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Avon Rare Diamonds ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 16 August 2010 25 Comments

Avon Rare Diamonds

Avon has launched Rare Diamonds, a new floriental fragrance for women:

Rich, romantic and positively brilliant. A brilliant jewel faceted with sparkling plum blossom, diamond orchid and the sophisiticated elegance of rich cashmere woods. Luminous, pearlized bottle.

The notes include plum blossom, guava, peony, gardenia, diamond orchid, jasmine sambac, cashmere woods, patchouli fleur and creamy amber.

Avon Rare Diamonds is available in 50 ml Eau de Parfum, $23. (via avon)

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  1. Bear says:
    16 August 2010 at 12:24 pm

    The girly-man in me loves the photo of that bottle. The realist in me says the actual bottle- not so much.
    ‘Patchouli fleur’? I thought patchouli is a grass.
    @ least Avon has kept the price low, a concession to the recession?

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    • Joe says:
      16 August 2010 at 1:37 pm

      Well, it’s more of a bush than a grass, and apparently it has a ‘fleur’… but I’m pretty sure no patchouli plants were harmed in the making of this perfume in any case.

      http://www.rareflora.com/pogostemonhey.html

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      • Bear says:
        16 August 2010 at 2:19 pm

        Thanx for the link!

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    • furtheststar says:
      23 April 2011 at 6:20 pm

      just bought the bottle a while back, and it looks exactly like in the picture.

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  2. FragrantWitch says:
    16 August 2010 at 12:26 pm

    I have to say that this doesn’t sound bad. I like gardenia and amber and am partial to a bit of patchouli. Maybe the eternally optimistic Avon lady who is constantly bombarding me with catalogues will finally be rewarded! Have to sniff first though and ideally not a scented page as I think they are next to useless.

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    • Robin says:
      16 August 2010 at 3:18 pm

      I never smell anything by Avon because I have no access. No idea if this one is supposed to be good or not, but there are reviews at MakeupAlley already.

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  3. Absolute Scentualist says:
    16 August 2010 at 12:36 pm

    Is patchouli fleur more of that soft, subtle patch that’s barely patch? All in all, this does sound really pretty, though, and the price is great. I loved one of these Rare/Dazzling Avons back in ’96, but don’t for the life of me remember which it was as I never actually sprung for the bottle after getting a candle instead.

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    • Robin says:
      16 August 2010 at 3:18 pm

      Really no idea what they mean, but it is rare these days to encounter patch that isn’t cleaned up.

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  4. Tama says:
    16 August 2010 at 12:44 pm

    I have Rare Pearls and like it quite a bit as kind of a feminine comfort scent. This doesn’t sound bad and the absolute tackiness of the bottle is kind of appealing.

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    • Robin says:
      16 August 2010 at 3:19 pm

      Totally agree on that bottle.

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  5. miss kitty v. says:
    16 August 2010 at 12:56 pm

    I love that bottle. And by now everyone knows that I am not above buying Avon. As affordable as $23 is, I’m guessing they’ll have specials where it will be even cheaper. Maybe I’ll stop deleting all those emails from the Avon lady and see if she can hook me up with some of this.

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  6. Dzingnut says:
    16 August 2010 at 1:57 pm

    Miss Kitty – I love how they tout the wonderful ingredients, then segue directly into a comment about “AND it has a cool bottle”. Kyoot!

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  7. flittersniffer says:
    16 August 2010 at 3:21 pm

    Hmm, I think they may be gilding – or diamante-ising the lily a bit here: gardenia AND jasmine sambac is already a heady brew, without the plum and orchid…?

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    • mals86 says:
      17 August 2010 at 10:25 am

      Well, the girly-girl in me would say the more the merrier. You got florals? Toss ’em in, we’re having a party…

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      • mals86 says:
        17 August 2010 at 10:25 am

        And then I think, Where’s my sample of Natori? (The new, not the Avon one.)

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  8. FragrantWitch says:
    16 August 2010 at 3:52 pm

    On a related Avon note – has anyone smelled Absinthe? I love the bottle and the chartreuse juice and notes sound okay but….It would be nice to find a decent cheapie as with daughters in private school the perfume fund will not be as generous!

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  9. FragrantWitch says:
    16 August 2010 at 3:54 pm

    Thanks Robin, I will check it out.

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  10. malijo789 says:
    16 August 2010 at 4:56 pm

    Seems like Avon puts amber in most of their new fragrances. That’s okay with me though, I love amber!

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  11. prism says:
    17 August 2010 at 1:52 pm

    the bottle IS kinda pretty lol

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  12. onyxparadise says:
    17 August 2010 at 2:37 pm

    I like the bottle in the photograph (although I’m sure in real life it wouldn’t look quite so tasteful!). I am thinking it might be apt for Naomi Campbell to promote this one…

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    • prism says:
      18 August 2010 at 8:14 am

      ‘Diamonds. and not dirty pebbles.’ *million dollar smile*

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  13. eminere says:
    20 August 2010 at 7:42 am

    Now that’s a rock.

    What’s a diamond orchid?

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    • Robin says:
      20 August 2010 at 12:23 pm

      No idea.

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  14. jesuisnez says:
    6 December 2010 at 12:51 pm

    Avon do have all these ‘designer’ collaborations, but in my opinion thay do not have any ‘life’ as the scents disappear an hour after spraying – is this to do with the quality of the ingredients? In their defence they do make great bottles e.g Christian Lacroix Absynthe a beautiful chunky green/yellow glass bottle which in itself is worth the £20 regardless of the contents

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    • Robin says:
      6 December 2010 at 7:56 pm

      Not that directly. There are very expensive ingredients that don’t last, and very cheap ingredients that linger for ages.

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