Calvin Klein

Truth for Men

Woody Aromatic · 2002 · Alberto Morillas, Jacques Cavallier, Thierry Wasser

BasilCardamomGreen LeavesFernResinsRed CedarPatchouliExotic Woods

Notes carried over from an earlier source and not independently checked.

Reported longevity
Moderate
Reported sillage
Moderate
Typical occasion
Office/Daily
Typical season
Spring

These describe how the fragrance is generally reported to behave. Skin chemistry, weather and how much you apply all change it, so your own experience may differ.

Limited evidence

Basil and green leaves open crisp and herbal over a fern-fresh fougere heart. Red cedar, patchouli and exotic woods give the base a dry, textured grip. Green and grounded, a clean masculine that keeps its feet on the earth.

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How Truth for Men smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Truth for Men keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere, and is broadly easy to wear, familiar in its structure.

Limited evidence. Available evidence is limited, so this profile may change as the catalogue develops.

Warmthcool, open0.33

Truth for Men reads cool and open, nearer to citrus and air than to skin. That is 24th percentile for warmth across 5,320 scored fragrances.

Projectionmid-range0.44

Truth for Men 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 31st percentile for projection across 5,320 scored fragrances.

Riskfamiliar0.22

Truth for Men is broadly easy to wear, familiar in its structure. That is 21st percentile for risk across 5,320 scored fragrances.

Texturebalanced0.52

Truth for Men carries body without weight, present without filling a room. That is 57th percentile for texture across 5,320 scored fragrances.

Sweetnessdry0.20

Truth for Men keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 14th percentile for sweetness across 5,320 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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