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    First Instinct Extreme vs. CK One Shock For Him

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    CK One Shock For Him rates higher with the community.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: First Instinct Extreme vs. CK One Shock For Him
    First Instinct ExtremeCK One Shock For Him
    ConcentrationExtremeEau de Toilette
    Launched20182011
    GenderMaleMale
    PerfumerPhilippe RomanoLoc Dong
    Best seasonFallFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    First Instinct Extreme

    Musky
    Fresh Spicy
    Tropical
    Fruity
    Warm Spicy
    Amber
    Ozonic
    Powdery

    CK One Shock For Him

    Warm Spicy
    Tobacco
    Amber
    Fresh Spicy
    Sweet
    Woody
    Aromatic
    Lavender

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    StarfruitBlack PepperMandarin Leaf
    LavenderClementineCucumber
    Heart
    Violet LeafSichuan PepperCardamomSaffron
    CardamomBlack pepperBlack basilOsmanthus
    Base
    MuskCoconut MilkAmberCashmir WoodSuede
    TobaccoAmberPatchouliWhite musk

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: First Instinct Extreme vs. CK One Shock For Him
    First Instinct ExtremeCK One Shock For Him
    Score3.5/54/5
    Longevity6-10 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagemoderatemoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    The dismissals come easy: mall cologne, mass-market, synthetic. Then the drydown arrives. That's when the coconut milk and cashmirwood reveal what Philippe Romano actually built here.First Instinct Extreme
    CK One Shock For Him occupies a strange space: clean enough for daily wear but with enough tobacco and ambergris in the base to feel grounded after dark.CK One Shock For Him