1 Million Paco Rabanne 2008 Eau de Toilette

Since I have a strong emotional attachment to this fragrance, I rated the vintage scent. However, in sillage and durability the current fragrance. I can understand not liking this fragrance anymore. It's been worn so many times that it's worn out. However, I'm sure if all these reviews had been written in 2009/10, this gold bar would definitely have an 8 in front of the decimal point.

The year is 2008 and my time in community service was slowly coming to an end. I did not know exactly how it should go on with my life. Of course I wanted to study, but what exactly and especially where, I did not know. Therefore I wanted to give myself some time and decided to move to Madrid and learn Spanish. In the meantime I could think about what I wanted to study. But first I had to learn the language. Apart from "hola, como estás?", "muy bien, gracias" I didn't know a word of Spanish. I enrolled directly in language school at one of the biggest unis in Europe, the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

I remember one event very clearly. I was studying in the library. Suddenly, a beautiful girl caught my eye. Brunette, green eyes... a dream. I had a hard time approaching her, so I took advantage of my poor Spanish skills to ask her if she could explain the assignment to me. While she was explaining the task to me and I didn't really understand anything ? I looked at her. My heart was pounding, should I ask her out on a date? However, I could not overcome my fear and I returned to my table. After that, I never saw her again. A wasted chance.

To improve my listening comprehension as well, I watched documentaries, movies, series and quiz shows on TV. During the commercial breaks, the commercial of this one gold bar caught my eye. The commercial made me so curious about the scent that I had to try it. I went to the nearest mall and sprayed it on a test strip. OMG what an incredible top note. Wonderfully citrusy and spicy. I had never smelled anything like it. So tangy, sexy, seductive. I bought it directly.

I didn't realize I had landed in the student paradise of Europe. I grew up in a small town and at the time I was still very shy. Which is not to say that I couldn't speak two sentences to strangers, but neither was I actively looking for conversation. Madrid a lively, vibrant city, the nirvana of Erasmus students. The crowded bars in La Latina, the alternative neighborhood of Malasaña, the former club Pachá in Tribunal. Just the right city to come out of my shell.

Through my improving Spanish skills and especially through the compliments I got because of the perfume, I became much more self-confident and I found it much easier to approach people
With my friends from the Spanish course we met every evening in large-organized botellones. What an atmosphere! At least 1000 young people in a square near La Latina, people talked in groups, some many danced, some others enjoyed other facets of youthful curiosity. I met so many different people, with different beliefs, different world views, different dreams. It was a very enriching time for me. I associate all of this with fragrance and my first stage in my new life.

One million for me is Madrid, new exciting experiences, vibrant nights, evenings full of emotions, and of course football ?

LG