CK One Shock for Him Calvin Klein 2011

Bottle Design Fabien Baron

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CK One Shock for Him is a popular perfume by Calvin Klein for men and was released in 2011. The scent is sweet-spicy. It is being marketed by Coty.

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Perfumers

Loc Dong, IFF (International Flavors & Fragrances)

Fragrance Notes

Top Notes	Clementine, Cucumber, Lavender
Heart Notes	Cardamom, Black basil, Black pepper
Base Notes	Ambreine, Cashmeran, Patchouli, Tobacco, White musk

Ratings

Scent

7.7 | 601 Ratings

Longevity

7.3 | 502 Ratings

Sillage

6.8 | 499 Ratings

Bottle

5.9 | 534 Ratings

Value for money

9.0 | 76 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 10.04.2021.

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01/27/2021

8.5
Scent 7
Longevity 7
Sillage 7
Bottle

Daniel1323

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Daniel1323

Shockingly good

With CK One, the people at Calvin Klein back then a real stroke of luck succeeded and undoubtedly one of the most famous fragrances of the past century. As well known as he is justified way, as boring he has become in the meantime, unfortunately. Also the many different following offshoots of the series were nothing special: Everything already thousand times smelled and one will smell everything still thousand times. Accordingly, I was surprised to meet this rather bold and accordingly interesting variant of CK One.

The bottle is unsurprising and joins the rest of the series with its shape. The piercing green lettering is not very elegant but corresponds exactly to the image that a fragrance called "Shock" wants to convey; young, different, not for everyone. For me, a quite successful design, deduction there is unfortunately for the cheap atomizer without a lid, as it is unfortunately always typical for CK One.
The shelf life is with in order, but not outstanding. Sprayed on at noon, the smell is in the evening on the skin only subtly perceptible. On the clothes you take him even later still strongly perceived, but the whole thing seems heavy synthetic and confused and reminds little of the actual fragrance.
The sillage is in the first 2 hours really blatant! First sprayed on one is slain by a Gerückswelle after the other. While this criticize some here I felt it as very positive. A bold and exciting scent like this should do just that for me. After this rather strong opening, it settles down a bit and seems less penetrating. After about 5 hours, the scent is skin deep for me.
The really interesting thing about Shock is the scent itself. The opening is really very synthetic and not very pleasant. Setzt this but first unfolds the top note their full glory. Both clementine and lavender are clearly perceptible to me. The cucumber is not really identifiable as a single component, but its influence on the entire composition is unmistakable. The scent comes across as very sweet and striking, but somehow also surprisingly round. Once the sweetness from the prelude settles, the whole unfolds a pleasant spiciness. Only with the base note I could somehow not do much. This seemed to me simply like a cocktail of various popular base components; not bad, but no noteworthy personal character.

I got a 200 ml bottle for €23, so the price/performance is outstanding. Although the base note is quite weak this does not bother. Since the sillage at this point is already virtually non-existent anyway, I would rather tend to re-spray and enjoy the horny top notes again. At this price, that's not a problem at all. The fragrance is certainly not for everyone, but if you want to try a cheap fragrance that you have not smelled a thousand times, then the thing is definitely worth a blind purchase.

01/08/2021

8
Scent 8
Longevity 7
Sillage 6
Bottle

PedroCabral
24 Reviews

PedroCabral

I'm in Shock

CK One Shock starts off fresh with lavender, clementine and some green notes, then changes to a mild sweet-spicy fragrance. I detect a fruity aroma of cola and a little tobacco. The dry-down is full of soft amber, patchouli and some of those nuances of sweet-spicy tobacco glue, although it somehow retains some freshness throughout. This is a very pleasant fragrance that, for my nose, is not at all 'shocking', it is a good surprise!

I think CK Shock really deserved to be a standalone release, it doesn't really share much with the original CK One or its flankers.

For an apparent 'tobacco' smell, this is not an exaggerated and smoky male-type business, it is more suitable for men, but I still think that some women could achieve this, particularly younger women in a casual situation. For my nose, the smoke is quite contained and part of the whole.

As for performance, I sprayed it in the folds between my forearms and forearms, a spray on each one for over 7 hours and I can still smell it on my skin, after the first 5 hours it became much closer to the smell of skin, but it's still there 7 hours later. CK One Shock is not a silage / projection monster in me, but it is decent in the early hours. (note that it definitely lasts and protrudes more onto my clothes).

I do not recommend a blind purchase, as it may be a little risky for some people. Still, I recommend this fragrance!

12/28/2020

9.5
Scent 8
Longevity 7
Sillage 8
Bottle

ParadiseFrag

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ParadiseFrag

The Other from Calvin Klein

Calvin Klein has dared to do something new, I know no other Calvin Klein fragrance that goes in the same direction. And although he is the best, still Discontinued....

CK One Shock is an oriental-sweet scent. Notes like tobacco, lavender, cardamom, and cucumber wait a minute. What? Cucumber. Yes, CK One Shock has a cucumber note that is present as fresh rather than cucumbery. So overall, CK One Shock smells, oriental-sweet with a very light note of freshness.

One of the best fragrances, in the category. Cheap he was or is still cheap. Although Oriental notes not everyone likes. Has Calvin Klein managed to make an Oriental fragrance suitable for the masses. Respect already times for it.

About CK One Shock is no longer spoken, probably because it is no longer a "beast performer". But in defense I must confess even if it has 4-6 hours shelf life on the skin, it keeps on the clothes whole 4 days.

12/17/2020

CRN2097
1 Review

CRN2097

Affordable Cold Weather Cologne

This Fragrance is a beast. For the price I would hard pressed to find something as reliable and long lasting as this. The perfect Winter smell with some leather, woody smells. I would recommend this to my worst enemy just to make them happy. Do yourself a favor and grab a bottle for your collection. You won't be sad.

11/15/2020

8.5
Scent 8
Longevity 8
Sillage 7
Bottle

Nase70

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Nase70

Very helpful Review 8

A shock of rock

I own this fragrance for the second time now and I am still enthusiastic about it.
It is a great all-rounder that can be worn at any time of the year and on any occasion. The CK Shock price performance is unparalleled in this price range and many a different and also significantly more expensive fragrance in this direction has to admit defeat to this scent. Furthermore, in my opinion, it can be used by all age groups and is definitely suitable for unisex use.
Blind purchase suitable? Absolutely1! But you should be aware that you are buying a sweetish fragrance, which in my opinion is dominated by lavender, cashmeran and white musk. As here some people come to cherry....., no idea.
The durability of the fragrance is above average on my skin and even after 5-7 hours it is still clearly perceptible with just three sprays.
On clothes it is still clearly smelling after several days. Here it joins seamlessly with CK Obsession man & Woman.
Many people, both ladies and gentlemen, have asked me about this fragrance. The response was positive throughout.

My conclusion: Of course there are better scents but it also proves that a good scent does not necessarily have to be expensive. With its very good shelf life, the strong sillage and the sweet, gourmand nature, for me one of the best if not the best in this price range.

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11/11/2020

5
Scent 7
Longevity 7
Sillage 4
Bottle

Ufooo

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Ufooo

As I was sipping cocktails, I had a flash of insight.

Not so long ago I was having cocktails with some friends and what can I say. You know those cocktail cherries?
This is exactly what a component of the top note of the CK One Shock reminds me of.

In the truest sense of the word I was shocked when I was able to put the scent and the cocktail cherries into a context. It is the acrid, very sweet, artificial cherry smell.
This becomes weaker with time, but for my feeling it always remains in the background.
Because cocktail cherries disgust me, because they are very artificially sweet, I cannot get anything out of this scent
So the fragrance may be something for younger clients with a small budget, although there are much better alternatives.

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05/19/2020

7.5
Scent 7
Longevity 7
Sillage 6
Bottle

Dan81
17 Reviews

Dan81

Cardamom 02

CK One Shock was indeed shocking for me.
CK One Shock didn't remind me of CK One at first. Albeit Shock's ingredients are vocal and stand out more, I do think the overall "lightness/easy to wear" that CK one had is still present in Shock despite Shock's greater longevity and silage. And it is Cardamom heaven! The gorgeous Cardamom reminds me of La Nuit de L'Homme, it's seductive, but takes a turn towards Tobacco and Musk, hence it is Cardamom 02 for me. Usually some lavender and cucumber on top but I can't smell Clementine. I love it, I am addicted to the opening and want to keep sniffing it. I may spray this on clothes as well as skin as I like to enjoy the top notes last longer.

Unfortunately, my wife does not like CK One Shock. Along with SpiceBomb Extreme, she hates CK One Shock. Something in there reminds her of her father using the bathroom apparently. Travesty. What does one do when your partner does not care for specific scent? It's a question. I keep my CK One Shock in my office drawer, occasionally bring it up and sniff it, waiting for Fall and Winter to wear this gem.

03/27/2020

4.5
Scent 7
Longevity 3
Sillage 2
Bottle

LeGourmetNRW

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LeGourmetNRW

superficial freshness

Hello everyone,

to evaluate this fragrance I applied it yesterday evening and this morning and went through the various notes and development. In general I find this fragrance of the price performance situation of course for young people and small purses very interesting (which I think is also the target group). You get a big chunky, simple sprayer for about 25 Euro. The sprayer is made of plastic and seems "cheap" when you assemble it but hey, the scent is.

To the smell.
Definitely a spring scent for me, which somehow smells like a very well-known cleaning agent for the tiles. The fragrance has a very clean but artificial top note. I can see the cucumber (the fresh aromas), clementines and also the lavender. To the durability is to be said that the smell with me after 3-4 hours on the skin and on my clothes also the next morning still exactly as described in the head note is to be smelled. The durability is rather poor and I can't see any "development" of the fragrance over time.

CK One Shock is what it means to me.

A fragrance for beginners with a good price-performance ratio, poor durability and a synthetic freshness feeling

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03/19/2020

9
Scent 7
Longevity 6
Sillage 6
Bottle

Elysium
438 Reviews

Elysium

Helpful Review 5

Oh, là là! I fell for it again

First of all, don't make my own mistake. I have been ignoring CK One Shock for a long, too long time, thinking it was just one of many variations released after the CK One masterpiece. I suppose we all had the opportunity to try at least one of the many flankers that come out every summer. All with too solar, marine, salty, fruity, or green chords, and we had wrinkled our nose thinking, "hell... again another aquatic!" But no, I fell for it again. I have tested CK One Shock, and the bottle design doesn't exactly inspire enthusiasm, so I have taken my first sniff with some skepticism... and it was indeed a blow! Insane to make this a flanker of CK One. They could have called it with a brand new name and bottle, because it has naught to do with One original, and this is by far the most interesting CK One flanker in many years.

CK One Shock has a glorious opening, as others have said already. The most beautiful openings in any fragrance I have ever smelled. Clementine, lavender, and cucumber notes claim the top of the pyramid. Much like Burberry London but this is chocolaty patchouli tobacco, whereas London is vanillic tobacco with some hints of resin. I've read somewhere that energy drink accord is part of the top notes, and I get it. It's a sweet, semi-syrupy start that is as syrupy as the famous "Red Bull" drink, with a cherry tone akin to Insurrection II Dark.

Beyond its somewhat curious and brief but not unpleasant opening, CK One Shock offers a rich and intoxicating blend of spiced notes. Cardamom, black pepper, and black basil, a rare quality of basil, announce the middle, but it's the cardamom and pepper accord that comes through the sweetness of the top.

Chocolaty patchouli and particularly well-rendered tobacco are the base of CK One Shock, they emerge early, making the scent a pleasant semi-sweet tobacco glow evocative Dolce & Gabbana Pour Homme. The smell of CK One Shock tosses in that cocoa for darkness, then finishes with musk, patchouli, and some indiscernible dark woody tones at the end to distinguish its oriental side. Ultimately, there is an ambreine note in the base, which is a natural extract obtained exclusively from labdanum gum-resin, with smoky and earthy facets.

It's very seductive, not over the top, loud, cloying or offensive. Projection and sillage are relatively good but not overpowering or offensive with this. After about six hours or so, it turns a natural skin scent of chocolate, tobacco, patchouli, and slight sweetness of a fading cherry note. It lingers and catches attention for hours. It's elegant and warm and inviting, sweet without becoming cloying, however, heavy enough that it's best suited to cold weather. Recommended for use in median climates, for office, romantic, or formal events. Pretty versatile but not the best for hot days. However, if you need an evening or spring gourmand fragrance that is dark, sweet, and sexy for a special event or date, this smells wonderful, has decent staying power, and gets compliments aplenty. It will have a brilliant effect in the sunshine of a bright primaveral day.

-Elysium

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02/12/2020

8.5
Scent 6
Longevity 6
Sillage 4
Bottle

Ethylglyoxal

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Ethylglyoxal

Price Performance Winner in the Winter Wonderland.

Super fragrance, mellow durability, silly, totally unsuitable bottle (and name).
But that I want to smell my arm so often for the price is impressive. Because of the mediocre shelf life, but also because of the very low price, I like to take a filling of this when I feel like smelling like green cardamom tobacco cookies 7/10, but the smell is almost a 9.

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