Pavlova by Payot
Women 1977
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Description
Payot Pavlova is a floral fragrance for women. Launched in 1977, this composition features cassia, grapefruit, raspberry and mandarin in its top notes. The heart is built with neroli, hyacinth, geranium, ylang-ylang, jasmine and neroli, while the base notes reveal a foundation of oakmoss, vetiver, sandalwood, musk and vanilla.
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In the collection
Leading answer I own it
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What do you think?
Leading answer Like it
354 votes
Season
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211 votes
Time of day
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Fragrance profile
About Pavlova
Payot Pavlova is a floral fragrance for women. Launched in 1977, this composition features cassia, grapefruit, raspberry and mandarin in its top notes. The heart is built with neroli, hyacinth, geranium, ylang-ylang, jasmine and neroli, while the base notes reveal a foundation of oakmoss, vetiver, sandalwood, musk and vanilla.
Fruits, vegetables and nuts White flowers Flowers Woods and mosses Spices
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Longevity
Leading answer Moderate
93 votes
Sillage
Leading answer Moderate
109 votes
Character
Leading answer Traditionally feminine
34 votes
Value perception
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A delightful little perfume, smelling of old soap with something truly special about it.
What a pity we can’t always judge fragrances in their original form! Just looking at Anna Pavlova’s black-and-white photos reveals what the notes tell: elegance, opulence, and the sweetness of that Russian ballerina who conquered the world. I own an 80s cologne and the current version. There is some resemblance, but in the new one, the opulence and sweetness are lost, becoming a generic ‘old-school’ chypre that seems just like everyone else’s. The new version is greener, reminiscent of an old Cabochard. The original Pavlova is sweet, perhaps one of the sweetest chypres I’ve ever tried, with superb moss and cassia and an astonishing balance between citrus, raspberry, and vanilla. The hyacinth is perfectly orchestrated with the white flowers. It’s intoxicating, refined, and opulent. For a cologne, it’s remarkably persistent. There are many versions with the perfume’s birth year, but all Pavlova bottles (and indeed the fragrance itself) scream the 1970s; I doubt it’s from the 2020s. Nor do I believe it’s floral, as its composition is far more complex and encompassing. Without a doubt, a little gem.
It’s my first time here and I’m looking for the original Pavlova, not the 1977 version. My mother gifted me a small bottle with a black cap and a charming scent years ago; it was old yet very soft. What I loved most was the dry-down, sweet but not cloying like today’s fragrances, a strange floral and sweet combination that made me smell like myself. I’ve just bought the 1977 version and I’m sad: first, because I was deceived—they gave me a sample of the original but sold me the 1977 version. However, it smells like the 1922 version in the top and heart notes, and stays there. The base notes are non-existent. I know this perfume well, and that sweet touch is missing; it doesn’t smell bad, but it’s not charming either, and it doesn’t resemble anything I’ve ever smelled. What a pity that the new version, in its rush to modernise, has stripped away the charm and magic it once conveyed, just like the famous ballerina Pavlova.
They used to gift me this fragrance during my adolescence; I never fell in love with it, possibly because they gave it to me due to its affordable price. It has pleasant and balanced notes, but it lacks distinction and, unfortunately, always leaves a very obvious trail of alcohol. I wouldn’t buy it on my own. The longevity is moderate, and the trail is very soft. It’s a slightly dull floral scent.