Rare Emeralds

I owned Rare Emeralds back in the late 90s when it first came out. I still had an Avon Lady then and was loyal to the brand of my childhood. I remember wearing this and it being a unique perfume but couldn't for the life of me remember what it smelled like. My bottle was small and I am pretty sure I used most of it. Then I rescued 2 bunnies and then stopped wearing perfume for 13 years .... Then COVID hit and I have made up for lost time. Anyway, I've done the niche thing, the expensive designer thing and now I am looking up old fragrances on eBay and thought why not build up a vintage Avon collection. Avon really gave us good fragrances in the past. Excellent value for money. With all of that being said here is what I think of Rare Emeralds now ....... Rare Emeralds is a very green, citrus woody and herbal floral fragrance. Very cedar and geranium forward and I could see a man wearing this. The opening blast is Avon Aldehydes followed by a crisp citrus combo of orange, bergamot and lemon. The heart is cool, clean and slightly fruity white rose, jasmine and big geranium. The dry down is cedar dominate with some sandalwood followed by lots of Avon musk. There is a herbal dusty and powdery quality throughout the duration of the fragrance that gives the impression of tones of dried lavender and chamomile was used in the formula. I was thinking that this might smell a bit like Floris Rose Geranium and you can tell both fragrances are cedar, geranium, and rose forward other than that they are not much a like. Rare Emeralds is much more herbal, musky and powdery and has an Oriental character that is suited for evening wear, while Rose Geranium is more green, crisp, and outdoor casual. I bet Marilyn Monroe would have liked Avon Rare Emeralds like she liked Floris Rose Geranium. It would have been her fancy "green perfume". If you like vintage perfumes and are on a tight budget give Avon old fragrances a try. I think you will be very happy you did.

I am a child of the 70s and hated the smell of Irish Spring. Irish Spring had a very soapy artificial green smell. There was nothing woody, fresh spicy or floral about it. This unique fragrance is a woody/floral/oriental type, not green or soapy at all. Wearing it today and it smells gorgeous, sensual, unique, and if you put this fragrance in a Niche bottle it would get rave reviews. People just have a negative perception of Avon fragrances. Past Avon lovers remember the high glory days and worship Timeless etc ( great perfume BTW in vintage) or just think all Avon fragrances were and are cheap smelling. I have expensive all natural niche perfumes that have a somewhat similar scent profile to this brilliant fragrance. Excellent value for money, not only in originality, performance, and quality of fragrance. I hate seeing sooo many negative reviews for such a good perfume just because it was discontinued and because of its inexpensive price point. @gtabasso knows, her nose knows.

Avon Rare Emeralds is a luxurious scent. I am not detecting much woodsy, citrus or musk but a lovely blend of green, aromatic floral. It is an elegant, rich, sophisticated scent and I love it! So far I have experienced Rare rubies, gold and emeralds. I am disappointed in none of them. As for season, Avon rubies and gold are best suited for winter, but this floral, green jewel is appropriate for all seasons to my nose. I sprayed over 10 hours ago and it has bloomed even more fabulous throughout the day. Spicy and opulent, another Avon winner!

This was a gorgeous frag that was a one off, the notes I didn't think would work well, but did it!, for me this is not only the best of the rares collection, but the best of anything Avon has ever made. Wish they brought this back instead of sapphires

Completely unique! Like a woody balsamic citrus fragrance blurred with the edges softened. It is bergamot, geranium, musk and cedar with some underlying florals supporting it.