Hello guys and gals! Sorry that I have not been posting as much lately. The holiday season is quite busy for me. Today I have a review of one most of you already know, CK One Shock. Probably my favorite cheapie of all time. Let's get into it!
Presentation
It's a big black bottle that doesn't come with a cap. The "SHOCK" on the front is rather shocking, and not in a good way. It looks pretty youthful. The sprayer is a beast though. The silver cap is vintage, the black(that I have) is the current one.
Notes
Top- Clementine, Lavender, Cucumber
Mid- Osmanthus, Black Pepper, Cardamon, Basil
Base- Amber, Patchouli, Cashmeran, White Musk, Tobacco
Scent
This fragrance opens up with a bit of cucumber, some sweet tobacco, and a cherry vibe with a dashing of pepper. When it dries down you get sweet tobacco and spice laying on a bed of warm and rich amber. Judging by the bottle this is a youthful fragrance, but this fragrance can be for any age. It's absolutely wonderful. It's sweet, spicy, and warming. I would drink this stuff if it wouldn't kill me. Just goes to show you how misleading a branding can be for a product. This is a sweet concoction of heavenly manna. Just try it already.
Longevity on me is 7-8 hours and projection is massive for the first two hours, then settle down to a 6 foot or so bubble and leaving a potent sillage trail. The vintage performs much better, but 25 bucks will buy you 200ml of this stuff. No, that is not a typo, 6.7oz. You can't beat that anywhere. Also, 2 or 3 sprays max gents, this thing projects for the first few hours heavily.
Regardless of the naysayers that say the new formulation is bad, I will still keep this in my collection. It's one of the few fragrances that I keep a backup bottle of. That is how much I love this one. This is my favorite casual dumb reach for the colder days.
That being said, this is a winter/late fall only fragrance. This thing will get sickly sweet in the heat. Best worn casually, but it could fit business casual perhaps, but not formal.
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Buy it here(only 23 bucks for 200ml at this time of this post)
https://www.fragrancenet.com/cologne/calvin-klein/ck-one-shock/edt#219836
John, now I understand why you love this so much! I have Insurrection wild, isn't this pretty much the same?
ReplyDeleteI have never smelled Insurrection Wild, but assuming it smells like Pure Havane, then no. Completely different fragrances. PH leans a lot more gourmand than Shock does. The SPiciness and Amber sets it apart. The tobacco note is somewhat similar though.
DeleteJohn, now I understand why you love this so much! I have Insurrection wild, isn't this pretty much the same?
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