Eternity Aromatic Essence for Men

I'm a bit flabbergasted with this one, honestly. I went in store to get something and the lady there (whom I'm now on second-person basis with) told me they got the new Eternity in and I'm not a big CK fan so I was a little indifferent and she said "it's a better version of JPG's Le Beau!" and as a big JPG fan I obviously dismissed that statement... until I got a sniff. This is stellar! It does open with Le Beau EDT's coconut note but without the pineapple from the EDP this is much less sweet, much creamier while the juniper brings freshness and lightness as opposed to Le Beau's much sweeter, heavier DNA. I don't smell pepper here to be honest. The drydown is where things are very different to my nose. Whereas Le Beau is very linear and stays very sweet, Aromatic Essence dries down woodier, drier and smooths out, taking it closer into fougere territory with gourmandish inclines from the creamy coconut. I honestly have a hard time believing what I'm smelling here. CK often don't disclose their perfumers but this was obviously done by a very skilled perfumer. Perhaps Frank Voelkl who did the Parfum not long ago? Let me make this clear: this doesn't reinvent the wheel. It's a familiar DNA but refined and more mature. Even though I'm not the type that's after compliments, this obviously will be a compliment monster. It's got good longevity on me (a good 6-7 hours, probably more in the heat) and thanks to that woodier drydown it probably won't be as crazy sweet and overpowering with warmer weather. This is perfect for spring, probably will be for summer as well (although not on stupid hot humid days) and is very office safe if sprayed sparingly. After the disappointing Reflections which left me completely cold, Aromatic Essence is very surprising outing from CK and will be getting a lot of use in the coming weeks.

Didn't know this one existed, just saw it pop up on Jomashop while browsing fragrances and the notes sounded promising, so I bought the 200ml bottle for like $50 I think? I have the regular Eternity EDT, but this one doesn't really have a single similarity to it. I would definitely call this flanker unisex, and in high heat or if you've been sweating, it almost crosses over into feminine leaning territory, so probably not a gym scent for some people. There's a spiciness in here that could probably hold up in winter with a few extra sprays, but on the surface, this is a spring and summer daytime scent with a vague tropical vibe, think less beach and more high end hotel near the beach. Despite being a Parfum Intense, it only has EDP performance, but my bottle is new and the batch code confirms that, so now that I've introduced oxygen to the bottle, it'll start maturing and will probably get better. Now on to the reason I bought it immediately after discovering it. I had recently picked up the new Valentino Uomo Born In Roma Purple Melancholia and really enjoyed it. Just about every note that's in the new Purple Melancholia is in this one and the scent checks out. It's like a brighter Purple Melancholia and layers extremely well with it. If the rumors of Valentino discontinuing Purple Melancholia end up being true, this fragrance is a great, affordable alternative. Overall, this is a solid 9.5/10 for me. It's got everything I'm currently into for a fragrance, but lacking the longevity I was hoping for.

Dammn, I'm so in love with this fragrance. Yes, it's not revolutionary but it's sure unique in its own way. A fan of coconuty fragrances and this here is top-notch, one of the best if not the best coconuty fragrance in my collection. I actually prefer this to my Le Beau le parfum, which is on the edge of too sweet & juvenile for me (though not a deal breaker). This is just a sweet, creamy, more mature coconuty concoction in a bottle. The performance on my skin is great (10-12 hrs). The projection is loud for like 2-4 hrs, 6ft-10ft, definite room filler (choked a colleague out who was seated in an opposite room, doors open with 5 sprays). It still does projects even after 8 hrs because I've recieved comments from 2 different colleagues, on 2 different days, both said they could smell me walking down the stairs from the 1st floor while they were on the ground floor (at the end of an 8 hr shift), that's insane. Could still smell this on my wrist even after 20hrs. All in all, really happy that I was able to get a 3.4 oz/100 ml tester bottle for $43 & at that price, it's a steal. It punches way above what you'd expect from am eternity flanker. Smell - 8/10 (not unique but smells awesome) Longevity - 8.5/10 (for a CK 10/10) Projection - 8.5/10 Sillage - 8.5/10 Versatility - Spring, Summer, Autumn 8/10 Ps. This is for my skin, these results may vary for everyone else. Finally, wear what you like, when you like, how you like. Happy spraying!

Edit: I don't know why, but suddenly occured to me to try this on one arm and bad boy cobalt elixir on the other... Cobalt elixir is smoother and less sweet in the opening, which I prefer. That said, they are very similar and if you have one, you don't need the other. If you have none, this is a great summer evening fragrance, but I definitely prefer cobalt elixir. It's smoother, less rough in the opening (less intense/sweet coconut), and in a side by side comparison, it seems of much higher quality. That said, this is a cheaper, nearly as good alternative to the same DNA and well worth it. I've had this for a while and like others, the first few times I wore it, a saccharin sweet, almost sickly base was hard to grit through. A few months later and it's summer and oh man... The overly sweet facets have mellowed and there's more woods and lavender in the opening and dry down. This is now a killer summer fragrance. I don't know if my nose changed or this thing actually macerated, but if you felt like this had potential if not for the headache inducing sweetness, give it a few weeks or a couple of months and try again. Maybe it's just me, but the last few times I wore this, I was completely taken back by how good it is and how little it resembles what I remember it originally smelling like. Don't give up on it too soon!

This stuff has no right being this good. Surely not, it's an Eternity flanker, right? Holy moly, this was a full-bottle immediately. Destroys my Le Beau frags (too sweet), makes Boss bottled Pacific whimper with fear (too weak). Zanzibar is running for the hills (too...something), as well as any other 'coconutty' or tropical fragrance I have in my collection. Why? They have managed to somehow wrap those aforementioned things into this fragrance, whilst adding an aromatic/green/herbal nuance to it in the drydown that is awesome. I don't care what the name on the bottle is, this stuff is getting a lot of wear this spring and summer. A lot. This, for me, personally, is one of the best releases I've smelled this year. So far, on my skin, both longevity and sillage/projection are moderate to strong. Paradise garden is good, but it didn't 'wow' me like this one has. Just my opinion, YMMV