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Calvin Klein Defy
The original reads: citrus · aromatic · woody · amber · musky.
The genuine fragrance
Calvin Klein Defy
citrus · aromatic · woody · amber · musky
Accords cited from Ulta Beauty
Listed for menThe scent, note by note
How Calvin Klein Defy is built
Notes as published by Ulta Beauty, mapped into our controlled vocabulary. How they wear varies with skin and concentration.
Accessible alternatives will appear here as we verify genuine matches from cited sources. The fragrance above is the real thing.
The honest verdict
Which one should you buy?
The genuine Calvin Klein Defy is $22.39, and it is the real thing on this page. We have not verified an accessible version we would stand behind, so none is listed. We only show an alternative when its cited accords genuinely match the original, never on guesswork.
Common questions
Where can I buy Calvin Klein Defy?
You can buy the genuine Calvin Klein Defy straight from FragranceNet.com. The real bottle comes first; the accessible alternatives below are there if you'd rather spend less.
What does Calvin Klein Defy smell like?
Calvin Klein Defy opens with Bergamot and Mandarin; a heart of Lavender, Sage and Violet Leaf; drying down to Vetiver, Amber and Musk, from notes Ulta Beauty publishes. Those notes read as citrus, aromatic, woody, amber, musky, the coarse families Ulta Beauty cites. How it wears depends on your skin and the concentration. We only publish notes and accords we can trace to a source.
How much does Calvin Klein Defy cost?
The genuine Calvin Klein Defy runs $22.39 at FragranceNet.com as of this page's last update, though retailers set their own prices and change them.
What's the closest accessible alternative to Defy?
We rank the "smells-like" alternatives to Defy by how closely their cited accords match the original, cheapest first. A dupe is meant to evoke Defy, not match its formula, and we say as much. If we can't verify a genuine match yet, we leave it off.
Is Defy for men or women?
Calvin Klein Defy is listed as a men's fragrance by the retailer. That's a marketing label, not a rule: fragrance has no gender, and plenty of "men's" scents are worn by anyone. We show how it's sold and leave the wearing to you.
What fragrances share notes with Defy?
Ralph Lauren Polo Earth (shares Sage, Mandarin, Lavender); Creed Viking Cologne (shares Sage, Mandarin, Lavender); Roja Parfums Elysium Eau Intense (shares Violet Leaf, Lavender, Vetiver). These share specific notes with Defy, a closer match than a shared accord family. We rank them by how many of Defy's cited notes they actually share, weighting rarer notes heavier than ubiquitous ones. Each is its own fragrance with real, sourced notes, not a copy of Defy, and has its own page.
What fragrances are similar to Defy?
Defy reads as citrus, aromatic, woody, amber, musky. If that's the corner you like, you'll find Tiziana Terenzi Akragas, Al Haramain Amber Oud and Mancera Aoud Violet nearby. We rank them by how many of Defy's cited accords they actually share, weighting rarer families heavier. They're their own fragrances, not copies of Defy, and each has its own page.
We list the genuine original first, always. Fragrance Hunter earns affiliate commissions on outbound links across the site, on both original bottles and accessible alternatives, at no cost to you. Because we earn the same either way, what pays us never sets the order we rank things in; the ranking answers to the cited accords, not a sponsor (how we pick, and how we earn). Accessible alternatives are imitations of a named original; related fragrances are independent houses' own creations that stand as originals in their own right. We label which is which, and never present an imitation as the original. Prices are indicative, set by the retailer, and change. Accords are coarse scent families cited from brand or retailer sources; an alternative evokes the profile, it is not the same formula.