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1 Million
Most fragrances declare themselves with citrus, and Rabanne 1 Million Parfum 200ml does not; its note row also reads differently from the smaller sizes on the same shelf, so it is worth setting out exactly what we hold for this particular bottle.
It begins on cashmeran alone, which is an unusual way to open anything. Cashmeran is a warm, dusty, slightly musky material with a soft woollen quality, and using it on its own at the top means there is no bright citrus moment at all. The fragrance starts warm and stays warm.
The heart is crowded and white. Jasmine is heavy and a little dirty under the sweetness, orange blossom is cleaner and more soapy, and tuberose adds its big creamy bloom with a rubbery edge underneath. Against those three, vetiver brings dry roots and a grassy bitterness and oud brings a dry smoke, and the two of them are what stop the flowers turning sweet. It is a bold middle for a men's scent.
Then it settles. Amber gives the warm resinous glow, benzoin adds a sweeter balsamic weight, leather is dry and a little sharp, and musk smooths the lot into skin. At this size and this concentration a couple of sprays is the whole dose; it lasts the day and leaves a warm, smoky, floral trail behind it. Evenings and the colder half of the year suit it best, and in a bottle this large that is worth knowing before you buy. Christophe Raynaud, Quentin Bisch and Sonia Constant are named as perfumers, and the year given is 2020.
Puig, the family company from Barcelona, built the Rabanne perfume division in 1968 and took over the whole brand in 1987. The label began with the designer Paco Rabanne and his first Paris collection, and the men's fragrances have long since become its largest business.
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