NYC II

NYC II chases Calvin Klein's CK2, the polarising mineral-aromatic clean-skin unisex scent. It opens fresh and slightly spicy with a green wasabi lift over juicy mandarin and a leafy violet leaf, that crisp, slightly aquatic start the original is known for. The heart is the signature: a wet-cobblestone, petrichor-like mineral note - rain on warm stone - woven with powdery orris and a soft rose. It dries into vetiver, a wisp of incense and clean sandalwood. Buyers comparing the two praise how realistic the wet-pebble note is, with several saying it smells exactly like CK2. Where it diverges, longevity is short - some report it gone in around an hour - which mirrors the original's own famously soft, fleeting wear. A clean, mineral, spa-like warm-weather scent that captures the distinctive petrichor signature at a budget price.