Fragrance Notes
Eternity Amber Essence
Five materials is all there is to Calvin Klein Eternity Amber Essence Eau de Parfum, and the composition by Mathieu Nardin makes no attempt to hide that.
Angelica does the unexpected work. It is a root material, green and slightly bitter with a musky, almost peppery dryness, and putting it at the front of something this sweet is what keeps the whole thing from being ordinary. Ylang ylang follows and widens it out, a yellow flower that smells creamy and banana rich with a faint rubbery edge, and the two of them together make an opening that is warm without yet being heavy. The rest is warmth. Amber gives a soft resinous glow, vanilla sweetens it plainly rather than cleverly, and benzoin thickens both with a balsamic, faintly smoky sweetness that smells like something slowly melting. There is no second act. The scent arrives in the first fifteen minutes and then simply holds, growing quieter but not different, so judge it on first impressions because first impressions are the whole of it.
At eau de parfum strength it lasts well and sits close to the body after the opening hour, which suits it. This is not a fragrance for making an entrance. It is a cold weather scent, an evening scent, and it works on skin better than on fabric, where the sweetness can flatten out. It reads as feminine and it belongs to the Eternity family rather than standing alone.
Calvin Klein was founded in New York in 1968 and covers underwear, jeans and clothing as well as fragrance. The company passed to PVH in 2003, and Coty holds the fragrance licence, listing the name among its prestige brands. Eternity itself has been one of the house's standing names for decades.
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