Elusive (Perfume) by Avon

Elusive 1969 Perfume

Shehrazade
03/04/2017 - 11:51 AM
5
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7.5Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage 10Bottle

Long-lasting Oriental

For my first comment, I chose my oldest perfume.
I have read many comments and am still practicing identifying the individual components, so I struggle with the description. But at some point, you have to start, learning by doing, so to speak.

I received the glass bottle from my mother, who got it from my father as one of many "promotional gifts," so it must have been before their engagement, which was in 1971!
This bottle is the only one left from her very valuable and old collection. My parents' house was broken into, and the thieves took jewelry, evening gowns, shoes, etc. (all great 70s stuff, sniff), and almost all the perfume bottles as well.
This perfume was handed down to me this week and got to move into my bedroom cabinet, of course not without being tested first.

Thanks to help from the forum, I now know that it is probably Elusive, so an Eau de Cologne. For an EdC, it is very strong, probably due to its age. I don't think it has gone off; I can't smell anything sour or celery-like. It is very spicy and leans towards the oriental. I would call it a true chypre bomb, typical of the 70s. The sillage is enormous; my husband has walked past me several times, wrinkling his nose. I have had the scent on my wrist since this morning and can still perceive it. I have little comparable; the few chypres in my collection were gifts, my preferences remain gourmands!

The glass bottle with leaf pattern is quite pretty, has a bit of an Art Deco vibe, and would look nice on my dresser, but I prefer to keep it in the dark; who knows how long it can stay good.
However, it will still remain in my collection, purely out of nostalgia!
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RosaviolaRosaviola 8 years ago
Great first comment! I used to have that one too; maybe I can still find a bottle of it.
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