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Crave Calvin Klein 2002

6.9 / 10 83 Ratings

A perfume by Calvin Klein for men, released in 2002. The scent is fresh-citrusy. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Fresh

Citrus

Synthetic

Spicy

Fruity

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Bergamot

Starfish

Heart Notes

Basil

Coriander

Pimento

Base Notes

Birch

Musk

Nutmeg

Oakmoss

Sandalwood

Tonka bean Vetiver

Vetiver

Perfumers

Yves Cassar, Pascal Gaurin, Jean-Marc Chaillan

Ratings

Scent

6.983 Ratings

Longevity

6.661 Ratings

Sillage

6.455 Ratings

Bottle

5.473 Ratings

Value for money

7.116 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 09/09/2025.

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Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

09/09/2025

VntgeDecants
15 Reviews

VntgeDecants

1

Tracking the vintage Ep10

Hello Fragrance Fam!
On todays Web blog of "finding the Vintage batch" We're covering Crave by Calvin Klein.
This is a soapy scent, similar in scent profile to Perry Ellis America for men (the clear bottle), JOOP Nightflight, or to a lesser extent Acqua Di Gio for men EDT. Overall it has a clean aromatic scent profile, with a sharp and salty calone sort of smell that was popular in the early 2000's. The good news is this fragrance never underwent any reformulation! Coty/Prestige produced this fragrance for Calvin Klein from 2002-2005 approximately and because of it being discontinued so quickly is why it fetches such a high price tag in todays market! Hope this helps, enjoy the journey!

12/11/2022

6
Pricing 4
Bottle 6
Sillage 6
Longevity 6
Scent

manlyscents
96 Reviews

manlyscents

3

Geared towards the younger crowd

This is a vibrant, spicy, peppery, citrus scent that I used to enjoy in my youth. I don't know if it's the tonka overload in the dry-down, but I just can't wear this nowadays - my tastes have changed drastically. I'm not going to discuss that starfish note marketing ploy nonsense. It was heavily marketed as a sports freshie, and it came in a plastic bottle to be chucked carelessly into a gym bag. Scent-wise, I never got the sportiness at all, but it's certainly geared towards the younger crowd, and more appropriate for warm weather.

Projection and longevity are both moderate at best.

Masculinity Level: The black & white CK ads weren't far off with that androgynous waxed young dude in his tighty whities.

08/11/2014

5
Bottle 2.5
Sillage 2.5
Longevity 4
Scent

WiseOwl
21 Reviews

WiseOwl

1

I Don't Crave Crave

Crave is a very light, sweet and synthetic smelling fragrance. No doubt aimed at the younger end of the perfume buying market with it's modern looking plastic bottle that will doubtless intrigue today's gadget obsessed generation. Not my favourite CK scent by a long way, but an ok fragrance all the same that can still be picked up fairly cheaply despite being discontinued.

05/11/2018

1
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Basti87
594 Reviews

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Basti87

Top Review 8

Not to be underestimated

I've known CK Crave for half an eternity. Long before my passion for fragrance I had a sample of this fragrance at the beginning of 2000. I used to like testing samples, but never bought anything. At that time I preferred to have a small, manageable collection, as I was given scents from time to time. More than 10 years later: Stored in memory and never really forgotten: You used to love it, order it. Good call. Unfortunately it is difficult to get it because it was unfairly hired. That's when some CK's deserve it more.

The bottle is really the biggest piece of dirt :-) Looks 100% cheap, even if it's down. Also can't stand. Bottom drawer. Fortunately flacons are rather secondary for me.
Fragrance twinning is Tom Ford "Costa Azzura". I can't confirm this, because I don't know him, but it's possible if you compare the scent pyramids. Something special is Crave for me definitely, because it is really no 0815 water. It starts extremely fresh, herbaceous and spicy with lots of bergamot, basil and coriander. This nice herbal spice goes great with this fresh bergamot note. For a long time it stays that way and later it gently fades out. A very subtle sweetness comes from Tonka, also musk and soft woody notes come to the fore. However, this great Crave seasoning remains. Altogether a beautiful fragrance with recognition value and not as arbitrary as many CKs. Adjusted wrongly.
The performance is in the middle range and completely OK for a fresh fragrance. A few hours he holds loosely to it with reasonably strong Sillage.

Whoever finds him will find him somewhere on the net: I can recommend him. A fresh fragrance with a lot of individuality.