Phantom Parfum Paco Rabanne 2023

I don't want to fall into the usual trap! I also don't want to say: Well, the bottle says it all. No, I want to be fair here! *Sweat*

Okay, tried! Sorry, the bottle and I - no! We're not going to be buddies! But hey, it's always the inner values that count in a fragrance. Let's get down to it:

Phantom Parfum simply turns the values of the already known EdT to "To infinity and much further"! Anyone who had hoped that the perfumers would correct or eradicate possible "mistakes" from the EdT will be disappointed. Phantom has always been roaring. In the case of Phantom Parfum, the famous Scooter megaphone from H.P. Baxxter was stapled firmly in front of the little robot. Which means that you have to really like the "Phantom" DNA not to go completely insane here.

Phantom Parfum is MORE of everything. This fragrance screams at you. Loudest right after you spray it on, but it doesn't quiet down until the end. And that brings us to the next reason why you have to like DNA: the fragrance doesn't change. I know of few fragrances that are so blatantly linear. "Phantom" wants to rock unchanged for 10 hours - roar like Scooter. Hyper, hyper!

The mixture of rhubarb and vanilla outshines everything. In the first hour, it is very similar to the impression of a plastic mango. I don't notice the patchouli or the cedar listed in the fragrance notes.

I really, really tried! But as a conclusion to this test, I'm afraid I have to say that Phantom Parfum and I probably don't go together. I can stand it, yes, but only in very small doses. For those who like synthetic fruit bombs - this fragrance is sure to trigger a sugar shock joy hop. I think on the right Dude this fragrance can certainly come good. I'm definitely not the right Dude!

Almost classic for a Paco Rabanne fragrance: overspraying is just as unforgivable with this fragrance as it is with 1 Million Eau de Toilette.

I really don't like it when people bash designer fragrances. But this fragrance won't win me over. I'm probably also too old for this overall package. But for brothers who are just discovering their olfactory nose, who are just putting the Lego stuff away in the attic and who are about to shave for the first time - Phantom Parfum certainly has added value for them.

Let's just look at this fragrance for what it is: a link between childhood and gentle adulthood. If you look at it that way, the playful little robot bottle doesn't seem so silly anymore. This fragrance will roar loudly over the stink of many puberty-induced teenage children's rooms. Many mothers and fathers will thank Paco Rabanne!

And...I still finished on a positive note. Phew...that's the way I like it!