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Evgen1109 – :
oooo ouch this one is not good to me not a very manly looking bottle either
FREERUNNER – :
I’m not a huge Avon fragrance fan because I’m guilty of perfume snobbery from time to time. I associate Avon with older ladies and specifically the Avon ladies who used to show up at my mom’s house in upstate New York selling fragrances and cosmetics. I never liked a one of them LOL But I’m a grown ass man and love to discover new fragrances even when ‘new’ for me is an ‘old’ cologne. Instinct dates from 2013 and I purchased this baby on eBay. The bottle is not to my liking. Although I like unisex even feminine scents this bottle looks too much like a woman’s perfume bottle. It’s like the designer didn’t give a damn and created the same bottle for His and Her. But no matter. It’s the fragrance one has to like not the bottle.
Opens with a fresh citrus note of mandarin orange. The orange scent is quite potent and rather chemical. At one point it reminded me of catching whiffs of orange scented furniture polish. I don’t mind that so much but I wish it was lighter. This is a very strong citrus so I’m guessing there’s more than mandarin in it. The orange fruit category includes so many citruses it’s hard to tell which ones could be in it. I think maybe the typical bergamot or lemon. The orange scent lingers for a while and then turns green as if it has green leaves around the orange. It is somewhat classically male in this sense. A no nonsense orange scent which then turns green. The green notes are most likely the sage which smells of spicy herbal sage or sage bush.
The dry down is woodsy with ebony and a hint of musk or leather. The dry down is quite good and very masculine. The ebony wood is a nice touch. The aroma lingers for a long time and has excellent sillage though it’s not overpowering except as it opens. This can be worn as a day time anytime regular cologne. Goes with casual wear and semi formal or business formal. This cologne can be sported in the office so don’t worry about it being too strong. If you spray at home then head out and drive to work by the time you get there the powerful notes in the opening would be drier and people would mostly pick on the sage and wood.
A classically formulated, very straight and simple scent, masculine, fresh, citrusy, green, spicy, woody, musky. This kind of fragrance is both modern and old fashioned to me. The ebony wood is totally modern. It reminds me of three-note linear scents for men like Lady Gaga Eau de Gaga which also has three notes and can be worn by males as it is totally unisex. This one however has a longer lasting life than Eau de Gaga and has no floral notes. This is a very good and loveable easy to wear fragrance.
Avon I owe you guys an apology.
Will continue to buy your stuff!
HakAlmottom – :
This is a really good fragrance, it is very green, very fresh. Will be a nice one for the Summer (hopefully) months.
The initial spritz definitely hits out with a strong burst of orange, which is incredibly good, but tragically too brief, a note for just the wearer to enjoy.
The notes listed are definitely true to what you get, sage mellowing into a dark wood. This is actually nicely blended, stayed around for about 4 hours, which, for the price is great.
As for the bottle, I quite like it, it’s definitely different, there’s a niceness to it, the way the lid shuts etc. Overall, thumbs up.
mco707InsuffBooni – :
Not a huge fan of this. It smells somewhat similar to Montblanc Legend, but is both sweeter and harsher.
100utok – :
Finally – a chance to sample Avon’s latest release!
Nothing groundbreaking, but very acceptable. This bears no resemblance to Avon’s dual fragrance release, Instinct for Women. That is a very fresh, green floral, almost unisex.
Instinct for men is sweeter and much more masculine than it’s feminine partner. Also – unlike it’s female counterpart – Instinct won’t be mistaken for a shampoo, and smells like a genuine men’s cologne. That said, I smell a good deal of something very like PEPPER in this enjoyable cologne. If you like your cologne spicy fresh, with a hint of sweetness, then Instinct could well be for you.
Conclusion ~ Very pleasant indeed. Good job, Avon!
koketka29 – :
As Jasminalia said, it was bought by a woman (distant relative) for a man (yours truly) – not bad overall, nothing I would buy myself though.
Waft – :
[November 23rd, 2013]
Time ago I used to be one of those who tend to think Avon fragrances are more than just cheap: they are bad. But after having tried several ones along the last few years (and after having become a representative) I decided to look at those fragrances with more indulgent eyes. To my surprise, they have revealed themselves not as just cheap fragrances, but as fairly good affordable fragrances. Very good for the price we pay for, with some exceptions.
Instinct was a very pleasant surprise. I tried the sample which came under plastic on the Avon products catalogue and decided to give the liquid sample a try on skin next time I would be at the Avon shop. It came to be more pleasant and finer than what I was expecting.
My skin is warm and oily and tend to fixe fragrances for a long time – which is an asset – and to be more friendly to woody notes. Instinct smells good. Simple, but good. Even common, but good.
First, let us consider Instinct is a very simple fragrance, built with only a few notes, known as very common ones. Right?
The initial moments deliver the mandarin orange notes very intensively. They are beautiful, fresh, revigorating; but they are incredibly brief. They last a few seconds before the sage notes come up, mixing themselves with the mandarin ones. And you can also notice the ebony notes down deep inside.
After some minutes, I would say, Instinct reveals what it really is and came for. Sage gives us that kind of sweat like spiced note, darkened buy ebony which smells very nice and modern here. And Instinct goes like that until its end around eight hours later, or more, with decent projection.
Privately, I would have added some animal, leather or labdanum note to the composition, but Instinct is good the way it is. I believe it is a common fragrance, but it smells more expensive than it actually costs. It is a nice choice for every day use and goes very appropriate for a night out too. Projection is quite decent. Also: fits to a modern, elegant, wild personality and/or attitude.
Yes, I agree: the bottle is not entirely good looking. I would have made it more masculine, more rectangular keeping the colours (nice ones) and the curved ripples on the back.
Vanes – :
Not a very masculine bottle. Anyway it’ll be bought by women (for men)