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EXHIBIT 23(b)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 27, 2000 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in the 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders of
Avon Products, Inc., which is incorporated by reference in Avon Products, Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent
to the incorporation by reference of our report dated January 27, 2000 relating
to the financial statement schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form
10-K.
/S/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS L.L.P
New York, New York
August 9, 2000
