Paco Rabanne 1996

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A perfume by Rabanne for women and men, released in 1996. The scent is fresh-citrusy. It was last marketed by Puig.

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Main accords

Fresh

Citrus

Floral

Green

Fruity

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Tea

Bergamot

Lemon

Mint

Orange

Heart Notes

Jasmine

Nutmeg

Base Notes

Cedar

Champaca wood Oakmoss

Oakmoss

Sandalwood

Perfumer

Rosendo Mateu

Ratings

Scent

7.2174 Ratings

Longevity

6.1141 Ratings

Sillage

6.1140 Ratings

Bottle

6.0151 Ratings

Value for money

7.967 Ratings

Submitted by Sani, last update on 06/13/2025.

Interesting Facts

For this perfume, different fragrance pyramids are known.

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Reviews

2 in-depth fragrance descriptions

12/31/2020

6
Pricing 6
Bottle 6
Sillage 6
Longevity 7
Scent

Hugoderrica
4 Reviews

Hugoderrica

Very helpful Review 4

The Magic of the Tea Note

This is NOT a complex fragrance, so I cannot make a complex review.
Calming, fresh, musky, that defines the scent character of this fragrance. It also has 90's freshie vibes.
Plus it has good performance for a casual, light and airy fragrance.
With all that said, this was my first tea fragrance and it has an amazing effect on me, it calms me down, and has some different type of sexyness, different from the one that comes from sweet scents.

If you can find it cheap, I recommend that you buy it.

04/12/2025

6
Pricing 5
Bottle 6
Sillage 6
Longevity 7
Scent

Duftjunkie99
3 Reviews

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Duftjunkie99

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The conspicuously inconspicuous Paco

Paco Rabanne (more recently just "Rabanne") is known for "loud", sweet fragrances that definitely attract attention, such as 1 Million, Invictus or Pure XS.
However, there was also a phase when this brand also released more inconspicuous fragrances and "Paco" dates back to precisely this period.
Paco is a fresh, citrusy fragrance with a hint of tea that remains discreetly in the background.
The fragrance remains citrusy throughout after application and there is no great fragrance development. However, "Paco" does not need this, as the beautiful combination of citrus and tea notes is extremely pleasant.
The fragrance does not last very long, after 3-4 hours it is no longer really noticeable.
The sillage is also not particularly pronounced and is much more subtle than you would normally expect from fragrances from Rabanne.
The flacon has a special feature: the cardboard outer packaging holds the aluminum flacon. This means that the flacon does not have its own lid, but shares a lid (also made of aluminum) with the outer packaging. An interesting concept, but one that I personally don't really like.
The Paco is priced at around €25-30 and is often available in drugstore sales. For what it offers, it's perfectly fine.
Paco is therefore a nice reminder of a time when Paco Rabanne still brought out discreet and restrained fragrances.