Yves Saint Laurent
La Nuit de l'Homme
Aromatic · Warm spicy · Lavender.
parfumbible.comTobacco · Warm spicy · Amber.
About these origins
Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.
Brand origin: About Calvin Klein · Checked 2026-09-21
The brand explicitly states that it was founded in New York City in 1968.
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Collection: CK One
The short answer
A scent, in focus.
CK One Shock For Him by Calvin Klein has a listed tobacco, warm spicy, amber profile, with notes of Lavender, Clementine, Cucumber, Cardamom, Pepper.
Based on listed notes and accords.
Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.
Sizes offered
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01 / The scent profile
Understand what you smell.
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Inside the bottle.
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Performance / Community impressions
How it wears.
Longevity
3.10 / 5
4,842 votes
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category average, not hours
Projection
2.14 / 4
4,953 votes
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1 = intimate; higher = stronger
Value perception
4.39 / 5
3,129 votes
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1 = overpriced; 5 = great value
These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.
13,497Own it
5,011Previously owned
3,398Want it
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03 / Keep exploring
Often compared with…
Explore these suggested comparisons. Similarity is subjective.
Parfums de Marly
Herod
Eau de parfum
Tobacco · Vanilla · Warm spicy.
Bvlgari
Bvlgari Man In Black
Warm spicy · Woody · Leather.
Burberry
London for Men
Tobacco · Cinnamon · Sweet.
Explore a combination
Layering ideas to try.
Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.
Suggested experiment
Santal 33Both list Amber and Cardamom. Explore CK One Shock For Him’s tobacco direction alongside Santal 33’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.
Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.
Suggested experiment
Gypsy WaterBoth list Amber and Pepper. Explore CK One Shock For Him’s tobacco direction alongside Gypsy Water’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.
Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.
A little more clarity.
Before you tryWhat does CK One Shock For Him smell like?
CK One Shock For Him by Calvin Klein has a listed tobacco, warm spicy, amber profile, with notes of Lavender, Clementine, Cucumber, Cardamom, Pepper.
Who created it?
The listed perfumers are Ann Gottlieb, IFF.
How long does it last?
The longevity rating is 3.10 out of 5, from 4,842 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.
Which notes define CK One Shock For Him?
Its listed notes include lavender, clementine, cucumber, cardamom, pepper, basil, osmanthus, tobacco, amber, patchouli, woodsy notes, musk. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.
04 / Find your next bottle
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PARFUM BIBLE / SCENT CARD
CK One Shock For Him
Calvin Klein
Leading accords
tobacco
warm spicy
amber
sweet
fresh spicy
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.Listed notes · a selection
Lavender · Clementine · Cucumber · Cardamom · Pepper · Basil
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