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11/03/2020
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Eternity - really for eternity?
In general, I find it sensational when fragrances that were generated in the last century are still available today. After all, it's a small nobility if a product can last for more than 30 years in our extremely fast-moving times.
I was also one of those who had (not only this) CK at home, but then all the fragrances of the brand were displaced by the exorbitant competition in the merciless fragrance business and didn't find any attention in new purchases. Too interesting and tempting were the offers in the noughties, with some never before seen or smelled fragrance creations of new players and new niche producers.
But in the end, the friendly turquoise got a specimen wrapped up and so memories of old times (when not everything was better, but at least we didn't have a fucking SARS virus and no breakwater shutdowns! In the 90s it was important to me personally to smell "good", to leave a lasting impression and a lasting footprint, both on the job and with the lovely femininity. With Eternity, I had found a fragrance that served this purpose. Whether this positive effect from back then can be repeated today?
Immediately after spraying it on, a lavender cloud befogged me, which I did not remember from that time. Almost too sharp for my taste, the top note settles after a few minutes and becomes much more pleasant and accessible. Nevertheless, I wonder if at some point a kind of "reformulation", "reformulation" or similar hasn't taken place with this fragrance as well. Another hour has passed and Eternity becomes soft, almost taking on a bit of a feminine touch, but still staying within the range that I find pleasant. Then the Drydown, which in turn evokes familiar associations with the 90s, with a good pinch of vetiver, which neatly rounds off Eternity towards the end.
What remains? First of all, the realization why CK fell off my shelf back then. Because, as mentioned above, the competition never sleeps, and in the years that followed, it brought a whole host of valid and performant alternatives onto the market that successively made life harder and harder for the former top dogs. Secondly, apart from the fragrance experience per se, durability and sillage also have a hard time keeping up with today's stars. After four hours there is not much left of the vaunted eternity, which is a great pity and which I also have in my mind differently from earlier times. The bottle, on the other hand, is and remains a classic.
Let's move on to the distribution of marks.
Scent: 6 - because a (too) weak alternative to the big competition
HBK: 6 - other providers can do this much better today as well
S: 6 - Strongly at the beginning, just as strongly decreasing
Flacon: 9 - still an eye catcher. Not spectacular but iconic
In the end a former superstar, whose best times are unfortunately over in my opinion.
I was also one of those who had (not only this) CK at home, but then all the fragrances of the brand were displaced by the exorbitant competition in the merciless fragrance business and didn't find any attention in new purchases. Too interesting and tempting were the offers in the noughties, with some never before seen or smelled fragrance creations of new players and new niche producers.
But in the end, the friendly turquoise got a specimen wrapped up and so memories of old times (when not everything was better, but at least we didn't have a fucking SARS virus and no breakwater shutdowns! In the 90s it was important to me personally to smell "good", to leave a lasting impression and a lasting footprint, both on the job and with the lovely femininity. With Eternity, I had found a fragrance that served this purpose. Whether this positive effect from back then can be repeated today?
Immediately after spraying it on, a lavender cloud befogged me, which I did not remember from that time. Almost too sharp for my taste, the top note settles after a few minutes and becomes much more pleasant and accessible. Nevertheless, I wonder if at some point a kind of "reformulation", "reformulation" or similar hasn't taken place with this fragrance as well. Another hour has passed and Eternity becomes soft, almost taking on a bit of a feminine touch, but still staying within the range that I find pleasant. Then the Drydown, which in turn evokes familiar associations with the 90s, with a good pinch of vetiver, which neatly rounds off Eternity towards the end.
What remains? First of all, the realization why CK fell off my shelf back then. Because, as mentioned above, the competition never sleeps, and in the years that followed, it brought a whole host of valid and performant alternatives onto the market that successively made life harder and harder for the former top dogs. Secondly, apart from the fragrance experience per se, durability and sillage also have a hard time keeping up with today's stars. After four hours there is not much left of the vaunted eternity, which is a great pity and which I also have in my mind differently from earlier times. The bottle, on the other hand, is and remains a classic.
Let's move on to the distribution of marks.
Scent: 6 - because a (too) weak alternative to the big competition
HBK: 6 - other providers can do this much better today as well
S: 6 - Strongly at the beginning, just as strongly decreasing
Flacon: 9 - still an eye catcher. Not spectacular but iconic
In the end a former superstar, whose best times are unfortunately over in my opinion.
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