Recently I have been on a mad tear regarding perfumes. It started with a passion to purchase violet fragrances—more on those in a future post–and learning the technicalities of scent–jammy, basenotes, oud, aldehydes and the like. What a fascinating field! I see a lovely career coming up soon for a favored heroine. My passion now has veered into finding favorite vintage perfumes of the past—those I actually loved and used. Most were Avon and drugstore scents, not high end designer. However, one’s first beloved perfumes tend to remain in memory forever, long after they have been discontinued and forgotten by the public.
Today’s feature is my all-time favorite Avon fragrance–Moonwind. I loved it so much and still do. Heaven knows why Avon discontinued such a treasure. Moonwind came in an artistic cobalt blue bottle adorned with a silver flame shooting from the top. The box shone resplendent with the sacred silhouette of Artemis, moon goddess and huntress, depicted with her silver bow. She is a goddess so close to my heart. The aroma of Moonwind lifts me, and I go soaring, upward, straight into radiant moonlight. I wore Moonwind, while Charisma in its striking red bottle sat atop my mother’s vanity.
The “it” perfume site, Fragrantica lists Moonwind’s scent accords as “green, woody, aldehydic, aromatic, and citrus.” Launched in 1971, Moonwind is described as an aromatic green fragrance featuring note of “aldehydes, bergamot, grapefruit, lavender, narcissus, woody notes, green notes, oakmoss and vetiver.” Users assign it 4.42 points out of 5, which is a lot higher score than many designer fragrances achieve.
You can imagine how thrilled I was to find a new, unused bottle of Moonwind, along with its accompanying skin softener, on eBay and for a most reasonable price. Boy, did I scarf up that bargain. Once again, I am enjoying the inimitable fragrance symbolized by the moon goddess Artemis. I sleep well.
What are your favorite perfumes?
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It looks nice, indeed and I’m sure it smells divine. So lucky of you to find a bottle.
I prefer scents that are based on lavender and I love Lily of the valley. I remember my mother received a small bottle of Dior’s Lily of the valley that she treasured and I used to sneak and open it and inhale the fragrance.
I never had one but it’s a perfume I”d like to have.
Perhaps heaven smells like it. Hopefully.
Lily of the Valley. I love that scent too, Carmen!
I love Lily of the Valley, too, Carmen. It’s one of those that lifts me right up.
OMG, I remember Moonwind. As soon as I saw boxes in your pic, they brought back a flood of memories. I remember being really fond of the body cream that came in the little blue container. My mom and I used to order from Avon all the time.
My absolute favorite scent was Jessica McClintock’s signature fragrance. It reminded me of walking into summer. Sadly, I can’t wear perfume any longer because of allergy sensitives. Now, I just use body lotions of which my favorite is Tahiti Sweetie by Tru Blue Spa. It smells like a tropical paradise!
I’m glad you can derive some enjoyment from the Tahiti Sweetie, sweetie!
I remember Moonwind.. My mom sold Avon for a while. I loved Haiku when I sold Avon all my money went to perfume LOL. Now i love Red Door and Obsession but like Mae Clair my allergies don’t let me wear much perfume anymore. My mom love Charlie.
Ahhhh, I remember Charlie, Cathy.
Hello! I’m not sure if this thread is closed, however, have you tried imari from Avon? I have that along with a bottle of moonwind from 1972… Imari is about the closest thing to moonwind that Avon has ever made! I sprayed one of each on my arms, and they smell very very close, except imari has something extra in it… It is a shame that moonwind is no longer manufactured by Avon, however, I will continue to keep buying imari… To me, it’s the closest thing!
Thank you for reminding me of Imari! I used to buy that. Another that my mom loved was Charisma. Also, I was excited that, after my original post, I actually found and bought a vintage unopened bottle of Moonwind in the blue bottle from eBay!