Velvet

Avon Brings Romance BACK!!!! I agree with the review that mentions - Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet -- Franco Zeffirelli's film version. "If you've ever watched Franco Zeffirelli's "Romeo and Juliet", you'll probably remember the party scene where the main characters first meet. Romeo steps behind heavy curtains with Juliet against the backdrop of a table overflowing with harvest fruits and wine. You can almost feel that there's a slight hint of heat and smoky spice in the air from the candles and lamps burning but nothing that accumulates, nothing that's not easily blown out with a gust of cool, Mediterranean night air from hall loft windows. " - A Rose 123's Fragrantica.com review --------- Fig and oude -- with a slight close to the skin barbie doll plastic undercurrent. What is this note? I smell this when I first spray Velvet, then it evaporates and becomes much less noticeable. Velvet has fragrance notes that are mysterious, sexy, and really draw you in...this wears almost like a musk. It has a covert flirtatious quality to it where this reads "sensuous". Velvet is in the same family of scents such as Narcisso Rodriques for Her... a musky, alluring quality which reads more introvert - than extravert. Wow! This is one of those that I catch myself constantly smelling my wrists -- almost as if by compulsion. ! The notes are complex -- elegant, sophisticated. Better yet, this is smart - because this is a great fragrance at a great price... for those women that realize that shopping smart is super Amazing! This smells like a very sophisticated Rose Oude - which is FABULOUS! ------------ I fell in love with Avon's Rare Pearls, Rare Gold, and Rare Amethyst - over 8 years ago. Have been seeking another Avon fragrance that I love as much as these three. Before trying Velvet - I found "Today" which I love for the spring and summer. But this Velvet line is definitely something that I would recommend for the fall and winter -- possibly spring and summer evenings! Wearing Velvet for the first time - this week, and I LOVE it! It wears much better with the shower gel and body lotion. All are GREAT Products! Love this! This is truly AWESOME! ------------ This Avon fragrance is just now launching. Their samples are already maxed out. You are put on a list to receive them as soon as they come available. Definitely worth diving into with a blind buy. At $30.00 for the fragrance, lotion, and bath gel - this is a tremendous value! The bath gel is heavenly - fills your bathroom area with a wonderful fragrance that lasts a few hours. The lotion glides like silk across your skin, absorbs fully - and leaves a wonderful hint of fragrance in its wake! Love both - and both extend wear and potency with layering! ---------- Some have compared this fig in Avon's Velvet with the classic fragrance by Dior - Poison. I truly LOVE Poison, have for years. This starts strong with the initial spray - but within about 30 minutes it wears much closer to the skin than Poison. I feel that it would be much less offensive to those that are polarized by the notes in the original Poison. Velvet is office friendly - particularly after the first 30 minutes. Velvet is a great date and romance fragrance - but could easily be worn to the office, with much less offense than heavier perfumes. Avon - Thank YOU! You crafted this with so much care! I LOVE it! -------------- If you like Avon's Velvet line - then I also recommend that you try Victoria Secret's "Very Sexy" perfume. Velvet is very similar to Very Sexy - and definitely "in the same fragrance family". They both wear in much the same way. Velvet has more of a rose oud (a deeper rose quality to it) that has an alluring "VERY SEXY" type essence that draws you in for a hug - and will make you linger longer. ---------- Avon's Velvet Body Lotion and Shower Gel are the BEST that I've ever tried... No joke. I would normally NOT make such a claim, but I've been into fragrances since the late 1970's... and I've had the pleasure to wear a lot of fragrances and have represented a number of high end fragrances while doing fragrance modeling for department stores. When I say that Avon's Velvet is THE BEST Body Lotion and Shower Gel -- I'm serious! You've got to try this for yourself! It is heavenly! Love it!

After much thought, this was one of my few purchases of 2018, and the last one for the year. It was a blind buy based on my love for so many Avon fragrances, the great reviews, and the purple bottle (couldn't resist!). I got the set with the shower gel and lotion. First on those, they smell exactly like the fragrance. Sometimes that's not the case, so this was great. They are both very luxurious and are great layered. The perfume bottle is classy, elegant, and modern. It's heavy and surprising quality for the amazing price. Definitely at least as good as Victoria Secret scents which retail for at least twice the price. Now the scent. I keep thinking every sweet patchouli scent is just a copy of the rest with little variation. But Avon turned a new corner on this one. They certainly have a scent that could easily have been a Mugler scent or an equally edgy, groundbreaking scent. The rose and patchouli are definitely the stars, but this scent has something else. To my nose, it's a borderline gourmand. There's a strong, rich chocolate in it that is cozy and sexy and tastes like love. . . Or something like that. The patchouli combined with the raspberry is like raspberries smothered in gorgeous chocolate. The blend is flawless. I adore this scent and am thinking of buying it again for hubs' sister. Not associated with Avon.

Decadent fig and pomegranate preserves and rose jelly smeared on a bouquet of soft, almond-y, waxy heliotrope blooms. Velvet is definitely sweet, but oh so smooth and precisely balanced against the slight powdery dryness of the heliotrope. The rose has distinct rose-geranium touches. Geranium has a kind of candy-sweetness to it. I am really missing the saffron and actually smell no patchouli, despite the voted notes. That is no problem, because Velvet is already great on its own, and would probably be amazing layered with an oud-rose-saffron middle eastern cheapie for added texture. I think the plastic doll may come from the heliotrope-rose combo, though it's not plastic-y to me. Stunningly beautiful. Avon does occasionally put out amazing scents. Avon Far Away Exotic is the only other Avon that has really wowed me. Velvet is also fairly strong in the sillage department and has decent longevity. For the price, Velvet goes above and beyond expectations.

I have a love for saffron. I don't actually smell it. I don't actually smell the other notes. But together...this is now my favorite Avon. For the price and how much I love this, it's a must have. I haven't received my full bottle yet and I'm thinking it's back up worthy! I agree with it being a Fall and Winter scent. But then I think even a citrus smells better in cooler crisp air. As far as being an evening scent, probably is best for that. But myself, I see a girl similar to the model they've chosen, who is pretty enough to slip into an evening gown and be completely together, but instead, chooses that pretty pink velvet jacket with terribly shredded jeans and the cutest boots! The name of this scent, the model, that CUTE pink jacket, and smell, along WITH that evening gown, ALL portray this scent wonderfully. The holy old jeans are my own imagination! It's a 70's thang! :-)

I kept seeing this pop up on the best of 2018 lists, so I decided to go ahead and blind buy a bottle. I don't hate Avon scents, but I generally find them to be nothing special, so I didn't have high expectations. I am happy to report that I was totally wrong! Velvet is a stunner. It smells expensive and luxurious... you'd never guess it was from Avon. It opens with a blast of a fully opened rose, with fig and pomegranate playing important supporting roles to round out the scent. The rose develops beautifully as the patch shows up on the dry down. I don't get musk or saffron at all, but this rose/patch blend is gorgeous and long-lasting. Sillage is great, too - spray with caution! This would be a perfect holiday scent - it will be in heavy rotation for me throughout December. But I am enjoying it now in the fall, too!