Eternity Moment Calvin Klein perfume – a fragrance for women 2004

I have to say, I really wasn’t expecting to love this one as much as I do. I own both the original Eternity and Eternity Now. I love them both so I didn’t think I needed this one. I was shopping in Marshall’s one day when I saw a few one ounce bottles and thought what the hell? I was also surprised to see this one period because I thought it had been discontinued years ago. I spritzed it on and thought basically what everyone else is saying here which is hmmmm, nice! Pretty generic and basic but nice! After an hour went by though, I started getting whiffs of this deeply rosy, woody sensual scent. Like the original, this one definitely needs time to develop.

I have plenty of soapy, fresh out of the shower scents. And yes, I am partial to that. I guess I am a pretty basic bish and a one trick pony when it comes to perfume. I love stuff that smells naturally like what lingers after a hot shower or what just subtly adds to the clean smell of my skin, hair or clothes. Eternity Moment is that and it does simple very well. It’s sort of hard to describe but it has the same vibe as Cerutti 1881 which I am obsessed with. I am not saying that they smell exactly alike but they both make me feel really clean, ladylike and put together. If you mixed Cerruti with J Lo’s Miami Glow and added a little bit of Britney’s Believe that might come close to describing Eternity Moment. If you like any of those perfumes, you would probably really enjoy it. I have recently discovered that I love the rosewood note in most fragrances and it’s prevalent in this one. I was afraid that the melon note was going to be too strong but I can barely detect it. Thank God because for me, melon just goes acrid on my skin. The raspberry, passion flower, guava, peony, cashmere and musk blend so well and create that sexy ‘your freshly washed skin but a little better’ effect that I like so much. This is different from the original Eternity and Eternity Now. EM would be like the romantic, girlier flanker of the three to me. I don’t feel unisex here, this is straight up femme. Eternity Now would be like the summer version or eau fraiche version of Eternity. I don’t think EM and EN smell alike. All three are beautiful in different ways but I think EM is my favorite right now. There’s just something special here that was a nice surprise.

The bottle that I bought in store was pretty good but it didn’t perform the way that I wanted it to. Maybe all the bottles circulating the discount shops are watered down because the reviews on here were saying that the longevity/sillage were really good when it first came out. I think there’s something to that because I managed to get an older bottle. Older formulations are made in the U.S., the juice is a darker gold and the stickers on the bottom are metallic. Comparatively, the newer bottles are made in France, the juice is a paler pink/gold and the stickers are clear. I thought my older bottle had turned at first because it smelled a little smoky and stale. After a half hour went by, it became that amazingly clean scent only deeper and longer lasting. It lasts past six hours and the sillage was in fact perfect. It’s not heady or suffocating but I could smell it as I moved around at work. Someone described wearing this after a hot shower with a cup of tea and a book. Maybe a Yankee candle is lit up nearby, the windows are open, and you can start to feel the breeze that’s tickling the curtains. The pitter-patter of rain commences as you snuggle into your favorite blanket. I think that perfectly encapsulates the vibe. Cozy, cottagecore, N-I-C-E ness. I feel like this can be worn in all seasons. It’s so subtle that I don’t think the weather really impacts performance but that’s just on my skin. I loved it in summer and now it’s transitioning nicely into fall.

This IS really similar to Oscar de la Renta’s Flor. After falling so hard for EM, I had to try it. Flor is the green sister while Eternity Moment is the fruity-woody sister. Both are stunning! Flor doesn’t last as long but the sillage is a little better. I guess fragrances like these are getting phased out right now but they feel pretty classic. In my humble opinion, these are both cheap, well-made, good performing fragrances. Try them if you’re into the freshies.