tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post3587143984709314774..comments2024-03-15T06:00:46.018-04:00Comments on I Smell Therefore I Am: Avon Calling: Occur! (With a Draw, My Door to Yours)Abigailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164551758520564300noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-64515436967954138462014-05-07T23:55:57.239-04:002014-05-07T23:55:57.239-04:00Great post! Emprise smells just like vintage Norel...Great post! Emprise smells just like vintage Norell! I have it in parfum it is so 1960s chic and looong lasting. They dont make them like this anymore.Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-46183354475905590592013-04-01T09:07:33.918-04:002013-04-01T09:07:33.918-04:00I agree with you Elizabeth. I used Sweet Honesty d...I agree with you Elizabeth. I used Sweet Honesty during my teenage years and it just feels so good, being able to have the light yet glamorous fragrance. Just perfect, isn't it? I have been an Avon user for many years, and I am happy that they continue to produce quality and affordable products. Dolinarhttp://getlongeyelashes.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-75072010947033385892013-03-29T09:15:29.880-04:002013-03-29T09:15:29.880-04:00I believe Sweet Honesty is still one of the best f...I believe Sweet Honesty is still one of the best fragrances of all time. It is just mild and really good for everyday use. I can seriously remember my youth as I see these bottles. Avon has been producing great products for such a long time now. I hope they stay with us for a long long time.Elizabethhttp://instylerreviewsx.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-41602039956089189642013-03-28T22:42:14.673-04:002013-03-28T22:42:14.673-04:00As a child I used to have a tiny roll on perfume b...As a child I used to have a tiny roll on perfume bottle of Celebre or Anais Anais at one time or another. I knew they weren't exactly youthful scents, but I loved how the smelled on me, especially when they've dried down.<br /><br />Avon products are wonderfully affordable and almost at par with other great products out there. I miss our old Avon Lady :(Megan P.http://nyplasticsurgeryquotes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-10826725348897004192013-03-28T13:56:25.818-04:002013-03-28T13:56:25.818-04:00Tania! I thought of you last week when a vintage b...Tania! I thought of you last week when a vintage bottle of Cachet arrived in the mail. Seems like we discussed that here at one point. It is pretty different from the version now in drugstores, but as often happens with these drugstore scents I like both.<br /><br />You know what's good? Avon's Persian Wood. Some of these old Avon scents I smell and like/admire. Some I'm downright Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-8027438102301628252013-03-28T13:31:12.020-04:002013-03-28T13:31:12.020-04:00Brian,
I'm not bothered about missing the dra...Brian,<br /><br />I'm not bothered about missing the draw, as I have a fair amount of vintage Occur myself. Four or five bottles, including two of the oil version. I loooooove it!<br />A few months ago I bought a job lot of Avon from a US eBayer, and a box full of oldies-but-goodies duly arrived. It included many of the usual suspects - Occur, Charisma, Tasha, Timeless, Moonwind, Sweet Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16033325684252709482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-59718712017859495712013-03-27T13:29:50.894-04:002013-03-27T13:29:50.894-04:00Thanks, everyone, the drawing has closed. Gwyneth,...Thanks, everyone, the drawing has closed. Gwyneth, Susan, and Carol: please get in touch.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-18848183870391945322013-03-25T09:46:57.274-04:002013-03-25T09:46:57.274-04:00Yes - until you smell them.
Patterns (1969) is, t...Yes - until you smell them.<br /><br />Patterns (1969) is, true to its paisley packaging, a slightly psychedelic floral aldehyde with some animal thrown in. Persian Wood (1956) is as good, if not better, than any niche sandalwood I've smelled (including Costes, Lutens, and Tam Dao). Charisma (1968) gives Estee (same year) a run for its money, adding crisp, broken twig green to the icy Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-50227139514075943052013-03-25T01:35:53.962-04:002013-03-25T01:35:53.962-04:00I've never smelled an Avon fragrance--it's...I've never smelled an Avon fragrance--it's easy to blow them off as inferior pieces, isn't it? Maxman5823https://www.blogger.com/profile/05598998482364970292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-33195712739394143252013-03-24T00:32:33.967-04:002013-03-24T00:32:33.967-04:00After so many years, my memory is suspect....but I...After so many years, my memory is suspect....but I seem to remember Topaze as being a rich floral. Possibly lashings of jasmine over a rich sandalwood/amber base. Joy-esque?<br /><br />Don't hold me to that description however. :)<br />I know I loved it, however. Especially the perfumed body creme!Gwenythnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-40185679937584364482013-03-23T22:44:48.937-04:002013-03-23T22:44:48.937-04:00Oh, lord, I'm an Avon junkie. Some of their pr...Oh, lord, I'm an Avon junkie. Some of their products (nail polish, lipstick, etc) are as good as Lauder and other brands that cost a lot more. My mom has has the same Avon lady for eons and every time I go home, she hands me the Avon brochure and asks me, "Is there anything you want from Rita?" It's one of my favorite things about going back home. I should really find my OWN Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14270911675241391462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-91708937362944723492013-03-23T21:03:19.416-04:002013-03-23T21:03:19.416-04:00Such an evocative story, Gwenyth. Do you remember ...Such an evocative story, Gwenyth. Do you remember what Topaze smelled like? I ordered a tiny vintage bottle but dying to know what it will end up being.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-64842103070663400622013-03-23T19:38:36.956-04:002013-03-23T19:38:36.956-04:00This trip down the Avon Memory Lane has been great...This trip down the Avon Memory Lane has been great. Thanks for helping to bring some nice memories to the forefront of my mind.<br /><br />I attribute my strong love of perfume to my Mother's Avon Lady. The AL was someone who didn't travel in my Mother's 'set', but who made it a point to visit my Mother and all her friends regularly. I remember her visits clearly: she would Gwenythnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-47194912916825962032013-03-21T09:18:44.881-04:002013-03-21T09:18:44.881-04:00It's funny, Olfacta: I seem to think so many o...It's funny, Olfacta: I seem to think so many older fragrances are orientals. This might be because they're so different from contemporary fragrances in the same rough category. The least bit balsamic and it flies into the oriental bin with me.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-70958631526775374882013-03-21T09:03:02.608-04:002013-03-21T09:03:02.608-04:00I think Odyssey was more of a musky floral. The f...I think Odyssey was more of a musky floral. The funniest thing about my stint as an Avon rep was that I was living in downtown Cle at the time, at art school and into underground stuff, no houses to go door to door to (even if I wanted to) It was a set up for failure and all about the samples! ;)Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-43715544299402405212013-03-21T07:23:59.847-04:002013-03-21T07:23:59.847-04:00I wrote about Unforgettable awhile back -- a big s...I wrote about Unforgettable awhile back -- a big stonking orange-blossom floral. Unfortunately the sprayer has stopped working on my bottle. I remember Charisma as pleasant but don't remember what type it was, and Topaze as really strong. For awhile, Avon was into MLM (multi-level marketing) but I read that they are restructuring. They did give women opportunites for independence in a time Olfactahttp://olfactarama.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-63569169271585517392013-03-20T20:19:33.057-04:002013-03-20T20:19:33.057-04:00Don't think I've run into Odyssey but it s...Don't think I've run into Odyssey but it sounds like an oriental(?). I think I'd be a miserable door to door sales agent (make that I know I would) - although I'd LOVE getting to be a fly on the wall in so many homes.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-87315934934923048142013-03-20T20:17:22.121-04:002013-03-20T20:17:22.121-04:00Oh gosh, Vanessa, how could I forget all those per...Oh gosh, Vanessa, how could I forget all those perfume cream pots. Avon must have spent a fortune on all those various containers.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-76396576140417138622013-03-20T20:16:01.271-04:002013-03-20T20:16:01.271-04:00I do know of it but haven't smelled it. Howeve...I do know of it but haven't smelled it. However, a half ounce bottle is on the way. I read it's an aldehydic floral a la no.5 and Arpege. We shall see and I'll report back.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-81947206709202680382013-03-20T20:07:04.795-04:002013-03-20T20:07:04.795-04:00I think Topaze was a popular one. My sister liked ...I think Topaze was a popular one. My sister liked it and she always had good taste in fragrance. I don't remember that one too well--do you know it, Brian?queen_cupcakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18364405341560661291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-5374793129343816782013-03-20T19:06:17.376-04:002013-03-20T19:06:17.376-04:00I wore Odyssey and Imari in the 80s (when I couldn...I wore Odyssey and Imari in the 80s (when I couldn't afford my beloved Opium); I actually sold Avon at the ripe old age of 21 or so just so I could get free samples. And I use the word "sold" lightly. I don't think I sold much at all, and gave up after a month or two realizing that I had absolutely no interest in being a salesperson.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-52469565109185487352013-03-20T18:40:04.189-04:002013-03-20T18:40:04.189-04:00Oh funny, I received my first Avon catalogue throu...Oh funny, I received my first Avon catalogue through the door today!<br /><br />I don't recall any vintage Avon fragrances but have vivid memories of a moisturing cream in a plastic pot whose lid was a sort of bas-relief representing a basket of peaches. If I ever stumbled across that again, it would be hugely evocative of playing at my friend's house around the time the men landed on Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16061118895694909457noreply@blogger.com