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Calvin Klein Downtown vs Atelier Cologne Bois Blonds
Bois Blonds for the community favourite, Downtown for the value.
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Notes
Top
PearPlumItalian LemonBergamotTunisian Neroli
Heart
GardeniaPink PepperViolet Leaf
Base
MuskTexas CedarIncenseVetiver
Accords
Fruity
100%
Citrus
86%
White floral
86%
Sweet
85%
Musky
72%
Aquatic
72%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageIntimate
Best Seasons
springfallsummer
About
Downtown by Calvin Klein is a Floral Woody Musk fragrance for women. Downtown was launched in 2013. The nose behind this fragrance is Caroline Sabas. Top notes are Pear, Plum, Italian Lemon, Bergamot and Tunisian Neroli; middle notes are Gardenia, Pink Pepper and Violet Leaf; base notes are Musk, Texas Cedar, Incense and Vetiver. Calvin Klein is launching a new fragrance for women, Downtown, which arrives in select stores in Summer 2013 and in the USA in September. President of Coty Prestige Jean Mortier said the following on the occasion of launching the new perfume: "Calvin Klein is our largest perfume business and is very important for us. Our goal is to create another fragrance for women in strategic way and to make it as popular as Euphoria or even more popular than it." Downtown aims at a younger population which prefers sweet fragrances. The perfume is constructed as floral-woody and it was created by perfumer Ann Gottlieb of Givaudan. The composition opens in a foamy and dashy way, with notes of Italian lemon, bergamot, Tunisian neroli, green pear and aquatic plum. The heart incorporates gentle gardenia petals combined with pink pepper and violet leaves on a base of cedar from Texas, incense, vetiver and velvety musk Downtown arrives in four sizes of flacons and will be available as EDP. Besides the perfume, the collection also includes body lotion, body bath, body mist–body fragrance. Actress Rooney Mara was selected as face of the campaign, which will include TV clips directed by David Fincher and a photo campaign photographed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino.
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Notes
Top
Tunisian NeroliPink Pepper
Heart
Orange BlossomIncense
Base
Woody NotesHaitian VetiverMusk
Accords
Woody
100%
White floral
78%
Citrus
64%
Aromatic
63%
Musky
58%
Earthy
53%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
summerspringfall
About
Bois Blonds by Atelier Cologne is a Oriental Woody fragrance for women and men. The nose behind this fragrance is Jérôme Epinette. Top notes are Tunisian Neroli and Pink Pepper; middle notes are Orange Blossom and Incense; base notes are Woody Notes, Haitian Vetiver and Musk. Bois Blonds is a sophisticated scent from the Cologne Absolue collection; an unusual blend of fresh, woody and deep aromas. It contains notes of neroli from Tunisia, pink pepper, Moroccan orange blossom, incense, wood notes, musk and vetiver from Haiti.It is available as 200 ml cologne absolue.
Notes in Common
27% sharedShared (4)
Tunisian NeroliPink PepperMuskIncense
Only in Downtown
PearPlumItalian LemonBergamotGardeniaViolet LeafTexas CedarVetiver
Only in Bois Blonds
Orange BlossomWoody NotesHaitian Vetiver
Rating
3.48vs3.88
Ratings
1,841vs867
Concentration
EDPvsEDP
Which should I buy?
Bois Blonds for the community favourite, Downtown for the value.
- Bois Blonds is rated higher by the community: 3.88 from 867 ratings, against 3.48 from 1,841.
- Longevity votes for both lean "moderate".
- Sillage votes lean "intimate" for Downtown versus "moderate" for Bois Blonds.
- Downtown is voted best for spring; Bois Blonds for summer and spring.
- Atelier Cologne is a premium house (typically $100–250), while Calvin Klein is mid-range (typically $40–100).
Buy Bois Blonds if you want the higher-rated option and the budget allows; buy Downtown if value for money matters most.