1 Million Privé

Paco Rabanne 1 Million Prive EDP opens with a moderate projection of sweet, citrus, tobacco, spicy and resinous notes. The opening is bold, aromatic, masculine, and very pleasant. The blood orange has a bitter sour note, noticeable during the opening. The cinnamon adds a sweet, spicy, and prominent note. The tobacco in this fragrance is an aromatic very noticeable touch, not black or blond tobacco, but somewhere in between. The myrrh joins the blend adding a resinous, sweet, spicy touch, and it makes the fragrance feel dense. Not described as an official note but there is a boozy note resulting from the combination of cinnamon, myrrh, and tobacco notes, which fits the fragrance very well. The tonka bean, which is listed as a base note, came up as soon as the fragrance is applied but it further develops adding caramel and honey-like accord. The patchouli found in the base notes is the least noticeable note. Paco Rabanne 1 Million Prive EDP has a small but noticeable opening to dry-down change, the blood orange is more noticeable during the opening, but as time passes and notes move toward the dry-down, it takes one or two steps back. Once Paco Rabanne 1 Million Prive has reached is full dry-down, it can be summarized as a sweet, resinous, cinnamon, and tobacco fragrance with some orange and faint green accords. The fragrance feels bold, boozy, casual, delectable, dense, exotic, masculine, modern, nicely-blended, nocturnal, playful, resinous, refined, rich, sweet, syrupy, warm, and very pleasant. BATCH REVIEWED: 2020 (#7001237901188). WOW RATING: 10/10. This is a great, masculine, sweet, spicy, and tobacco fragrance. DISLIKE RATING: 2/10. The fragrance contains tobacco and a boozy-like note. UNIQUENESS: 10/10. The resulting scent is unique; this is one of those easy to identify fragrances. MASS APPEAL: 8/10. Most people will find this fragrance enjoyable. PROJECTION: 5/10. Very good, about five feet around the wearer. SILLAGE: 5/10. Very good, about five feet behind the wearer. APPLICATION: 4 atomizations. LONGEVITY: 5/10. Very good, about 5 hours, it projects well for about 2 hours. SEASONS: Winter, spring, fall, colder days, and climate-controlled environments. OCCASIONS: Formal events, outdoor gatherings, casual, holidays, vacations, romantic, dating, clubbing. VERSATILITY: 7/10. A versatile fragrance ideal for cold or mild weather and casual wear. GENDER: Masculine, the tobacco, and this boozy-like note give it a masculine character. AGES: Any. RECOMMENDATION: Paco Rabanne 1 Million Prive has an outstanding popularity and it is well justified, it is versatile, performs well, it is pleasant and it feels unique; it is a great casual and clubbing fragrance. This is a great buy. BLIND-BUY: Yes, but only if you are familiar with its main tones. SIMILAR: These are examples of fragrances in the same genre. Burberry London Men EDT is a very affordable fragrance that features tobacco, sweet, cinnamon, woody, warm spicy, and leather; Cuba Royal Men EDT features vanilla, cedar, and tobacco notes and, it is very affordable; Dolce & Gabbana The One EDP is a very good, spicy, cardamom, fruity, and tobacco fragrance; Parfums De Marly Herod Men EDP is a great niche, a tobacco-based fragrance with outstanding performance; Thierry Mugler Angel A*Men Pure Havana may be one of the best bold and sweet tobacco-based designer fragrances; Xerjoff Casamorati 1861 Naxos features bergamot, lemon, lavender, jasmine, cinnamon, honey, tobacco, and tonka bean, and it is a great niche fragrance; Paco Rabanne 1 Million Prive Men EDP is fantastic, sweet cinnamon, tobacco, orange, and balsamic fragrance. SUMMARY: A sweet, resinous, cinnamon, and tobacco fragrance with some orange and faint green accords. The fragrance feels bold, boozy, casual, delectable, dense, exotic, masculine, modern, nicely-blended, nocturnal, playful, resinous, refined, rich, sweet, syrupy, warm, and very pleasant.

I absolutely love this fragrance. I only have a partial bottle at the time of writing this review, but I’m likely to pickup a backup bottle or two within the year. I’ve never been a big fan of One Million. I remember my dad buying a bottle and wearing it around 2010, but that’s about the only good thing I can say about it. I found it too sweet, too cloying, too citrusy - dare I say too youthful, even as a young teen. My overall dislike of One Million resulted in me ignoring all of its flankers. Parfum, Lucky, Elixr, Intense and, yes, Prive. I decided to give Prive a try after trying a small sample of Oajan by PDM, and I’m so glad I did. It’s sweet, yes, but not disgustingly so. The tobacco in this fragrance, despite not being the richest, most premium smelling tobacco, does a fantastic job of rounding out the cinnamon and the mandarin in the top. The tonka lends a gorgeous vanillic softness to the whole composition, and it all comes together as an almost boozy, caramel-esque sweetness. It is absolutely magnificent, and I regret not trying this prior to its discontinuation every single day. This is a more grown up version of One Million, yes, but it’s still a younger mans fragrance. Early 20s right through to mid 30s would suit this one just fine. Hell, even early to mid 40s would work. It has JUST enough refinement to be worn by the over-20 crowd, without being too serious. This is still, at its core, a playful fragrance. It’s for those who grow old without growing ‘OLD.’ Now for the boring stuff. Longevity and sillage on this one are crazy, crazy good - at least on my skin. At least 4-5 hours of respectable sillage before it settles into a skin scent. This could easily be worn casually, and probably right up to business casual. I wouldn’t wear this one with a tie, but with jeans, a sports coat and a button down shirt with an open neck? I can see it working. Great date night fragrance, fantastic for fall and winter. Right. Value proposition. For me, I’m going to say this one is still worth the inflated prices we’re seeing right now (though that may change as it becomes harder and harder to find) - $100-150 for a 100ml bottle, to me, is absolutely worthwhile. I’d probably tap out at $200, but for the general population I’d say $100 should be the cutoff. This is, after all, a One Million fragrance. Try before you buy, it makes a great alternative to Oajan for 1/3 of the price (even when discontinued).

The most hyped entry in the 1 Million line BY FAR. Youtubers talk about this one all the time. Does it live up to the hype? Read on to find out; Scent: Opening is sweet and spicy. I can immediately pick up on all the notes, but the strongest out of the gate are the cinnamon and orange. It actually smells a lot like an apple pie to me. About 30 minutes in I started to get more of the tobacco, tonka, and myrrh. Further into the dry down the main notes are cinnamon, tobacco, myrrh, and tonka. The orange is gone, and the patchouli is just barely there. Performance: Initial projection is nuclear and fills a room when I walk in. Sillage is very strong as well, leave an unmistakeable scent trail. A few hours later the projection was still about arms length and there was still a strong scent trail. Around 8 hours later there wasn't much projection, but there was still a decent scent trail. Altogether the scent lasted on my skin about 24 hours, so it's certified eternal. When to wear: This is a fall/winter fragrance that is suitable for day or night time wear. I wouldn't wear this to the office, but it would be great for a date night. Blind buy: This is blind buy worthy if you like sweet and spicy scents. I didn't find anything disappointing about this fragrance. Final verdict: It had been a while since I had worn this, took it out and wore it on Halloween and rediscovered how much I love it. So much that I had to go into my Fragrantica profile and switch out Armani Code Absolu with this scent, so it's now sitting comfortably in my top 5. It smells incredible, it's a performance powerhouse, and it always gets positive attention. I can confidently say the hype is real for this fragrance. The only problem is the availability. Since it's discontinued, it's hard to find and expensive when you find it. But if you can find it, and you have the money to spend on it, definitely go for it. *Side note* I've heard there is an affordable (around $40) clone of this called Milano Prive from Paris Corner. I haven't tested it myself, so I can't speak to the accuracy, but it's had pretty good reviews from what I've seen. Scent: 10/10 Longevity: 10/10 Sillage: 10/10

I first smelled 1 Million Privé at London Heathrow on the way back from a flight in December of 2019. At the time, I barely knew anything about perfumes. The only real fragrance I had used was Zara Uomo. My friends were hyped on Dior Sauvage, but I never really understood the hype. When I tried Privé, it immediately caught my attention. It felt special, something beyond the ordinary perfumes I had experienced. For me, it is the smell of Christmas in a bottle. It is warm, boozy, spicy, and rich, like walking into a cozy, beautifully decorated room during the holidays. This perfume is masculine without being aggressive. It feels safe, comforting, and homely while still commanding attention. There is a sharpness to it that cuts through the cold winter air, making it noticeable but not overpowering. Privé has a deep elegance that works across ages. A young man in his early twenties can wear it, as can someone in their forties or fifties. It projects beautifully in cold weather and is perfect for evenings, events, and dressed-up occasions, but it can also work casually in winter. The combination of tobacco, myrrh, and tonka is incredibly smooth, rich, and long-lasting. I could spray it at night and still smell it on my skin the next morning, including traces of the top notes. This fragrance became one of my first serious purchases and the one that got me into perfumes. It is more than just a scent. It feels like a place, a memory, and an experience. It reminds me of winter nights, celebration, and personal growth. Privé is unique, classy, and emotional in a way that very few perfumes are. I would still buy it today even at several times the original price because it is worth it. Discontinuing it was a mistake. This is one of the best boozy, gourmand, spicy perfumes I have ever smelled. It will always hold a special place for me, both in my collection and in my memories.

I remember when I bought my bottle in 2022. There were over eight bottles remaining, and I regret not buying a second one the following week. (But then again, I got D&G The One Royal Night, so I can't complain.) This is a very beautiful fragrance. It opens with a sweet orange accord, and then the sweet cinnamon enters the picture, too. The tobacco and patchouli emerge shortly after, giving it a strong and sexy backbone. There's an ambery smell that comes through as it begins to dry down, though. I also get that sweet, spicy "apple-pie" accord that many have pointed out. I own some fragrances similar to this DNA: Cocktail Intense, Lattafa Niche Emarati Zikra, Khamrah, Aariz Intense—all of them use a similar cinnamon accord. They each have their differences, but 1 Million Privé just has something that keeps me coming back. It's the balance of masculinity and sweetness. The tonka bean emerges in the dry down of 1 Million Privé, giving it a creamy round-off. You can also catch wafts of tobacco and orange lingering in the background. Beautiful stuff! I'll treasure my remaining 90ml as I use it sparingly. Performance is more than okay. My 2016 batch lasts 10hrs on my skin comfortably. It has an above average projection. Solid release! So sad they discontinued this.