Honeysuckle

As it happens every year, I go through this phase where I've maxed out on all my favorite, rich, heavy-hitting oriental fragrances that dominate my collection and I crave some lush tropical flowers. A little vacation to a tropical island of the mind. A few days spent in my "summer collection" fits the bill. I have this little bottle of vintage Avon Honeysuckle perfume oil and it is going to be my SOTD. Someone once said that this was one of the most true honeysuckle perfumes ever made and I will say that this is really something to be experienced if you love honeysuckle. I've seen some early beginnings of honeysuckle blooming where I live but it isn't quite here yet. A couple drops of this oil and wow-zuh! I feel like I'm wearing a floral cotton dress, wreath of flowers in my hair and lingering in a huge garden of flowers. Just what my mood needed! Wishing everyone a beautifully scented New Year here at Fragantica!

My late sister sold Avon in the late 60's-early '80's, and all of the ladies in our family had Avon Honeysuckle. I owned the solid version, which was wonderful. To me it smelled of 100% honeysuckle, very happy and springlike. I really miss this one.

THE best Honeysuckle EVER. Period.

Extra honeyed honeysuckle. It’s a sticky bomb, really pungent and fruity-sweet, but not cloying and the honeysuckle is indeed the closest to the real thing, I ever smelled. Mine is from the 60'ties, so it is very likely to be the original.

This holds a special place in my heart! I think it was the very first true scent I chose, bought, and wore as a child. My Mom and I did not have extra money to spend on Avon products, but I was always fascinated by their samples and brochures, and the ladies who sold and used them regularly. I’d chosen a small white flocked glass bottle of a carrot eating rabbit, filled with Honeysuckle cologne, to spend my savings on. I remember it as being so fresh and cheerful, a celebration of Spring banishing the drab remnants of Winter; it really lifted my spirits out of the endless grey, rainy days. Before this, I’d only used all the Johnson’s Baby items, and other drugstore stuff made to encourage little kids to clean up. This was a real step up for me!