Odyssey

I just had to review my beloved Odsyssey. I haven't worn it for a couple of years. People will probably find it odd that I like it, considering I'm more of a Chanel girl...Cristalle, #19, and #5 l'eau. My fondness for Odysssey is from way back. It's a special scent memory. I wore it when I was 15, back in 1982 and continued to wear it all the way through 1983. It was the perfume I wore when I was in love for the first time. When I smell this perfume, I do think of my boyfriend at the time. I just got a bottle last week, and I've been wearing it every day since then. I just keep reaching for it. Every time I smell it, it comforts me. I enjoyed it at 15, and I'm still enjoying it at 50. Enough of my boring sentiment...now for what it smells like. To me, Odyssey is very reminiscent of soap, in a big way. It's also very powdery and musky at times. I think it's the magnolia and lily of the valley that I like...they make it really fresh. I'll be happy to keep wearing this and Chanel Cristalle for the rest of my days.

My mother wore this when I was a little girl right about the time it came out. It brings back so many memories.....very comforting. I just picked up a vintage bottle at a thriftstore the other day and was super excited to try it again after SO many years. I don't fancy myself a musk lover. I do like musk on others (with the right chemistry) but usually on myself, I just end up smelling like a ferret or some other gamey,furry,little creature....hmmmm.This one doesn't bother me....it's actually very pleasant and definitely vintage smelling.Soft and subtle. It also has a definite *Avon* smell about it....If you grew up on all those fun little bottles too,you know what I mean.....a slight acrid quality. Although it's vintage, it's still classy and very wearable.A refreshing change from all the syrupy, teeth-rotting sweet stuff being made these days.

For me it was junior high where all my Odyssey memories take flight! I loved this scent, and still do. I think it was probably the first perfume I ever wore, because my mother was kind enough to share hers with me. Oh, the memories of seventh grade when boys were just starting to notice me and my body grew the appropriate "bumps" in all the appropriate places, ha, but what a year 1982 was and Odyssey made it that much more special. What a memorable, musky scent -- very few scents are as unique as this, as memorable or as memory-inducing as this classic scent. If, like me, you like the soapy, musky scents, you will enjoy this. I agree with another reviewer who said it reminds her of Jovan White Musk. It just feels like a fragrance I will never outgrow.

i had to chuckle at all the reviews because i totally feel the same way !!! this was THE perfume of high school....i think every girl owned a bottle of odyssey & yes we all bathed in it LOL.......i loved it then & still love it today :) when i wear it it evokes such happy memories :) its a feel good , comfy cozy , happy scent for me :) and even though it is on the stronger floral side - its a nice clean refreshing floral & it does have super lasting power.........i would say a little goes a long way with this scent for sure lol and avon please never discontinue this scent......its a classic to keep :)

Hadas, I remember that fragrance called Jovan Eau Fresh. My mom had it in the 80's. She had a small bottle of the body splash. I loved it!! I agree with you...it is similar to Odyssey. The other body splash that my mom had at the time, was one from Bonne Bell. I wish I could remember the name of it, but it smelled even better than Jovan Eau Fresh. It was a grassy herbal smelling fragrance. It kind of reminded me of Herbal Essence shampoo, but a little sweeter. It almost had a watermelon tinge to it. I would love to find it again, but it's long discontinued. Sniff Sniff!!