Surreal

I so wish they hadn’t discontinued this stunning, decadent perfume. It makes me sad every time I think that it’s gone! This is the ultimate in seductive fruity floral. Very intense, you’re blasted with red fruits as soon as you spray it. It dries down quite amber and powdery, but in the best possible way. The fruits stay with you for a long time, though. I’ve never found anything quite like it, before or since. I know people say Britney’s Midnight Fantasy smells similar, and some of the notes are indeed similar, but Midnight Fantasy smells more medicinal to me somehow, more synthetic and chemical. Actually I think Midnight Fantasy is more like another lovely Avon perfume that’s sadly been discontinued, called ‘Make Me Wonder’, which has much more sweetness and a more girly character than Surreal. Surreal is not for the shy and retiring...it’s very in your face, it’s very much a ‘give me your attention’ perfume. Those fruits don’t just shyly waft gently by, they scream at you seductively, demanding your attention. It’s beautiful and intimidating in equal measures! Men go mad for it, too - my then-boyfriend always tried to climb me when I wore this! I have the tiniest bit of this left in a bottle I managed to find on eBay - sadly, though, I think the fragrance (although new when I got the bottle) has gone past its best a little now, as, whilst some of that fruity intensity is still there, it has a weird ‘gone off’ undertone to it now. I so wish they’d bring this back. I’d stock up on it like mad. So many happy memories associated with this one, and I always felt incredibly feminine when wearing it!

I'm with you, joan100 and lolitajade. 1973 can't have been the year Surreal was launched. I also think it must have been 2003, or even afterwards. This must have been one of Avon's emulations of best selling fragrances, specifically a "homage" to Cacharel's Beyond Paradise, which was coincidentally launched in 2003... I liked this fragrance a lot. I don't care much for overly sweet fruity perfumes (and so soapy to top it off!) but I found Surreal simply lovely. I used to be addicted to it while it was available in my country (c.2005-2010). For me it was perfect both as an office scent and for nights out. It’s so sad that I took it for granted and never stocked up! Now I only have half a bottle and can only wear it on special occasions. Reading your reviews, I think that maybe my perception of it is a little different. I don’t get the amber, and notice the lush floral notes much more than the fruity ones. I also get the aquatic accord that Sophielowa mentions in her review. It’s strange: aquatic fragrances are usually fresher and more dynamic, and can usually work as unisex scents, but this is hands down what we traditionally call a “feminine” scent, so dreamy and ethereal. Maybe it belongs to another category in the group of aquatic scents, for it evokes not the usual refreshing splash of cool water but a soothing, romantic, nocturnal summer breeze on a faraway island, with the scent of exotic blossoms filling the air.

SURREAL - I just LOVE this perfume. It is my favorite. I fell in love with Surreal the very 1st time smelled it. It has been discontinued and I hate Avon for doing that. This is the 2nd time Avon has done this to me, 1st was Millenium. You cannot order it anywhere - except off eBay and Amazon. The prices they want are ridiculous. If anyone has bottles, used or new, contact me I would love to have it. Surreal lasts on the skin all day, all night. It smells awesome. It is not overwhelming. My husband loves the scent too. I wish it would be brought back, I miss my perfume and dread having to find a replacement. FYI - I refuse to buy from Avon anymore - and this will only change if they bring my perfume back.

THIS used to be my favourite Avon fragrance, then what do they go and do? That's right... discontinue it! Sometimes Avon brings back older scents so I hope they do! This was probably my first EDP I ever owned and paid for by myself. I wish I can remember the notes but, alas, I had not the brains then to "stock up!" Argh! Anyway, loved this one so much! Edit: Just brought one from Ebay. I really hope it scents like I remember x Edit1: This smells EXACTLY how I remember it! I have this on now and all my happy memories are packaged in this one truly gorgeous scent. AVON ... I am on my knees suppient at your very feet begging you ... please, bring this back? Please?

Such a lovely scent. Surreal CANNOT offend even the most fussy people. Because this fragrance is so wearable and versatile, it has defaulted as my signature scent. I can't believe it says it was first made in 1973! I thought it was a new thing for sure somewhere around 2004. It really is such a cheerful day-time fruit I can't get sick of. The amber adds just the touch that keeps it from being strictly a young fruity scent and that's all it takes for me to feel comfortable integrating it in with work, casual dates, and weekends, etc. Love it.

I rather like it but. . .I bought the spray first because of the bottle. When I spray it on my wrist it is fading fast in 15 minutes. So I bought the shower gel, body lotion and talc to layer for longer last. Would you believe it, only the body lotion qualifies. So I'm going to get the DKNY Delicious Night and keep the body lotion handy.

This was an extremely unusual fragrance-a sweet (initially almost cloying) ambery fruity floral with a strong animalic accord. I enjoyed wearing it,receiving many compliments, and wish Avon would bring it back. The bottle was beautiful, with iridescent colors. Sillage and longevity were on the high end of moderate.

after reading the reviews on the delicious night fragrance, am not so sure i want to add it into the mix. but i buy small plastic bottles so i can have scented lotion in my purse. i always get a nice response when i decide to put on some hand lotion and it smells just delicious.

My FAVORITE perfume and I used to sell Avon years ago! They don't sell it anymore and I'm DESPERATE to find some!!! Anybody have any they'd like to sell?!?! Or do you know where I can get some at a decent price?!?!? I've got ONE bottle left!!! Thanks!!!

This is a gorgeous perfume. Lovely fruit, flowers and patchouli and amber. Gorgeous. Soft, sweet and delightful. I have two bottles, and I'm so glad I got them. It's a beautiful beautiful bottle too. Glorious colours and a fabulous shape. LOVE it!!!

As fragrance often depends on the wearer as far as how it will smell when mixed with your own body chemicles, its hard to judge. however on ME, it smells wonderful. Day or night. Its warm, seductive, and mysterious. Its my favorite.

This is my all time favorite from Avon. A beautiful, well balanced scent, with a very special note of dried berries (like an expensive fruit tea) and soft amber. I adored it. Please Avon bring it back!!!

My all time favourite <3 Last through the night, I use it all year round. I feel like fairy princess in magic forest, especially on a night out :D

I picked up a bottle of this off eBay wanting to know what all the fuss was about for this perfume. It hadn't been used and came in a box that was worn and tatty, unsealed. The first spray on my skin smelled dust, dank and rank, I thought it must have gone off, but now I'm not so sure. Perhaps the opening actually does smell like that, because luckily after a minute or so the scent morphed into something else. After the first day of testing this I didn't think I liked it, but on the second day something changed and it has grown on me a lot. Its like it has cast a surreal magical spell on me. It is quite hypnotic. The bottle (it is pretty by the way) and the fragrance itself reminds me of another perfume I liked a lot in the past, Beyond Paradise. The latter has a tropical feel about it whereas surreal is quite similar but smells a little more sweet and it's also smoky. On the skin this is a light perfume, not overpowering at all (which suits me perfectly) but at the same time I imagine it would project very well. I haven't worn it out yet so can't comment on silage or projection. I am not picking up any lower notes, just a slightly sweet, tart berry along with patchouli, amber and Tonka.Its a smoky, sweet, berry and it's rather delicious. I can't stop smelling my wrists. So to recap, it's a light scent for the wearer, almost translucent, and like your skin but better. It has a little sweetness to it, just the right amount, nothing overbearing or sickly. Because of the base notes, it is smoky and has depth to it. All in all I would say it is a unique scent, feminine, mature, deep, mysterious, sexy and hypnotic. This is turning out to be the easiest fragrance for me to wear and I am very fussy. When this runs out I will definitely be purchasing another bottle, if I can find one that is. Most suited to the cooler and colder seasons, could be worn in early spring as well as autumn and winter. I can see it working for both day and night.

It is a hypnotic scent!, The first impression is a shock of black berry fruit and other berries. but intensely sweet and very nice. In the drydown it shows a heart of flowers that give a delicate touch and warm contrast to the first impression as frozen berries. The amber is well known and matches perfectly with the rest of the essences. The set is almost addictive, this is a perfume that Has Been around since 1973. There are more than one reason to explain this.

It's a love/hate type of perfume. When i first received it i loved it then a week later i would repel it and so on the cycle continued. I think it smells rather civet and orangery it has a burning glowing scent also, it is for a grown woman as there is nothing light or airy or girly about this fragrance it is bold and makes a statement. It is hard to describe the notes as i believe they continuously change all of the time along with ones skin chemistry.

A fruity-ambery-patch scent which I don't think this is overly sweet but rather dry, especially when I compare it to other raspberry-leaning scents I have. It's interesting but I enjoy most of my other Avons more than this one. On the plus side I think this could be enjoyed by any age group and during any season, also it's not overly strong and doesn't disappear on my skin after an hour, lots of strong points for this fragrance if you like wearing it.

I tried an example of this one, i must say that it suprised me a lot, so much that i've ordered a bottle, this fragance is amazing, i never smelt anything similar. It's a sweet smell, but with berries and sugar, and that gives to the fragance such a kind of magic, i find it incredibly original, sillage it's good and longevity about 6 hours. A good one!

I'm wearing my teseter of this today and I am still undecided. I'm going to go with "like" for now... It is floral, but has a twinge of something (at least in reaction with body chemistry) that I just can't put my finger on. I can't say that I want to buy a full bottle at this point, but I would definitely be up for testing it a few more times!

From the first time i sprayed this on I knew it was for me. It mixed with my body chemistry incredibly producing a sweet warm sexy musky scent that I absolutely loved.