Eternity for Men Eau de Parfum

Ok as a woman buying this for my signifiant other after having bought plenty and more perfumes as gifts because were passionate about fragrance i must say. This is a 10/10 . Its absolutely the best green perfume out there that by the way isnt really made anymore. I love love love the green fougere barbershop perfumes despite being quite young but the smell of fresh green is the most ideal on most men i feel. The reason i rate this so high is because it does not smell dank like most of the 80s green ones with pachouli in it. Pachouli and iris that give them this dusty musty dry itchy note that irritates my nostrils. Frankly as a side rant i cannot understand for the life of me why all the perfumers today are shoving pachouli in almost every perfume. And if you live in a country which is dusty then that note gets mixed up by the brain for dust and triggers massive allergies. They need to stop shoving it everywhere. Back to the praises for this one. Eternity edp is the 80s green that takes away the dark musk , dry decaying pachouli mud, animalic piss notes and your left with this beautiful fresh dewy green grass with some rainforest when its rained fresh "greenness" with your usual herbs like sage lavender and something slightly spicy with a warm amber smoothing it altogether and sweetening it up. It does have a little zest but its more from the oil from fresh cut grass type of a zest thats just bursting with life . It smells evergreen. I love the eternity edt its more cucumbery and lemony with less green but still green. Eternity Edp is edt's older brother who has learnt a few life lessons and dosent need to break bones in order to learn. Hes already been there and done that. He can roll up his sleeves and fight if needed but again if things can be sorted with tact then he dosent feel a need to go there. Its brain over braun this one , its harmony grace and elegance as a form of masculinity thats evolved. It performs really well in warm humid climates, so if your in a country with cold dry air a lot of the time perhaps this is why your getting poor performance but in warm humid climates man oh man this one is there on skin for 8 hours projects for 4 to 6 hours at 2 ft radius snd lasts on clothes for more than 24 hours . I guess the reason a lot of people do not like ck is because they dont get to smell this one in warm humid weather but the dna of ck is a beast in such areas. Likewise we get piss poor performance on all of the chanel perfumes here. When i lived in new zealand they performed amazingly well. In this country now it dissapears and dosent project for 15 mins. So its about the weather guys. Not just how hot or cold a place is but also how humid /dry it is. So as a final verdict i will suggest those who live in warmer humid climates to please give it a try if you like classic green that is a timeless smell after them removing all the carcass style notes that a lot of perfumes have. If you enjoy the edt try this one. If you happen to have smelt eternity flame try this one out. It has some of eternity flame and eternity edt mixed together. Its truly an eternal perfume and to me is probably the most classic clean green smell on a man any age of any generation for all time. Ck nailed this one out of the park. And i hope it remains eternally.

I’m going to talk about a few things in regard to this scent and hopefully it will allow others to make up their minds on whether they want to get this or not. I remember being in grade 7 and my friends and I managed to get a bottle of the original eternity for men and stash it in our school locker. I feel sorry for those hallways and classrooms back then. I was 12 so this was my first experience with a cologne, and what a great one to start with, a legendary scent to this day. Fast forward to today, I’m a 41 years old, so I have a few more grey hairs and a much larger collection of colognes. When I first sprayed this I honestly didn’t know how to feel about this edp version. I only sprayed a few times and just went about my business, and to be honest I wasn’t thoroughly impressed. The second time I wore this I was a little more generous with the bottle, and sprayed it over my upper areas, instead of just my wrist like before, and that’s when I realized that I really enjoyed this scent for what it has accomplished. It then hit me and now understand who or which market this bottle is for. It’s exactly for the people like me. It’s for the fans of the original eternity, the young kids, teenagers, or young adults who bought a bottle in the early 90’s. The scent is more mature than the original, and the reason for that is because the people who loved eternity as kids, well, they grew up too. I’m not as experienced as others on here when it comes to breaking down each individual notes, but I will say that this still has the original lavender base of the original Eternity, but some other ingredients cut in and take over for awhile. The green apple, sage, and cypress are the most prominent in the mid, and the lavender sticks around in the background. For a second you’ll swear that they almost ruined the masterpiece, but you’ll still be reminded of the original scent from time to time when you get the occasional whiffs coming off you. I also have to mention that I got 2 unsolicited compliments from leaving my elevator at my home and standing line waiting for a coffee. One woman said I smelled pretty, and another said that whatever I was wearing was wonderful. On my skin this doesn’t last as long as the Vanilla bottle of Eternity I own, but it does keep up with the originals performance, just not as long, at least on my skin. This is a solid 8/10 for me. I get about 6 hours and sometimes longer depending on the weather. If you’ve ever owned an early 90’s bottle of the original Eternity this one’s for you. At least that’s my take on it. Good luck.

I find this to be an excellent scent. It might be a tad bit boring, but I really enjoy it. The original/vintage eternity is just a scent that is tied to my child/teenage years from growing up in the 90s, so I will always love Eternity no matter how many more expensive and niche frags I smell, it has a sentimental and nostalgic factor going for it. That being said, the EDT has been reformulated over the years and is just too chemically for me these days, I enjoy opening the bottle and sniffing the cap but I don’t really like spraying it on me. This EDP is much, much, much better to me, and it still has some obvious similarities with the EDT, but it’s more natural, blended better, more smooth and mature. It’s definitely a fresh green scent, amazing for spring and summer, but it’s just more well rounded and the wood and leather give some much needed weight and heft to the beautiful and crisp opening notes. It’s a bit fruitier with the Apple, and again more refined and mature due to the woodiness and leather. I love it. I know why people may find it boring, but I also know a ton of the dislikes come from the fact it’s a fragrance by Calvin Klein and it’s called eternity. Give it a try, if you enjoyed the original eternity EDT, you will love this. I’d you didn’t enjoy Eternity EDT, I can honestly say you still may very well enjoy the EDP, as it’s different enough to warrant a test, and much better quality and blend wise, you might just love it! :) 8/10

People can be cruel. People can also proffer gargantuan praise that in context is often undeserved. Here, a re invention of undoubtedly one of the top 100 commercial go-tos’ that has probably passed through most mens wardrobes at one point is just such a product that will have people either writing it off as a has been, unsophisticated or possibly unnecessary OR it might just be the greatest perfume ever invented. In context, this is a relatively cheap, decent performing perfume that delivers an enhanced experience over the original EDT. It delivers what you’d expect. A greater depth minus the vinegary watered down lavender and citrus of the original. Darker - a fuller lavender flesh with the apple effectively giving a juicier citric top with the nutmeg, orris et al giving a fuller base body. Just like Christy Turlington, it’s aged beautifully and my nostalgic spontaneous purchase now reminds me that I enjoy herbal lavender aromatics largely because of my use of this in my formative years. It also reminds me that whilst my experience and choice of price point has moved up considerably in perfumes it’s important not to forget that sometimes the commercial cheapie can still do a good job... uh... well maybe almost do a good job... If your on a budget don’t go past this.

Nose Note #1085 I really like it. This is like a companion piece to Hugo Man, but they are very different. Eternity is more sophisticated, doesn't have this fir accord from Hugo Man that makes it smell like a shaving cream (which is not bad). And I don't know why but to me Hugo Man smells like it was intentionally made accessible for the widest audience. Something very mass market about it. Eternity EDP is a little more like Dior in approach. It has more character and you have to submit to it in a way. It has a richer green profile, it's not just aromatic. It still doesn't exceed expectations. It is on the level with the best stuff from Calvin Klein, the Dior comparison was just for reference. The juice color fits the scent nicely. The scent is not presenting anything new or exciting, but it's a good example of a classic mens fougere. Egoiste Platinum, Hugo Man are nice comparisons. Even Rabanne XS is somewhat similar, but it's much more "washing machine powder". This is indeed a lot like the original Eternity from the past, but denser maybe? You can also describe it as a higher quality of One Man Show. 8/10, very solid classic "serious man" fragrance