Rare Gold (1996)
by Avon

I agree that this is one of Avon's best fragrances in a long time. It's too complex for me to be much good at analyzing it, but I do detect sandalwood, neroli, and frankincense, plus tuberose or perhaps jasmine/hedione. I read it as dressy, and good for all seasons. It lasts well, too.

5th November, 2011.

If gold had a smell then Rare Gold fits that persona
pure luxury in a bottle rich and full; notes of Tuberose
Gardenia Orange Blossoms & Succulent Peach caresses your
your skin like a silk of gold Translucent and sensual
on a gold dust painted bed in a dark cavernous room in
some Arabian Nights parable soft amber flames glows adds
the mystery and Sex of this scent; The Drydown deep and
woodsy first opens with burning Sandalwood adds the fire
Musk and Amber brings the Animalistic side to Rare Gold;
Sex in a Bottle to the T.

4th April, 2011.

I tried this one because of the vanilla and I was pleasantly surprised. This will be will be added to my fragrance wardrobe for fall. Nice dry down on me!

19th September, 2010.

this smells like civet
i have the real stuff and am BLOWN AWAY

and I get the emphatic
love it/hate it
thing happening here
it's so rich and opulent it's hard to think of as a floral

very smart marketing and bottle design
and not mentioning it as a "note"
all in all, a coup
and i bet men love it

26th August, 2010. (Last Edited: 29th April, 2011.)

probably one of avons best frags, good for its price tag, best worn during the summer

27th March, 2010.

I tried really hard to like this one; my favorite perfume of all time is the sister frag Rare Rubies. Alas for me, the sublime Rare Rubies was discontinued (and now sells for up to $80 a bottle on Ebay....get a clue Avon!) and this crap was kept. In tiny, tiny doses it is tolerable for me, but otherwise it is overwhelmingly sickly sweet. I was hoping for more orange blossom note, but can't honestly detect any. Then again, to be honest, I can't stand smelling this long enough to try and detect any notes. Yuck.

17th July, 2009.