CKOne Shock

It's no secret by now how much I adore CK One. I seriously remember the first time I smelled it. One of the girls in my class (and there were only 6 girls out of my class of 15 in our small town) got a bottle of it and brought it with her everywhere. I liked it a lot but at the time I didn't wear it. Skip to the part where the glass bottle broke in the girl's locker room and the tragic ending for that bottle of CKOne.

Now there's a new version to get excited about CKOne Shock. I sniffed a magazine sample and loved the fruity notes in the for her version. It adds just a little something extra to the whole thing without taking it in a totally different direction. I like that a lot or why would you bother calling it CKOne anything? I detect watermelon and maybe a smidge of another kind of fruit that I can't put my finger on. It sounds like a weird edition to CKOne but trust me it's not, I fell in love. Calvin Klein describes it as a "juicy, flavorful floriental that warms into a sexy skin musk." Sounds like it hits just about every category out there so it's sure to be a pretty big pleaser for those of you looking for holiday gifts.

Mr. Dudesday and I also sniff tested CKOne Shock for him and were less impressed. It reminded me of a more expensive version of Old Spice, which I happen to detest. The added spice is honestly nothing short of stomach churning. Calvin Klein calls this one "a sparkling, energetic oriental with smooth spice and masculine tobacco musk." All sounds well and good except that spice which was seriously stomach churning. I love tobacco notes for men and orientals are definitely my favorite category for both the ladies and the gents but I was overwhelmed with the spice both on the test strip and on Mr. Dudesday's wrist. I had the magazine strip on my coffee table and when the for him flap accidentally got popped open I could tell immediately. This one is not for me and I think Mr. Dudesday would rather stick with the Original CKOne or Givenchy Play for him. You can also visit my post about CKOne right here.

CK One: Fragrance, Jeans and Underwear

I'm all about CKOne and I have been since it came out 17 years ago. I was in grade school but I remember smelling it on everyone and their mother. Funny story, one of my classmates dropped her bottle in the locker room before a basketball game and we literally smelled it for the rest of the year. Fast forward to 2011 and I'm rocking the scent with my man. Who doesn't love to share a bottle with the one you love? It smells great on both of us and the unisex fragrance is just so comforting and fresh, just spicier than shower fresh.

If you've never tried out the scent the best way to check it out is with the Calvin Klein Fragrance Collection from Sephora available around the holidays. I picked up the men's version for my baby last year and I've loved smelling this scent, you know, when he actually remembers to wear it. It just screams sex appeal to me. I love it so much I picked up the body spray version for him this Christmas and it sits on the bathroom sink for both of us to use whenever the mood strikes.

For a limited time you can pick up CKOne Summer, a fruitier incarnation in a fun, bright bottle. I can't think of anything better than CK One in the summer, add in some fruitier notes and you can't go wrong.

In some interesting news out of Calvin Klein, the CKOne brand has been expanded to include jeans and underwear. This new line promises to be both comfortable and sexy. Can't go wrong there. Even if you can't afford Calvin Klein runway styles you can wear the skivvies. Who doesn't love when a man sheds his clothes and you're left staring at his Calvin's? Mmmmm.