft under Estée Lauder and describes herself as a marketer with a very good nose. A Fragrance Foundation Hall of Famer, she has guided the creation of countless blockbuster scents rather than compounding them herself.
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