5th Avenue

i remember in 1993 have this, it was so nice. gentle, make me fell unique. is one of the best smell ever had. i can't never understand why avon take it out of the market. HOPE ONE DAY SMELL SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS,

Era una fragancia tan linda, ojalá volver a olerla

Another one my mom's friend the Avon lady gave me as a kid, even though it was "big" for my age... When the bottle was new, on me, the lily of the valley and rose hit first, but the lily of the valley faded quickly and went straight toward musk as the rose faded toward the background. I don't get coconut, but I do get a faint hint of a flowery (rather than syrupy) vanilla. On me, this one isn't as syrupy as the notes in the description might imply. (Definitely not as sweet as Far Away, for example.) On me, the lily of the valley makes it brighter. Another reviewer suggested woods. On me it's not quite that, but there is a sharp green note that lasts just slightly longer than the lily of the valley. That green note is almost like a sharper, greener sibling to the lily of the valley, if that makes any sense. Whatever it is, it gives this fragrance a "fresh" snap. If you get a vintage bottle of this, be sure the plastic top functions nicely and isn't broken or cracked. The plastic on this bottle had a tendancy to crack and leak. I'd had mine only a short time when mine cracked and I had to decant it into a perfume bottle with a dauber. Edited for typo, and to add that this fragrance is one I had to stop wearing when I developed multiple chemical sensitivities. I liked it, but it had a tendency to trigger my migraines because it was a little too strong for me.

I had the scarf that this one came with in the 80s - but I didn't remember having smelt the perfume. There are a few avon scents I like, so I was eying it off, that plus the nostalgia for the design on the scarf! I bought a vintage bottle and gave it a squirt and - KAPOW!!!!! This is an in-ya-face scent. Glorious! I was reminded of Red Door - they are not similar, but it gives the same sort of smack in the chops 80s power dressing shoulder padded sort of smell. If you can get hold of it, and you like strong 80s scents, do give it a go!

I couldn't tell what the familiar note in this was until I read the note pyramid. It's coconut! But not an obvious coconut, nothing like in many modern fragrances. This coconut is hidden, wrapped in musk and and other notes, as if it's waiting to be discovered by the wearer. I don't get any lily of the valley at all. The blend of notes here is pleasant enough, but nothing special to my nose.