Parfums de Nicolai Pavlova was launched in 2024 as part of the Parfum Gourmand collection. A floral fruity fragrance inspired by the dessert of the same name, it was created by Patricia de Nicolai and has notes of pineapple, passion fruit, rum, peach, coconut, raspberry, cedar, sandalwood, vanilla and musk. Parfums de Nicolai Pavlova is an EDP, eau de parfum.
From the brand -
"A daring, innovative scent inspired by the lightness and delicacy of the famous dessert of the same name, Pavlova is a celebration of sweetness and freshness, evoking the grace of a dance between sweet and sour flavours. Pavlova’s theatrical opening is an invitation to discover the tangy gourmet notes of sparkling pineapple, passion fruit and coconut, creating an unapologetic sense of the exotic. There is also a raspberry note whose rich, fruity nuances have a surprising depth. This sweet and slightly bitter red berry adds a fascinating intricacy, balancing the lightness of other fruity notes such as peach. Pavlova is a fragrance enhanced by a combination of woody notes like cedar and sandalwood, a reassuring contrast to the light, fruity notes. Vanilla and musk harmoniously entwine to sign this original composition recalling the airy, melting meringue of the Pavlova. A sparkling sensory experience evoking joy, youth and freedom, Pavlova is a nod to the limitless creativity of perfumery."
Fragrantica - "I am absolutely shocked with how much I adore this! It arrived today and was a scary blind buy! Growing up in Australia pavlova was always topped with passion fruit and mango/pineapple. It’s an extremely light and airy, toasted, spun-sugar, meringue base. This smells exact like that and will be my summer scent. The opening is a hedonistic delight- a stunning blast of tropical notes with a good splash of rum. As this evolves a slightly tart note joins it which lifts it from being cloying to divine. The sweet sugar slowly comes through and it smells light as air. There’s a nice warm, toasty base that really only shines after an hour or two. Longevity is good on my skin, at about 5-6 hours there’s still scent on me. This is a 9/10 for me. "
Fragrantica - "This one is my favorite of the three dessert perfumes. Don't let the pineapple opening fool you - it's not Kirke though the first seconds could remind of it. On skin it quickly turns into very delicate, pleasant creamy vanilla fragrance."
Fragrantica - "On my skin it opens fresh syrupy pineapple forefront. Coconut follows quickly behind. Then it evolves into a creamy almost meringue like quality which is when I start to smell more of berry/peach. This is no blast of musk, more like it supports a lightness, airy freshness with the cedar and sandalwood. This is definitely an evolving fragrance. I enjoy the strong opening and the development and softer stages. It is very well blended--smooth."
