Wild Country by Avon

Literally: It’s the Naxos of the 70s, period.

Vanilla and flowers, smells great. I thought that since it’s called Wild Country and comes in a boot, it would smell like a rough guy, lumberjack beard, but it wasn’t like that.

It’s not a bad perfume, personally it doesn’t suit my age and pH, sad to read so many unpleasant comments based on the brand and price without being objective. It’s a vintage aroma, not very polished, but for a reason it’s been a sales success for so many years. If they gave it to me blind, I could believe it’s something discontinued from Jean Paul Gaultier.

One of the worst tries I’ve had. It feels like they throw all the notes right at your nose, disorganized and messy, sharp. But after a few minutes, it becomes something more or less pleasant, slightly citrusy, with soft floral touches, talcum-powdered, slightly sweet, and woody. It loses intensity quickly, becoming a skin scent that’s not bad but also not memorable. It’s hated by many and loved by a group out of nostalgia, maybe because they don’t have anything better or know little about perfumes; still, a classic. Projection of 30 to 40 minutes, lasting 4 hours. Price of 9 to 17 dollars; that’s why you can find better things. Anyway, to not smell like nothing or bad, better to smell like Wild Country.

I remember buying it for my dad… I still like its sweet, talcum-powdered, and woody fragrance. Sometimes it smelled more like a baby than a mature man, probably due to its talcum part. On skin, the longevity is very good, easily lasts 12 hours. Projection is good for the first 3 hours, leaving a faint trail of soft, sweet, talcum-powdered scent. Its use is versatile for cold days, but I like it more for night in meetings in closed spaces with a cold atmosphere. Among your daily wear fragrances, it easily projects cleanliness, seriousness, and warmth.

I heard the bottle is more concentrated than the one in the photo, that these smell weak and don’t last. I’ve tried everything: CK Sauvage, Dior Cool Water, Clinique Happy, Dylan Blue, Fierce, Polo Blue, several Carolina Herreras, Ted Lapidus, and others. This is one of my favorites; I think people hate it because it’s cheap and popular, smelling like talc with wood and soft vanilla. I don’t get why they’re repulsed since women’s perfumes today are pure vanilla; it doesn’t feel masculine to me, it’s classic. What they can’t stand is Brute; this one is soft, fresh, has a good trail, works for anything, winter or summer.

Before I had a perfume collection, in my early university years, I only had a Mont Blanc Legend and a bottle of this perfume shaped like a liquor decanter that someone gifted me for my birthday. It’s not an easy or pleasant scent; in fact, my ex-girlfriend hated it because, according to her, it smelled bitter (and it’s true, it smells like liquor). When I finished that bottle by chance, a different person gifted me a new one (like the one in the photo), and I perceived that the aroma lost its potency and that liquor sensation wasn’t noticeable anymore. I still have half a bottle just to remember those old days and as a token of affection for whoever gifted it to me, but honestly and respectfully, I never plan to return to this scent.

Not bad at all, although personally I don’t use perfume, but the refreshing cologne is really great. When I get out of the shower, I put it on my body and also on my beard, where it leaves an incredibly rich, embedded aroma. It’s a typical vanilla-musk scent, quite complex with many notes, in the Old Spice style but not as overpowering; it’s a bit more intrusive because it projects more and has better performance. It’s not a masterpiece, but within the realm of vintage, budget-friendly, classic fougère, and ‘macho’ aromas, it seems unisex. The quality-to-price ratio is top-notch, by far.

I had it in the classic cowboy boot format. I loved it; I saw it as a mix of lemon, orange blossom, amber, musk, hyssop, basil, sandalwood, patchouli, castoreum, woods, leather, and whiskey. Very masculine, reminds me of a classic I use now, Varon Dandy. The common thing is that nostalgic smell of grandfathers, offices, and old barbershops. However, Wild Country is by far the most intense.

I simply don’t get it; the price is excellent but I can’t find anything good in its scent. I sense it’s for 24-30 year olds; I don’t know if the scent is hard to understand or if the perfume is bad. I don’t wear it because I hate it, rarely do I hear anyone wearing it, it attracts nothing at all (at least to me). I can’t see any occasion for it, not even for staying at home. I absolutely do not recommend buying it blindly; it’s a cheap perfume and the smell becomes invasive, it’s one of those that people who don’t know about perfumes buy: informal, intense, and invasive.

I think in terms of aroma it has something very singular and characteristic; personally, I find it very pleasant and at an excellent price.

Last time I tried this classic was in 2012, when Wild Country was already reformulated and the quality wasn’t what it used to be: the trail was barely noticeable and the scent disappeared in 2 or 3 hours. Still, the aroma remained decent. What I learned is that you should only apply it to your skin; if you put it on clothes, especially white ones, it leaves a nasty yellow stain within minutes. It’s a shame it’s so far from its prime years now.

I don’t like it at all, but I know many people use it and love it. Personally, its aroma reminds me of when I went to the countryside and smelled cow urine.

My spoiled baby from the collection. I’ve used it on and off for over ten years. It smells like vanillic talcum powder with lavender, giving a clean sensation. I have the classic version with the cowboy-style bottle. Projection and longevity are minimal; I use it sparingly out of nostalgia. In terms of quality, it’s below hundreds of other perfumes, but at $12, the price is unbeatable. Rating: 5.5/10.

I’ve used expensive colognes up to $100, and I like this one. I’m not a construction worker, a trailer park dweller, or a drunkard; it has a soft, woody scent with spicy and citrus notes. I like it for the aroma, not because women like it; many of my friends prefer stronger scents. It’s a $10 cologne—accessible, classic, and not as cloying as Old Spice, Brut, Black Rose, or Steel.