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Calvin Klein Escape
Calvin Klein

Escape

Fresh
Floral
Rose
Jasmine
White Floral
Fruity
Green
EDP · 1991 · womens

Calvin Klein's Escape launched in 1991 as a fresh take on the feminine floral landscape, arriving during a period when the brand was establishing itself as a purveyor of accessible, modern fragrances with genuine quality.

The fragrance opens with a bright burst of citrus and stone fruits -- mandarin, apple, apricot, and litchi -- balanced by herbal green notes of coriander and chamomile that keep things grounded rather than sugary. The heart blooms into a classic white floral arrangement anchored by jasmine, rose, and lily of the valley, with carnation and cloves adding spice and depth. The base settles into a woody-amber foundation with cedar, sandalwood, and oakmoss providing structure, while vanilla and musk soften the finish with a subtle warmth.

Escape works best for someone seeking a versatile floral that leans slightly woody and herbal rather than purely romantic or heady. It's equally at home during spring and early fall, suitable for daytime wear or casual evenings. The composition feels balanced and mature -- neither aggressively sweet nor overly austere. If you respond to fragrances like The Homesteader, The Mystic, and The Tactician, Escape deserves your attention.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Fresh
70%
Floral
100%
Rose
20%
Jasmine
20%
White Floral
80%
Fruity
90%
Green
29%
Aromatic
24%
Woody
100%
Vetiver
24%
Earthy
52%
Musky
24%
Amber
24%
Warm Spicy
44%
Spicy
40%
Vanilla
24%
Sweet
60%
Gourmand
24%
Creamy
24%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Apple
Apple
Fresh, crisp, and slightly cidery, apple reads as clean and natural rather than candy-sweet. Green apple is sharper and more aromatic; red apple is rounder and juicier. Both add an approachable freshness to florals and fresher orientals, and green apple in particular is a signature of certain classic masculines.
Apricot
Apricot
Velvety, warm, and slightly honeyed, apricot is the most sensual of the stone fruits in perfumery. It has a jammy richness alongside its freshness, and a slightly almond-like facet from its stone. Pairs beautifully with white florals and musks in compositions that want warmth and femininity without heaviness.
Black Currant
Black Currant
Cassia
Cassia
Chinese cinnamon bark with a sharper, more pungent, and slightly more medicinal quality than true Ceylon cinnamon. Cassia is often what most people mean when they say cinnamon in a fragrance context, as it is more commonly used. It has a dry, woody warmth with a spiced directness that suits oriental and autumn compositions.
Chamomile
Chamomile
Warm, apple-like, and slightly sweet, chamomile has a soft, herbal comfort that is instantly calming. Roman chamomile is fruitier; German chamomile is more herbal. Both add a gentle, honey-adjacent warmth to compositions. Used in soft florals and woody orientals to add a natural, approachable sweetness.
Coriander
Coriander
Warm, spicy, and faintly citrusy, coriander seed smells quite different from the green herb, with a dry, woody warmth and a slight floral quality. It adds a spiced, slightly exotic character to masculine fragrances without the sharpness of pepper or the sweetness of vanilla. A supporting spice note that adds complexity.
Hiacynth
Hiacynth
Litchi
Litchi
Also known as lychee, litchi has a delicate, floral-fruity sweetness that is lighter and more transparent than most tropical fruits. It has a slightly rose-like quality that makes it at home in floral compositions, and a clean sweetness that reads as refined rather than candy-like. Common in contemporary light florals.
Mandarin Orange
Mandarin Orange
Marigold
Marigold
Pungent, earthy, and bitter-green, marigold is one of perfumery's more challenging florals. Unlike romantic rose or sweet jasmine, marigold smells of sun-warmed earth and slightly sharp greenery with a medicinal edge. It adds a grounded, uncommon naturalness to compositions that want to smell genuinely alive.
Melon
Melon
Fresh, watery, and clean, cantaloupe or honeydew melon adds a light, slightly aquatic sweetness to fragrance. It's a summer note that feels carefree and modern, closer to the transparent freshness of calone than to heavy tropical fruits. Used in light florals and aquatics to add a breezy, easy sweetness.
Oakmoss
Oakmoss
The defining ingredient of classic chypre perfumery, damp, forest-floor earthy with a faint bitterness and incredible complexity. Real oakmoss is now heavily restricted by IFRA regulations, which is why vintage chypres smell so different from modern ones. When present, it creates a raw, outdoorsy anchor that no synthetic fully replicates.
Ylang-Ylang
Ylang-Ylang
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Carnation
Carnation
Spicy, clove-like, and slightly powdery, carnation is one of perfumery's oldest floral notes, with a warm, almost peppery character that distinguishes it from softer flowers. It has a vintage, slightly old-fashioned quality that is coming back into fashion. Think pressed flowers in an old book, warm and complex.
Cloves
Cloves
Jasmine
Jasmine
Intoxicating, heady, and slightly animalic, jasmine is one of the few flowers that smells as rich in a bottle as it does climbing a garden wall at dusk. It has an almost fleshy, indolic quality that stops it reading as purely 'clean.' Jasmine is a workhorse in both feminine and masculine perfumery, adding depth and soul.
Lily Of The Valley
Lily Of The Valley
Crisp, green, and dewy, this spring flower smells like rain on cool grass with a clean, soap-like clarity. It's one of perfumery's most requested scents despite being nearly impossible to extract naturally, so it's almost always recreated synthetically. The result is fresh, tender, and timelessly elegant.
Peach
Peach
Ripe, juicy, and velvety, peach has a warm, slightly creamy sweetness that feels lush rather than childish in the right context. It adds a fruity sensuality to floral and oriental fragrances, and its slightly fuzzy quality can even play into tactile, skin-like accords. A note that feels like high summer.
Rose
Rose
The queen of floral notes and the most-used ingredient in fine perfumery. Real rose is simultaneously velvety, honeyed, and slightly spicy, nothing like the synthetic candy version. Depending on the variety used, it can anchor a composition or drift through it like a ghost, adding warmth without dominating.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Amber
Amber
A warm, resinous accord rather than a single ingredient, amber is typically built from labdanum, benzoin, and vanilla to create a rich, honeyed, almost solar warmth. It's the quintessential base-note family, adding a comforting richness that makes fragrances feel complete. The difference between a fragrance feeling cold and feeling alive.
Cedar
Cedar
Musk
Musk
The base layer of almost every modern fragrance, a soft, warm, skin-like scent that extends longevity and bridges other notes together. Natural musk was once derived from deer (now banned); today's musks are synthetic and range from clean and soapy to dark and animalic. The right musk makes a fragrance smell like 'you.'
Oakmoss
Oakmoss
The defining ingredient of classic chypre perfumery, damp, forest-floor earthy with a faint bitterness and incredible complexity. Real oakmoss is now heavily restricted by IFRA regulations, which is why vintage chypres smell so different from modern ones. When present, it creates a raw, outdoorsy anchor that no synthetic fully replicates.
Sandalwood
Sandalwood
Creamy, smooth, and milky with a soft, skin-like warmth that clings beautifully. True Mysore sandalwood is one of perfumery's most precious ingredients, simultaneously wood and skin, never cold or sharp. It rounds off sharp edges in any composition and makes the wearer smell subtly, irresistibly warmer.
Vanilla
Vanilla
Warm, sweet, and universally appealing, vanilla is to fragrance what salt is to cooking. Real vanilla is complex and slightly smoky, though most perfumery vanilla is synthetic and reads as clean, sweet, and creamy. It slows the evaporation of other notes and is the reason certain fragrances feel like a second skin.
Vetiver
Vetiver
Earthy, smoky, and complex, vetiver root is extracted from a grass native to India and has a scent that is simultaneously rooty, woody, and slightly lemony. It's one of perfumery's great base notes: tenacious, unisex, and endlessly adaptable. A fragrance built around vetiver feels grounded and deeply confident.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The HomesteaderBest match84% match
Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.

Warm skin musks, sandalwood, soft cedar, clean vetiver. Grounding, intimate, unhurried.

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The Mystic84% match
You wear what others can't place — and that's exactly the point.

Warm incense, dry resins, airy woods, smoke with softness. Never obvious.

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The Tactician82% match
Precision over excess. Always.

Crisp, dry, clean, worn close. Citrus, aromatic herbs, light woods, soft musks.

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Scent Profile
Fresh70%Floral100%Rose20%Jasmine20%White Floral80%
Fragrance Family
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Calvin Klein Escape— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

Best price today: Escape is $21.95. Without a coupon the lowest price is $21.95. Gush tracks 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.

Are grey market retailers authentic?

Yes. Jomashop, FragranceNet, and MaxAroma sell 100% authentic Calvin Klein fragrances through unofficial distribution channels. The fragrance is identical to department store stock. Grey market refers to the supply chain, not product quality. The price difference comes entirely from the distribution channel.

Frequently asked questions

Cheapest price for Calvin Klein Escape? +
$21.95 at FragranceShop. Gush compares 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.
Is $21.95 a good price for Escape? +
Yes. The current best price is $21.95 and MSRP is $65.95. At $21.95 you save 67% vs retail.
What does Calvin Klein Escape smell like? +
Calvin Klein's Escape launched in 1991 as a fresh take on the feminine floral landscape, arriving during a period when the brand was establishing itself as a purveyor of accessible, modern fragrances with genuine quality. The fragrance opens with a bright burst of citrus and stone fruits -- mandarin, apple, apricot, and litchi -- balanced by herbal green notes of coriander and chamomile that keep things grounded rather than sugary. The heart blooms into a classic white floral arrangement anchored by jasmine, rose, and lily of the valley, with carnation and cloves adding spice and depth. The base settles into a woody-amber foundation with cedar, sandalwood, and oakmoss providing structure, while vanilla and musk soften the finish with a subtle warmth. Escape works best for someone seeking a versatile floral that leans slightly woody and herbal rather than purely romantic or heady. It's equally at home during spring and early fall, suitable for daytime wear or casual evenings. The composition feels balanced and mature -- neither aggressively sweet nor overly austere. If you respond to fragrances like The Homesteader, The Mystic, and The Tactician, Escape deserves your attention.
What are the notes in Calvin Klein Escape? +
Top: Apple, Apricot, Black Currant, Cassia, Chamomile, Coriander, Hiacynth, Litchi, Mandarin Orange, Marigold, Melon, Oakmoss, Ylang-Ylang. Heart: Carnation, Cloves, Jasmine, Lily Of The Valley, Peach, Rose. Base: Amber, Cedar, Musk, Oakmoss, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Vetiver.
What fragrance family is Escape? +
Calvin Klein Escape belongs to the Floral fragrance family. It is an EDP.
What other fragrances smell like Calvin Klein Escape? +
Based on shared notes, Estee Lauder Lauder (Amber, Cedar, Carnation, Jasmine), Loewe Aire Loewe (Cedar, Musk, Carnation, Jasmine), Loewe Aire Loewe Sensual (Cedar, Musk, Carnation, Jasmine), Cartier Must II for women (Cedar, Musk, Carnation, Jasmine), Chanel N5 Vintage for women (Amber, Musk, Jasmine, Lily Of The Valley) may smell similar to Escape.
What is a grey market fragrance retailer? +
Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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