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Forsaken – :
Though I have various scent memories of my mother kissing me good-bye before going out with my dad, Wishing is one my sisters and I all share. She had a mirrored tray of perfumes my whole life, and I think that’s why I LOVE fragrance so much today.
Игорь 68 – :
Wishing Dram Perfume circa 1965. I found a full dram bottle of Avon Wishing perfume without the box but still in excellent condition; yellow and clear. Wishing is a strong, woody chypre with floral notes. I get a bit of roses but the woody chypre notes are dominate. I am not adept at identifying leather notes, but they may be present along with a cypress resinous note. Reminds me of Youth Dew on steroids or that other ultra-strong Estee Lauder creation, Azuree. This is a potent perfume.
Wishing was first released in 1945 and then seems to have been reintroduced in the early 60’s. I have looked at the old catalogs online and don’t recall seeing it in the late 50’s ones. It shows up with a big ad campaign in the bell shaped containers with the wishbone in the early 60’s catalogs. I am not sure if the original 1945 fragrance is a different formulation from my 60’s bottle. My bottle looks like a baton or wrapped bouquet minus the flowers, with a flared gold screw top and a ridged flared glass bottle. It is very mid-century mod. I have found that 1960’s Avon perfume drams that are full, in good condition are a great bargain. I got this one for just 10 bucks.
uMYHuTET – :
Update: I tried the cologne in my skin but I think it was too deteriorated to get a good idea of what Wishing smelled like when it was new. My bottle was half empty and had no box.
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I think I smell lily of the valley or iris and citrus, possibly bergamot. This is a light floral fragrance like To a Wild Rose.
My bottle is a .5 ounce cologne circa 1964 (“snowflake” bottle with plastic topper). I think the cologne in this style bottle is mostly alcohol with a smaller percentage of fragrance than a regular bottle of cologne like the colored, rubber-coated spray bottles that had a unique shape for each individual Avon fragrance. The 1960’s version of Wishing came in a white bell shaped bottle with a slim band of tiny gold wishbones around the lower third of the bottle.
To test my bottle, I sprinkled a few drops on a slip of acid-free resume paper and let it dry. My cologne smells pretty awful sniffed in the bottle but much better when smelled after it was allowed to dry on the paper.
Okland – :
This has a magical sweet note when it opens, fairy tale like. This is very light and feminine. Longevity is not strong but it does give fleeting moments of charm.