Deep Euphoria Calvin Klein perfume – a fragrance for women 2016

This is one of the few perfumes I own with an “aquatic” or “watery” note that I own, but I find that it works quite well here.

From a marketing standpoint, I think CK made the right choice when they introduced this as a separate “pillar” in the Euphoria line (as opposed to a flanker). For, indeed, I feel that this is not at *all* like the original in terms of fragrance. It does share *characteristics* — namely, longevity, projection, and a blend that remains relatively constant throughout the duration of wear — but I own both, and they are definitely different, to my nose. I would not mistake one for the other.

As for that cascalone? I hope you like it, because it’s going to stick around for the majority of the perfume’s life cycle. (The “water” effect was amplified when I used the Deep Euphoria body lotion in tandem with the EDP. It feels as though it “floats” above my skin.) The patchouli and musk do not announce themselves as such on me, but they do anchor the composition and give it tenacity. Deep Euphoria lasts (just like the original Euphoria), that’s for sure!

I have no idea what the advertising department was trying to convey when they came up with the description of a “black magic rose,” but to me, this fragrance feels… synthetic in a science-fiction sense. (I don’t mean that in a negative way at all; sometimes, man-made fragrances conjure up quite an image!) It’s a rose, but not an entirely natural rose. It’s as if you were living in the future, and you were getting ready for a date… and, instead of visiting the arboretum on board the ship, you went to the replicator in your quarters on board the Enterprise-D and asked it to create a single, long-stemmed, deep red-violet colored rose to give to your date… and then you asked the computer to make sure the rose had a pleasant, rose-like scent… well, this is what the computer might come up with. Not *quite* a rose… but not quite *not* a rose, either.

The other listed notes (jasmine sambac, peony, etc.) do not appear on me; I experience Deep Euphoria as a slightly fresh-spicy, synthesized rose with watery notes.

It’s a shame that this was discontinued, as it was affordable and strangely interesting.

(Edit: The bottle I am using has a date code from June 2016, stored in darkness/proper conditions.)