Far Away Bella

This perfume instantly reminded me of Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia. I smelled soft floral and fruity notes. When I read here that it was mandarin that I was smelling, I was surprised. It does NOT smell like mandarin.....because I have issues with mandarin smelling perfumes. I heavily smell the magnolia (yay!!!!) and the Tonka bean (another yay!!!), which happen to be notes I tend to see popping up in perfumes I like. The "fruity" notes I detect almost smell like red berries, hence the recognition I had. It's very soft and pretty. No alcohol smell, which is a typical trait of Avon perfumes. Perfect for every day. I want to buy this and use it more regularly than my Gucci Gorgeous Gardenia just because it's SOO much cheaper. I hope though that Avon doesn't discontinue this one though.....they tend to do that with a lot of their fragrances so they can move on to the next season's set.

This is a very surprising yet pleasurable departure from the original Far Away and its other sister, Far Away Exotic.I was surprised to learn how few the notes listed here but I could swear there are still a few more I'm getting from the composition. Key fragrance notes: the opening is composed of Brazilian passion fruit, pink pepper, & clementines. After the fruity zest mellows down, creamy notes of magnolia and Turkish rose takes centre stage but do not take over the whole compostion thus letting the pink pepper's lingering spiciness leave an exotic trail until the dry down; an equal blend of sandalwood, vanilla, & tonka bean creating a warm and inviting aura. Longevity is really good with 6 hours staying power. Decent projection but can be considered as a skin scent. This definitely got my attention but I am STILL MADLY IN LOVE with Far Away Exotic.

This scent has something that makes you want smell it more and more, dig into it deeper and deeper, as if you were to find a treasure in it. Do you actually find one? Depends on the weather and of course on your chemistry. With me it is really fine, warm and rich in its nature, and tonka beans are always a treasure for me, but at very the bottom I find some kind of balsamic unrest... I don't know what it is, as it is not listed among the notes - something oriental, intoxicating - like incense maybe - intriguing indeed, as for this category of perfumes. Sometimes Avon can really surprise us!

I can smell the all notes listed here, in roughtly equal amounts. Citrus at the opening, and then fading into magnolia and tonka bean. I have a newly found appreciation for tonka bean and I can smell it clearly here, although it is still subtle enough not to be too warm. Although this is safe and pretty, I am liking it quite a bit. The matching lotion to this has a stronger citrus note than the fragrance, and I even detect a hint of pepper in the lotion that I don’t smell in the fragrance. The tonka matched up with the floral make this a like for me.

@avon_lover - I've got Far Away Bella Sunset already and it's nothing like Far Away Bella. They are by no means similar. Sunset is a cute, mainstream, girly, veeeery sweet, fruity-gourmand perfume while Bella is a more reserved, refrained and feminine than girly one. If I were to choose, I'd definitely go for Bella, even though I like the category into which Sunset belongs.