Topaze by Avon
Women 1959
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Description
Topaze by Avon is an aldehydic floral fragrance for women. Launched in 1959, this composition features aldehydes, cilantro, peach, bergamot, and lemon in the top notes. The heart is built with carnation, ylang-ylang, iris, rose, jasmine, and lily of the valley, while the base notes reveal algalia, sandalwood, amber, benzoin, vetiver, and tonka bean.
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About Topaze
Topaze by Avon is an aldehydic floral fragrance for women. Launched in 1959, this composition features aldehydes, cilantro, peach, bergamot, and lemon in the top notes. The heart is built with carnation, ylang-ylang, iris, rose, jasmine, and lily of the valley, while the base notes reveal algalia, sandalwood, amber, benzoin, vetiver, and tonka bean.
Green, herbal and fougère Fruits, vegetables and nuts Flowers White flowers Woods and mosses Musk, amber and animalic Resins and balsams Spices
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Longevity
Leading answer Moderate
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Sillage
Leading answer Moderate
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Character
Leading answer Traditionally feminine
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Value perception
Leading answer Excellent value
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Uniquely identifiable, it has nothing in common with other perfumes and brings back so many childhood memories. It’s a storm of scents I can’t quite distinguish apart from the amber, yet they dominate due to their potency and longevity.
Topaze is one of my all-time favorites from Avon. My ’80s version leans more toward a dark, spicy floral with balsamic undertones, heavy on musk, ylang-ylang, and jasmine. Over the years, it kept that dark personality but became less complex, shedding some of its exotic side to emphasize the floral accords. Many say Topaze is like a bridge between Chanel No. 5 (1921) and Arpège (1927), trying to capture both while maintaining its own character, without being as dense with aldehydes. In the trinity of balsamic florals, amber scents, and slightly spicy dark fragrances, the Avon Topaze (1959) is the most floral, Directoire by Charles of the Ritz (1945) is the most balsamic, sweet, and musky, and Sortilege by Le Galion (1937) is the darkest and spiciest. Although it doesn’t appear on the pyramid, Topaze has a hint of vanilla like the others. All three aim to express that dark, powdery, slightly exotic floral that breaks away from the typical romantic bouquet. The longevity is decent—not weak, not intense. It’s very aromatic (don’t forget it contains benzoin, amber, and tonka) and really turns heads. I think fans of this type of floral should definitely consider these.
It’s a childhood memory, which makes it hard for me to be objective about Topaze. My mother had this fragrance in an old telephone-shaped bottle, and my two sisters and I would often go to her dressing room to smell it, popping off the plastic cap and getting lost in that exuberant aroma. To me, it was very mysterious and a bit dark, though now I see it as almost solar, luminous, vital, and romantic. How joyful it is to be able to buy it again, in a special edition from the early ’90s. It’s sensual, very aldehydic, sweet, and fruity, quite dense and almost sticky. For me, the notes that stand out most in such a harmonious and masterful blend are the aldehydes, ripe peach, sandalwood, civet, carnation, amber, ylang-ylang, and benzoin. The longevity isn’t great, although the vintage my mother had in the ’80s and ’90s was quite persistent. I still remember the comments my classmates made during recess! Another perfume from the past that I’ll always miss; animalic, suggestive, viscous, and penetrating, just like those jewels of the era used to be. As beautiful as the stone it’s named after.