Haiku

This is one of my top daily fragrances of all time. This lush, gorgeous beauty is my go to morning 'Zen' fragrance. I awaken and spray one or two sprays before my morning tea or sometimes coffee and it awakens and refreshes my mind immediately. I wear this during my workout, and it energizes me. It is truly a fresh morning fragrance for all seasons. Summertime, spring or fall rainy days also perfect. IMO mornings are the best times for this beauty also anytime during the day. It is very feminine and green floral rich. This perfume needs to be sprayed and then 'rest' for a month or two to fully 'open up' to it's potential. Very good value of a fragrance as well indeed. I feel I need to expand on this scent just a lil bit more. The notes I pick up most are, lily of the valley, a lemony type of citrus I think its yuzu but not sure and jasmine with white flowers and a cotton musk scent. This fragrance is lush and very green, very ethereal and clean. Its perfect for any occasion really very feminine and pretty, yet classy and fresh more so than clean really. It's been very dreary weather where I'm at lately, my body aches as well some days, with a couple of sprays of this and I feel ready for the world. It's an uplifting fragrance as well. Cheer your mood right on up. I have been using this almost daily lately and it's now in my top 5. It's very long lasting as time goes by and as the juice ages in the bottle it also turns a greener color as well. Which Imo makes it even more luscious. Also there is a vintage like quality to it the bottle and the scent. Something a lady would wear in the 1920's, it's prim and proper as well very ladylike. People around you will try to get closer to smell you in this fume. It;s similar to' Light Blue' by D and G I have that as well but I prefer Haiku its better more evolved note wise and much longer lasting on plus the price can't be beat. A classic. Let me add one more FACT a few ladies like to call this and other fragrances 'old lady' fumes. HERES THE DEAL, When I first met Haiku almost 20 years ago, I did NOT like her at all. She smelled very 'cold' and citrusy to my nose. Was not a fan. A little while down the road, I gave her away to a friend of mine without a thought. However, as time went on and I grew older as lucky people do and guess what my hormones changed, like allot. So now many scents smell completely different to and on me. Some frags I can no longer tolerate as I once did, although I still love them, I cannot wear them any longer ie; original Far Away perfume which was once my fave although I do wear the Gold Far Away easily allot. I can smell allot of notes in Haiku that I could not smell before pre menopause. But boy do I love Haiku it's like a whole new perfume to me now. Brand new almost to my nose. So never say never ladies you may go down the road a few years and if Haiku is still around you may find yourself in love with it just like me. Better than fragrances ten times the price out there, especially today. I'm currently hoarding bottles when on sale, I hope I never run out and Avon never discontinues this BEAUTY. Incredible. QUICK TIP; If you want Haiku to project more spray onto hair. Even if you have shorter hair, you can spray back of head along with your usual spray areas. This can give you a few hours of good projection. Also, I noticed the sprayer itself does not give as good amount of spray dispersion. I think Avon is trying to save money and skimping on the quality of the sprayer. If you replace the sprayer with a better one your Haiku will smell much more stronger and project more. PS I always keep old sprayers for this reason lol. So I recently purchased new bottles. formula has changed apparently. It smells lighter yet richer at the same time oddly. These are 2018 bottles my last were 2016 marked. They smell weaker for now but they also smell like my 2004 bottles just lighter. I will let them macerate for a couple months and see them hopefully I'm sure get stronger. The potential is there so wait and see. They will get stronger the more time goes by. They normally do. We shall see...

A wonderful and beautifully enticing surprise! I love, love, love the original Glow by JLo (I have a very detailed review on it if curious) and this is absolutely the closest I have accidentally stumbled upon, a blind buy from reviews here and notes I typically enjoy. I also wear SHI which I noticed some have made the comparison. Personally, I do not find the correlation at all?? SHI is much more fresh aquatic than floral citrusy; SHI being a lovely scent but not too complex imo, more rather just fresh aquatic and great for day wear. As of yet, I have not found any of Avon's perfumes to be my style but Haiku, it is elegant and has a lot of sex appeal. I literally almost can not tell the difference between Haiku and the original Glow. It has a slightly "warmer" feel to it but is still extremely close. I would personally describe Haiku as a warm citrus, the perfect blend of light, white florals, woody, a hint of spiciness, fresh and clean (I do not detect any vanilla whatsoever, but I am glad tbh as I have begun to steer away from vanilla scents and perhaps only, only a very minimal light musk which comes out more woody which also may give it the slightly more warm feel when comparing it to Glow). It is perfectly suited for day wear and also a great!! date night sexy, attention grabbing scent without being obnoxious. (Just like with Glow, I have been asked without fail what beautiful fragrance am I wearing by both men and women?) It is inoffensive and truly smells quite high end to my surprise too. As much as I do really love it AND the price point which will factor in here for the need to use more; the longevity is not great, the sillage is perfect but I do find I need to reapply every couple of hours...and I do not like to be the overbearing perfume person in the room. When on clothing, it will last longer though and even in the air as I get a whiff of it when I come home when gone only a few hours. Lastly, I do not care much about bottle appearance but I do quite like the Asian Pagoda Temple look and soft green hues of this unique bottle. If you like the notes listed or if you are a Glow fan, I would highly recommend giving Haiku a try!! ☺

*EDIT/Addition to my initial (separate) detailed review: After wearing this almost daily since purchasing it, I have actually been layering it sometimes with my (obviously, probably almost annoying now to readers, apologies lol) much loved Glow, to conserve it since I can not seem to get my hands on more...and with being an almost identical scent, it's very easy. However, whether I do or do not, I receive the same reaction always which is beginning to surprise me now tbh because I do mean always. EVERY single time (literally) I leave my home wearing this scent, strangers go out of their way to ask what I am wearing or to simply compliment the fragrance in EVERY store I am in, without fail, customers, men, women, clerks, staff, everyone, of all ages even?! I also feel I need to be fair in updating the longevity too which I rated as needing to reapply but I rarely could be bothered while running errands and shopping, I never remember to throw the lovely Pagoda bottle in my purse. I too often tend to spritz on my clothing and long, long after I can no longer smell myself at all (not as easy as the wrist test which I have begun wearing Vaseline as a base, on what I feel are fragrances needing some help in the longevity area and it works like a charm btw), I truly thought the scent was long gone. This evening for the 3rd time, I was proven wrong after a good 5-6 hours after application when again, a customer actually followed me to tell me how wonderful I smell and asked what the perfume was that I was wearing. (Note, I very much shy away from overdoing it and like a soft and appropriate sillage regardless of where I am going.) So this has better sillage that initially thought and is now exactly equal to the original JLo Glow in the compliment grabbers category. I myself really have fallen in love with this perfume and it certainly doesn't hurt that my fiancé is just as intoxicated with it too. (My initial full review is only a week old, so it should be the last one below if interested.) ☺

I bought this late last year in a layering set for my daughter and myself. We both love this, but since the perfume spray itself turns into plastic trash bag on me and not her, she got to keep the whole set. About a month ago I bought up a bunch of avon's scented deos on sale and this was one of them because I remembered how much I liked the rest of the layering set. I liked the freshness of the deo so very much I went ahead and bought the skin softener and body powder. I am so glad that I did. This is mostly a green Muguet throughout with a lovely soft floral and green grassy undertone. It does develope and shift throughout the day,sometimes grassy, sometimes woody, sometimes white floal, and back again, but the lily of the valley stays consistant. The skin softener stays hours on my skin and I love to layer it with fresh floral scents, and keep my skin cool and fresh all day in the summer heat with the body powder. For me lily of the valley evokes strong memories. Most of my mother's favorite scents had a strong presence of muguet. While wind song was her number one signature scent she actually wore Coty's Muguet du Bois quite a lot, mostly because that is what I would buy for her more than anything else. I loved how it smelled in general and on her most of all. Lily of the valley once planted in rich moist soil under trees tends to take off like a weed, at least it did in our yard - someone long before we ever lived in our quiet little house had planted them under some plum trees along an old fence, they ran all the way to the back of yard along with some little blue bells that were not as hardy as the lilies. They smelled so wonderfull, so strong and I loved them so much they were perfect little white bells of heavely scent. This is one of my first memories. That is what Haiku makes me think of, my childhood yard in the spring filled with flowers planted long ago.

Im not able to do a review yet but should be getting it in the mail in the next few days. Im blind buying because of reviews and i liked kyoto flower. I just wanted to point out that on avons website the note description mentions that haiku has green tuberose in it but it is not listed here. If anyone smells green tuberose in this can you please let me know, tuberose is my favorite flower and ive been obsessed with anything tuberose lately!! Btw, a good wedding day avon perfume in my opinion would be haiku kyoto flower. It's a mix of smelling like chloe love story and pleasures. Edit: finally got my order in the mail and i was pleasantly suprised. It's a very green scent, full of lillies and lilly of the valley. You can smell the green stems of the flowers, it's like walking into a grassy field full of lillies and lilly of the valley. I dont wear green scent often because they tend to disappear on my skin fairly quickly. Haiku was strong and remained strong for 2 full hours before it started to become a lighter woody floral. It goes from feeling like your in a grassy feild, to walking through the woods. I think this is the best green floral I've tried so far. Longevity is 3 -6 hours, sillage is an arms length and after an hour people can smell haiku when they give you a hug, or stand close to you. Beautifully blended, a wonderful green scent. The pomegranate is there to keep things from becoming to sharp, it doesn't stand out but you know it's there, sandlewood and vanilla come out in the end and gives a warmer creamy feel to the perfume. It makes me feel clean, fresh, happy and energized. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a green floral. Oh btw, green tuberose is evident in this perfume, it just blends extremely well with the lily. It reminds me a bit of gucci bamboo and izzy Miyake .

My mother does not like tuberose. In fact, she hates it with a passion. If there was a flower she could delete off the face of the earth, it is tuberose. Where am I going with this? Because when I was young, in mid-elementary school, our next door neighbor sold Avon. She had three sons I was friends with, and she enjoyed having a girl around sometimes, and she’d give me makeup samples to mess around with. One of those sample kits she gave me had a little vial of Haiku in it, and I fell in love with it. To a nine-year-old, this was THE CLASSIEST thing I’d ever smelled. My mom also really enjoys perfume, so I figured she wouldn’t object too much to getting what I considered the epitome of perfumery from my friends’ mom. But when I brought her the little vial to smell, her reaction was “bleaaargh tuberose!” It almost broke my heart. Fast forward a good fifteen years, and I’m living in my own place. I’m out and about one day, and I discover a small shop where this dude sells Avon. I asked him, just out of idle curiosity, if Haiku is still manufactured. To my delight. It is. Of course I bought it. What seemed so expensive to me back then was... actually $20, so I could totally fulfill my childhood dream of Haiku. And it still smells just like I remembered it. This is a light, fresh, very pleasant white floral with some citrus for variety. Uh, there is noticeable tuberose, so if you’re like my mom, stay away. Performance is about average, five or so hours and a fairly intimate silage. This is perfect for office or public places, because to get beast mode you’d have to take a bath in the stuff. Cute pagoda shaped bottle, too!

Wow! This is gorgeous! I'm sure this is one of Avon's finest (I haven't smelled them all so I can't be sure about that). I just love this! I had never tried it until today. I know I've probably smelled it sometime in the past, but I didn't know what I was smelling and I never asked. It smells fresh and clean, but not in a soapy way. It's very elegant. Well done, Avon. This could be one of my favorites. I have not smelled CK1 in a long time, but Haiku kind of reminds me of that fragrance. Of course, Haiku is sweeter and more feminine than CK1, but there is a vague similarity between the two (in my opinion). Haiku also kind of reminds me of the original Light Blue, but they are obviously not the same (I prefer Haiku). And you can't beat Haiku's price! I can still smell it very well after spraying it on my wrists over two hours ago. I wish I could say the same for some other perfumes that I have in my collection such as Elizabeth Taylor's Violet Eyes (I can't smell that one on myself at all). Haiku is a win-win as far as I'm concerned! I think it would make a great gift for other people such as friends, co-workers, and family members because it is inexpensive and there's absolutely nothing offensive about it. Some fragrances are a gamble whenever you're buying them as a gift for others, but Haiku is a safe bet. It's also a safe blind buy. This fragrance can easily compete with a lot of high-end fragrances that you find in better department stores. It is just as good if not better.

Wearing tonight after my shower and I believe it is almost the perfect white floral and green floral. Not too sweet, nor sharp; it is first white then green. Wonderfully both. It is fresh, clean and beautiful as can be. I am feeling springy and it is a perfect crisp, clean spring/summer scent. Spring is blooming and this is fresh, lovely perfection. Haiku is a great mood scent for warm months and smells much better to me than many high end fumes I have sampled lately in my hunt for the perfect white floral for the hot months. It is a very "cool" scent. Haiku is not *the* perfect one but I love it. So far, I've found no white/green florals to top it after smelling many. That is a bold statement for me. Something always too sharp, pointed, acrid, wilty, sweet, etc with the white florals and me, but I don't get that with Avon's Haiku. It is masterfully balanced. When Avon falls they crash hard, but when Avon rocks, they ROCK hard. They've cranked a few out that are head-bangin' metal style yummy, sexy good. (I would not consider Haiku particularly sexy; more of a just-showered exhilarating scent.) I can dig on some Avon, Sisters. No shame to my game about the name. They have been around a long time for a good reason. *does the cabbage patch and chants* Go Avon/Go Avon Luv Haiku, Luv Haiku DigThePricetag/DigThePricetag Do it Avon/Do it Avon Uh-huh/Uh-huh-huh

I was disappointed when Avon discontinued Forrest Lily 20 years ago. After Forrest Lily was discontinued, Avon came out with Haiku. I didn’t purchase it because it was not quite the same as Forrest Lily. A few years later, I smelled Haiku on a co-worker and was intrigued. When I asked her what the scent was and she sad, “Haiku,” I ordered the bottle, deodorant, and lotion. I love Lily of the Valley scents. I however, felt a bit guilty picking up my co-workers signature scent and since my husband was enjoying me wearing Clinique Happy more, I decided to give the set to my co-worker, who was thrilled. A few weeks ago, Avon came out with Haiku Sacred and it is beautiful. My husband loves haiku sacred on me. I might splurge and get the Haiku original plus all the flankers. Not to mention, I love the idea of wearing a Japanese poem! Edit 2022: I wear this original Haiku in the cream, deodorant and perfume as a signature scent. I love the prominent Lilly of the valley and somehow this is clean and green in an earthy way while still being ethereal. Really reminds me of the Forrest Lily fragrance I wore and adored in the 90s. Haiku has a most delicate powdery touch. Clean, earthy, green, easy going, floral, long lasting. I never want to be without this original Haiku. It truly is minimalistic yet complex, like Haiku poetry.

Haiku of Haiku - Lily, citrus, wood Nature green near river stream Tranquil dreams of white Linen, tea, I'm pure Of life's cruel dance hard toiling Inhale clean, new hope Come new sun, let's play And dance afresh this long day Let me retire calm Avon Haiku has become the only fragrance I can tolerate during the heat. My nose has become oversensitive when heat amplifies fragrance and I feel smothered. Haiku is the only summer scent I have worn that draws repeated compliments. It is also the only 'safe' scent that does not bore me. Yes, it is polite, clean, safe... and simply beautiful. It is on the similar vein of Shi's Sung and Lauder's Pleasures though in comparison, I find Shi has less depth, less everything, and the green of Pleasures becomes sharp and bitter on me. Haiku is rather linear but it does change on my skin. Inside cool air, I detect the crisp green, citrus and light woods more. Outside in sweltering heat the refreshing lily shines through most, exactly as it should. Avon Haiku is a timeless beauty that exhilarates me in morning and calms me in the evening; a classic I shall hopefully never be without. Pure and natural loveliness! Reminds me of a summer bride and white gauze or linen at a beach sunrise or set. Pure love! :)

I finally got my haiku today. I have been wondering how it would smell for years now! I love fresh out-of-the-shower scents. This is definitely fresh..VERY floral fresh. This to me is straight up lily. If you dont like lily..do not buy! Haiku is actually more of a "perfumey" and mature scent than I thought it would be..which is ok too! Also sillage and and longevity are amazing..one spray and it last 6+ hrs. And scents to not last on me! Not my favorite scent, but definitely pretty and can be used as an elegant scent. I would like to always have a bottle, especially since it was only $3 on amazon! Haiku sunset: I also purchased this flanker since it was also only $3. I actually like Haiku sunset better..scent wise. It is a perfect dupe for Issey Miyake (sp?) floral (the pink one). Its very floral aquatic..literally it smells fluid..AMAZING! but so so so sadly it lasts for 5 min on me! I wish It lasted as well as the original and I would have a perfect and low priced scent! Oh well... love it still!

This came in my order alongside 3 other Avon perfumes I've been playing with. A classic, but not my usual fare, I was curious to try it. Unfortunately, I don't think I enjoy lily of the valley in my perfumes. This is green and fresh to be sure, but there's a bit of sharpness that threatens to give me a headache in here as well. It just doesn't vibe with me. Haiku Reflection, on the other hand, is stunning and so unique like nothing I've smelled before (powdery-fresh aquatic). I let my mom sniff this one and she loved it more than Reflection, so she gets to keep this one and I'm keeping Reflection. The bottle of original Haiku with its frosted glass is soooo much prettier; they should have made Reflection with frosted glass too! I totally respect this perfume for what it is but it's just not going to remain in my scent collection; not everything can be after all!

Oh how I love this! This is such a peaceful... zen... calming fragrance. It was my first love and is still very much a part of my collection. I don't have too many "green" scents but I'm Happy I have this. Its gives the feeling of walking in a garden on a windy day. There's a waterfall and flowers everywhere. Birds are chirping but its still so so calm. You can wear this as a therapy scent or spray it in the air before yoga. Its very good if you're trying to fall asleep because it is a bit powdery. Its not lavender or anything but I would say its much, much better than lavender. I think this gives the feel of spring but you can wear this anytime...other than winter. Love it! The only downfall is it doesn't last too long😭 but still it captivates me for the time that it does last.

I've enjoyed this since it first came out and glad Avon didn't discontinue it. It was destined to become a classic and the flankers are all beautiful too. It's floral-citrusy-green with some interesting notes that I don't see often in perfumery, like kumquat, prunella and others. It also has a bit of an aquatic feel to it, and a very mild vanilla in the background. It smells like the bottle looks: green, soothing and tranquil. I'm surprised at the length of wear for this one too. If I had any complaints it would be that the top notes, though pleasant, are a bit shrill, so thankfully they calm down shortly into the soft almost-aquatic floral that the fragrance becomes. I've used multiple bottles and was glad to get another for Christmas.

I love Haiku. This smells so much like Versace Versense. I have both and did not really make that connection till now. Haiku is a great deal less expensive but is a real quality fragrance from Avon. I try to never be without this. There was a lady in my office that smelled unbelievably good. She was wearing Haiku. So I had to try it myself. I usually order more than 1 at a time (a lot of 2) on Ebay and get a great price. This also reminds me a little of White Citrus from BBW but it is a more feminine, complex smell and lasts longer. More floral. But very clean. Really lovely.

This scent is calming, soothing and gives you a sense of peace. There are two distinct notes in this scent. The first and most obvious one is the lilly of the valley and then the undercurrent of citrus. These two combine to create a fresh and calming scent. I find i smell this scent better in warm weather than cold. It is long lasting you can get 6 hours wear out of it and it has arms length projection and it is cheap! This scent will be a staple in my perfume collection from now on. Definitely a good fragrance for your busy days to keep you calm.

This has been in my top 5 fragrances for years. I also have a few of the Flankers as well but this one is classic & beautiful. It's a green fragrance all the way with floral hints. Rain on the bushes & leaves in a wide open park while walking past jasmine & lily of the valley. It lasts unbelievably long on my skin, I spray in the morning about 4-5 sprays and I can still smell it on my arms the next morning getting in the shower. I will still smell it on my clothes before I was them days later. I will always have this in my collection.

Clean, fresh, “millennium” fragrance. In the mid 90’s the designers moved away from sweet florals and went into a more clean/aquatic unisex genre of fragrances. From 1996-2005 these “rainy/oceanic/fresh aquatics” reigned supreme. I smell green notes, aloe, tea, rain, with addition of a musk. Wonderful for people who have allergies, does not offend them and perfect for office/school wear. As long as Avon makes this, I will purchase it. A great reminder of that time period! Smells just as great today, as it did yesterday.

This fragrance is just lush, green, fresh, citrussy flowery happiness in a bottle. I accidentally sprayed it over some Mitsouko that was on my top from the day before, and the mix was outstanding! I love this original Haiku and the Kaiku Lotus Flower so much. Avon has become my favorite perfume house; the perfumes they create are so affordable, good quality and long-lasting! I am not even going to waste my money on the more expensive fragrances anymore as they just simply do not last as long on me as the Avon ones do.

Love this one. It's green, fresh very white floral and strong. The white floral is dominant therefore it can feel old fashioned for people who like the modern scents more. Longtivity and projection are above moderate and if you are sensitive the strong floral can give you headaches. Definitely a good one of Avon like almost all vintage scents from this compagnie. The modern fragrances are scented water which i have sold all inmidiatly because no projection, sillage or longtivity what so ever.