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Ultraviolet Rabanne 1999

7.3 / 10 216 Ratings

A perfume by Rabanne for women, released in 1999. The scent is floral-spicy. It is being marketed by Puig.
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Main accords

Floral

Spicy

Sweet

Powdery

Fruity

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Blackberry Chili

Chili

Heart Notes

Osmanthus

Jasmine

Base Notes

Vanilla absolute

Ambergris

Perfumer

Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud

Ratings

Scent

7.3216 Ratings

Longevity

7.2169 Ratings

Sillage

6.7158 Ratings

Bottle

6.7176 Ratings

Value for money

7.752 Ratings

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Reviews

20 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/16/2023

Stacia
135 Reviews

Stacia

Helpful Review 7

The true alien perfume

Just as weird as you think it'll be.. IN ALL THE BEST WAYS. I had a sample of this years ago and it was one of those samples where I immediately knew I'd be getting a bottle. I went through several bottles of Ultraviolet, actually. For me, it doesn't actually smell like any of the listed notes. If I had to pick notes, I would say it's spiced apricots and violets. It smells like a new toy. It smells like a sexy outfit. It smells like clubbing. It smells like wasted youth. This is extremely unique, you will get noticed and you won't smell like anybody else. I had to give it a rest because it was becoming too reminiscent for me of a different era of my life that I am happy to leave in the past (the clubbing days). But if you're serious about expanding your perfume repertoire, just get this. It fills a space in your wardrobe you didn't even know existed. Don't overthink it... if you happen to not like it, I guarantee someone you know will be more than happy to take it off your hands.

03/24/2014

7Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

Icekat
97 Reviews

Icekat

Helpful Review 4

Violets and Osmanthus Sprinkled with Pepper

Unisex, unusual and abstract, Ultraviolet is a cool, green, peppery blend of osmanthus and violets. The pepper is hit and miss for me in perfumes, but in this composition it is played well with other notes. Interesting combination indeed. It has cool and relaxing vibe which makes it a great perfume for spring and summer time.

The pepper is a bit overpowering at first, but then the composition settles into a nicely balanced scent of osmanthus with slight hint of violets. I am not seeing violets as listed note on this site, but I definitely smell it here. Not usual sweet-natured, predominant violets, but more like a soft violet layer underneath the osmanthus cover. The composition remains light and refreshing. There are woody notes towards the dry down, which make this scent softer and smoother with slight natural sweetness.

Overall this is a nice composition, but I do not think that it is a blind buy material. I would definitely test it first. A note for violet lovers – not my favorite one for violets. There are much better violet scents that showcase the natural beauty of this flower. But if you are looking for a light and unusual spring scent and enjoy spicy-green-floral scents then give it a try. Overall score 7/10.

05/02/2014

9Scent 10Longevity 7.5Sillage

ScentFan
336 Reviews

ScentFan

Helpful Review 5

For the Grown Modern Woman

To me, Paco Rabanne has mastered the non-sugary, non-heavily-animalic modern scent for grown women. Like Metal, Ultraviolet is another winner with its lovely osmanthus heart, made interesting and fresh by paprika and pimento. A light touch of ambergris and vanilla in the base gives it warmth. This is a truly beautiful light scent for spring and summer. It projects and lasts enough so you feel like you're wearing perfume instead of a skin scent. The only downside is the horrible egg-shaped bottle which rolls all over the place and a top that hard's to get off. Get the flatter version if you can.

11/06/2024

10Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Xavica
322 Reviews

Xavica

3

Space Oddity

Oh this one... this one is so good !

A chili peppery violet ! Can you imagine this ? The whole thing is truly delightful and so well crafted that I'm unable to tell you anything else except it smells violet and chili pepper, crazy right? (even if it's so much more than that, of course!).

It's a true alien and yet very easily lovable. And the bottle is its spaceship of course ! ;)

06/19/2024

Krmarich
229 Reviews

Krmarich

1

weird

After years of reluctance and fear of a stinker, I tracked down an original release. I grew up on and love Paco Rabanne fragrance since 1980. I love violets! It had never been used in a Paco Rabanne fragrance before. Many reviewers seem to love it. So here goes nothing! 24 years after its release.

I love the little purple case and the egg-shaped bottle. The perfume is a very pale violet. I gave it a spray. I loved the fruity peppery opening. The candy like violet is obvious. Its a wonderful tasty treat in the trendy gourmand parade following Star and Lolita Lempica. After about 40 minutes it gets really dry and crispy clean. It's very fresh and osmanthus takes over with the apricot. The sweetness is completely gone. I think iris or lilac would have kept the violet alive longer. It get no excitement from the original spray and frankly, the heart is about a boring as it gets.

Then as the drydown sets in comes this peculiar "aromachemical" that reminds me of an e-cig cartridge. It has a trace of oakmoss, vetiver and patcholi that somehow clash on the rosewood cedar woody base. Perhaps it's the odd vanilla note that is a little too sweet. PR fragrances have always been about pushing the envelope on note composition as early as Calandre. This one smells better on my coat sleeve than my skin.

I cannot say this is a love for me. Time may change things...

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