Calvin Klein Contradiction for Women Eau de Parfum, 100 ml

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The base notes of musk, sandalwood, and tonka bean add a pleasant and enduring blend to the overall composition. It is womanly due to the rose and lily of the valley (something my nan wore and I will always associate with classy ladies), but equally it is unique due to the- much mentioned- metallic element. I also noticed that many of the bottles I seen have the sprayer always wet dirty and sticky from the juice.

Usually, I'm a perfume bottle hater, but I like the minimalist and sturdiness of Contradiction; it's quite well-executed.

I feel sorry for the youth today, saturated with so much choice, everyone trying to be original and precisely because of that all are the same. in the bottle; I will wait for the memories to grow old, maybe time can take some of that charm back. It was my very first perfume so I am a little sentimental about it :) Now I don't have it and I don't really miss it but at the time I had it it's been a lot of pleasure using it as I felt so 'grown-up' wearing this fragrance. Not that I do not like some niche creations, but it is just so infinitely borning, the whole concept.

To me, this one works beautifully, and it also seems like, even though it's a bit strange, it's also subtle enough that it won't bother anyone; it's fairly well-behaved in spite of its unusual nature.

Thank you, Marilyn, for surprising me with a bottle of Contradiction on the Christmas trip to Lake Tahoe, and thank you, Contradiction, for the memories.

Though I barely like or could wear any Calvin Klein creation (tested till now), I have deep respect for each and every one, and find them unique, modern and perfect.It smells like it's got a very light wood in it like blondewood or something that gives it a slight dry tone. From analysis of the notes I like over the last few months I understand now why I like jasmine, sandalwood, tonkabean, peony scents.

To me eucalyptus is a medicinal sinus clearing smell and I do not detect that at all in this fragrance. In the middle it has this damp hay or straw type of smell with a slightly sweet synthetic note like syrup. Maybe I had a problem of this scent making me have a headache or something, and eventually lost that bottle too.In my non-expert opinion, it is well-blended in that I get an emotional response from the scent rather than being slapped in the face with one note. You'd walk into someones bathroom and a pungent synthetic chemical scent would suck the air out of your lungs and make your eyes burn. For good or bad reason its longativety is about 4 hours, for first hour it smells great but after 3 hours it starts giving me headache. Launched: Calvin Klein Contradiction for Men was launched in 1999, and its enduring appeal continues to redefine the world of perfume.