Timeless

Timeless is an incredible scent for the few dollars it costs. There is a current version available through Avon's catalogs and vintages are available. There are discernable differences between the two that should be noted. While the vintage Timeless plays the aldehydes strongly, the newer version is a creamier mix of honeyed vanilla that hits right away. The honeyed vanilla mix takes time in the vintage to arrive, but the wait is well worth it. The vintage version lasts much, much longer, is deeper in tone and reminiscent of Shalimar. Gardenia brings greenness, iris brings a rich earthiness, while jasmine carries this scent strongly to wonderful heights. There are so many notes in this perfume that mix together wonderfully to make it a blend that is pleasantly aromatic, elegant and one that belies its' own price tag. Timeless is a perfume that could be worn anywhere-to dinner, to an event, to a gallery or with jeans. It is a perfume that wears the person, the person doesn't wear it. It is a mature fragrance, one that reminds you of notes found in many other remembered classics, like Shalimar or Emeraude or one of the Chanels. Its' rich warmth is its' own elegance. This is a fragrance that is wearable year-round and since Avon offers shower gels, body creams and deodorants at a ridiculously low price, you can pamper yourself with a complete set. Timeless wraps itself around you with a graceful quality reminiscent of older perfumes. You can wrap yourself in its luxuriousness easily just as you would an over-sized cable-knit sweater or a tuxedo jacket. It just fits quality, whatever you're wearing, whatever you're doing. It ripens into a mature scent that fully explores its many faceted notes as the hours go by. For its price, it absolutely cannot be beat. It fools many when they attempt to guess what perfume it is that you're wearing, and there is a reason why. The tonka bean, the opoponax, the vanilla, the patchouli and the amber are all similar ingredients to a few heavyweights in the classic perfume market and Timeless incorporates them excellently. Vintage Timeless takes longer to develop on your skin, works longer to develop through its notes and stages and is more full-bodied. With today's version of Timeless, its end is its beginning. It packs a punch, yes, but you miss the soapy aldehydes in the beginning. The older bottle is amber glass, silverish-gold cap, cognac-colored liquid splash and 2 oz. The new is in a clear spray bottle with a rose hued cap, a light golden liquid and 1.7 oz. Longevity is about four hours for the new and much longer for the vintage. Both versions are wonderful. The choice to make is whether you want to explore a more vintage feel for aldehydes and a soapy feel, a journey through a perfumes character when you choose the older version or if you'd rather go for the gusto with the newest version which gives you the immediate sense of scent. There is no wait, you arrive at your final destination immediately. Either way, Timeless should be a perfume every woman should try.

So, today's vintage Avon will be...Timeless! I do recall this one from my childhood, but I know it still wasn't allowed in my house. Ok, drops applied to pits, wrists, and neck, here we go! So, right off the bat I know that the bottle I chose to go with has gone slightly off. There's a mustiness that shouldn't be there. No big deal to me, I wipe it off, I rub on some mineral oil, pour a little of the 1980 Timeless into a different bottle, add just a bit of fresh moonshine to it and let it sit for a couple of hours. I then reapply with the "freshened" bottle. Oh, ok, she is nice. Very woody opening, not too "pencil shaving" though. The amber and opoponax definitely benefited from the fresh alcohol. The aldehydes warm up quickly and the woodyness begins to calm down. Into hours 2-3 and she's a very pleasant floral. Not super powdery like some Avon scents. The "Avonade" is much calmer in this one. Some might call this another "grandma" smell, but like always I prefer the term "eternal classic" or some might even say timeless? 😄 So, Timeless actually lasts pleasantly until my normal Noon reapplication time. The fresh splash warms up the first application and she smells very calming. This is a very nice scent for Fall and Winter evenings, I can just tell. She does smell very similar to Revlon's Intimate. I still think MoonWind is closer to Miss Dior though. Now, I haven't smelled Guerlain's Vol de Nuit for many years, but if I had to guess I'd say Timeless and Intimate are her more affordable sister scents. I reapply after dinnertime and relax with a good book. I mean it, it is a calming scent, and Avon still made this one up until just a couple of years ago. If you're looking for a gentle, calming, relaxing amber fragrance you can't go wrong with this Timeless. Vintage bottles are still readily available for under $20, so even if you try it and find it's not for you you're not breaking the bank. I find Timeless mixes well with modern sweeter scents too, which is always a bonus. She also passed the hubby sniff test as well, so you know that's always appreciated. 🥰 Timeless is true to its name and I think it's definitely a keeper.

Review of Timeless Update: I just received my 4-piece set of Timeless today. With the very first spray I knew this was gonna be the perfume for me.......but I felt conflicted. I could not figure out what this perfume was all about upon first blast of spray, due to the combination of notes emerging at the onset. I knew it was old-fashioned; just the kind I love...but oh so sophisticated and gorgeous! Something you don't find in fragrances anymore, but long for. Since it was produced back in 1974, you pretty much get a snapshot of the types of fragrances made in that decade...classy & unique. Anyway, in a short while it transitioned into notes reminiscent of "Intimate" by Revlon, a vintage and discontinued fragrance from the '50's. After it settled down, it evolved into a nice woody, vanilla, & amber boquet while still retaining the integrity of the top notes. What an interesting journey of so many different notes, from the first spray until the drydown...and let me tell you...that first spray is just INCREDIBLE. Can't completely decipher exactly what I'm sensing in the top notes but they were glorious. I definitely smell the woodiness, amber & vanilla at the end...but most certainly do not detect cedar; not at all. I also notice with this fragrance that even tho there's top, middle, and base notes in the description, it seems to come on pretty fierce with the top notes, but then simmer down fairly quickly to the base notes, not really revealing itself very strongly with the middle notes. The shimmering body powder is a nice compliment to the perfume, and carries a very nice soft; subtle scent of Timeless. I spent so little and now have a new fragrance that is a throw-back to the '70's. I'm all about the vintage fragrances because they have a very special quality all of their own. Thank you all for providing informative and detailed reviews that helped me in my decision to purchase this fragrance. So happy Avon is still producing this little treasure of a perfume. This is NOT your typical Avon; you MUST give it a try. I will definitely be ordering more of this in the future! Love it!!

The ladies on the forums told me Timeless is one of the best releases from Avon. I blindly purchased the vintage "prism" bottle on Mercari for some ridiculously low price, in the ballpark of $5. ...They are absolutely correct. This perfume is a captivating treat. I feel as though I won a game of bingo and my reward is getting to listen to a live orchestra while dining at a ritzy seafood restaurant. Dainty aldehydic opening. Some comments are saying peach lactone, but I don't detect peach, I'll search for it. It has sweet, powdery florals in the heart, I want to say mimosa, but the florals are layered and hard to distinguish among the more assertive notes. This perfume is dense with a powerful base. It unfolds slowly and has discernible progression. Spices, orris, leather, powdery woods, tonka, and the deep, heady amber notes. The texture is dry, dusty, and smoky. I was not expecting it, but this perfume is intensely animalic, with a lot of emphasis on civet and castoreum below the aforementioned layers. My vintage bottle of Timeless has a chypre base with authentic oakmoss and patchouli. This one is hard to put my finger on, and the comparisons section is all over the place. I certainly don't think of CK Obsession. There's not much in common with Miss Dior aside from the presence of yellow florals and a chypre base, and I haven't yet tested Revlon Intimate. If you can imagine Vol de Nuit spliced with Revlon Ciara/Bal a Versailles, that's my best approximation of what this perfume smells like. It's quite a monumental undertaking. Even if it does nothing for you, this perfume demonstrates that people my age are being robbed by LVMH et al. Timeless is a phenomenal composition. It has only grown on me with time, ba-dum-tss. It's difficult to believe Avon was capable of making perfumes that smell this good. If you haven't tried it, please do. It has some serious heft and good progression, it smells a lot more expensive than it is. If you love classic animalic ambers and chypres, I can't recommend it enough.

This is a seriously gorgeous perfume. I keep reading about it, and I've been wanting to try it for a while, so when I stumbled across two vintage bottles at an estate sale, for $1 each, I grabbed them. I normally like to take notes when I wear a perfume for the first time, but I put this on this morning, and then the zipper on my daughter's coat broke and I spent the day shopping for a new one so she'd have something to wear to school tomorrow. It was nice when I put it on, but not stunning. I remember thinking "Oh, I hope it doesn't go funky on me while I am out." After a few hours though? Oh my. So beautiful. I keep seeing this compared to Vol de Nuit, which I am not familiar with, though I do see a resemblance to L'Heure Bleue, which I have. At any rate, if you handed me an unmarked vial of Timeless and told me it was Guerlain, I'd totally believe you. Longevity is good too. I can still smell this after ten hours. The drydown is musky, but not the "Avonade" that I get from so many Avon perfumes. This is a great floral chypre--certainly one of the best budget ones I have come across, and maybe my favorite Avon scent. I see that not everybody loves it, but if you come across a bottle, it's worth a try. I know that some have compared it to Shalimar and Emeraude, but I just don't see the resemblance. Timeless is much more floral to me. Shalimar and Emeraude have a lot of vanilla, and Timeless has just a hint. I love Emeraude and wear it often, it's more powdery vanilla on me. In Timeless, I get only hints of powder and vanilla, with more soft, cool green floral notes.