Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein
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A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
A sharp salvo of citrus—mandarin and lemon blossom—cuts through with almost minty clarity, whilst green notes and sage create an herbaceous foundation that feels almost botanical, like crushed leaves. The freshness is genuinely zesty, catching you slightly off-guard with its directness rather than its softness.
The florals bloom into a refined arrangement, with carnation's spicy character and lily of the valley's cool green-white quality dominating. Narcissus adds a slightly soapy, almost metallic quality that keeps everything feeling austere and powdery—this is floral composition without excess, where each bloom occupies distinct space rather than merging into a generic "white floral."
The base notes emerge with noticeable restraint—musk and amber provide warmth but refuse to become substantial, whilst sandalwood and patchouli add only the barest woody-spice undertone. By four hours, projection has virtually vanished; what remains is a barely-there second skin, intimate and personal, almost more imagined than genuinely present.
Eternity opens as a manifesto of restraint—a fragrance that whispers rather than declares. Sophia Grojsman has constructed something deceptively simple: a green-tinged floral that refuses the heavy florals dominating the late 1980s. The mandarin orange and lemon blossom establish a citreous backbone with genuine brightness, whilst the sage introduces a herbaceous snap that keeps the composition feeling almost austere. What emerges is a scent for someone uninterested in projection or longevity as markers of quality. This is intimate, close-to-skin fragrance territory—the olfactory equivalent of a whispered confidence rather than a shouted declaration.
The heart reveals Grojsman's true intention: a carefully orchestrated floral arrangement where carnation and lily of the valley take precedence, their spicy-green character preventing any descent into sweetness or cloying territory. The narcissus adds a slightly metallic, soapy undertone that elevates the composition beyond conventional florals. There's a powdery quality emerging—not the heavy talc of yesteryear, but something ethereal and diffuse.
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