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vasya46ru – :
I’m amazed that the vintage bottle of this stuff I found is still good. It’s very warm, quite delightful, and absolutely screams autumn.
jazzjazz – :
I have a vintage bottle of this from the 70s that has remained miraculously fresh. At first I didn’t know what had me coming back to this for a second, third, and fourth sniff but I think at present that it is likely the spice notes that I am finding so attractive.
This is one of those scents that likely gets shoved aside in the vast catalog of Avon scents and I think that is a shame. I would also had to see this one brought back as the pure but very much vintage elixir in my bottle suits me more than just fine!
hhhdddttgcvb – :
I was trying to get some vintage Avon Topaze, so I bought a lot on eBay that included a powder sachet of Sonnet. I fell in love with it immediately. I had never smelled it before, because I guess Avon discontinued it before I was old enough to remember. I have since bought some cologne mist from eBay, and the powdery smell is there, along with the rest of the notes that make it irresistible to me. I don’t smell the spices as much as the florals, and I don’t find that it lasts long. However, maybe that’s because it’s cologne spray from the 70’s. I smell more of the spiciness in the powder sachet. I think Avon had a limted edition of a fragrance called Shimmer Magic in the 2000’s. Sonnet reminds me of that.
garik1966 – :
My dad had a whole laundry basket of Avon bottles I kept. I just found a whole bottle of Avon Sonnet! Its in a white bottle that looks it has a drawer on bottom. Flowers on top. Never used!
OnecePare – :
Yes, this smells like an aldehyde. It goes on very soapy then dries down woody with some oakmoss. It is borderline chpre. Lasted a long time. Lovely vintage.
igorka199 – :
I just received a vintage bottle of Sonnet and totally agree with Sorceress. In fact, I purchased this based on the review and the comment; “This is true vintage and could be considered a bit harsh by today’s sweet standards.” This has all of my favorite notes and I love trying as many vintages as I can. Avon has several vintages that are out of this world compared to most of today’s offerings. Too bad Avon isn’t interested in bringing back the real stuff. I will keep looking on eBay and hope I find more treasures like this.
Neix – :
I would swear there are aldehydes in Sonnet that linger and linger on my skin for ages and steal the show of this perfume. They’re not listed, but I know that all-too-familiar smell that some enjoy and some despise. A few minutes in, the poof of the powder begins and mingles with aldehydic waves.
Sonnet is a mature perfume, and certainly one quite different than offerings of the last thirty years or so. This is what we all imagine ladies used to smell like, you know, the ladies in their fur coats with their Lilly Dache hats and opera gloves. This is true vintage and could be considered a bit harsh by today’s sweet standards. It settles down to a skin scent within a few hours and I thought that was that. Not at all. About four hours later, I noticed a spicy aroma, with a vibe similar to Youth Dew, or Bright Night. Sonnet had morphed into a spice bomb, altho a skin scent spice bomb. The combination of carnation and spices suddenly came together strongly, but rather late to the game. An interesting vintage that takes you on a Journey, through true notes. Sonnet is a chameleon. If you’re a vintage fiend, you’ll enjoy this one for its diversity. Another Avon vintage surprise.