Pavlova

Being Australian, I consider myself a Pavlova connoisseur and I’ve made Pavlova many times. This doesn’t smell like any pavlova I’ve ever made... What I do get is pineapple and sparkling sugar - in the best way. I do get meringue, but this more the French meringue cookie with a lot of vanilla extract. Imagine this is whizzed in the food processor and then sprinkled all over a really juicy pineapple cocktail. It smelt ahmazinggggg. Found it on good discount (less than 50% retail RRP) and a 30ml FB is on its way to me as we speak. For the price I am paying and the quality of this fragrance, I am very pleased. I spent a good 3 hours catching wafts of this from where I sprayed my arm. For those that don’t get the opportunity to sample before deciding - this perfume really is like a pineapple daiquiri with sprinkled meringue. It is SWEET, but not cloying. There is an airiness in the sweetness. Due to the sweetness I feel this is a more feminine fragrance. I would caution anyone that is expecting the actual smell of pavlova. Yes it has meringue, but there is usually a lot of cream and berries on an actual pav. There is no creamy or milky note in this fragrance at all meaning it doesn’t smell like a pina colada either. I would never put pineapple on pav. This really should have been called something else. As a non gourmand lover and someone who doesn’t own many tropical fragrances, this really grabbed me as something unique and special. Love it! Worth considering if you find it at the right price...

The 2024 releases are so different from the collections before that seemed a bit outdated for modern taste. Finally something that can please younger generation. A classical Pavlova is a dessert with raspberries. But Madame de Nicolai decided to make a fruity version of Pavlova. With the accord of Rum, the perfume feels more like a tropical cocktail, a Pina Colada, rather than a dessert with cream. Nonetheless, it feels very airy and not sweet in a gourmand sense. Pineapple dominates throughout. Coconut shows up here and there. I certainly recommend it to all lovers of tropical scents. I am not a fan of modern Amber-Musks that usually come with Cedarwood and are supposed to add "animalistic touch". But I assume, they help to make it more long lasting. In September in Paris I could feel the fragrance on myself for good 5-6 hours. Dina_France (perfume reviews on YouTube)

Of the three new gourmands from Nicolai this is my absolute favorite, with St. Honore being a close second and Macaron Bourbon also being enjoyable to me but the least gourmand of the trio. Pavlova is very pineapple forward, so if you're not a pineapple lover, best to steer clear. I love a good pineapple and this is blended sooo beautifully with the vanilla and passionfruit shining brightly alongside the vibrant, juicy pineapple. Thankfully, the coconut is subtly rendered, so this doesn't turn into some air-heady--tropical--fruity--teenagery--body spray concoction whatsoever, and why?? Because Patricia de Nicolai is a genius! I'm far from being a teenager and while this one may appeal to a younger audience I don't find it remotely immature but a fun, gorgeous and impressively long lasting, beautifully blended gourmand for any human who loves this genre!

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. It would be a 10 but I could only afford 30ml and already know I need the 100ml

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. Not sure yet on the longevity. I am thoroughly pleased with my purchase. Blind Buy success for me which is often not the case. I do not get the La Capitale comparison, no oud, no leather. No Mango either