1 Million Parfum Paco Rabanne 2020
3
Helpful Review
1 Million Parfum - nieche quality
If you've ever wondered which would be the most different and unique 1 Million scent, then you should give the Parfum a try.
This is not for everyone but it can be liked by almost everybody that encounters it. It's unisex, floral, very sweet at the beginning and slightly synthetic. It resembles the idea of summer, beach, suntan lotion and leather bag perfectly - also, as Quentin Bisch described his creation.
The opening is a blast of tuberose (which is not the same with the common rose) and sweetness. It can also come by as sparkling or effervescent, this being a sort of outcome between the combination of the notes and tuberose.
Since this is not a complete but a somewhat linear fragrance - you are also going to sense the other notes in the opening: the salt, solar notes and suntan lotion scent which would be the monoi oil and labdanum.
The mid will develop and provide the leather accord and animalic touch. At this stage, it does not lose the notes from the opening but they become more balanced, less intrusive or explosive.
The dry-down is where the leather starts to be sensed the most, accompanied by the suntan lotion. A slight and gentle white floral accord will still be present in the background but it will be very subtle.
Overall, the fragrance does not evolve too much, it's rather linear but what makes it amazing is that, at least until the very far dry down where you get mostly leather, suntan lotion and white floral, you will enjoy the unpredictability of all these notes.
Now you are smelling the white floral, then the solar note, then it's the salt then it's the sunscreen note, then some sweetness and so on but never in the same order.
Yes it is a sweet fragrance, especially in the opening and early stage of the mid but definitely not overbearing or too much. It's very well-balanced.
Note that this is a parfum concentration, it's strong during the first 2-3 hours - beast mode projection and silage. After that, it will still linger in the air for a long time and create a strong scent bubble around you. I got 10 hours+ on my skin, on clothes it lasts even more. People will recognize that you are wearing and projecting it.
It can be worn during the day and night, during most of the seasons: spring, fall and winter. I tried in the summer but it gets too cloying, at least during the day and warm. Might be an option for the summer nights, the ones which are not humid. If you calibrate the sprays, it can also be worn at the office.
This is unique, I haven't smelled anything like this before and I haven't seen other people comparing other releases to this one neither. I already got a back up bottle as I've heard it's been discontinued, although my back up bottle was produced recently, in August 2023.
Disclaimer: is it a safe blind buy? No. I've heard people complaining about it's sweetness, white floral and some might actually perceive it as a banana (bread) scent. Test it before (I like bananas anyway).
This is a compliment monster, a long-lasting, unique and mesmerizing scent. It's a solid release.
This is not for everyone but it can be liked by almost everybody that encounters it. It's unisex, floral, very sweet at the beginning and slightly synthetic. It resembles the idea of summer, beach, suntan lotion and leather bag perfectly - also, as Quentin Bisch described his creation.
The opening is a blast of tuberose (which is not the same with the common rose) and sweetness. It can also come by as sparkling or effervescent, this being a sort of outcome between the combination of the notes and tuberose.
Since this is not a complete but a somewhat linear fragrance - you are also going to sense the other notes in the opening: the salt, solar notes and suntan lotion scent which would be the monoi oil and labdanum.
The mid will develop and provide the leather accord and animalic touch. At this stage, it does not lose the notes from the opening but they become more balanced, less intrusive or explosive.
The dry-down is where the leather starts to be sensed the most, accompanied by the suntan lotion. A slight and gentle white floral accord will still be present in the background but it will be very subtle.
Overall, the fragrance does not evolve too much, it's rather linear but what makes it amazing is that, at least until the very far dry down where you get mostly leather, suntan lotion and white floral, you will enjoy the unpredictability of all these notes.
Now you are smelling the white floral, then the solar note, then it's the salt then it's the sunscreen note, then some sweetness and so on but never in the same order.
Yes it is a sweet fragrance, especially in the opening and early stage of the mid but definitely not overbearing or too much. It's very well-balanced.
Note that this is a parfum concentration, it's strong during the first 2-3 hours - beast mode projection and silage. After that, it will still linger in the air for a long time and create a strong scent bubble around you. I got 10 hours+ on my skin, on clothes it lasts even more. People will recognize that you are wearing and projecting it.
It can be worn during the day and night, during most of the seasons: spring, fall and winter. I tried in the summer but it gets too cloying, at least during the day and warm. Might be an option for the summer nights, the ones which are not humid. If you calibrate the sprays, it can also be worn at the office.
This is unique, I haven't smelled anything like this before and I haven't seen other people comparing other releases to this one neither. I already got a back up bottle as I've heard it's been discontinued, although my back up bottle was produced recently, in August 2023.
Disclaimer: is it a safe blind buy? No. I've heard people complaining about it's sweetness, white floral and some might actually perceive it as a banana (bread) scent. Test it before (I like bananas anyway).
This is a compliment monster, a long-lasting, unique and mesmerizing scent. It's a solid release.
Marmot57
