Rare Amethyst
Rare Amethyst opens with a burst of bergamot sharpened by passion fruit, a bright and slightly tart combination that quickly cedes ground to a violet-and-gardenia heart.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 12 accords.
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- Warm Spicy50
- Woody50
- Iris50
- Sweet
The note pyramid
- Passion Fruit
- Plum
- Bergamot
- Gardenia
- Freesia
- Violet
By the editors · 2 min readRare Amethyst opens with a burst of bergamot sharpened by passion fruit, a bright and slightly tart combination that quickly cedes ground to a violet-and-gardenia heart. The violet is the more prominent of the two — powdery and cool — with freesia adding a pale green softness alongside. As it dries down, patchouli and sandalwood emerge together, giving the base an earthy, resinous quality that anchors the fruitiness without overpowering it.
The overall arc is fruity-floral with a darker underpinning — more substantial than the typical Avon release of its era, and well-suited to cooler evenings when the patchouli can breathe. It doesn't demand attention but lingers quietly on the skin.
Scent twins
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