Candid

So, this is another fragrance that was absolutely forbidden in my chidlhood. Anything remotely woody, musky, or amber wasn't allowed in through the door. And boy were we missing out! One whiff from the vintage 1983 bottles I have and I'm impressed! I decided to start out with original Candid on day one. I use a pipette to dab my wrists, neck, and pits. Immediately a lovely gentle chypre scent fills the room. Mildly floral, the ylang ylang and tuberose aren't indolic at all. Hours 1-3: Candid OG stays pleasantly woody throughout its drydown. Hours 3-6: I'm surprised to notice that unlike the other Avons I've tested this week that Candid actually makes it all the way to my normal 6 hour reapplication. Not intense, but she's still there. I notice she's become a bit sweeter as she leaves. After dinner reapplication, like Mesmerize I use a little bit of Coty's Vanilla Musk. Fantastic together! Warm, soothing, relaxing scent. I decide that next time I'll try her out with BBW's Cashmere Glow too. Day two: Time for Candid Ultra. Pipette apply to the same spots. Wow...wow...WOW! The Ultra label is no lie! This, this is GREAT! 😍 It's every scent I liked about the day before but just a bit more. The sillage and last are doubled. If you put Candid on for the day, then you'd reapply this Candid Ultra at night. I skip the noon reapplication, because I didn't think I needed to. This is quite impressive for a classic Avon cologne. In the evening I reapplied with a bit of my own personal mixture of spice and sandalwood I've been steeping for this Fall. Holy smokes, together with my winter spice heavy mix the Candid Ultra brings forth the cloves and patchouli and together they are a powerhouse. I can't wait to combine them together again this Fall. My husband is blown away (in the good way) too. My teenagers compliment this combo even! I regret not leaving the house last night. My birthday is in September (the big 4-0) and I'm wearing this combo out that night, that's how good these are together! This is a keeper for me. I'm 100% going to try out a new bottle even. Cost effective, great for layering, compliment getting, I'm won over with this one. She's going right alongside my beloved Cotillion, and Avon still makes it (though I can't yet attest to the reformulated modern version. I will update this in the future though!). Price elitism be damned, I think you should give this one a try.

I must say that my search for "the real" Candid has taken a while! And come to a very satisfying conclusion........ My previous review states that I loved the vintage, aged mini of Candid that I sampled at a friend's house, and that I later bought a vintage of my own. It was wonderful, though somewhat weaker than the aged ( condensed?) mini. Recently I decided to purchase a bottle of the current affair, just to layer with the old. WOW. It is now here, and my expectations have been surpassed!! Perhaps it was not necessary to purchase a vintage after all, as this "plain ol" bottle will do quite nicely, thank you Very much. It's strong and true to the vintage, though not exactly like the skin softener I had originally sampled. That must have been my confusion all along. In some of the skin softeners there is a sour quality, rather unlike the juice itself. Now that I have this lovely BARGAIN, I want to encourage all of you who love woody tuberose to try this little wonder. I feel as though I've just bought a rather expensive edp, while in actuality I've purchased a cologne for around 6 USD ( ! ). The sillage and longevity are truly amazing for a cologne. Please don't let perfume snobbery deprive you of Avon's well kept secrets. Think of Timeless, for instance...... EDIT ~ I've now concluded that the vintage 80's and the current Candid are virtually identical. I cannot tell them apart once they've been on my skin for around 5 minutes. There is a way in which this is Woody, Balmy, and Rosy - simultaneously. Charming!

I bought this fragrance at a flea market counter that was selling Avon, along with Far Away Sensual Embrace, and Peony Soft Musk, and this one is my favorite of the three. To my nose it smells similarly to Primo! (the dupe of Giorgio Beverly Hills)and Tatiana on me when it sits on my skin for about 4 hours it starts smelling like the dry down of EA Sunflowers. I absolutely love it, it has a powdery-floral drydown on my skin and it makes me smile! This is a silliage monster, I can spray it on my wrists at 7am and I can still smell it before I jump into the shower at 9pm! I really hope rumors are incorrect when they say its discontinued because this is a beautiful scent! If it is true, not a smart move, Avon, not a smart moVe AT ALL!

so i felt a bit nostalgic today & grabbed avons classic candid & oh my how it brings back such wonderful memories :) they definitely dont make frangranes like this anymore...this has superb longevity.....a beautiful heady floral for sure - its not for the light hearted lol - and i say that with love lol.........if u arent into heavy florals - heavy powder scents then this may not be for u lol..............but for me i love scents like this so i consider this a classic winner from avon..........and once u wear it it becomes oddly addicting lol tuberose, ylang ylang & its powdery elegance are pretty prominent in this scent even tho its strong i find it very calming & peaceful :) avon please keep this classic alive !!!

Candid is not a safe blind buy . I wish I could smell more skanky oakmoss , patchouli & sandalwood, but tuberose takes over my senses in this one. I can smell how Candid would have been real sexy knockout of a fragrance back in 70s & 80s though... it’s a sweeter version of Charlie and Jon tue ...it’s wearable for me because it reminds me slightly of Design by Paul Sebastian , but I won’t buy another bottle or anything.... Update I will definitely repurchase after realizing how fresh clean & mossy Candid turned out to be .... 🎈🎈🎈💭🐡