L'Erbolario Meharées vs Calvin Klein Obsession for Men

L'Erbolario Meharées scores 88% against Calvin Klein Obsession for Men overall — scored twice, once on the opening and once on the dry-down, because a scent rarely stays still on skin.

The match improves as it wears. L'Erbolario Meharées opens 85% like Calvin Klein Obsession for Men and reaches 90% by the dry-down, so give it an hour before judging it — the first spray is the least similar part of this comparison.

Both are built on warm spicy, woody, amber and cinnamon. Calvin Klein Obsession for Men adds aromatic, fresh spicy and balsamic that L'Erbolario Meharées does not. L'Erbolario Meharées brings vanilla, citrus and musky of its own.

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Calvin Klein Obsession for MenL'Erbolario Meharées
Price (estimate)about $45about $35
Longevity6h6h
Projection9/106/10
Sillage5/104/10
Released1986
Main accordswarm spicy, woody and amberwoody, warm spicy and powdery

On the estimates above, L'Erbolario Meharées sits about $10 under Calvin Klein Obsession for Men — roughly 22% less. Both figures are typical market prices rather than one shop's, so treat the gap as a direction rather than a quote.

Why these two are matched

Captures the warm, powdery, and cinnamon-spiced essence of Calvin Klein Obsession for Men with a smoother, more refined amber finish.

Scores are estimates built from note structure and community consensus, not laboratory measurements, and noses genuinely differ — treat a high match as a strong lead rather than a promise. AltScent is independent and is not affiliated with, authorized by or endorsed by any brand shown.

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