Eternity Purple Orchid

Eternity Purple Orchid was a blind buy; I saw it super cheap at a discount store and I'm always intrigued by orchid scents, so I bought it. I figured this perfume might work for me since several reviewers on here have complained about how the soapy/almond notes are strong or drown out the floral note. My personal chemistry is notorious for having "interesting" effects on perfumes - like throwing floral note so strongly you can't smell anything else - so I figured that soapy/almond wouldn't be a problem. Not quite. On the first spray, I worried that I had a bust on my hands and that my body chemistry wasn't going to pull it's usual tricks. It smelled like soap - like "walking in on the Janitor refilling the fragrance-free hand soap in the bathrooms" soap. There were no flowers or fruits or almonds, it was just...soap. I gave it a couple of minutes before giving it another sniff. THERE was my chemistry throwing different notes - not that it was actually helping very much. Now I could smell extremely strong fruity nuts with a vague hint of flowers. Somehow the scent had actually become *stronger* and I was throwing the fruit & nut scents so strongly it was starting to smell like a gourmand scent...I HATE gourmands. I was convinced that this perfume was one that reacted badly with my body chemistry and that this blind buy was a total bust. 10 minutes later I gave it a last sniff on the way to wash it off before work and couldn't believe my nose; I had to actually double-check that this was the same perfume. It had dried down to this wonderfully sophisticated, warm-body scent that was a little powdery, a little sweet with a bit of spiced vanilla and a hint of a bitter green. I couldn't believe that something that had smelled so awful now smelled so good! I wore it to work instead of washing it off and actually received several compliments on it. Moral of the story: definitely wait for the full dry-down before writing off a perfume...it might be amazing! The sillage is not very big on me, but my co-workers standing next to me could catch enough of the scent to ask about it without setting off a fragrance sensitive co-worker. Surprisingly, this perfume had amazing longevity for me. Most perfumes last 3-4 hours at most with my body chemistry; I was catching hints of Eternity Purple Orchid and could still smell it on my skin the next morning! I've read in several reviews here that this is a delicate scent great for summer - not with how it dried down on me! I wouldn't be able to wear this on a Summer day in the hot climate I live in but, come dusk and a Summer evening, I know which perfume I'll be reaching for! ;)

I spotted the purple bottle peeking out behind a couple of others at Marshall's and thought "is this a summer flanker I missed at some point". I bought it as a blind buy, as I prefer the summer versions to the original Eternity. I just find them more interesting and they usually have some kind of purple note (not always), like hyacinth. Purple box, purple bottle, must have purple notes...maybe plum. I came home and immediately looked it up to see what this wonderful community had to say, and here I am. Three sprays later, plummy-orchid-helioptrope goodness. I love heliotrope with a light hand. This is almost comforting in its quiet delivery, very soft. I would definitely wear this in the office and it reminds me a little of the summer flanker 2012 in the coral/salmon bottle. Sophia Grojsman did that one also, so makes sense. I see there are a lot of fans of this, so somehow it is showing up again. This is one to check out as a winter pick-me-up. I think I can wear it through early spring and start again late summer. It is really pretty, and to me the plum is not a sweet plum like in Midnight Fantasy. The plum is more "watercolour" purple because of the lotus, green notes and musk. The whole fragrance is "soft", no sharp edges, really enjoyable. Why was this ever discontinued?

Eternity CK, Eternity Purple Orchid is a quite unique scent. Huge on heliotrope, this is for me the definition of a purple scent. More than 10 years ago I owned a bottle of this beauty. As the time passed, I couldn't find it anywhere and couldn't get it out of my mind. Last year I came across it, bought a few back ups and I'm so glad I did. I've been using it as a perfume therapy, I use it when I want to feel extra confident. Soft as a hug, yet powerful enough to make an impression. People are intrigued by this scent, and although I'm not a compliment hunter, I do enjoy receiving one on my fragrance from time to time. This is a very special scent and I can't believe it's so unknown and underrated.

Browsing in the stores for what's new. YES. I read all your reviews and YES I bought. Thank you everyone!! Sometimes it is a flop but not this one. Absolutely divine. I don't smell anything plummy here. It's floral mostly with a powdery subtle musky dry down. If these are your likes then you could wear this anytime in any season. The purple bottle is stunning. I wore the original Eternity but it could be a bit strong and never finished the bottle I also wore an Eternity Summer version to the end, which folks around me loved ( a soft colored bottle) Thank you, thank you for leading me to buy this. I smell soooo nice!

I adore this smell... it is really me :) On my skin it opens with crisp, clean green notes yet there's a hint of an attractive bouquet lingering in the background. It moves on to make your mouth water with the plumlicious scents of fruit. The floral notes of this perfume are ever present but are balanced so well with the base notes that none are allowed to dominate! To me, it is a playful smell... that teases your senses.