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kiliclump – :
This is my all time favorite from Avon. A beautiful, well balanced scent, with a very special note of dried berries (like an expensive fruit tea) and soft amber. I adored it. Please Avon bring it back!!!
ahur – :
For those of you looking for this perfume, you might try fragrancenet or Mercari. I got mine from Mercari for $6. Full bottle.
igor-igorevich – :
Yes folks, Avon did launch a Surreal perfume in 1973, it was an aldehydic perfume. It was discontinued shortly after it was introduced but later relaunched under a new name, Toccara in 1981.
Toccara’s info is below so you can see what the original Surreal was like:
Top notes: bergamot, green leaves, violet, fruity notes and aldehydes
Middle notes: ylang-ylang, cyclamen, carnation, tea rose, lily and lily-of-the-valley
Base notes: musk, civet, cedar, amber and vetiver
The 2006 perfume Surreal is totally different than the 1973 launch. Avon only used the same name, probably because they retained or renewed the trademark and licensing rights on the name after all these years.
ferdinand100 – :
This is a gorgeous perfume. Lovely fruit, flowers and patchouli and amber. Gorgeous. Soft, sweet and delightful. I have two bottles, and I’m so glad I got them. It’s a beautiful beautiful bottle too. Glorious colours and a fabulous shape.
LOVE it!!!
orlets44 – :
This was an extremely unusual fragrance-a sweet (initially almost cloying) ambery fruity floral with a strong animalic accord. I enjoyed wearing it,receiving many compliments, and wish Avon would bring it back.
The bottle was beautiful, with iridescent colors.
Sillage and longevity were on the high end of moderate.
vokin – :
Oh, I miss this wonderful scent sooo much! I loved it so dearly! It reminds me of my Beautiful Mother who had passed away, because I used to always wear it around her. I can just smell it now, I remember how lovely it was. I wish I had some! To bad it was discontinued like a lot of my Avon faves. It is very expensive when and If you do find it on ebay! I don’t even have any samples left, sniffle. I sold Avon for years and ran out of my 2 bottles I had of this. I should have stocked up as I did with some of my other favorites.
Olga 2011 – :
Huele super frutal!! A sandía exquisito para el verano
sachok-65 – :
I tried an example of this one, i must say that it suprised me a lot, so much that i’ve ordered a bottle, this fragance is amazing, i never smelt anything similar.
It’s a sweet smell, but with berries and sugar, and that gives to the fragance such a kind of magic, i find it incredibly original, sillage it’s good and longevity about 6 hours.
A good one!
mvr78 – :
My FAVORITE perfume and I used to sell Avon years ago! They don’t sell it anymore and I’m DESPERATE to find some!!! Anybody have any they’d like to sell?!?! Or do you know where I can get some at a decent price?!?!? I’ve got ONE bottle left!!!
Thanks!!!
rsqgxlraopf – :
Was this discontinued? I ask because I saw it on an Avon catalog from South America, so apparently it is still being sold there for about 15$. If you really like this perfume and have the means, you might be able to have it shipped from there.
Kot_123 – :
I agree ladies, this was definitely launched in spring/summer of 2003. I know this because I was coming up 39 years of age, and I treated myself to a bottle upon getting a job after moving to a new area in UK with my then-husband and part of our flock. I was addicted to the scent, wearing it both to work and at home as I laboured in my new garden while my son ran around outside, dressed up in his Harry Potter cloak.
If it’d been out in 1973 that would have made me 9. Don’t get me wrong, I do believe in deja-vu but if I was THAT clairvoyant I’d be more famous than Avon.
Please Fragrantica, correct this little blip.
mihalichy – :
THIS used to be my favourite Avon fragrance, then what do they go and do? That’s right… discontinue it! Sometimes Avon brings back older scents so I hope they do! This was probably my first EDP I ever owned and paid for by myself.
I wish I can remember the notes but, alas, I had not the brains then to “stock up!” Argh! Anyway, loved this one so much!
Edit: Just brought one from Ebay. I really hope it scents like I remember x
Edit1: This smells EXACTLY how I remember it! I have this on now and all my happy memories are packaged in this one truly gorgeous scent. AVON … I am on my knees suppient at your very feet begging you … please, bring this back? Please?
svet-luna – :
please bring it back
frol86 – :
I’m with you, joan100 and lolitajade. 1973 can’t have been the year Surreal was launched. I also think it must have been 2003, or even afterwards. This must have been one of Avon’s emulations of best selling fragrances, specifically a “homage” to Cacharel’s Beyond Paradise, which was coincidentally launched in 2003…
I liked this fragrance a lot. I don’t care much for overly sweet fruity perfumes (and so soapy to top it off!) but I found Surreal simply lovely. I used to be addicted to it while it was available in my country (c.2005-2010). For me it was perfect both as an office scent and for nights out. It’s so sad that I took it for granted and never stocked up! Now I only have half a bottle and can only wear it on special occasions.
Reading your reviews, I think that maybe my perception of it is a little different. I don’t get the amber, and notice the lush floral notes much more than the fruity ones. I also get the aquatic accord that Sophielowa mentions in her review. It’s strange: aquatic fragrances are usually fresher and more dynamic, and can usually work as unisex scents, but this is hands down what we traditionally call a “feminine” scent, so dreamy and ethereal. Maybe it belongs to another category in the group of aquatic scents, for it evokes not the usual refreshing splash of cool water but a soothing, romantic, nocturnal summer breeze on a faraway island, with the scent of exotic blossoms filling the air.
wdrq – :
I sold Avon since the eighties and I am sure this wasn’t around then. I remember this coming out in the mid nineties at the earliest I am maybe thinking this is a misprint and it should read 1993 or even 2003.
When you click on the designer, he designed many perfumes from 2000. This is the only one that says and earlier date of 1973? Please check, as sure it should be 2003.
The notes are way too modern for 1973 and so is the bottle. Please can this be checked.
1973 would just see scents like Charisma, Sweet Honesty, Elegance and all the typically Avon smelling older scents surely????
Still, I remember it being fruity and warm but no particular wow factor.
galigin – :
This scent smells too modern to come out of 1973 if you know what I mean. Maybe Im wrong! Who knows?
aleshka-34rus – :
usei muito..só que aqui no Brasil não tem mais
Merkt110intitytek – :
It’s a love/hate type of perfume. When i first received it i loved it then a week later i would repel it and so on the cycle continued. I think it smells rather civet and orangery it has a burning glowing scent also, it is for a grown woman as there is nothing light or airy or girly about this fragrance it is bold and makes a statement. It is hard to describe the notes as i believe they continuously change all of the time along with ones skin chemistry.
kalean9 – :
Such a lovely scent. Surreal CANNOT offend even the most fussy people. Because this fragrance is so wearable and versatile, it has defaulted as my signature scent. I can’t believe it says it was first made in 1973! I thought it was a new thing for sure somewhere around 2004. It really is such a cheerful day-time fruit I can’t get sick of. The amber adds just the touch that keeps it from being strictly a young fruity scent and that’s all it takes for me to feel comfortable integrating it in with work, casual dates, and weekends, etc. Love it.
oleg.shakula.v – :
I love this perfume my sister gave it to me and she uses it to and it smells wonderful. It reminds me or like a sweet sugary smell with a hint of somthing else that I just cant think of but I love the smell and I have been hugging my sister and when I do I smell her a little { Not in a stalkish way] But it is so amazing I would buy it any price any day
topoilkarruu – :
SURREAL – I just LOVE this perfume. It is my favorite. I fell in love with Surreal the very 1st time smelled it. It has been discontinued and I hate Avon for doing that. This is the 2nd time Avon has done this to me, 1st was Millenium. You cannot order it anywhere – except off eBay and Amazon. The prices they want are ridiculous. If anyone has bottles, used or new, contact me I would love to have it.
Surreal lasts on the skin all day, all night. It smells awesome. It is not overwhelming. My husband loves the scent too. I wish it would be brought back, I miss my perfume and dread having to find a replacement. FYI – I refuse to buy from Avon anymore – and this will only change if they bring my perfume back.
aivenz – :
Willing to trade just message me
LEXA-SP – :
It is a hypnotic scent!, The first impression is a shock of black berry fruit and other berries. but intensely sweet and very nice. In the drydown it shows a heart of flowers that give a delicate touch and warm contrast to the first impression as frozen berries. The amber is well known and matches perfectly with the rest of the essences. The set is almost addictive, this is a perfume that Has Been around since 1973. There are more than one reason to explain this.
mvl69 – :
My all time favourite <3 Last through the night, I use it all year round. I feel like fairy princess in magic forest, especially on a night out 😀
redmax – :
Well..I had a bottle. It smelled fruity. That’s all I have to say. Won’t be buying it again.. Oh, well apparently it’s discontinued. Thanks.
serebrodima – :
You know when u have a basket full of different types of berries then falls from ur hands and the berries fall bouncing on the floor all around u ? THAT’S EXACTLY how I feel everytime I smell this fragrance
Shower gel is a must have as well
zever – :
From the first time i sprayed this on I knew it was for me. It mixed with my body chemistry incredibly producing a sweet warm sexy musky scent that I absolutely loved.
arribeslild – :
As fragrance often depends on the wearer as far as how it will smell when mixed with your own body chemicles, its hard to judge.
however on ME, it smells wonderful. Day or night. Its warm, seductive, and mysterious.
Its my favorite.
novickkk – :
I have half of bottle of surreal if anyone wants it. just let me know
iss511 – :
Sorry, but I find this scent so strange that I can’t even describe it. Not my cup of tea at all.
Deroxfkhsr – :
i am using up my bottle of surreal and i probably won’t reorder another. its been ok while its lasted, but i’m moving on. it is woodsy, kind of smells like grapes and sweet all at the same time. not real strong, but it dosen’t last long after the dry down. i find myself applying this many times throughout the day. another good work perfume, it won’t knock your co-workers out.
Vor4un – :
Floral and a bit on a sourish side. Very pleasant scent, especially for an every day use.
Kaban261964 – :
Woodsy and floral notes nicely harmonize in this light, unassuming and gentle fragrance. Although the scent of raspberries dominates the whole, it is not at all overwhelming. Patchouli, tonka bean and amber in the base add to the fragrance some distinctness, thanks to which it is not faint despite the floral supremacy in its pyramide. An every-day perfume for modest women.
shaman72009 – :
after reading the reviews on the delicious night fragrance, am not so sure i want to add it into the mix. but i buy small plastic bottles so i can have scented lotion in my purse. i always get a nice response when i decide to put on some hand lotion and it smells just delicious.
niksol – :
I rather like it but. . .I bought the spray first because of the bottle. When I spray it on my wrist it is fading fast in 15 minutes. So I bought the shower gel, body lotion and talc to layer for longer last. Would you believe it, only the body lotion qualifies. So I’m going to get the DKNY Delicious Night and keep the body lotion handy.
Vityanchys – :
I’m wearing my teseter of this today and I am still undecided. I’m going to go with “like” for now… It is floral, but has a twinge of something (at least in reaction with body chemistry) that I just can’t put my finger on. I can’t say that I want to buy a full bottle at this point, but I would definitely be up for testing it a few more times!
bazekjeez – :
I like this one a lot. I’m not one to go for the fresh, fruity floral perfumes but this one is nice. It has an aquatic note that I am crazy about! The three words that come into my head when I smell this are sweet, sexy, and ocean. On my skin, I do not feel that this smells cheap, which is the complaint with many Avon fragrances. I would suggest spraying the scent lightly onto your clothes first before getting rid of it if it does not agree with your chemistry.
mazzay1515 – :
Saiu de linha no Brasil tinha um cheiro q lembrava bastante groselha mas eu não gostava muito dele !!
losyra – :
I think this is a cheaper version of the new fragrance DKNY Delicious Night (even if this was created earlier).
I like the bottle’s electric colors.
icx526JeomiWogkig – :
I don’t like fruity notes on a floral base but in Surreal they’re getting good with the strong florals i think…
svusvu – :
Well, I can’t say I smell any notes in particular. It’s a mash up, a bit messy even. It does have decent sillage and staying power.
On a side note, when I wore this my uncle said he smelled bug spray!
makff – :
Although fruity and woodsy, this fragrance had a dryness about it which I also detected in Treselle Seduction and Little Black Dress. Surreal is OK for daytime during spring, or just as something to wear while you’re busy in the garden. Now discontinued in UK.
Apparently it was designed in 1973. I remember it’s launch in UK around 2003. Odd…??
KeP_2007 – :
I hated it… the scent of raspberries was so strong, it was dreadful.
jamer – :
Nice scent. Bought it with Crystal Aura from a guy I worked with; it’s a good day scent that’s not crazy or overpowering. I recommend it to people who like a cleaner but not bland/boring scent.
onlinepharmacyidrugs – :
its good one but it turns to jasmine after 30 minutes and i don’t like this scent but most people like it but i’m in love with the bottle its very attractive
TekN0id – :
love the amber and berry notes in this fragrance! I smell an underlying smokiness too that I can’t quite distinguish. Like it!
maloy6427 – :
smells softer and sweet taste! great 4 daytime fragrance u will love it!!!!
SerP – :
interesting fragrance. it took me awhile to get to like it, as it seemed a bit plastic to me at the beginning. it has nice purple fruity notes at the begining which with development become warmer and sweeter.
i like it. a nice daytime fragrance.