Vintage (now antique) Avon frag comparisons

AVON LIGHT MUSK - Just found it in the "Remember When" gas pump. This stuff is amazing. Smells great and lasts a while. Definitely one to seek out.

 

Yup, I'm stretching out the only bottle I've ever found of it.

You may also like their Cool Sage if you can find it. EXCELLENT, if pretty much one- or two-note. Apparently it's quite rare; I mention it only because that's what came in my yellow gas pump.

 

Yeah, cool sage is on my list of ones I need to find. I think it only came in two different bottles. Likewise, light musk only came in 3 or 4 different bottles.

 

A dead match

I haven't had any Shulton O.S. for a couple years so, going by memory, I was pretty sure Avon's Brisk Spice was pretty much dead on. Well, a few days ago I found a mint bottle of the Brisk and today found a mint bottle of O.S., '70s era, I think. Sampling them at the same time, one on each arm, I cannot tell them apart. Avon's Brisk Spice is an absolute dead-on clone of old Shulton. The Avon doesn't have quite the staying power of the Shulton but that's common of almost everything Avon did.

 

So how is the Brisk Spice different from the Spicy? Because I always thought Spicy smelled just like Shulton OS.

 

It does - but Brisk Spice is even closer. Spicy is very, very close; it's just not quite as complex as Shulton. Brisk Spice is a dead on match. Apart from longevity, I can tell no difference. IOW, I can tell a slight difference (negligible) between Shulton and Spicy, in complexity...Shulton and Brisk Spice both have a little more going on and are identical. That's the best way my nose can describe it.

A clue might be an answer to this question, if anyone is old enough to remember: did Old Spice have resurgence in popularity in the late '70s - early '80s?

If so, that might explain Avon going through the trouble of tweaking Spicy (a perfectly passable O.S. clone from the '60s) into Brisk Spice, which is much more recent. That's only a guess, though.

 

Cool, thanks for the info.

 

(Reviving this older thread)

I remember some of these bottles fro back when I was growing up in the late 70's and 80's. The kid who lived across the street had one of the car ones in his room. They seemed hokey then, and many still do now...

Looking around on auctions I found a few that I'd like to have for refilling with home made AS. I found a pointing dog (looks like a Setter, but that's ok) one that seemed reasonable enough. There's also a Shotgun shell, and a quail. I might have to build a little shelf in the bathroom... Oh and the plaid thermos one would fit right in there too... Dang it!

 

And the hardhat...and the fishing reel...and Chief Pontiac...and the Buss fuse...and the Spirit of '76 plane...and the elephant...and the Spartan head...beware starting down this path (but never pass up any of their old men's talc, it's great stuff whatever scent it is).

The only bottles I've kept because of the bottles are the ship in the bottle (Captain's Pride, I think it's called), two of the brown "Leather" aerosol spray boots, and the Excalibur bottle because it's just too cool. My wife has several of the women's bath oils (seahorse, vase, etc) which are pretty in their own right.

 

I found an "old" bottle that looks like a tobacco pipe. The body is milk glass with a blue fresco fox hunt scene around it and a chromed plastic screw-on-top. The pipe stem is white plastic with chromed mouthpiece. On the bottom is stamped Avon 10. The fragrance I believe is probably wild country. Not crazy about it but it does keep the bugs away. Any thoughts on this?

 

Original (1970s) WC is far superior to the dumbed-down current version, but I've never really cared for it and prefer Deep Woods and a few others. The bottle doesn't sound familiar...I know the big bulldog pipe but not what you've got.

 

I have a recent bottle of Wild Country aftershave, as well as a vintage bottle of Clint Cologne.
I checked out a tester in Sam's the other day and my ancient Clint smells exactly like Aramis.
The Wild Country to my mind smells like a blend of Pinaud Clubman mixed with Stetson. Similar notes to Stetson but with the powdery hint from Clubman.

 

Any experience with the 'Cool Sage' AS?

 

Ok, I have both Cool Sage and Brisk Spice on hand now. They are very similar, if not in fact the same. Both are powdery to me. Cool Sage is neither cool or sage. More of a barber shop type scent.

Blend 7 on the other hand is not too bad. Citrus and spice notes, not powdery at all.

 

Ok maybe the Cool Sage is a little less powdery than the Brisk Spice. Just compared them again. Still prefer the Blend 7. Besides, it has the number Seven in the name...

 

Avon Imperator is a pretty close copy of Roman Brio. Odd that the knockoff is much rarer than the original.