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Bird of Paradise 1969 Cologne

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8.6 / 10 7 Ratings
A perfume by Avon for women, released in 1969. The scent is green-floral. The longevity is above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Green
Floral
Spicy
Chypre
Synthetic
Ratings
Scent
8.67 Ratings
Longevity
8.15 Ratings
Sillage
7.45 Ratings
Bottle
5.724 Ratings
Submitted by Baeumchen, last update on 11/26/2024.

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Amadea70

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Amadea70
Amadea70
Top Review 18  
The Bird of Paradise in the Flower Vase

She
"Listen, good man. I bought a collection of perfumes from you. Who sends old flower vases with contents, even with a matching red lid? Listen, I didn't order that!"

He
"Madam, your flower vase is not a flower vase, just look at the bottom, there's a sticker, read it out loud!"

She
"Avon........Bird of Paradise........Eau de Cologne.......Munich, New York, Paris..........Are you an Avon consultant? Are they still around?........Oh, I have to take off the cap and yes, wow, it smells good. Well then, thank you very much, Mr. Avon - I will buy from you again."

He
"Gladly, madam! No, I am not an Avon consultant - you might have thought the bottle was just for decoration, but no, it was one of the fragrances you purchased."
Regina would now say, nice chypre or was it schypre. Doesn't matter, it smells good. Citrusy alcoholic start, flowers, predominantly roses, patchouli, oakmoss, yes, also vetiver. Ah, now my heart feels warm. In the end, there's a slight animalic note, I like that.

I'm not a chypre expert, but I like perfume. And so I'll just say, it reminds me a bit of the extrait of Lyric Woman. Just that this one is even rosier than this bird here. This scent becomes incredibly warm in the base. I almost wanted to exchange the vase again, but now I'm filling "the flower water" from the vase into small spray bottles, you sly dog ;)
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Minigolf

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Roxanna Räuberbraut
This Avon fragrance is likely known by hardly anyone anymore. Except for a few perfume enthusiasts. And for each person, it probably appears in a different bottle. Mine is shaped like an amphora in transparent dark red with a round stopper for "dabbing" on the skin. (At the bottom is a glass bulb)....
And this exotic bird is comparable to a "robber bride" in colorful clothes, with daring charm and a rough exterior but a soft core.
It is a somewhat creaky chypre, in which very herbaceous green galbanum dominates at first. Executed in a "razor-sharp" quality, as one might know from Chanel's "Cristalle".
Then come the bitter flowers, where the clove becomes very prominent. With a bit of rose, iris, and jasmine or ylang-ylang (I can't quite tell).
In any case, the galbanum becomes a bit softer, darker green, and supports the bitter flowers.
This phase lasts quite a long time until vetiver and moss notes underpin the whole thing. And deep down in the fragrance, a warm heart of amber notes can be heard, confirming: This "robber bride" is not as grim as she first appears.
And yet, this "ancient" chypre fragrance has a quirky archaic aftertaste that makes the scent unmistakably and almost mystically interesting.
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3 years ago
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My bottle looks just like Yara's - a gift from a dear neighbor that I cherish like a treasure.
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Crisp chypre, galbanum & roses, grass & cloves, vetiver & oakmoss create a woody rendezvous.
Resinous base adds a final touch!
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