CK be Calvin Klein for women and men

very sweet yet cool..but no lasting power at all

I usually wear this during the winter as a day fragrance. I recommend this to everyone who appreciates spicy/oriental/floral fragrances and is looking for a lighter option for office and day wear.
It does skew to the masculine side of the unisex spectrum, but I can see the right woman pulling this off.

@Andy: Not everyone likes scents with a "kick". Those often tend to be too powerful and overwhelming. CK Be is a light clean scent that people won't be so offended by if they had to smell too much of it like they would be if someone was wearing a scent with "kick" :)

Like Soap in a Bottle

I am definetly not a fan of this fragrance. Although I must contend that I've never been that keen on most Calvin Klein fragrances, specifically "Be" with its "soap in a bottle" smell. It's not that this is a bad fragrance per say, I think it comes down more so to the fact that I'm just not a fan of this sort of scent. I smell this on people and I think of Bars of Soap, Freshly cleaned bathrooms, washing powder, detergent...the list goes on.

The lasting power isn't that great either, which only makes the fragrance less appealing to me. But you can get this fragrance at ridiculously cheap prices these days, so whats to complain about really? This fragrance definetly has an audience- theres no doubt about that. I'm just not a part of it.

I will never know why this stuff is so popular its a very generic plain smell and its totally synthetic i prefer scents with a little more of a kick

CK Be is a casual,clean,light and somewhat soapy fragrance that tends to stay close to the skin. It's not heavy, nor is it overpowering. I personally think it's a lot lighter than CK One (which gives me a headache). This is another one of those scents that makes you smell like you just got out of the shower. It's fresh with a clean, vanilla dry-down. It can be worn at any time of the year and draws compliments every now & then. :) Very affordable fragrance.
God bless!!



9/10

I just got back to this CLASSIC...got a new 200ml bottle. Smells so good. The best fragrance to wear to work because it is so light,clean, crisp and sexy. Better for men (although it is unisex). My only gripe with cK Be is its poor longevity. I get only 4-5 hrs on my skin (thats me being kind). The first 1-3 hrs are pure frag heaven!! Love it!!

I like it on men

huele tan limpio, este olor me enamoro hase unos 7 años cuando me regalaron la botella de 100 ml, me gustaba usarlo en todo momento, despues del gimnacio, y de dia y noche.

For me, this perfume smells really fresh and vibrating..it's really cool to wear it especially in the morning. I think it's funny when a few of my office colleagues like to smells on me because they said .."omg, ur body smells so fresh and it makes my bad mood turns into something sweet"..hahaha..how's that?? Well... this is also one of my favourite and sentimental collection!! (*_^)..

love it,got the 200ml bottle,great for daily use.

my 1st perfume
still love the scent until now.
i'm falling for the base note, one of the best ...

i like my perfume.but i so Gucci guilty is better than this one.........its my view

I think CK ONE is better than BE and more unisex, this one is pretty masculine, but not bad at all...

A bit more masculine than Ck One, although I tend to use both (not at the same time though!).
Can be used anytime but good for evening wear especially in the summer months. Fresh and clean with aa nice warm undertone. I can definitely detect the peach and musk. Very affordable too especially if you get the 200ml at sale price. If you get a chance to pick up the shower gel at a decent price then go for it as it is also very good and leaves you feeling very refreshed. Shower gel can be found at a budget price now and again in TK Maxx.
Enjoy!

YUM... this is lovely... but expensive!

Held off buying this when it was too popular but finally caved...and am glad. Out of all my frags this might be my favourite scent. Maybe not my favourite frag overall but my favourite to actually smell on myself...Polo Blue is a close second in this category.

Very easy to like and amazing--smells like clean laundry. Ive found it to last as long as i dare to go without showering it off!

well. ill go CKBE while most my friend like CKone . ckbe cool especially in a pleasure mood and gay clubbing .

Nice fresh smell, but does not last long.

ck be will always be one of my faves for my husband (his too). Just light, clean, crisp smelling.

I seem to be a sucker for anything with opoponax in it!!

ck one and be will always be in my collection.. just bought both in the 200ml bottles...

i stay with the classics...waisted to much money on the so called new frags...

the classics are the best

Someone bought me this as a present so I persevered with it but it's too masculine and 'aftershavy' for my taste. I notice that Afraafra found it too feminine and perfumy - it just goes to show how different we all are when it comes to fragrance!

it was mom's gift a long time ago,nice and fresh,a clean smell on you.

Less harsh citrus and green than One, more on the fruity-citrus side.
Only beef is the detergenty waft makes the scent a bit synthetic

I used it last summer and I like it a lot. But it's too light for men, it fits better to the women. Personally I prefer CK - One, more fruits and power of the base notes. My girlfriend and I have decided to buy Be for her and One for me and I think it is right decision. In spite of my opinion, both of them are perfect for the summer, exspecially for the hot days, for holidays and travelling.

CK Be in one of those that are simple, but smells so good anyway. As CK One, CK Be have a nice, clean scent but a little bit more sweeter.

What a con! This fragrance is the most pretentious waste of money I have even had the misfortune to own. Where do I start? The fragrance initially smells like dishwashing liquid and never rises above being a generic wishy washy bottle of nothingness. Did I mention it was insipid?

The 100% post consumer content packaging (which is thick, folded, not glued and thus tricky to open) is probably meant to send some kind of message. In addition, the detachable nozzle, means that once you attach it, the box doesn't close properly and the cap doesn't fit on the nozzle, how ludicrous. The message this sends to me is: "Ha ha we emancipated ya money".

The only positive is that the detachable nozzle will allow me to drain the bottle and decant something decent into it.

This review is to talk about all of the Calvin Klein classics (one / be /obession / escape / eternity etc. etc.). A bunch of them were ok, a few of them even good, but a lot of them were just perfumed water for ironing with the CK monogram on the bottle. The problem, thou, it's not with the perfumes themselves but instead with the fact that in a certain period almost everybody was wearing a CK creation. I can say I never tried one of these scent personally but instead I passively suffered them all. I started to develope an allergy and grew it in the years. What I can say for sure is, sooo bad for me, they had an incredible commercial feedback. I will survive!

Rating: 5/10

it uses my boyfriend, he loves it!

I think this is the perfect summer fragrance for the edgy woman... It even comes in a matte black bottle. I know it's notes are typically for a male fragrance but I think it's way too light for men.

CK Be is an airy fragrance with aquatic/bergamot top notes. The dry down is a light sandalwood with just a hint of lavender.

I can picture myself wearing
CK Be of course in the summmer but also when I just want to feel clean and fresh.

Overall I love it's easy style and lack of fussiness.

Once I smell it lately, I can simply tell this perfume made in 90's era. The woodsy, dusty and dark smell, bitter, smokey and the floral really remind me of something from the past. Maybe somebody close to me wear it when I was in childhood. After few hours, the perfume turns to soapy kinda smell. I just dont like it at all. As I see, nothing sexy about it. Oh ya, maybe you see it differently, I mean indirectly. The perfume smell soapy. Soap refer to bath/taking shower. Shower mean you're naked and naked is sexy. I guess so...

I think it's more feminine than CK One, but the smell will be sexier on men ;).
Pity, the longevity is poor, within 2 hours in a hot and humid day it will vanishes completely. To solve that I like to layer it with "Lovely" Sarah Jessica Parker. That way will emphasized the lavender more. Yeah I fall for the lavender in this one.

this is memory in the bottle.
very pleasing and relaxing scent. sometimes addicting too lol.
overall smell it's quite nice, but longevity is kinda sucks, only 4 hours max on my skin.
ck must redo this frag in edp version i think.

7/10

Totally love this. its not to strong but pleasent, soft and crisp at the same time, could wear this for ever, but i do haveto give the others a chance

I bought my first CK Be ever in March this year.
I did not try it, I have never tested it before, I did not know the scent at all.
It did smell great but only for about 30 seconds - after that the perfume was completely gone.
I used up a 100ml bottle in exactly 20 days because I thought that the scent lasted longer if only I used more - WRONG!
The poor lasting power is surely the reason why I have never smelled this on anyone else.
So sad it did not last on me.

IMHO....this is THE BEST colonge to wear to work...hands down! Very clean,crisp,light and sexy. Another winner from CK. Smells better on men.

I have it and try to finish the 200 ml. bottle :P that I own since early teen,up now..there is a lil left for swaping with others...It's very popular and everyone known its scent so, no need for me to describe just emm.. nice casual modern scent flaral-woody and for not too serious day.Especially on me has a lil bit sour!and short life last not more than 3 hrs..that's the down side I don't like but just acceptable..over all very nice unisex frag though.

Great perfume, a fresh, clean scent that lasts. Classy without trying too hard - understated.
It doesnt linger heavely on the nose.

EDT is a very fresh and light, to the point that is almost imperceptible, light wood tones.

This is my first fragrance, along side with CK One. I bought the first one in 1998 and still buy it now. It's very soapy and musky at first, but it becomes more pleasant as it dries down. While CK One is bright and fresh, CK Be is more sensual and sexier in a clean soapy way; I often wear this in evening. I suggest investing on the largest bottle tho because it doesn't last all that long. CK Be is my first love, and it will always "be".

A great musky lavender, perfect for hot weather. I feel immediately refreshed and clean, as if I just got out of the shower. If you like lavender, you'll like this.

RobbieX just said that something could remind him Rive Gauche for Men and I thougth no way. But deep down, something could remind it. Deeeep down. This is actually a calming and relaxing scent, and my first reaction when I bought a mini bottle was to think "this is mediocre". I despised it. And now I like. Maybe because brings me memories of something or sometime familiar; as Luca Turin said, to smell "like a faded memorie". This is more masculine than feminine. CK One is more feminine. Here, it is like missk's review, althought I don't see a consistent parallel whith bvlgari black (unless deep down :¬). Simple scent which I like.

A good one this, very unique and definitely unisex - floral, woody musk is a perfect description. Lasts all day and has amazing sillage. This has more character than CK One. Reminds me, a little, of Rive Gauche for men. Yes it's a very nice one!

I also think that this perfume is more on the feminine side, which is contrary to what most people think. It is fresh, soapy, clean, soft and warm, simply amazing. I feel very relaxed and at ease wearing it. Be is also very sensual for me... Absolutely one of my favourites.

I think it is way more feminine than CK1.Must be the Vanilla. If you like the soapy, powdery clean smell you should try this and I really think that guys should stay away from this fragrance. It is very feminine. Another thing that I love about this fragrance is that it smells really herbal and calming. Kind of like the Clarins perfume line.

After reading so many negatives, I decided I need to step in :-)
The fragrance is really classy, more masculine than feminine, i wouldn't wear it but I gave it to my dad who used to get compliments all the time.It was 4 years ago I bought him a bottle, he has just few drops of the fragrance left so asked if i could get him that fragrance in a matte black bottle with CK logo on it. (My dad is an oldish guy, not necesserily up to date with designers etc)
I knew straight away he meant CK Be.
My dad (old man) loves classic, yet fresh fragrances and the way he described that one was: ''My black tuxedo and that fragrance make me feel as if I was in my 30's again...and all the ladies at the office keep asking me what I'm wearing...''
I love that fragrance on men more than on myself but who knows, maybe I will give it another try when I visit my dad :-)

Bought this after smelling it on a man in a gay bar once, but I think I'd asked the wrong man because it didn't smell anything like the one I'd smelt.

It was really masculine at the time (but i didn't try it on skin). So I gave it to my Dad. Went to visit him last year and found it collecting cobwebs shoved at the back of his bathroom cupboard, so rescued it and gave it to my mum haha.

She LOVES it!!

It smells really clean when it first goes on, and very unusual. Can't really describe it. Very casual tho in my opinion. After a few minutes, turns alot more feminine, reminds me of the colour 'peach' for some reason. Then after that just gets really soapy, like a completely different fragrance.

Yeah it's different.... but ... I don't know, I'd like it if all my clothes smelt like this, but maybe not on my skin. Shame my mum liked it damn. Oh the point of the start of my review was, maybe it smelled completely different because it changes so much.

To me it smells more like a guy perfume than unisex. I bought and tested it on me but it just smelled lika guys perfume,so i tested it on me exboyfriend and on him it smelled lika a guy perfume and so great. So I gave him the bottle instead.

I liked! Is a young and freshy fragrance,reminds me movies and cute guys hahaha Excellent perfume ;)

this perfume is very citrusy at first, then it changes onto something hard to explain, like a dry sweetness, totally weird. i really like this smell, smells best on young people

i own one back in high school. i like the top note but as it settles, it kinda turns to a disappointment. i liked ck one better.

"Not another uni-sex fragrance" I thought when this one came out. More than ten years later I wish to add: "That joke isn't funny anymore." Hopelessly dated.

This is my all time favorite, love the musk scent.

When this fragrance was introduced it was very new and nice and I used to love it and wear it very often. Now my tast has changed and I haven't used it since highschool.

I do not like this on myself, but I suppose it would smell better on a man. There is a certain 'sour' note in this fragrance that I find too sharp and unappealing. It is not as fresh or as clean and airy as CK One, which to me, is, and will always be CK's No.1 Unisex fragrance. To my nose, CK Be smells like old soap compared to the dewy meadows and green grass of CK 1.

If there is a fragrance which should be unisex instead of CK Be it would be Issey Miyake Pour Homme (a fresh woody aromatic I love)...CK Be smells alot more masculine to my nose than it, so I don't get how it can be unisex.

I really loved this scent in high school and after reading all the reviews I think Im going to buy another bottle! The scent was clean and fresh, a MUST in my perfume collection. How could I have forgotten about CK Be? :o)

This is one of those scents that I will always replace when it's finished and will always have. It's a timeless scent and (to my nose) it's extraordinary. It's kicks the shit out of Ck1 anyday. It's totally compelling and clean. And it's my "Go To" scent when I can't decide what to wear and it never dissapoints. It's going down as one of my all time favourites because nothing smells like this anywhere. It's a scent that makes me feel instantly clean, light as air and it's got amazing lasting power but it's not an overpowering scent. It's good for day to day wear. A kind of..under the skin smell that could be mistaken as your natural clean smell. It's gorgeous and under rated! (Can you tell I'm a fan?)

There is something incredibly relaxing and calm about this fragrance. It is comfortable and light while maintaining a certain presence that is both charming and ideal.

Unisex it certainly is. While the opening is rather masculine, and in some ways similar to Bvlgari Black, the drydown is quite floral and clean, but not at all feminine. CK Be is somewhere in between, something that would smell sexy on a man and pretty on a woman.

CK Be is mysterious but certainly not dark. There's an element of cheerfulness behind this fragrance and it is quite refreshing.

I sense a subtle rubbery note intermixed into the notes which gives this fragrance that little something. The rubber combined with smokey woods and sweet floral notes really makes this fragrance worthwhile.

The lasting power is quite good and the price is fantastic for such a quality scent. I recommend for both sexes.

Clean, clean, clean! I haven't worn this since high school, but recently purchased a bottle, and it brought back so many memories. I think the initial spray has a masculine quality, but the drydown is so fem. I really love it when I want something fresh.

I cant see how this can be a unisex perfume, actually. Its really masculine.. but I LOVE IT!! So im going to buy this for myself soon.

I dont think my boyfriend will like me wearing this, though. He likes that I wear sweet-fruity scents. But heck! I got to have this! ;)

it's an all time scent for me. I prefer different perfumes for different times but Ck one or Be is always there. Whenever i want a fresh and clean feeling, Be is the one i'm looking for. I love it's lavender effect. This perfume is lila for me. Lovely and simple.

Its the dark version of CK One. It reminds me of a gloomy rainy day. Very mysterious, very ominous, smells very clean and great longevity.

It is an interesting scent, and leaves a very woodsy, juniper-y, almost gin-like impression. It's OK by itself, if rather shallow and not very complex, but I accidently decanted some into a bottle which had previously held some Organza Indecence, and this combination was fabulous!

I find this so sexy and complex yet at the same time so simple and clean...i always wondered what they meant about this being unisex when it came out...i thought "how can a scent be uni?"...then i smelled this and it all made sense...very good and very clever.

not sure about this one never got into it, just smells generic

good for everyday use. doesn't last that long though, but i still like it! i'm on my 2nd bottle now. :D

This smells like woods and citrus. Very nice! It's casual and reminds me a bit of CKOne. It is a bit on the masculine side, but not so much that a woman would feel uncomfortable wearing it.

I bought this few days ago. Freshing memories thought.
My teenage daughter says I smell like grandpa.. and few hours later she asks "what parfum are you wearing now, mom? It´s great and smels so good."
Well, I told her"same perfum honey, that one what smels like grandpa.."
So. I think this is first very maskuline, and few hours later it´s sexy feminine, little mysterious.
This is allso very longlasting. I went to shower and afterwards I still can smell I´d put CK Be on me.
Fresh at first, secresy later.

fuuu - really many notes - big mix - typical 90´s smell :-)

i first smelled this one on the test paper and i really felt in love with it... nice and fully fresh´n´flowery smell!

so i decided to test it on my skin - hmmm - nice - but... after few minutes - ehm... error? yes - not compactible - it was more sweet than fresh and a bit sour... i dont know... definitely not for me - for my skin:-)

I Think this one is very spicy and sexy,very unusual,a great unisex perfume i love it. :)

This is one of my favorite fragrances!
I read the description and i think wow i must buy that parfume.I love the bottle it's so velvet,black and looks very good.I love to wear CK be when i want to feel clean,comfortable and free,it's good for everyday when you wear lazy clothes hang out with friends or only for relaxing and be yourself.

To the fragrance the first smell is really masculine but after some minutes it turns into a fresh and woody,warm fragrance.It smells like good showergel it's so nice,i think it smells very pure,sexy and confident.It's a good fragrance for women and men,for all seasions and timeless.

the top 3 perfume of my collection list.Its woody scent makes me feel easy & calmy.some kind of uniquely sexy

A favorite scent on my man. Just love this scent in his beard.

I find this fragrance to be slightly more masculine than CK one but still it is a lovely unisex fragrance. I prefer it to CK one-in fact, the two are really not anything alike except that they are unisex. I really like the top notes which are fresh and minty. However, despite many "green" ingredients, this is by no means a green scent. The drydown and basenotes are spicy and sexy and perfume is incredibly long lasting. As it is drying down, it smells like wonderful sandalwood then finally ends with a soft, nearly powdery amber scent.

It's funny how chemistry, noses, etc. are so different because I noted here that some folks found this one to be quite feminine. I think both sexes could wear it nicely. Also, I'm by no means a teenager, but I think it smells pretty good on me anyway! Why I haven't tried this one sooner, I cannot say...but this one is worth the price of a full bottle. For an affordable perfume, I agree this one could be a perfect daily fragrance.

This is the the best unisex perfume ever! It is really, really nice and velvety. It has a smooth richness and mysterious attraction that you cannot ignore.

I loved this in high school and occasionally I wear it as a casual outdoor perfume. Bergamot and green notes are prominent for the first hour or so, and then I can detect peach, jasmine, and some freesia. I find the dry-down very sultry, powdery in a musky way, very sexy. I found this to be much more feminine than CKOne.

This is an exquisite fragrance. I think it smells like a velvet field at night.
It's floral, but not femenine. Try it.

I had it a loooong time ago... it's great for day by day, and in specially for younger people, teens ;)

a little perfumy and feminine for my taste

Just like One - great unisex perfume.