Calvin Klein

Defy Eau de Parfum

Woody Aromatic

bergamotlavendermintrhubarbrosemarycurry tree

Longevity

Moderate

Sillage

Moderate

Occasion

Smart Casual / Social

Seasonality

Summer

Lavender, mint and rosemary set a cool herbal tone over bergamot, with rhubarb and curry tree adding a green-bitter twist. Cool and dry, it keeps close, a crisp aromatic with an unusual herbal edge.

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How Defy Eau de Parfum smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Defy Eau de Parfum keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere, and is broadly easy to wear, familiar in its structure.

Warmthcool, open0.31

Defy Eau de Parfum reads cool and open, nearer to citrus and air than to skin. That is 20th percentile for warmth across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Projectionmid-range0.43

Defy Eau de Parfum sits mid-range on projection, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle. That is 22nd percentile for projection across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Riskfamiliar0.17

Defy Eau de Parfum is broadly easy to wear, familiar in its structure. That is 7th percentile for risk across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Texturemid-range0.35

Defy Eau de Parfum sits mid-range on texture, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle. That is 18th percentile for texture across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Sweetnessdry0.10

Defy Eau de Parfum keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 4th percentile for sweetness across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.

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