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.

I got my bottle last night from a boutique store. Absolutely beautiful fragrance. It's sophisticated, masculine and sexy. The store associates and my gf were eyes wide 👀when they smelled it. It's in the realm of being slightly gourmand and boozy but not overdoing it. If I could paint a picture; imagine you're at black tie event and everyone smells like cigars or food. Now you're standing there as people walk by they catch a wiff. 😈 you will turn heads. (Part of getting lucky is smelling great😜) To me it's perfect for guys who mingle, party, go to the club ect. Or maybe you want to feel cozy with your partner or something. It's a projecting fragrance but not too loud. This is just a beautiful romantic fragrance. My only criticism is the price. Online the prices are treacherous, however, the smaller boutiques have it more fairly priced but it is still not cheap. I.e $250+ range. It's whatever it's worth to you. Scent: 9/10 Performance: 8/10 Value: 3/10 ***** If you want a fragrance in the same realm that's more readily available and just as sexy. Grab Givenchy Gentlemen Reserve Priveé.

I could imagine the conversation with Christophe Raynaud went a little like this. How can we make the already successful 1 million scent profile even better? Let's add honeyed tobacco, and resins, and dial in the level of sweetness. That is how 1 million Prive was born. I'm not one of the batch code bros, but it's important to state that my bottle is a 2017 batch, purchased before the current hype. I've tried and owned most of the 1 million prive contemporaries (except for Stronger with You series), and 1 Mil Prive is my favorite. This scent opens sweet, and resinous, it grabs and holds you in its embrace. Although listed as a top note, I get more warmth from the cinnamon as the fragrance progresses than in the beginning. The scent levels out consistently and doesn't change much after the first hour. Performance is a good 8 hours. My favorite is in the 1 million line, yet I don't reach for it as much as I think I should. I would go for it more consistently if this fragrance had a little more freshness and was slightly less sweet.

#1096 in my "Tour of Fragrance" I have several of the 1 Million EDPs and Parfums and I like them all because, for the most part, they're completely interchangeable and all the versions are really pretty much identical with a tweak here and there. There's nothing world-beating about any of them, but they generally have good quality, and they're warm, inviting, attractive, versatile, and basically a dumb grab in the morning. There's value in that and they're fairly priced. But there is a difference in "Prive" that no other possesses: Myrrh! That's been the missing element for me in all the versions, i.e. no incense note, and this corrects that oversight and makes this scent delicious. And it's apparently discontinued, which seems to happen to every scent I really like, as I had to get this from a vendor in Spain. Car pool, elevator and small office safe, year rounder, but especially cold weather, and I think a good date scent. Another successful blind buy for me. If you get the chance, pick it up while you can.

I can’t believe I never bought a bottle of this gem and recently I picked up a bottle paying the aftermarket price. I bought this after so many people compared this to Oajan and I own a bottle of Oajan and Hermes Ambre narguile just for reference. Amazing apple cider like fragrance. I know there’s no apple listed as a note however to me this smells like apple cider. I see this gets compared to Oajan and Armani’s SWYI however this goes in a different direction. Oajan smells more of a soft warm apple pie which is decadent and sweet and SWYI although has that similar vibe it is wayyy too sweet and had toffee and cinnamon making it somewhat very gourmand. 1 million privé has a underlying effervescent freshness about it which sets it aside from all the other fragrance comparisons this is why I say this smells more of like apple cider than apple pie. Sure this may smell a bit synthetic but imo this is a 10/10 fragrance I wish I bought this sooner as a fragrance collector before it got discontinued few years back.

I was able to purchase it for around 70 dollars an almost full bottle. Its different than I expected it, its not that sweet as the other One Millions and definitely different, it have the one million DNA however its less sweet more spicy and for me its tobacco and patchuli heavy. I never smelled anything which is very close to this, maybe Oajan, and its in one league with Angel Share (but much different). Its smells like a warm mulled apple cider. The longevity its pretty good also. Overall its very pleasant, I expected more because of the crazy hype but its my problem. I would say its a 8/10 and a very good winter and fall fragrance but for my nose the patchuli is a little bit too much. Dont be crazy and pay 150-200 dollars for a bottle. For example I would prefer Herod over this (as a tobacco heavy fragrance) or maybe Spicebomb Extreme is something similar too which is worth its price.

Tested it on a store that did not have selling stock and refused to sell me the tester.... I've gone in 4 times already, just to test it and ask if they would sell it but no luck hehe at lest they let me spray it all over me!! The smell is fantastic, it's like Bvlgari Man in Black, minus the rum but with added citrus and tobacco sweetness. If you like Man in Black and would like a more sweet and "youthful" version, this is it. SADLY it doesn't project at all, silage is there about 1 meter behind you for the first hour then it's gone and it becomes a skin scent for 4 more hours for a total of 5. I love love love the smell I'm really in love with it, but the performance is a joke. I wouldn't even get it on discount or used.... Maybe used if the bottle was almost empty, just to smell it from time to time but I would not wear something so poorly performing.

I hate to be 'that guy' but I absolutely love this fragrance. This is my most favorite fragrance out of the 70 I own. This is something else. It smells like a high class niche fragrance. I love Paco Rabanne for making this scent, but I hate them for discontinuing this one. 1 have about 200ml of this and I really hope that will be enough so I never be without this. Cinnamon, alot of booziness and sweet tobacco. Sprayed it on today and OMG, everytime this one amazes me so much. I only use this on special occasions just so I don't run out of this one. This is that 12/10 fragrance for me. Its addictive. I can't stop smelling my wrist when I spray this on. I think everyone should try this, if only to smell what you will be missing since this is discontinued. A true masterpiece!

1 Million Prive the standout flanker in the 1 million line. For fans of spicy amber tobacco gourmand-ish this is a definite must have in the collection perfume. But as with most great fragrances this one is also discontinued and getting difficult to find. 1 million prive best applied in moderation a max of 2 sprays is enough to last a couple of hours. Works best in colder weather, body heat will amplify the projection and create a super sexy scent bubble. Serious compliment magnet from the ladies especially the older women! Maybe it's the tobacco maybe it's the cinnamon. It however gets nauseating and cloying if applied too much then it starts offending other people, gotta dial back the power on this one. I had this on my black hoodie... never got it back ;)

This is a very nice and plesant smelling fragrance. It has good longevity and projection and it's a compliment getter, what more can you want from a fragrance. In my opinion I think the 1 Million line is the best line from Paco Rabanne and this one is a favorite of mine. A really lovely scent with a wonderful opening and follows all the way down to the base. A must have in any fragrance collection, especially now that it is supposedly discontinued. I have a 100ml & 75ml left so I'm okay of a few years as I only occasionally wear this one out as a treat😊! When you got more than 250 bottles of various designer fragrances you get spoil for choice. However, saying that this PR 1 Million Prive is a delious favourite of mine! 9 out of 10 all the way 👍😍🤗!!!

I def overpaid ($200) just to add a tester bottle to my 1mil collection. Although it's hyped as the best of the flankers- to my nose its close to Le Male Elixer with cinnamon/spice instead of vanilla, and very weak performance. I don't get much tobacco but the other notes are noticeable and true to the DNA. My biggest gripe is it does fade down to skin within an hour. I read that that is likely the reason it was discontinued, but who knows. I'm actually happier with 1mil Royal or Elixer over this. Quick shout out to Lucky also. Quick Update: I just picked up Pendora Scents (aka Paris Corner) Milano Privé and I def recommend that as a substitute. This was a great way to make up for the weak performance of the tester bottle I purchased.

The most likely scent that my nose wants! I love this. Extremely for cold weather.. the lower temperature it has outside the more beautiful this scent will smell. And that’s the point I think they discontinued it. Even I love very much this scent I can’t understand when I go into a place the power and the beauty of it has gone. I think with the weather’s changing this scent would only exist in Scandinavian countries. And I bealive that’s the real reason they discontinued it. It’s only for a certain period and that Uris bad for the company, the only lookalike I can imagine is vanilla tobacco but prive it’s a little bit sexier and complicated... I recommend to smell prive outdoor when its snowing you will get obsessed!!

Its so good ive stolen sum from my friend. Its the best one million EVER "lucky" dosent even come close to artistry of this masterpeace of winter fregfence, it cloud be more leathery but its fine its sooo good but 300$ for one million is lil too much for me. And the opening is prolly the best part of this fregrence sweet and aromatic cinnamon with contrastic jucy warm orange (it gives me a boner) and after like 30 minutes it becomes the best tobacco ive ever smelled, super intense and mature, sadly it lasts only an hour and it becomes very sweet tonka with contrastic patchouli in the background, lasts 12+ hours and has very good projection and tight smell bubble 10/10 Soo expensive 😞

Don't be too disappointed by Paco Rabanne 1 Million Prive being discontinued! Milano Prive by Pendora Scents of Paris Corner is almost identical to Paco Rabanne 1 Million Prive. Milano Prive is initially sweeter on the opening but dries down to a 1/1 almost exact duplication of the original. This is because it uses exactly the same ingredients of Cinnamon, Blood Mandarin, Tobacco, Myrrh, Tonka Bean and Patchouli. So it's a very good flanker for Paco Rabanne 1 Million Prive, the best one I've ever tried, and for around £32.00 for 100ml its a good price! As £150+ for Paco Rabanne 1 Million Prive is now way too high! At least there is an alternative that is very very close.

I was able to pick up a small bottle of this before prices went insane... Such a shame that it was discontinued. I wanted to plug a clone that Paris Corner made under the name Pendora Scents, called Milano Prive... This can be bought for $35 pretty easily, and the hype seems to have died down a bit. But, it is a pretty wonderful clone of the original, and it comes fairly close to it. The longevity and projection seems to be on par with the original as well, as it wasn't a beast, but just a great scent. I'm glad we have alternatives such as this, as the prices for the original have really pushed many of us out of the possibility of obtaining it. Cheers.

Woman's opinion: I actually like the original 1 Million, but I like this one much, much better. I discovered it by accident while doing everything in my power to annoy my brother-in-law (it's the little things in life, right?), and I liked it so much, I bought a bottle for my husband to wear (and sometimes I wear it, too, because it just smells really, really good). It's unfortunately not as common as the original, so I've only smelled it on one other guy. But every time I smell it on a man, I'm immediately like, "What is this 'personal space' you speak of?"