Escape for Men (Eau de Toilette) by Calvin Klein

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Escape for Men Calvin Klein 1993 Eau de Toilette

7.2 / 10 250 Ratings

A perfume by Calvin Klein for men, released in 1993. The scent is fruity-fresh. It was last marketed by Coty.
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Main accords

Fruity

Fresh

Sweet

Woody

Citrus

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Melon

Juniper

Mango

Bergamot

Eucalyptus

Grapefruit

Heart Notes

Birch

Sage

Cypress

Fir

Marine notes

Rosemary

Base Notes

Oakmoss

Amber

Patchouli

Sandalwood Vetiver

Vetiver

Perfumers

Steve DeMercado, David Apel

Ratings

Scent

7.2250 Ratings

Longevity

7.0199 Ratings

Sillage

6.6194 Ratings

Bottle

6.6210 Ratings

Value for money

7.776 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 09/22/2025.

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Reviews

27 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/23/2014

7Scent 5Longevity 7.5Sillage

StinkBrain
2 Reviews

StinkBrain

Very helpful Review 4

A Delightfully Sharp Summer

This perfume immediately caught my attention the first time I sniffed it. It's sharp, fresh, and powdery, supporting a tropical fruit tone. The herbs remain in the background. As it settles, the aquatic and eucalyptus notes become more prominent yet still ancillary to the melon-mango-citrus melange. Escape is slightly sweet and delightfully sharp.

I love this perfume for the summer. It exudes a masculine freshness that is disparate from the typical summer citrus-aquatics.

Escape always projects enough to turn a few smiling heads and has fair longevity. I've been told that I smell "yummy" when I've been hugged while wearing this fragrance. Who doesn't like to smell yummy?

01/25/2012

7Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

Missk
1357 Reviews

Missk

Very helpful Review 3

The scent of the Australian bush

While I'm usually one for darker and sexy scents on a man, I really do appreciate Escape for Men.

This fragrance is very Summery and fresh. However instead of being Summery in a citrusy sense, this is more accustomed to being green, spicy and slightly aquatic.

The melon and mango notes make the scent a little sweet but the strong herbs and spices keep the scent masculine.

The eucalyptus note in Escape is rather strong, and for all those fellow Australians out there, or people who have visited our country, the scent is very much like the Aussie outback in the middle of Summer, with large stretches of land covered with Eucalyptus gums, dry brown grass and rich, fertile soil. To me this is the scent of a rugged bushman. Since I grew up in the bush, Escape is comforting and natural for me.

Also, like the female version of Escape, there is a subtle oceanic quality, rather like sea salt lingering softly in the background. Certain parts of this fragrance certainly remind me of the beach.

All in all, Escape really doesn't get the credit it deserves. Although popular, very rarely will people see the composition itself, which is exquisite. I do really love this on a man. One of my favourite Summery male scents by far.

02/24/2018

10Scent 10Longevity 10Sillage

Lockon
34 Reviews

Lockon

5

Must have.

This is a sweet fruity green aquatic scent that's still manly...somehow.
If you haven't smelled this before, go for it.
It's a nice scent...
Don't you love it when a blind buy goes well?!
I can't wait to use this during the spring and summertime, drinking some lemonade, while wearing shorts & a tee shirt.
Maybe walking on the pier.
Anyway, that's where I see myself using this frag.
I used six sprays...both wrist, back & front of my neck, my chest and on my shirt.

Would I buy this again?...Yeah!

Does this fragrance enter BEAST MODE, good, just okay or weak sauce at best? Good.

What's the strength of this? EDT.

Am I willing to trade this fragrance? Yes.

Should You Skipped It, Sample It First or Blind Buy It?
Blind Buy Worthy.

Can you use it as a unisex scent? No.

Is it the old, new formulation? New.

What's its availability; in production, limited edition or discontinued? In production.

SKU Number: 088300190515 (Tester)
Batch Number: 6298 (Production Date: October 24, 2016)
Age: 18+
From: FragranceNet
Size: 100ML
Scent: 5/5 (Awesome).
Value: 5/5 (Cost $16.50).
Sillage: 3.5/5 (Four to three feet).
Longevity: 3.25/5 (Six hours plus).
Creativity: 5/5 (Sweet & fresh reminds me of springtime).
Projection: 3/5 (90 minutes tops).
Versatility: 3.25/5 (Can't wait to wear this during the spring & summer, during the day or night & anywhere).
Compliments: 3.75/5 (Well received, everyone liked it.).

Until next time, I'll catch you on the flipside.

03/11/2013

5Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

Miaw2
339 Reviews

Miaw2

Helpful Review 3

One of my first scents

Escape was one of my first scents. I bought it in 1996 and at that time i was in love it. It's a real nice release from CK that remains great untill now.

It's an all-year-around fragrance, but works better in hot months. Fruity and fresh, definetely worth it.

I smell mostly fruits such as melon and also lots of herbs/spices.

Updated January 2014

10/30/2021

7Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

ChicoRoch1
163 Reviews

ChicoRoch1

2

Free frosty free frosty

If u value the Calvin Klein of old the vintage is what u want. I find myself constantly saying this in all of my reviews. Why? Because anything made after the year 2000 has been butchered and neutered due to the that hapless draconian communistic organization the IFRA. They are no friends of mine and they never will be because they have, along with the EU (European Union,) single handedly ruined modern perfumerie and then hide behind the reason of safety. To that i say crap!! Instead of intelligently labelling the bottles with allergy warnings they flat out banish centuries old raw materials necessary for a fragrances makeup. Escape by Calvin Klein is another such casualty. On the one hand I have a frosty bottle from the early 1990s and on the other hand I have a bottle from last year and the difference is astounding, simply astounding. The early bottle gives me at least three more hours of longevity. Why? Because they haven't tinkered with the oak Moss like they have in the current version. If u value what u wear that should matter in a big way. The fruity beginning is pleasant enough but after that there's not much else. It says oakmoss as one of the notes but u and i know it's barely in there since perfumeries can not use any more than 0.1% of oakmoss absolute. You can't do much with that. Yes oakmoss, PURE UNADULTERATED OAKMOSS is that important to the lifeline of any fragrance. Supposedly some makers have come up with new versions of the stuff that's supposed to mirror the real thing. Whatever. IMO Escape by Calvin Klein should be more, so much more but sadly it just is not.

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