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ruslsmit – :
i have an old bottle of this i found at an antique store. not sure of the year, as i could find very few photos that look like the bottle i have, but it looks 60s or 70s. i think it may have turned because it’s a bit musty smelling, but not *too* bad. it smells like florals and heavy oakmoss and sandalwood. i think it may be a nice scent when fresh, but it’s difficult to tell.
sasha994 – :
This isn’t a badly aged Avon perfume. I own the white swan version with the golden crown, adorable bottle. It’s certainly an aged perfume, but it’s still easily competitive with other classics that have perhaps a better reputation such as Chanel. It’s creamy, earthy, some white floral arrangements, some musk. Something sweet underneath it all, overall not a bad perfume. Not really my style but a nice cheaper alternative to more expensive versions of similar creations. If you like classics and you like moss and woods and white florals, you’ll probably dig it. 6/10
reloIrrecepor – :
I was answering a Forum question and my answer started turning into a review, so I thought I’d add a bit more information and post it.
Although I don’t know anything about the original COTILLION, I do have a more modern reissue of the cologne spray and matching powder. About 12 years ago, give or take, Avon had some kind of special promotion – possibly for Mother’s Day – and this fragrance reissue may have appeared in only one or two brochures. (At the time, I was working at a very large company and there were probably a half-dozen Avon Reps among the employees….)
Anyway, about the fragrance: COTILLION is a powdery, creamy, spicy floral with carnation notes. Over time, it becomes increasingly more creamy and there’s a floral sweetness to it. Sillage is moderate-to-soft and longevity is good. I enjoy exploring perfumes from different eras and there are times when old-fashioned fragrances suit my mood and times when they seem new again. Actually, the creaminess reminds me of some currently popular scents, although COTILLION is much less sweet and has no vanilla.
dorf1.k – :
Avon Cotillion Perfume Dram Circa 1963 – The perfume is much much nicer than the cologne version. More carnations and spice plus some oakmossy sandlewood base. Maybe my cologne was a dud because this is an outstanding vintage fragrance. The glass cylinder dram bottle, about the size of a lipstick tube, with the bright brass screwtop, came in the original box and cost about ten bucks on Ebay. It’s a keeper.
kazaserp – :
I tried a 1964 cologne version of Cotillion (.5 oz in small glass flask with a cute plastic topper, full, stored in the original box). Mainly I smelled carnations and something a little spicy. Very bland, not too exciting. I guess this is a floral because it didn’t seem to have enough woody/mossy base to qualify as a chypre, in my opinion.
PES – :
I shared a bottle of this scent with my Mom back in the 1980’s. It smelled somewhat like Chantilly- in other words a pleasantly old-fashioned powdery floral- but with a bit less spices/sandalwood, and a touch more powder. The floral notes seemed sweeter than those in Chantilly.
Sillage and longevity were on the high end of moderate.