Brocade

This is so yummy! I haven't smelled Brocade in probably 30 years, and I'd forgotten how lovely it is. I scored a vintage Avon salesperson sample set with this in it. I remember my mom had a spray bottle of Brocade on her dresser and I would sniff it every now and again in my childhood. So soft and powdery, but different. I really can't describe the notes other than to say a powdery, soft musky floral. It's all patterned polyester dresses and silk scarves to me. Lovely.

This is lighter than most Avon perfumes of the sixties and early seventies. The opening is a fresh English rose, with a soft, sweet musk coming close behind. This is gentle, subtle, and powdery.

A lovely older Avon that I enjoy wearing, even though it doesn't last more than 3-4 hours on me with hardly any projection. Either way it seems like there is aldehydes with a bit of green in the opening, and I definitely smell a soft musky rose after the first hour. I'm not sure about the "sweet notes" but I think I smell some soft vanilla. I can't identify what else is in the base, it seems to be missing the usual woody notes, maybe vetiver? Either way I enjoy it and feel very "girly" when I put it on.

Brocade started to fade within about 15 minutes. It's a sweet, pretty scent I like, but there's not enough to hold my interest to say I love it. Time might have taken away some of the subtlety. As it is, I'd wear it during the day any time of year, but especially in warm weather. It's fresh and sweet, and has far less powderiness than most vintage Avon colognes I know. I might have loved it when I was very young.

I don't find anything sweet about this perfume, maybe a little, but mostly I find it to be a lovely vintage style rose chypre. Elegant & old fashioned, a bit dusty, mossy, floral, featuring iris, violet, & rose. I'll have to investigate further, it stays close to the skin, at least the perfume oil does. Long lasting though!