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Lady Million
Honey is the centre of gravity in Rabanne Lady Million Eau de Parfum Gift Set, and everything above it is arranged to delay its arrival. Bitter orange, raspberry and neroli hold the top bright and tart, orange blossom and jasmine fill the heart, and then the honey comes through, sweet and faintly animal, with patchouli underneath it.
Movement through the tiers runs from sharp to thick. The citrus and raspberry are bright and tart, the orange blossom and jasmine creamy and full, and the honey and patchouli base sweet, resinous and faintly animalic. The gourmand and amber weight belongs to that base, while the fruit and the citrus belong to the first half hour. Neroli is the link between them, floral and green-edged at once. Nothing in the composition is quiet, but the parts arrive in order, and the honey is the one that stays longest.
Three perfumers signed Lady Million for its 2010 launch: Anne Flipo, Béatrice Piquet and Dominique Ropion. Monsieur Rabanne presented his first collection in 1966, and Calandre followed in 1969, a metallic rose in a bottle of metal and glass. The house builds its fragrance identity on that couture work in metal.
Long lasting with strong sillage, it announces itself and then stays. It wears year round, and the sweetness and the animalic honey give it enough presence for a night out while staying wearable at work or casually. In cold weather the base comes forward; in warm weather the citrus and raspberry opening does more of the talking. This one is presented as a gift set.
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