1985's Obsession, from Calvin Klein, was meant to capture the “essence of the 1980's obsession with carnal and material gratification”; Secret Obsession, the brand's latest feminine fragrance, hopes to update that notion for modern times, to “become the meaning of what is sexy today — more personal, sophisticated and intoxicating”.* If Secret Obsession fails in that mission it won't be the fault of Eva Mendes, who gamely writhes and moans in (presumably) perfumed ecstasy, and shows just enough nipple to get the advertising spot banned from television, thus ensuring that a bajillion people will watch it on YouTube at no expense whatsoever to Coty.
Like the original Obsession, Secret Obsession is a floriental, but the two scents are not meant to be related in any way other than the name, and in the event, they don't share anything much other than an amber-y base and an overtly sensuous character. Secret Obsession has a sweet, fruity opening that smells entirely of today; still, don't go looking for the sparkling and sheer pinkish berries that decorate so many of the fruity florals of the past five years. These fruits are spicy and overripe…
