Eternity Moment

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.

I really didn't think I would enjoy this perfume as much as I do! :) Received the original for Christmas last year and found it smelled like an 80's powerhouse perfume and had to get rid of it. This flanker is very different from the original, one of those moments when you're like, 'why is this even a flanker?' Anyways, Eternity Moment is a lovely, timeless scent. Some say 'old lady' but I think that's just because it lacks any trendy or super contemporary notes, as well as the fact that it is quite heady (I don't where people get the idea that 'old lady' is a bad thing anyways though, to be honest ^_^) The perfume starts off with a pretty high-pitched hit of white florals, but quickly begins to even out as the florals melt away into a sweet (not sugary!), fruity blend that is almost a floral skin scent. I smell this and I feel myself drifting back in time. I am convinced this is exactly what Marie Antoinette smelled like! Or at least Kirsten Dunst while playing her in the Sofia Coppola film... ;-) I see a beautiful, flower adorned swinging bench in a clearing in a dense and beautiful forest with a slight refreshing breeze carrying this fragrance in the air. I see lace gloves, and heavily decorated tea cups. This perfume says princess to me, but not in the bubble gum, sugary kind of way. The name is Moment but I think this should have been the original Eternity because I feel like this scent has no era and it has super intense sillage and longevity. Near the end, the fragrance relaxes into a creamier scent as the amber slowly begins to consume the sharp white florals. The fragrance is also ageless, perfect for the flower girl or the mother of the bride. I love to spray this on my sheets, not because it's a 'meh' perfume that I don't care to waste or anything, but because who doesn't want to go to sleep and wake up feeling and smelling like royalty? ;-)

What a pleasant surprise this blind buy of Eternity Moment is for me. I just couldn’t resist the massive discount it was being sold for online, but I honestly didn’t expect that I would like it as much as I do. There is something very bright, bubbly and refreshing about the opening for me that makes me think of champagne. I just got this delivered yesterday morning and wore it all day. sprayed some on again at night and it was the first scent I reached for this morning. It just knocked my Christian Dior Sakura mini obsession out of the way. My teenage daughter said it reminds her of a mojito so I guess she is also feeling the bubbly refreshing notes like I am. I can’t even pick out the melon, guava notes because everything is so well blended together. The dry down notes work great on me. I can smell the sandalwood with some other woody notes nicely rounded on my skin. I have zero complains about the sillage and longevity being moderate because I only paid $10 for a 100ml bottle. It brings back some youthful, happy feeling for me so I am very satisfied with it and I will purchase it again if I find it at a bargain price, so my daughter can have one for herself too. I much prefer it to the original Eternity.

There are certain moments when a particular type of perfume is more appropriate. It was in a moment of impulse shopping that I bought this yesterday after trying CKs Reveal which turned sickly nasty sweet. I used to wear Eternity Moment a few years ago but I couldn’t really remember it other than it is supposed to be a fresh floral and I had liked it. But on wearing it today, I can say it’s not really fresh at all. I wouldn’t call it aquatic either unless by taking a full on floral and then watering it down, you could call it aquatic. Despite all the fruit notes that are supposed to be there, I get none. The bottle is elegant. Eternity Moment is a bouquet of unidentifiable flowers, musky, powdery, lightly woody and classic. I think any woman could wear this and it wouldn’t be too young or too old. I think it could be worn at any time of year or time of day and it wouldn’t be considered out of place. Generic? Hell yeah. Inoffensive? Undoubtedly. Eternity Moment is for moments when you need to be feminine and poised rather than sultry or carefree. Hopefully those moments won’t last for an eternity.

Tried this at a friends house, and loved it so much I went straight home and ordered a 30ml bottle online from Amazon....it arrived and I am so happy with it, its a gentle and classy light floral....gentle but do not confuse that with weak....it is definately not weak, it lasts me forever ( approx 6-7+ hours) reading here that it may be discontinued....I panicked and bought 2 100ml bottles straight away, I dont want to ever be without this beautiful perfume. I can hand-on-heart say, that as a flanker, this beauty is better than the original, I think lovers of Eternity will probably not like this. Some have mentioned old lady......there is nothing old lady in this scent, its fresh, floral, musky and beautiful, I think if you love SJP Lovely, you would also love this. Its a very pretty fragrance, classy and feminine and completely gorgeous. EDITED to add, I couldnt put my finger on what Eternity Moment reminded me of, and this morning it came to me.... SJP Lovely has a very similar vibe, I think that anyone that loves SJP Lovely will also love this.