Defy
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- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Defy by Calvin Klein opens on bergamot and lavender, a bright citrus-herb combination that settles quickly into something calmer. Vetiver takes the middle, dry and faintly green, before amber warms the base and gives it a soft, resinous close. Sitting between fresh and grounded, it reads as aromatic rather than sweet, closer to a quiet desk than a night out. Released in 2021, it is mostly worn by men who want something clean without smelling scrubbed. Voters wear it in spring and summer, through the working day, and it fits an everyday office routine. Most wearers call its longevity moderate, and most also settle on a moderate sillage, so it stays close rather than filling a room. A 3ml decant covers a full working week before you decide on more.
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The community verdict
Defy brings lavender and bergamot into a fresh, aromatic opening, followed by vetiver and amber. Most find both its staying power and projection moderate, though some find it fades fairly soon or sits closer to the skin. It is an easy choice for spring days, with summer and the office also fitting its clean-cut style.
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- Brand
- Calvin Klein
- Scent profile
- For men
- Launched
- 2021
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Calvin Klein Defy, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Lavender rows swaying beside vetiver roots after morning rain.
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity397 votes
Most voted: 68%Moderate
13%Weak
Sillage477 votes
Most voted: 63%Moderate
33%Intimate
Season397 votes
Most voted: 43%Spring
35%Summer
Time of day397 votes
Most voted: 53%Daytime
33%Office
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Longevity397 votes
- Very weak8%31 votes
- Weak13%53 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)68%268 votes
- Long lasting9%36 votes
- Eternal2%9 votes
Sillage477 votes
- Intimate33%156 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)63%299 votes
- Strong4%19 votes
- Enormous1%3 votes
Season397 votes
- Spring (Most voted)43%170 votes
- Summer35%140 votes
- Autumn18%70 votes
- Winter4%17 votes
Time of day397 votes
- Daytime (Most voted)53%210 votes
- Office33%130 votes
- Evening11%45 votes
- Night out3%12 votes
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Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
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What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
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Try several scents for one bottle’s price
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More from Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein started out in the United States in 1968, and its perfumes have a clean, pared-back attitude to match. The range here splits into two pairs. Euphoria is the darker of the women's scents, with pomegranate and persimmon over black orchid, amber and soft woods. My Euphoria, from 2023, takes that idea somewhere fruitier and lighter. On the men's side, Defy opens bright with bergamot and lavender, a crisp aromatic start. Defy Parfum keeps the lavender and warms it up with cacao and spice. Try both halves of one pair together and you will soon know which way you lean.
Frequently asked questions
What does Calvin Klein Defy smell like?
Calvin Klein Defy opens with Bergamot and Lavender. The heart brings Vetiver. It dries down to Amber.
Is Calvin Klein Defy long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as moderate (68% of votes), and 11% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as moderate (63% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Calvin Klein Defy good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it a summer scent: spring and summer are its most-voted seasons, and summer takes 35% of season votes.
Is Calvin Klein Defy good for winter?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for winter: only 4% of season votes go to winter.
Is Calvin Klein Defy for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it by day: 86% of time-of-day votes are for daytime or the office, 14% for evenings and nights out.
Can I wear Calvin Klein Defy to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities favour other times of day, but the office still takes 33% of time-of-day votes.
Who makes Calvin Klein Defy?
Defy is made by Calvin Klein. It was launched in 2021.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Calvin Klein Defy?
A 10ml decant of Calvin Klein Defy holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Calvin Klein perfumes can I try?
Besides Calvin Klein Defy, 10ML has Euphoria, My Euphoria and Defy Parfum from Calvin Klein, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Calvin Klein Defy decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Calvin Klein Defy decant is filled by hand from an original Calvin Klein bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.