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Eternity Intense Calvin Klein 2016

7.0 / 10 129 Ratings

A perfume by Calvin Klein for women, released in 2016. The scent is floral-powdery. It is being marketed by Coty.
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Main accords

Floral

Powdery

Sweet

Creamy

Synthetic

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Iris

Blossoms

Bergamot

Heart Notes

Orris concrete

Osmanthus

Rose

Base Notes

Musk

Vanilla

Benzoin

Ratings

Scent

7.0129 Ratings

Longevity

6.8115 Ratings

Sillage

6.2116 Ratings

Bottle

7.2111 Ratings

Value for money

7.728 Ratings

Submitted by Michael · last update on 02/09/2026.

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Interesting Facts

Model Christy Turlington and her husband Edward Burns are the faces of the advertising campaign.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Liquid Illusion

Iris Bleu & Iris Blanc

Iris silver mist

Dioramour

Dior Homme Original (2011) Eau de Toilette

L'Ange Noir Eau de Parfum

Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/23/2018

7.5Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

Jazzy76
320 Reviews

Jazzy76

2

Old lipsticks

I had a "madeleine-effect" when I tested this perfume on the mouillette and on my skin too: my head went to the smell of the old lipsticks of my mother and my grandma when I was a child. I can't understand which ingredient could smell like this: maybe the iris concrete? Anyway, I found this fragrance a little synthetic although not bad. I wasn't a fan of the classical Eternity, maybe I prefer this one in comparison, but we aren't very far from a perfumery masterpiece! Quite high price .

08/10/2018

8Scent 10Longevity 9Sillage

Valrahmeh
24 Reviews

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Valrahmeh

Top Review 61

Eternity excuse

It’s always well-intentioned when acquaintances who know you like perfumes gift you a fragrance. What these kind people usually don’t realize is: There’s nothing more finicky than perfume enthusiasts who have already experienced everything. They would rather be pleased with a bar of pure soap than with a meaningless mainstream scent from the local drugstore.
That’s how I felt recently when a nice colleague thanked me with a bottle of Eternity Intense for a favor. My first thought was: Thank goodness, only 30 ml.
Especially since I still had the original Eternity in my nose, those white, artificial flowers that used to detach themselves from their wearers like free radicals 30 years ago and led a dreadful life of their own in the shopping streets of city centers.
Back then, the fragrances by Sophia Grojsman, especially Trésor, Paris, and the aforementioned Eternity, had the unpleasant trait of immediately seizing air superiority with the first spray and leading a fine dust-like existence for hours.
And now I had received this in an intensified form, horrendous. But before I passed on the spray bottle, curiosity won, and I tried it out.
Whoa? What was that? No trashy plastic flowers from Mars, but rather a solid base of sweet and woody teen notes, over which the anonymous perfumer had laid a powdery iris. I was stunned. This actually hit my taste. A mainstream scent that I initially deemed dreadful turned out to be a wearable, even fine and elegant fragrance that pairs wonderfully with any polka-dotted afternoon dress with ruffles and lace or a simple, sea-blue suit.
Whoever designed this fragrance ironically achieved exactly the opposite of the intrusive original. Eternity Intense smells almost like an apology, a sort of Eternity excuse: look here, we can also be refined.
So, I kept the fragrance and wear it more often; I even received a compliment for it (which is very rare for me), from a German eco-saleswoman with orange dreadlocks in a natural food store: "Oh, dat is aber n jutes Paföng, wat Sie da ham."
Fits perfectly. A slightly woody, slightly sweet, powdery iris scent that doesn’t offend any nose from the green eco-store to the elegant afternoon tea at the Reids Palace in Madeira. You can hardly ask for more from a daytime fragrance.

10/13/2017

8.5Scent 7Longevity 8Sillage

pudelbonzo
2404 Reviews

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pudelbonzo

Top Review 18

synchronous enthusiasm

Yesterday, my friend and I both had a dentist appointment, and afterwards we both felt we deserved to treat ourselves.

At first, we rummaged through the niche fragrances, but then we turned to the mainstream ones.

A synchronous grab for Intense - and synchronous enthusiasm.
The powdery, herb-sweet cloud delighted us immensely.
Not mainstream at all - but also not pretentious.

With Intense, you wear something noble, unique - without having to put on a grand gown.
No, jeans and a T-shirt are nicely elevated.

The powderiness of the iris receives some transparency and creaminess from the aquatic flowers.
Very appealing.
Osmanthus and rose are valuable and proud, but not arrogant.
The vanilla is soft and sweet.

There were exactly two bottles waiting - obviously for us.
Just like we had snagged the last two "Baronesse" roses from the gardener.

So Eternity Intense was just right for us "Baronesses".

Updated on 04/02/2023

02/04/2017

7.5Scent 5Longevity 4Sillage

Kleopatra
229 Reviews

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Kleopatra

Top Review 36

Deceptive Packaging

Why this fragrance is called “Intense” is a mystery to me. I already get frustrated with all the EDTs, EDPs, L’Eaus, Intenses, Absolues, Sensuelles, Sports, Couchs, Summers, Winters….. and when we can’t think of anything else, we throw another “Rose” or some other floral version on the market… The cow just wants to be milked. But one would initially think that Intense is a stronger variant of the original. However, that is absolutely not the case here, and a completely new, different name would have been appropriate.

The fact is, this Intense has absolutely NOTHING to do with the original (which I find far too herbaceous and floral). And it has NOTHING to do with the seemingly 100 Eternity flankers. This Intense should not even be called that because it is not intense at all! It is actually a delicate, soft, sweet, and floral powder scent, which I like because I enjoy powder fragrances. However, Eternity Intense remains rather close to the skin and lasts on me for about four hours, so far from Intense…

Conclusion: If I didn’t already have so many - and also a bit prettier - powder scents, it would be a candidate for my collection despite the deceptive packaging. I wouldn’t buy it for myself, but I wouldn’t refuse it as a gift.

Statements

52 short views on the fragrance

Jazzy76

6 years ago

7.5Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

3

Extremely refined and powdery, it smells of lipstick . You'll love it or you'll hate it. Very classy with a discrete sillage. High price .

Bcars10

8 years ago

1.5Scent 4Longevity 2Sillage

3

This is nothing like the original (and best) Eternity! Nor is it intense. It's a chemical mess that smells like a doll's head. Synthetic.

Meganlamode

2 years ago

2

Smells like either lipstick or Dr. Pepper depending on the day - I love it both ways!

Trucklady

6 years ago

7.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Kind of veers of from a servicable iris to a plastic floral bouquet found painted on Vietnamese table cloths. Where was the focus group??

Lilau

9 years ago

7Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

19

1

If you like iris, you should definitely try Eternity Intense! Initially very powdery, it later develops a subtle vanilla note in the base, becoming more pleasant.

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