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Phantom Intense
Everything turns on the rum in Rabanne Phantom Intense Eau de Parfum, which is why this version smells like an evening rather than a morning.
It sits in the middle of the composition, boozy and sugary with a hot edge to it, and it turns the clean lavender beside it into something altogether less tidy. Clary sage works against both, dry and herbal with a slightly bitter, hay like quality, and the three of them together are the heart of the fragrance and the reason it reads as grown up. The opening is brighter and more conventional. Orange blossom gives a soapy sweetness, lemon a quick sharp lift, and cardamom a cool aromatic spice that hints at the warmth coming. The base then takes its time: vanilla for a smooth sweetness, cedarwood for a dry pencil sharpness, and oakmoss for an earthy bitterness with a damp edge to it, which stops the vanilla taking over entirely.
At eau de parfum strength this projects well for the first hour or two and then settles into a close, warm, slightly sweet trail that lasts a full day and longer on a jacket. Cold weather suits it and nights suit it better still, so it is a fragrance for men who have found the original Phantom too clean for a restaurant or a bar. Two sprays will do it, and a third will follow you about the room. The year given is 2024, and the perfumers listed for it are Anne Flipo, Dominique Ropion, Juliette Karagueuzoglou and Paul Guerlain.
Rabanne is run from Spain. Puig created its perfume division in 1968 and completed the purchase of the brand in 1987, two decades after the designer Paco Rabanne had launched the fashion house with a collection in 1966.
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