Phantom
Rabanne Phantom Eau de Toilette Gift Set opens on lemon, clean and sharp, with a fizz to it that sets up everything underneath. Lavender comes next and turns the brightness aromatic and slightly herbal, and the finish is vanilla and vetiver together, sweet and smoky at once. It is a soft scent overall, the lavender keeping it from reading purely sweet.
The movement runs from citrus to lavender to a base of vanilla and vetiver, and that base is what the scent is really about. Vanilla gives it the soft, almost edible warmth, vetiver pulls against it with a dry earthy smoke, and the lemon up top keeps returning as a fresh spicy flicker rather than disappearing. The earthy side of the vetiver gives the vanilla something to push against, and the result is woody rather than gourmand.
Anne Flipo, Dominique Ropion, Juliette Karagueuzoglou and Loc Dong composed Phantom in 2021. Monsieur Rabanne showed his debut collection in 1966 and the house released its first fragrance, Calandre, a metallic rose in a metal and glass bottle, in 1969; its fragrance identity still draws on its couture work in metal.
Moderate longevity and moderate sillage make it a close-wearing scent rather than a room-filling one. It is easy in spring and summer and holds through winter and autumn, and it covers professional wear, casual days and a night out. It is most comfortable in mild weather, and the vanilla gives it enough warmth for the cold. It comes as a gift set.
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