Fame Intense Refillable Eau de Parfum 80ml

Smoke comes first in Rabanne Fame Intense Refillable Eau de Parfum 80ml, an incense trio that is dry, dark and resinous from the opening, with a warm spice hidden inside it.

At the heart, solar jasmine turns the composition warm and luminous, a white floral with real weight to it, while the incense underneath stops it going soft. Sandalwood cream finishes the scent with a creamy, powdery wood, faintly spiced and balsamic, and the three stages hold together as smoke, flower and cream, more woody than floral by the end.

Alberto Morillas, Dora Baghriche, Fabrice Pellegrin and Marie Salamagne built Fame Intense for Rabanne, a house whose perfumery comes out of its couture work in metal, from Monsieur Rabanne's debut collection in 1966 to Calandre in 1969, a metallic rose presented in metal and glass.

Long lasting with moderate sillage, Fame Intense stays present through a long day without filling the room. It works in all four seasons and across a night out, professional wear and casual days, and the bottle is refillable.