Fame
Rabanne Fame Eau de Parfum sets ripe mango against bergamot at the opening, a thick tropical fruit with a clean citrus line through it. It is the brightest part of the wear and also the shortest.
What the fragrance is really built on is the pairing underneath: jasmine and incense, white flower and smoke held in the same place, each one keeping the other in check. Sandalwood and vanilla carry it out, and the finish is powdery and warm, with iris and violet in the powder, amber behind it and a balsamic, earthy weight that the smoke sits on. The wear runs from fruit through smoky floral to a soft wood. The incense is dry rather than solemn, and it reads smoky from the heart onwards.
Dora Baghriche, Marie Salamagne, Alberto Morillas and Fabrice Pellegrin composed Fame together for Rabanne in 2022. The house began with Monsieur Rabanne's debut collection in 1966 and its first fragrance, Calandre, a metallic rose presented in metal and glass, in 1969, and its scents still take their identity from that couture work in metal.
Longevity and sillage are both moderate, so this stays within arm's reach of the wearer rather than announcing itself across a room. Winter and autumn are its best seasons, spring and summer work too, and it reads well for a night out, for the office and for casual wear. It is presented as a gift set. An evening is the obvious use for it, and it does not feel out of place in daylight.
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