Fame
Rabanne Fame Eau de Parfum begins with mango, thick and tropical, and bergamot to keep the fruit from cloying in the first minutes. The sweetness is kept on a short leash from the start.
Then the heart arrives and the fragrance shows what it is: jasmine wrapped in incense, a white floral note with smoke drawn through it, which is why Fame never settles into simple sweetness. Sandalwood and vanilla make up the base, and the drydown is powdery and warm, iris and violet in the powder, amber and a balsamic, slightly earthy depth underneath the smoke. The arc is fruit, then smoky flower, then soft wood. The flower and the smoke stay in the same place for most of the wear.
Fame was created for Rabanne in 2022 by Dora Baghriche, Marie Salamagne, Alberto Morillas and Fabrice Pellegrin. Monsieur Rabanne presented his first collection in 1966, and the house's first fragrance, Calandre in 1969, was a metallic rose in a bottle of metal and glass; the metal of its couture still shapes how its fragrances are built.
Moderate longevity and moderate sillage make it a close-wearing scent rather than a room-filling one, so plan on refreshing it across a long day. It is at its best in winter and autumn and holds in spring and summer, and it suits a night out first, with professional and casual wear following easily. This is the spray on its own rather than a set, which is the simplest way to live with the fragrance.
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