Too Much Sandalwood With A Musky Stale Smell After A Short Time (Avon Little Black Dress Gift Set)

Member Name: janharper

Product:	Avon Little Black Dress Gift Set
Date:	05/05/09 (73 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: None apart from attractive packaging

Disadvantages: Too heavy at first, then stale and lingering musky smell.

There is a saying that every woman should have at least one little black dress in her wardrobe and what this means is that she should have something plain and simple that is suitable for any occasion.

A little black dress can be worn plain or dressed up for a formal function and you can even bling it up for a night out.

This is what Avon brought out a perfume with the name 'Little Black Dress'. The marketing likened it to that simple dress that you could dress up for any function. It comes on its own, or as part of a gift set. my 50ml bottle came in a box along with a 75ml body spray and a 125ml tube of body cream. This was a gift so I have no idea how much it cost.

The is an evening type perfume because it is quite heavy and has oriental notes to it. The first part of the fragrance to hit me was the ginger mixed with a slight hunt of citrus and after this perfume had been on my skin for a while I could pick up ylang-ylang and sandalwood. There is a bit of a muddled up feeling to fragrance from this perfume and I did wonder if that was because it is a mixture of so many different aromas. I think I found it kind of confusing. For me the sandalwood was too dominant and after being on my skin for an hour there was not much left except a slight musky scent.
To be truthful, I didn't like this perfume at all. It just did not seem to react well on my skin. Perfumes do tend to smell slightly different on different skin types and this one wasn't for me. However, I did actually have a couple of people asking me what the perfume was.

I felt exactly the same was about the body spray that didn't last as long as an hour and left a stale, musky smell behind. The body cream was smooth but a bit thin in consistency and once again I didn't like the smell, apart from the fact that it actually made my skin itch which is a problem I have had with several avon products.

The bottle design is simple and attractive and this is a heavy oriental fragrance. If you prefer something a bit more lively this is not for you. The best thing to do is try a sample from Avon before you buy. I didn't do that and I wish I had as I ended up giving my 'Little Black Dress' gift set away to someone who did like it.

Summary: Not for me but if you are a fan of heavy oriental fragrances you might like this