Calvin Klein Man (2007)
by Calvin Klein

CK Man is a really good fresh, clean scent. Upon opening, I get more of the violet-mandarian top notes. After about 5-10 minutes, the top notes soften and the bay and spearmint come through...a little loud actually, but nice. The bottom notes is where it really shines for me. The sandalwood, cypress and amberwood become dominate and mesh with the green notes giving Man and very nice, pleasant, green, clean scent. I really enjoy Man. Sillage is about normal and longevity is normal to high for me. I can see this being a crowd pleaser around the wearer. I concur with surreality's review and I don't see the similarity to CK One Scene which I also have and adore. Sunsetspawn nailed it with the image of a forest after a light rain. That is a good visual for Man. Will this turn heads at a rave party in the Paris underground? No, which is what most of the reviewers are basing their reviews on. There is nothing in the formula that jumps up, slaps you in the face because its so potent, overbearing and weird demanding attention because its from a $300 bottle. Will it get you complimented on a normal night out with friends, at the ski slope/beach or walking around town? Most assuredly, yes.

Opens up smelling like fresh mint and spearmint leaves. When I say fresh, I mean like smelling them in the produce section at the supermarket. I don't detect much sweetness at all.

The dry-down becomes slightly spicier and I can detect something like parsley in addition to the mint leaves.

And that's all there is to this according to my nose. It smells good, but it isn't for me. Going around smelling like FRESH mint and parsley just isn't appealing.

This is very subtle at first but the violet leaves and rosemary are rather fun. Usually I dislike cypress but it's not a major player here. When you need a youthful but inoffensive, light scent, use this.

Man could be classified as a generic "fresh" scent, however, if it's given some time it proves itself to be more. It's got a more natural smell to it than many of its competitors. The wood and spice combination are just right in that they evoke the smells of walking through a northeasten North American forest after a light rain. The only downside I can see here is that because Man is a very pleasant, natural smelling, inoffensive fresh scent you may find that you're quickly smelling like everybody else if it gains popularity.

Here's hoping that the "natural nature" of this scent keeps the masses away.

Natural nature, ya hear me?

Just another green fragrance... Nothing original, nothing refined, very mainstream... Horrible! I can't imagine how a fashion label would create such a dull and common fragrance. It has absolutely nothing special, nothing you could enjoy. It's surely one of the worst perfumes I've ever encountered.

The rosemary and mint top and middle notes, coupled with its longevity on my skin, really makes this one stand out from the CK crowd. If your looking for something highly original, quirky or elegant then this fragrance is NOT for you. However, if you want something unobtrusive but still a little different from most of the mainstream fragrances out there this may just be worth a try.