Phantom
Rabanne Phantom Parfum is a genuine reworking rather than a stronger pour of the eau de toilette, and the clearest sign of that is rhubarb in the opening.
Rhubarb is tart and green and slightly sour, and alongside cardamom, bergamot and lemon it gives the start a sharpness the lighter version never has.
Lavender runs through the heart as it does across the whole line, with geranium adding a dry green edge and cedarwood and patchouli giving it an earthy floor. The lavender here is darker and less soapy than in the eau de toilette, sitting among wood rather than above it.
Vanilla, tolu balsam and Haitian vetiver finish it. Tolu balsam is the interesting one, carrying a warm, faintly spiced sweetness that bridges the vanilla and the vetiver and keeps the base from splitting into sweet and dry halves.
How Phantom Parfum wears
It lasts a long time and projects moderately, holding through an evening without dominating a room. Cooler weather suits it, and it is the version to reach for at night.
Rabanne Phantom Parfum, sold here as a gift set, created by Anne Flipo, Dominique Ropion and Juliette Karagueuzoglou in 2023 for Rabanne, the Paris house making fragrance since 1968.
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