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Heart Notes 
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05/16/2017
Oriane
133 Reviews
Oriane
1
Heavenly Heart and Base Notes
Top Notes: Aldehydes, Geranium, Palisander Rosewood.
Heart Notes: Rose, Iris, Lily of the Valley, Cedar, Sandalwood, Vetiver.
Base Notes: Vanilla, Musk, Tonka Bean, Heliotrope, Cinnamon.
This review is for a vintage EdC. (I am unsure whether or not Pavi Elle was ever made in EdT, EdP, or extrait, but I imagine it would have been positively glorious in extrait formulation.)
Over the last couple of years or so, I have been collecting vintage Avon fragrances based on notes and others's reviews. Happily, Pavi Elle was one of the first I acquired and was one of the most successful Avon blind buys I have made thus far along with Mesmerize, Undeniable, Facets, and Perle Noire.
Pavi Elle has so many of my favourite notes. It opens with sparkling aldehydes which are quickly followed by the heart notes and then the base notes---all of which I adore! I love iris, and the iris in Pavi Elle is as beautiful as in any other fragrance I own--it is fresh, green, clean, crisp, and not at all bready as iris can sometimes be in some fragrances. This beautiful iris is accompanied by dewy fresh, living rose and lily of the valley all surrounded by a border of woody, green vetiver and dry cedar. In the deep dry down thirty or so minutes after application, I detect softly sweet sandalwood, tonka bean, vanilla, heliotrope, and a hint of musk that all together are almost gourmand in their deliciousness but never quite cross that line.
Rosewood is one of my favourite notes, but alas I am unable to tease it out of this composition. Cinnamon also eludes me here. Yet, I find Pavi Elle to be an extremely gratifying fragrance from Avon, and it can be had for a very modest price. If the listed notes appeal to you, I encourage you to try Pavi Elle. I do not think you will be disappointed. This is one of the nicest "newer" Avon fragrances I have tried so far. It is such a pity that it has been discontinued. I would love to find Pavi Elle in extrait formulation.
Pavi Elle's performance is average at best, but average is not really very disappointing given that my EdC may be twenty or more years old. Indeed, in this case "average at best" is quite good indeed.
Fragrance: 6.75/10
Sillage: 6/10
Projection: 5/10
Longevity: 5/10
Heart Notes: Rose, Iris, Lily of the Valley, Cedar, Sandalwood, Vetiver.
Base Notes: Vanilla, Musk, Tonka Bean, Heliotrope, Cinnamon.
This review is for a vintage EdC. (I am unsure whether or not Pavi Elle was ever made in EdT, EdP, or extrait, but I imagine it would have been positively glorious in extrait formulation.)
Over the last couple of years or so, I have been collecting vintage Avon fragrances based on notes and others's reviews. Happily, Pavi Elle was one of the first I acquired and was one of the most successful Avon blind buys I have made thus far along with Mesmerize, Undeniable, Facets, and Perle Noire.
Pavi Elle has so many of my favourite notes. It opens with sparkling aldehydes which are quickly followed by the heart notes and then the base notes---all of which I adore! I love iris, and the iris in Pavi Elle is as beautiful as in any other fragrance I own--it is fresh, green, clean, crisp, and not at all bready as iris can sometimes be in some fragrances. This beautiful iris is accompanied by dewy fresh, living rose and lily of the valley all surrounded by a border of woody, green vetiver and dry cedar. In the deep dry down thirty or so minutes after application, I detect softly sweet sandalwood, tonka bean, vanilla, heliotrope, and a hint of musk that all together are almost gourmand in their deliciousness but never quite cross that line.
Rosewood is one of my favourite notes, but alas I am unable to tease it out of this composition. Cinnamon also eludes me here. Yet, I find Pavi Elle to be an extremely gratifying fragrance from Avon, and it can be had for a very modest price. If the listed notes appeal to you, I encourage you to try Pavi Elle. I do not think you will be disappointed. This is one of the nicest "newer" Avon fragrances I have tried so far. It is such a pity that it has been discontinued. I would love to find Pavi Elle in extrait formulation.
Pavi Elle's performance is average at best, but average is not really very disappointing given that my EdC may be twenty or more years old. Indeed, in this case "average at best" is quite good indeed.
Fragrance: 6.75/10
Sillage: 6/10
Projection: 5/10
Longevity: 5/10
