Description
The perfume created by Paloma Picasso – the daughter of the famous painter. This a fragrant self-portrait. Her maternal grandfather was a perfumer, so, as a child, she was familiar with combining smells, creating scents. Her artistic talent is something she inherited from her father, therefore she was very successful in her work as a jewelry designer for Yves Saint Laurent and Tiffany & Co. Her favorite perfume is Chanel Nº 5, so she wanted to create a perfume with an aldehydic accord. Red is her favorite color and black is a symbol of power. This perfume is an elegant floral chypre with a Mediterranian temperament, but because the perfume was very complex, it was very hard to market. She was afraid that her associates would change the formula, but luckily, this didn’t happen. The fragrance opens with a fresh and spicy note of coriander, angelica and carnation. Aldehydes are in harmony with ylang ylang, jasmine and hyacinth. Woody notes of oakmoss, patchouli, sandalwood, vetiver, and tobacco blend with original animal notes (castoreum, civet, and musk).
Paloma Picasso was launched in 1984.
vegas34 – :
:بعد از مصرف پنج میل دکانت
شروع قوی و با پخش بالا ،گلی با بوی غالب رز
میانه ای یاسی با پخش بویی خوب
پایانی بیشتر انیمالیک با پخشی نزدیک به پوست
ماندگاری خوب
بیشتر زنانه با پایانی قوی و مردانه تر
زیاد جوان پسند نیست و مناسب خانمهای میانسال یا آقایان
به قدر تست برای من کافی بود.
ادامه ای برای من ندارد.
نمره کلی
6/10
XpaHumeJIb – :
I used to LOVE this perfume and thought it had disappeared but after reading the reviews below, thought I would seek it out. It seems to have moved to a lower price point and I found it just on the shelf rather than being locked away in the store. The first spray was hideous because the opening green notes have changed to a more shrill version and I was really disappointed but now, two hours later, the familiar chypre drydown has revealed itself and it takes me right back certain times and places. My skin just eats the more modern florals so I am quite happy to return to the big bad 80s!
vaivern – :
Someone took great care in reformulating this beauty. I believe current Paloma Picasso is incredibly faithful to the original, minus the monstrous strength and longevity of course. Terribly chic, eternally French, and impossible not to love. A must try for classic chypre lovers, women and men alike. I’m tempted to buy a bottle of this fabulous juice to wear throughout the fall and winter. 🙂
kar64 – :
This is the “dirtiest” perfume that I love; she is no wallflower or shrinking violet, but rather the woman who will come over to join a small group of men bent deeply in some manly conversation, and they soon learn that she is smarter than all of them so think she’s a bitch. Although she will always have a place in my collection, I have to be in the mood to wear her; when I do, it’s generally down on my wrists or ankles rather than up by my face as I tend to get a bit claustrophobic with stronger perfumes and sometimes just need to get away from them momentarily. This is not a “clean” or “fresh” perfume by any means, but as a wonderful classic chypre has spiciness of coriander and carnation at the top supported by a very earthy-tobacco-animalic base. Similar to Ultima II’s Maroc and Lauder’s Knowing: perfume of the era in which it was created, still relevant and fun to wear today.
zo7 – :
My mom used to wear this when I was young. Maybe thats why it has to be in my collection. Very strong oakmoss and animalic. A very powerful chypre… and oh so beautiful. Black dress, red lipstick and ladylike. It` s a very confident and sophisticated woman who wears This scent. Lasts almost forever on my skin and clothes. Impressive silage and radiation. Cant do nothing else but respect this classy woman.
220wolt – :
I have loved this fragrance for around 31yrs. It was the first fragrance I bought for myself when I had my first job as a teenager. I always wore Diorissimo before this. I was breaking out of my box.
It has taken me around 20yrs to realize that this fragrance is an ode to Myrurgia Maja or an outright copy with a few differences.
I started buying Maja for a grandmother in law that loved it around 25yrs ago & didn’t realize they were so similar for a long time. I never imagined my husband’s elderly grandmother had a fragrance very similar if not better than mine on because I was young & dumb.
unmagnifico – :
A M A Z I N G scent. Soapy, green, woody, herbal and delicious. I used to think I liked Lancome’s Magie Noire better, and perhaps Noire’s original formula I loved more, but current Paloma Picasso is just incredible.
A little goes a long way. 1-2 sprays is really all that is needed. Sillage and longevity are big, but if you spray conservatively, Paloma is not offensive.
And, this is maybe even better on a guy than a woman (although women, spray away if you love Paloma too). On a guy it is so clean and smells rich and worldly!!
Picasso is a must!!
EscentricMol – :
I really do not understand why people have difficulties wearing it, to me it is embracing, soft, of course one can feel the notes of greens plus flowers and moss, vetiver, too but it is not overwhelming. The dry down has some masculine notes in it but it is not too much and it is not disturbing.
The second thing I do not get about it is why it is “dirty”, I really can feel some soapy notes in it.
May be due to the fact that we are all now used to flowery-pinky and sweet perfumes which disappear in one or two hours, this one seems to be heavy and difficult. It is not, it is just different and special.
And I have totally no worries wearing it anywhere and anytime. It is classy, elegant and distinguished to me.
vladiwolff – :
Gutsy, deeply satisfying, ballsy and beautiful. Deep, dark chypre as high art. PP suffered some reformulations since the ‘80s. While some find the tweaked version “lighter”—
I’m partial to the original (which was sold as either a splash/dab-on in circular bottle or a spray in black oval bottle with all-black glass). The nice thing about the vintage spray bottles is that the black glass has perfectly preserved the scent. Although, I suspect this is such a ponderous brew of top-quality ingredients that it probably would have held up no matter what!
PP is definitely in the same family as Aromatics Elixir, Agent Provocateur, Magie Noire, Knowing, Coriandre, Cabochard, and Diva. (In other words, animalic chypres.) However, it has a mystique all its own. Spray lightly with this one! First impression is almost camphorous green freshness, like crushed fir needles. The heart of the fragrance is a honeyed rose & coriander; and the drydown is a cool, witchy vetiver/oakmoss/patchouli affair. There is civet in the original, and therefore PP (like all classic chypres) has more than a hint of that fascinating dirty/clean dichotomy going on. However, in the end, the civet in PP is like the fish sauce in Thai food— there to boost all the other nuances without wrecking the composition. When PP has been on skin for 2-3 hours, it smells like wonderful botanical soap, mossy forests, and feminine mystery.
BIG thumbs up on this one. Even though I only have the guts to wear it about twice a year!
kolobok1999 – :
The perfect dirty perfume to wear after a shower, when you’re squeaky clean. The aldehydes lift and freshen the oakmoss/classic chypre accord of this perfume, rendering it bracing and warm at the same time. A winter scent, but one that can be unexpectedly satisfying in the autumn too. Gorgeous and just enough OTT to be worn with a red-carpet gown at a world premiere.
daztgenfkacxfar – :
This is one of the few fragrances that grabbed me at first sniff … around 1992 when my hair dresser wore it. It was so sophisticated to me . I immediately found it and have NEVER wanted to be without it. I do not think it is masculine at all . My best friend also wears it , and she is a boho artist .
I realize that Paloma Picasso is not in line with the sweet fragrances that dominate the perfume scene , but I think it is a classic .. I encourage younger women to give it a try , and wait a few minutes for the drydown . I garauntee men find this very alluring , and you will not smell like like every other girl wearing Coco Mademoiselle or the new Chloe . Most of the women I know who wear it are pretty sophisticated in general , and would not be drawn to masculine scents .
These days it is inexpensive , and it lasts a long time. Also , it is a fragrance that lingers in the memory of those around you – in a good way.
Horen71 – :
My first chypre! At first I found it challenging, now it is comforting. Spray lightly and breathe deeply
Easily unisex
darish – :
Yes! Another chypre love for me! This had been on my wish list forever and I finally have it. It’s very green and mossy throughout with a little carnation and coriander to brighten it up. The animal notes really come alive and make this fragrance so sensual, so carnal, and so luxe!
maksim11 – :
Paloma Picasso and Gucci III were my 80’s standards…the dry down on both were/are outstanding…very woody on me and warm. I have been searching for this for a while…I came across DIVA the other day which is in the same class and probably will buy it…Gucci III is discontinued…:(
lokers – :
Paloma Picasso is one of those perfumes that I tried and hated at first but yet inexplicably kept becoming drawn to it and eventually fell in love. On the first spray I thought, “Oh no, I can’t possibly wear this, back to ebay it goes!” but then I kept sniffing.. and sniffing.. and sniffing.. because I was so intrigued!
This is a very masculine scent, for one thing. Ms Picasso must’ve been some badass of a lady because this is not the type of fragrance for a wilting flower of a woman.. this is strong stuff and very much reminds me of scents I’ve smelled on older men. The animalic notes and vetiver are quite intense and very reminiscent of an old school men’s aftershave.
This isn’t a sweet honey animalic like Bal a Versailles, Avon Occur!, or Revlon Intimate–all 3 being big loves of mine in the animalic genre. This is much drier, not sweet at ALL, and far more green and oakmoss-y than what I’m used to. It reminds me a tiny bit of Ciara, but a mustier herbal version. I detect some Aromatics Elixir in there too, in the dry green-ness of it.
Realistically I don’t know how often I’ll wear this out, because it is just SO masculine and even though I love a good unisex, this might take a few more tries and getting used to before I can rock it in public. For now I will enjoy it at home 🙂 definitely a keeper though. Very, very interesting fragrance!
IgorBooka – :
This one is a developer. I’m wearing a drop of the current formula on the inside of my elbow–it started wet and green, with a balance of sweet and sour nuances. The top notes are distinctly chypre; the oakmoss and vetiver appear at the forefront but dry down to something much smokier and well-balanced with spices and leather.
Paloma eventually settles into something gently smoky with a subtly green backbone. The way the green notes are treated in this perfume has aged surprisingly well. It doesn’t smell like most chypres from its time, and I think it’s because the green notes are partnered well with smoky, animalic facets. It starts out as a typical chypre, but finds its own voice as it blooms on skin. If you aren’t usually a fan of chypres, you may like this one.
I’m very impressed with this perfume. It’s sexy, musky, and strong. I think it’s perfectly unisex. It reminds me of a person with strong sex appeal, a beautiful stranger you meet at a lavish bar. They’re smoking a cigarette and sipping an old fashioned. They carry an air of sophistication, but are also rough around the edges and thrilling to be around.
Beeklymaymnqrkmp – :
If you are a vintage/retro lover, you prob have PP. I do. I got a 50ml a year back and thought it was ok. It opened nicely with deep dark mysterious green, but then dried down rather masculine, like a nondescript men’s aftershave/cologne. It was woody and earthy, a bit green, but nothing really musky/animalic.
I found the EDT for a good price (it must be OOP because it’s kinda rare) and I like it. Less masculine.
But… I still want a really GREEN/Animalic loud chypre, so I kept trying the EDP. And I became obsessed with it. I bought a 3.4 oz for when I breeze thru my 1.7, and the batch code puts my 3.4 at 2013. I keep forgetting to check the code on my 1.7, but this 2013 is MUCH BETTER. Ohhhhh that huge green funk! And it’s strong! Stronger than the 1.7. I’m sure the formula has been tweaked several times, with total reforms over the years. So I’m thrilled to have a PP that reeks of civet, green, woods, oakmoss, tobacco, etc. YAY!
Max-freerun – :
This is a beast, cold, but energetic fragrance that can build a big distance between you and co-oworkers, if you are the boss.
To me it’s 80-90’s but in the good meaning.
I am not saying it’s the same, but it’s got the same vibe as Chique.
I have it just even to spray it on myself some times. But no idea when I could go out with you, Paloma. You are so loud.
FANCLER – :
The bottle is definitely beautiful. The scent itself? Well, I still not know, that I like it, or not. But I would not buy a full bottle. Old type, vintage style. Dark in a strange kind, and melancholy. Like Mitsouko, L’heure Bleue, Chanel no 5 and Chanel no 19. Not smells like any of those, but the same kind of old type, vintage, melancholy category.
Minfelllola – :
Current version
i first sprayed on a tissue and the first time i got the flowery opening (which is the only feminine thing in this fragrance)then i could pick the oakmoss,some other flowers,citruses,some vetiver(pretty masculine)…everything very aromatic and beautiful…than it became THE COLOGNE! I’m talking about the cologne that many men from 15 to 115 years old wear in my country.
Probably i get this impression because of the stong oakmoss and vetiver; at least i’m not the only one that think in this way for what i see in other reviews.
On the skin:flowery opening,aromatic and then THE COLOGNE. I don’t know why on the skin is less complex.
But i like it. It brings back memories, i live in a mediterranean country and this scent reminds me of a plant or a flower in the countryside,or is again the cologne of a man in the countryside?
It’s conforting, i will wear this for a walk near the fields in the early morning.
It also reminds me of the beach, not a turistic one, but a beach in the countryside.
I wouldn’t wear Paloma in any other occasion, i don’t think it’s suitable for the way i dress,i need something more ladylike.
rqx351intitytek – :
Well, it seems I’m definitely narrowing in on my preferences. I like a lot of older classic fragrances, but I think maybe oakmoss will only be my jam in Mitsouko, or if it’s subtle, or only paired with rose… unless I’m disliking something else I’m smelling, which is possible. This smells like a cologne I remember men wearing in the 80’s- I’m actually really surprised that this was ever marketed as a feminine fragrance. The batch code indicates my bottle was made 5 months ago, so unless it has somehow already turned/needs a few sprays/etc I don’t think I could wear it. My dad would pull it off really well though. The bottle itself I find cheap and hideous, and I wonder why on earth if a fragrance can be reformulated beyond recognition why a bad bottle design can’t be trashed with equal ease, but I digress. This was a blind buy fail and I will be returning it. Note to fellow B.B.-ers, NOT a safe one.
smallville – :
I just smellt this today at the TJ Maxx. It was in the mens section, but though I knew it was for women, the box was opened so I spayed once on the top of my hand. Honestly sometimes I might spray a women’s perfume on my leather gloves in the winter just so I can appreciate some lovely scents sometimes, without putting it on myself.
This one is very nice, it’s kinda one of those right up my alley scents. It has that hayfield sort of scent in it with some spicy white musk and a certain sweetness to it which excites the imagination.
I actually started to try and think of it, and I could say yeah this has that hayfield sort of scent, which I could say is similar to civet. Then I see the listed smells like it ingredients above and surprisingly civet is listed.
Anyways, it’s nice, if you like musky spicy scents and almost kinda reminds me a bit of Givenchy Organza which has a similar hay like scent, but it’s a bit different.
kisandgen – :
The reformulation is a trajedy! The vintage is such a beautifully aromatic scent. My mother gave me her old bottle but I decided to sniff the newer version at Macy’s; it is a shame. If you decide to blind buy this do yourself a favor and get the vintage as it is so wonderful.
darus99 – :
When i sprayed this one a certain mix splashed into my face and i was wondering what notes were there that formed that specific mix! when i dig deep i realized that it was carnation, coriander, oakmoss, and ylang. This mix is extremely unique and very straightforward! later i detected citrus cocktail with hints of vetiver, hyacinth, & musk.
It wasn’t that impressive when i first sprayed it on but later it became quite addictive! I don’t know if this sample i am using is a vintage or the reformulated one. Very good.
EROKEZIK – :
Good God Almighty! They certainly don’t make ‘em like this anymore.
I have to be honest…I’m not sure I could pull this off outside of my own home. I’d feel extremely self conscious wearing this in most public settings. Maybe I’m a coward? Or just blindsided after a decade of sugary sweet perfume trends? I’ll bow down, either way. This scares me a little…Its absolutely the filthiest of feminine beasts of the most epic proportions. I can 100% see it’s appeal…I’m just not certain I could wear this and own it iyswim?
The civet and oakmoss are off the scale in terms of modern tastes. I have a vintage bottle from eBay and I’m delighted to finally have this in my collection as a reference, but Christ… it’s powerful, it’s animalic and it smells like the walk of shame after a particularly interesting one night stand.
Beautifully crafted…but strictly for The Bold and The Brave!
Счастливый – :
Well, I think this will be my next blind buy! This sounds absolutely amazing to me!
Волчара – :
I was curious to try Paloma Picasso after seeing it mentioned on this site. While out doing some shopping I had a chance to try a spray. Strong, no doubt, but intriguing enough that I kept sniffing at my wrist. But I couldn’t quite decide if I liked it. Some time later I sampled it again, with the same result. Eventually I decided the only way to be sure was to buy a bottle!
Finally have made up my mind that I do like this perfume. It’s a unique, old school fragrance that projects an intelligent kind of sensuality. It reminds me of a confident woman who appreciates all the pleasures of life, good food and good company. But it’s not one I can wear too often. It’s just a bit too rich, too bold for everyday wear. I save it for those times when I want to bring a little Mediterranean gusto into my day.
vasiokint – :
I vividly recall sneaking to my mother’s dresser just to furtively smell this alluring scent. My father had returned from an extended stay in Paris and gifted her the original PP in that gorgeous crystal bottle. Now, I still savour this scent and my Autumn nights are redolent with Paloma wafting around me. After all these years, she’s lost none of her allure.
Still such a sexy, deep, heady and forbidden scent.
Forever a classic.
vladimirgridyakin – :
I agree with many of you: it’s sex, it’s true, It’s true sex. It has something only animalic perfums have: animalics.
Treider – :
Legendary , sophisticated, powerful, elegant, fragrance.
kuz150speagoessenda – :
I still have my bottle of original Paloma. Unopened, still wrapped in cellophane, and everything. I cannot bring myself to open it because – as anyone who bothered to read my reviews will tell you – I am totally AR about reformulations. So I am afraid of running out of my originals. I remember the compliments this lovely, clasy scent got me.
A pox on reformulations!
5ponochek – :
I absolutely have to wait for dry-down with PALOMA. At first spray, I find it to be somewhat harsh and almost alienating. Things change after about half an hour though and PALOMA starts to blend in with me and become increasingly more attractive. Eventually, it smells so nice that it’s hard to believe it’s the same scent that first sprayed out of that bottle. PALOMA becomes softer, mellower, more powdery and somewhat more floral. The rose note in particular becomes more noticeable, although this never becomes a rose-dominant fragrance. The spices come through after several hours. This is a polished, cool, and sophisticated fragrance that has something of a take-charge vibe. I think of it as a scent to wear with strong colors and bold styles.
Sillage is on the high side and one spray is usually enough. Longevity is amazing. I have the current formulation of PALOMA PICASSO and am not familiar with the vintage version of this fragrance. (Batch code 38M92M – manufactured in September, 2015.)
melo_manka – :
Smells like a desert wind lightly discomposing a bouquet of fall flowers; love it.
superpanda71 – :
Ah, Paloma- what can I say about this beauty except that she is softer than you would expect, spicy, and brighter than I thought she would be. The citrus blends with the coriander and takes that sparkling citrus topnote that can sometimes project as mildly juvenile and makes it adult, glamorous, and sexy. As other reviewers have mentioned, you need a light hand and some discretion to keep this scent ladylike and lovely instead of overwhelming but when applied correctly she is a stunner.
I have worn this in both hot and cold weather and have to say that I feel like Paloma Picasso is versatile enough to be worn in all seasons but really shines in fall and winter.
Give it a try!
qwertydimochka – :
Love at first sniff. Elegant, classy, vibrant. However, it doesn’t project as well as some modern perfumes. I guess they changed the formula. Wore it at a wedding and got tons of compliments, though.
samolet – :
Looking for this perfume. Please let me know if you would like to swap with one of mine. I am from Singapore.
jkhm – :
A successful attempt to separate herself from both the common, less than confident woman and her father’s name. Neither of these actions were done with malice – the fragrance is meant to build a person up and give them a sense of purpose. Sparkling jewels, a black business suit and classic Spanish make up.
Animalic chypre done correctly, both spicy and elegant. I’ve worn this a few times over the past few months when a friend gave me a vintage mini – I get it. I totally get it. I don’t know what the reformulation smells like and I don’t know if I want to… this is perfect.
geluka – :
Want to know what is missing or added here. I remember a strong yet elegant scent. Now I came back to PP and I get only power, without grace. An overkiller, I would say. But it is still unique, so I am wearing it in very small doses. Too woodsy for me now.
ягафаров наиль – :
i like the dry down of paloma remind me some how of guerlain bouquet de faunes a fur like .. a master piece indeed recommended for winter for a dry day
yuriy_kov – :
كنت اقف اليوم بجانب احد اصدقائي
المولعين بالعطور و اذا بسلاجٍ رائع من مسك الزباد يفوح منه
..
بالوما بيكاسو
كنت متألقاً اليوم
وغداً سأتألق بك انا
..
عودة جميلة للاساطير القديمة
..
عزيزي القارئ
هذه العطور تحتاج الى ذائقة متعمقة في هذا العالم
ربما لا تعجبك في المرة الاولى او عند اختبارها
لكن تاكد ان رائحها بالهواء جميلةٌ جداً و مميزة
خصوصا بعد تفاعلها مع البشرة
m700 – :
Fizzy, indolic chypre in the opening/fresh laundry in the dry down. A familiar construction of 1970’s/80’s green powerhouses – it’s like a combination of EL’s Knowing and White Linen. Bright with a freshness (from the citrus? the heliotrope?) that contrasts pleasingly with the classic oakmoss/ vetiver/ animalic notes. Something minty?? The rose becomes more prominent in the dry down, when it loses it’s animalic character and becomes more like clean laundry on an early summer day. Strong compared to modern fragrances but if you’re interested in dipping your toes into classic fragrances this is a good place to start; it’s a bit lighter than it’s contemporaries, especially during the dry down. I already own Arpege and Knowing (and White Linen) so I don’t know when I would wear this very similar type of fragrance. It’s very nice though.
дракон – :
She’s sophisticated…She is classy…She is out of most men’s league. She is shrewd. She does not settle for second best. Best treat her like the queen that she is.
I remember getting this one Christmas in my early 20’s, this sat on my dresser basically collecting dust until it found a home with my older cousin. I decided to revisit this recently, as tastes change, and the classics seem a little softer these days.
This is oakmoss and vetiver heavy to me. I also pick up a smokiness here, even though incense is not listed in the notes, I pick up incense. I can see how some might find this sexy or alluring. As this dries down, I pick up almost a soapy note at times, but pretty much stays oakmoss and vetiver heavy for me. Despite that, this is not overly woody at all for me. Unique, one of a kind. I do love and appreciate this, but this is definitely one I have to be in the mood for and be ‘ready’ for.
But I kind of think this is sort of like broccoli or brussel sprouts…meaning that this is an acquired taste/smell, that people seem to either love or hate. Okay, hate is a strong word…Love or strongly dislike.
Not really a crowd-friendly scent. I would not wear this to the office nor anywhere I would be in really close quarters with people for any length of time. This is some powerful stuff. I can see someone with a really sensitive nose, allergies, asthma, etc, having a horrible attack around this, so I would definitely use this sparingly (or possibly forgo this totally)..especially if you do not know “who” you will be around. Two spritzes is plenty to get me through the day.
DjLaZaReV – :
I revisited the recent formulation of Paloma Picasso and it is gorgeous and sexy. It may not be as over-powering as what I remember it to be. I owned a small bottle in the early 90s and could never pull off wearing it. It was too loud for my taste then, even though I secretly loved it. But this Paloma I’m wearing this fall season. I am a pushover for rose and the woody oakmoss in combination with the other notes, the coriander in particular, makes this fragrance unique. I can see wearing it on the town, with the perfect little black dress, or a biker jean jacket. Paloma Picasso is an iconic 80’s fragrance, bold, confident, artsy. If you like chypre perfumes, this won’t disappoint.
Lizi123456789 – :
My dear Paloma Picasso, I want to go back to you, the young generation of perfumes has been braking my heart over and over, they have disappointed me. Please, accept me back.
JyikpolPQ – :
One of the perfumes I’ve owned that took on a larger than life personality. I recently emptied my bottle but I’m sure I will buy another at some point. It’s so unique that my wardrobe would be incomplete without Paloma. A couple years ago I was working for a terrible boss with terrible people at a terrible place. My boss was a bitter jealous woman, a sorority girl with no sorority type. She knew that perfume was my hobby and could never stand seeing me happy. I wore something different every day and was careful to wear the smallest drops of the really potent ones. It wasn’t small enough apparently because the day I wore a drop of Paloma behind each ear, she wrote me up for it. Flash forward in time to six months ago, I am working at a different job, much better people, and I am so much happier. One of the head managers LOVES smelling a tiny waft of Paloma on the air. She tells me how nice it is to walk into my space and have that uplifting scent greet her. I feel a smug satisfaction when I compare this to the old boss. I will wear Paloma again in the future, it is such an animalistic, spicy rose and oakmoss potion that nothing else can really take its place. Too recently though, it unfortunately became the olfactory soundtrack to go-nowhere online dates. The next time I buy a bottle I will never wear it on dates. Only to work– HA!
WiDeman – :
What’s this smell?
My heart beats at a fast pace…
My hands shake…
What’s this smell?
She did it again?
The transformation begins.
She must have done it.
Yes, she is wearing Paloma Picasso.
I cannot resist.
🙂
SinedWalyn – :
Holy smokes, this is a powerhouse of a scent. I bought 2 bottles of the EDP for a snip last year after 20 years of wearing only citrus perfumes. I remembered my mum receiving a bottle as a gift and how beautiful it smelled on her.
I wear this during the daytime but only one spray. Any more and I think people would be falling over as I passed them!
I panicked when I first tried it…the acrid burst of aldehydes gives it an “old lady” vibe, you just don’t get this note in modern fragrance usually. It smarts at first and is utterly vulgar, metallic even. Then after a few minutes the woods come out to play and it softens a little. The harshness is still there but mellower and warmer. I like the opening notes because they surprise me every time but I don’t love them. I much prefer the middle notes and drydown. There is a slight powdery note on my skin combined with the most delicious woods and green spice.
What I love most about this perfume is that it smells different depending on the day, weather and who knows how many other factors! Sometimes the spicy notes are most apparent, other times it’s mostly woods and earth but it’s never unpleasant.
I love this scent for all of its garish in-your-faceness but mostly for the complexity of notes and the fact that it’s so different from the citrus/vanilla/fruit obsession that is modern fragrance. I LOVE the woodsy/powdery combination that my skin mostly produces when I wear it. I couldn’t even take a stab at guessing the notes. This scent is unique and multi faceted. Just try it and see for yourself!
Its not for the office, this one. It’s a love or hate relationship I think, and one to use sparingly. You need bags of confidence to wear this properly, this one is no shrinking violet! It is sexy, sultry and alluring but also surprising. A real classic.
sopex – :
This fits perfectly under the description of “they don’t make them like this anymore”. Ultra sophisticated and mysterious, Paloma has one of the best sillage I have ever sensed. Even a drop of EdP fills a room with its wonderful aroma. Definitely attracts attention and stands out in a crowd. Almost impossible to detect separate notes apart from strong animalistic nuances. Develops beautifully on skin with every hour. Reminds a bit of Ysatis. Neither light nor heavy, I believe “uncapturable” could be the word to describe it.
мася – :
I love it. I hate it. I love it. This is a beautiful fight to ur senses, hypnotic and pungent. A gorgeous gem in a broken setting. Pepper and Patchouli balanced by a muted sweetness i can’t pinpoint. Projection is a best, but not overpowering, it embraces others and comforts them; almost motherly like. Buy it
horod – :
I’ve seen this perfume over the years on counters, but was never drawn to try it. Tonight I took a risk and bought a bottle, untested. I do not regret it. Sophisticated, which the bottle design envokes (and why I was not drawn in my youth) and complex. Uncommon. At first, this delivered a band-aid scent. Not medicinal, actual band-aid. Then as it dries down, leather and musk take over, along with a strong carnation that is delivering that now faint band-aid smell. Not unpleasant, but definitely no-nonsense. One spray and she’s there, to stay! Not to be worn by shrinking violets, this lady is complex and knows what she wants. Large but not bombastic… rich, maybe more cold weather but could be pulled into a deep hot summer. Now I’m getting the civet/musk. Anamalistic in a restricted box of dominance. I think I’ll be enjoying this for awhile!
unefeamma – :
I must agree with some descriptions here. It is definitely sexy, the reaction of my husband was immediate. And I must admit that I love it. Classic chypre, rich, floral, not sweet, rather bitter. Very elegant in a classic style , feminine and sexy perfume! It will be one of my favourites.
alex.sx1 – :
So many adjectives comes to mind– fresh, wistful, feminine, flowery, unusual. Very appealing and comfortable to wear. I have a bottle from the 90s and it has not lost any of its punch.
Вероника555Богданова – :
The moment I applied Paloma Picasso (EDP) and went to get my husbands opinion, he responded with very passionate approval indeed. (ahem).
Anyway, that’s the kind of response this classic, potent elixir can cause as the direct result of simply wearing a small amount of it (I like to spray the air close by and move under the settling mist).
Unfortunately, something in the formulation gives me a persistent headache that doesn’t go away until I’ve completely removed this gorgeous scent.Which totally sucks for me. (cues the violins, hands out Kleenex).
I gave my bottle t