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Calvin Klein Downtown vs Elizabeth Arden Untold
Untold is the community's favourite of the two.
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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
PearPink PepperCassisBergamot
Heart
GardeniaEgyptian Jasmine
Base
AmberMuskPatchouli
Accords
White floral
100%
Fruity
95%
Soft spicy
77%
Sweet
75%
Musky
65%
Fresh
61%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
fallspringwinter
About
Untold by Elizabeth Arden is a Floral Fruity fragrance for women. Untold was launched in 2013. The nose behind this fragrance is Clement Gavarry. Top notes are Pear, Pink Pepper, Cassis and Bergamot; middle notes are Gardenia and Egyptian Jasmine; base notes are Amber, Musk and Patchouli.
Notes in Common
31% sharedShared (5)
PearBergamotGardeniaPink PepperMusk
Only in Downtown
PlumItalian LemonTunisian NeroliViolet LeafTexas CedarIncenseVetiver
Only in Untold
CassisEgyptian JasmineAmberPatchouli
Rating
3.48vs3.81
Ratings
1,841vs1,137
Concentration
EDPvsEDP
Launch Year
2013vs2013
Which should I buy?
Untold is the community's favourite of the two.
- Untold is rated higher by the community: 3.81 from 1,137 ratings, against 3.48 from 1,841.
- Longevity votes for both lean "moderate".
- Sillage votes lean "intimate" for Downtown versus "moderate" for Untold.
- Downtown is voted best for spring; Untold for fall and spring.
- Both houses are mid-range (typically $40–100), so price won't be the deciding factor.
Buy Untold if you want the higher-rated option; pick Downtown if its note profile reads closer to what you already love wearing.