I bought a designer perfume last week — a first for me — post an entertaining book launch within the same mall.Eternity Moment by Calvin Kline is a floral fragrance that’s full of contradictions (somewhat like moi?!).
It’s not loud, yet distinct, elegant yet playful.
I meant to buy the 50 ml bottle @ Rs 2,500. But the moment I knew I wanted EM, it was the sales guy’s cue to make his pitch. A patient fella’ who showed me a dozen fragrances in-between whiffs of coco beans, he recommended that I buy the 100 ml, priced at Rs 3,400. Double the amount but for less than double the price.
The book launch was teeming with geeky kids, who came forward to do book readings. One little fellow who could not spell to save his life, did not allow it to dampen his confidence. He continued to make a genuine effort to read. We applauded. I met this actress from my theatre days in Pune. Now, she does voice-overs and theatre in Mumbai.
She was accompanied by a familiar face — a television actress who often plays a negative character in these saas-bahu dramas. I told my friend that the vamp was excellent at playing devious characters (that mole on her face lends character, too), and her friend took it as a compliment.
Calvin is Klein… not Kline..