Pur Blanca

Wore this in Jr. High and High School. My mom sold Avon when this came out It was the first time I had the "MUST HAVE FULL BOTTLE NOW" impulse with an Avon release. My mom is from Germany and most of my life my grandmother lived there. With all the travel back and forth, German culture and sensibilities helped shape a deep love of delicate, light, clean scents. 4711 was always in our home, but that was too adult and unisex for me. This is where Our Blanca came in for me: It has the fresh, not indolic or heavy, floral heart (since when did this ever have ylang ylang as a scent note? It's not in the original version.). And it's not the typical fruity-floral bombs that started coming into vogue then and have been reigning pretty supreme ever since - cough- BBW/VS- cough. Yes, it is delicate. No, it is not groundbreaking. But in a world where so many fragrances are screaming for attention, the gentlest voice can be the most noticeable. Pur Blanca stands out that way. It's a white floral without the usual white florals. It's aquatic, but without the shrieking citrus and obligatory vetiver/cedar base. Those who find it generic don't realize that Pur Blanca was one of the first perfumes in this niche aquatic category. Personally, I find her legendary that way. An unsung beauty, still winking at us from behind her demure veil. Overall, this is a zen, peaceful scent. It's what I had wanted Haiku to smell like. It always garnered compliments, from men and women alike. I wish it was higher quality and less synthetic, but it's Avon, not Kilian. A natural version of this would prove to be immensely profitable and popular. It's undergone at least one reformulation, coordinating with the packaging changes. The original is best, but hasn't aged well. Whatever is in this degrades a lot from heat and light and absolutely affects the scent - skewing oily rancid and plasticky, losing the delicate facets of the florals and giving the musk a rudely sharp facet. Sillage and longevity are excellent, especially on clothes. Use sparingly.

I wanted to get a decant of Guerlain Musc Outreblanc as I love that fragrance, but I have a lot of decants that I don't wear.. So I thought of doing something stupid and getting a full bottle. BUT, I had the inspiration to look on fragrantica and see that people were saying Pur Blanca smells like the Guerlain. I thought it would be a disappointment , but for under 10$ for 50ml I decided to take the gamble. The smell: Pur Blanca does not have the bright opening of the Guerlain - it replaces it with a slightly creamier version of its drydown. As for the drydown, it is almost a 1to1 with the Guerlain. Needless to say I am very happy about the purchase. The performance: This is where the Avon lacks big time. While Musc Outreblanc is almost a beast, Pur Blanca lasts a long time, but it is a skin scent from the moment you spray it on. BUT, comparing the fact that you can get 100ml of Pur Blanca for under 20$, while the Guerlain in over 300$, for me it is a win. I see this being sold as a women's fragrance. Since when smelling clean and classy has a gender? Traditionally it does have a feminine lean because of the white floral nature of it, but the bitter green and fresh aspect of the fragrance makes it one that anyone, any age can wear this. Hope this helps! Cheers!

absolutely pure, feminine, clean and bright. after macerating the edt in a dark cool place for +4 weeks, the scent reaveals more of its romantic character, which i love. doesn't cause much annoyance when you spray, but god how i wish it was more long lasting, stays strong for 2h tops on a good day! very safe and comforting tho, gained a permanent place in my collection. ps: the lotion smells beautiful as well. Update; this EDT doesn't have any longevity power, but I've done the forbidden and sprayed this edt generously above my head and on my hair ends and MY GOD my hair smelled DIVINE for 3 days.. AVON take my money and make a hair mist edition out of this perfume! Update after 3 months maceration, the EDT loses most of its alcoholic note and only exudes its floral and warm soapy scent. Longevity gets much better and stays on clothes for almost a day.

Ah, the nostalgia! This was my first fragrance ever. My late aunt gave it to me one Christmas when I was still a little girl and it remained my signature scent until my late twenties. I still wear it (was it reformulated again? I still have my old bottles, including the pearlescent ball and green star and I think they changed heliotrope for ylang-ylang at one point...) and I don't plan to stop anytime soon. My fragrance collection grew during all those years but Pur Blanca has a stable place in my vanity table. It's very clean and likable, I truly haven't (personally) met anyone who would dislike it. Yes, it's a bit short lived but for the price, I don't mind to re-spray it several times a day if necessary. Fresia - peony - musk - heliotrope/ylang ylang since the 2000s... Very gentle, very nice everyday office scent.

I've never smelled Peony Soft Musk from Avon,but now they are bringing it back in a shape of a christmas star and reading the notes,I decided to take a chance and ordered it.I've just receive my bottle,put some on me and at first sniff I thought i liked it.After a few minutes I realised it smelled familiar.After a few more minutes-BINGO! It actually smelled like Pur Blanca.I was so glad to find this out,cause years ago,when I lived in Europe,Pur Blanca along with Dreamlife were my very favorite frags from Avon.The scent is very soft,clean white and soapy-white flowers,woman in pure white.I missed that scent so much,now that is available in USA I'll order more bottles.Thank you Avon!And I so much wish AVON also brings back Dreamlife.