[Both ariticles below are cited from http://www.nstperfume.com/]

Calvin Klein launched Euphoria Blossom earlier this year. It is formulated specifically to suit Asian preferences for lighter fragrances, although it will eventually be marketed worldwide. The fragrance notes feature kumquat, dewy green accord, pomegranate, orchid blossom, lotus blossom, pink peony, blond wood, white amber and frosted sheer musk.

Euphoria Blossom, like the original Euphoria, starts with sweet fruits, but the sweetness is considerably toned down and accented here with sparkling citrus notes. The “dewy green accord” is more noticeable simply because it has less competition for attention, and it smells more like a simple (and very fresh) floral and less like a sexy oriental fragrance for the same reason — the base here is relatively quiet, with none of the creamy richness of Euphoria, just a mild little blur of woody musk and amber. The sillage is slight, and the lasting power is so-so.

Euphoria was well-done if not groundbreaking, and I would say the same of Euphoria Blossom, but more so than the original, it has the kind of smells-like-everything-else, been-through-more-than-one-focus-group pleasantness that would make it hard to pick out of a blind smell test at Sephora. If you adore Euphoria and want a lighter version for summer, it might be just the ticket, but I would not be surprised if many Euphoria fans find it a bit more innocuous than they were hoping for.

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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. It’s not quite Rochas Femme or Frederic Malle Le Parfum de Thérèse, mind you, but it smells more grown-up than I expected.

The dry down is a sweet floral (the notes: exotic plum, mace, rose de damas, jasmine, orange flower, tuberose, cashmere woods, burnt amber, vanilla and sandalwood). The rose is center-stage very briefly in the early dry down, after that, it’s more of a hothouse, tuberose-ish floral, but it lacks the richness and depth of Obsession’s floral heart — it’s a bit loud, but has a more modern, stylised feel. While I don’t find it unpleasant, I’ve seen more than one remark comparing it to hairspray.

What hairspray there is largely disappears within an hour; then Secret Obsession is a (relatively) quiet amber-y musky woods, medium-dark, spiced and honeyed but not overly sweet (although the fruit notes, which get buried under the flowers for a time, seem to reappear in the final stages). It’s sultry without the bitter edges that render Obsession an unlikely sell in today’s youth-oriented market. It isn’t a shy scent, but it isn’t quite so overwhelming as Obsession, and it’s considerably more subtle (and arguably, sexier) than Calvin Klein’s last stab at this market, Euphoria.

想标题真痛苦，为什么一定要有标题，写日记就不会有这个麻烦。。。BTW，还是喜欢中国式年月日的排列方式，如果按照这边月日年的顺序并且以日期命名文件的话，电脑排列的时候就很麻烦，或者说要找一个只记得大概日期的文件就很麻烦。当然可以按修改日期排序，不过我的习惯是按标题排序。。。

好消息是paper很有戏。Frankly speaking, I feel pretty surprised, in a good way, of course. 不过想到又要面对那篇东西进行反复修改就觉得心烦。我觉得自己很喜欢自我否定。不是好习惯，尤其在美国。我一直在努力让自己更自信一些，因为我相信信心真的能改变很多事情。身边有些很自负的朋友，当然我也不想变成他们那样。和他们说话真的很痛苦。

已经很久没有读完过一本真正的书。静不下心来。这样很不好。美国人有很好的阅读习惯，机场、飞机上，甚至公交车上，阅读的人比比皆是，而且大多都是真正的书而非报纸杂志。在一个网络资讯铺天盖地的时代，要保留这样的习惯实属不易。就我自己来说，网络已经完全侵蚀了我的生活，夏天在家的一个月因为电脑实在龟速才实现了半戒网，而回到这边，晚上如果不开电脑就基本不知道该做什么。生活不该是这样的。我应该培养一些除上网以外的爱好。

这边有人用微博吗？我的帐号是我万年不变的QQ昵称。加我吧加我吧。让我了解了解你们都在忙什么。

有趣的是，以上写出来的和原计划写的内容基本无关联。噼里啪啦敲打键盘一阵已尽兴，原先想说的也无关紧要了。这也许就是没有标题的好处。