CK One

CK One is a citrus aromatic chypre unisex fragrance developed by Alberto Morillas[1] and Harry Fremont for Calvin Klein.[2]

Composition and marketing

CK One's top notes include pineapple, mandarin orange, papaya, bergamot, cardamom and lemon. Its middle notes include nutmeg, violet, orris root, jasmine, lily-of-the-valley and rose. Its base notes include sandalwood, amber, musk, cedar and oakmoss.[2]

The fragrance is considered to be a unisex fragrance,[3] and was the first unisex fragrance to gain wide popularity in the US.[4] It has also been described as the first fragrance to be openly marketed as unisex.[5]

History and sales

CK One was launched in 1994.[2] It became a best-seller, making more than $5 million in its first 10 days.[6] It generated about $90 million (USD) annually in the mid-1990s.[7] As of 2007, the scent's sales in the United States were still about $30 million annually.[7]

References
  1. Kilikita, Jacqueline (June 5, 2018). "Meet The Nose Behind All Your Favorite Perfumes". Refinery29. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  2. CK One fragrantica.com
  3. CK One Archived 2019-11-07 at the Wayback Machine fragrancex.com
  4. CK One basenotes.net
  5. Remembering the first ‘one:’ CK One Turns 25. Dazed. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  6. It Smelled Like Gen X Spirit. The New York Times. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  7. Wilson, Eric (March 8, 2007). "Perfume-Cologne-Fragrances-Calvin Klein-Twenty Somethings". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 August 2018.


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