25 community ratings

Sheer Obsession

Name: Sheer Obsession
Brand: Calvin Klein

Perfumer: Rene Morgenthaler

2002WomenClassic

7.4/ 10

Community score
25 ratings

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Calvin Klein Sheer Obsession is a floral-fruity perfume for women that sets the brightness of mandarin orange and bergamot against the sweet warmth of vanilla, amber and musk; it has been discontinued.

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Skunky's take: The floral side leads, it arrives with a bouquet.

How does it perform?

From 18 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

6.9 /10

Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.

Sillage

5.8 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

6.3 /10

Looks good without trying too hard.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

84% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Amber Mandarin orange Frankincense Musk Vanilla Tagetes Bergamot

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Fruity
Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Powdery
Smoky

What does Sheer Obsession smell like?

The notes read as one whole rather than a top-heart-base sequence: mandarin orange and bergamot give it a fruity lift, vanilla and amber sweeten and soften it, while frankincense and tagetes add a spicy, slightly smoky shade. Floral and sweet accords lead, with woody and powdery tones staying in the background.

Longevity and sillage are rated moderate, though with few votes this is only a rough guide. It reads clearly as a feminine scent. Dior Midnight Poison (Eau de Parfum) and Chanel Allure Sensuelle (Eau de Parfum) have a close profile.