Fame Parfum

I am quite embarrassed to admit that I love this scent. Not because it is from Paco Rabanne, I am not a perfume snob, but because of the absolute ugliness of that bottle. I don’t think I can get past the tackiness of that unsightly bottle to allow myself to get one in my collection. The fragrance is really nice. I love the way that creamy mango note is blended smoothly with frankincense, benzoin, sandalwood, jasmine, pink pepper and patchouli. It’s not a groundbreaking scent but smells great if you’re looking for a relatively affordable mango scent for spring and summer nights. Can work even during fall thanks to the addition of warm frankincense and benzoin notes. The composition is wonderfully balanced, it’s sweet, but not sickly sweet, woody, warm and soft, floral with mild spicy touches. It’s a little different than most of the other designers have released recently for sure! I’ll give them props for that! But that hideous bottle... I just can’t!! Who approved that bottle?!? Without being disrespectful to blind people, was it someone who was blind??? I can’t believe that someone who sees that thing would consider it fitting for a perfume. It’s really ugly and tasteless. I rest my case.. Edit 10.05.24 I have tested Fame parfum side by side with Flowerbomb Tiger Lily, another recent mango focused perfume and I do love Fame Parfum better. I will get a bottle eventually...

I agree when people say “this is what I wanted the original fame to be”! The original one was juicy and delicious but way too light for me considering that I live in a country with the Baltic see and that’s quite cold / rainy and nasty most of the months here. Perhaps if I lived in the Latin America or at least southern Europe I could enjoy the original one better, but buying it for the short summer out here is not worth it. When I got a sample I was really impressed. They say if you close your eyes sniffing a perfume and you really enjoy it with your full breath then it’s your type of scent. I get this delicious dominant mango accord that is bathing in sensual woods and creamy incense which I absolutely love in fall/winter time type of fragrances. I am not fond of patchouli and musks but they are not overpowering here, I guess they were used to extend the longevity. The bergamot gives this scent some freshness when you spray it and I think it was a nice choice to add it here. I would definitely enjoy wearing this scent, and I can recommend it, because it’s lovely and nicely composed.

After almost a year since I got my nose on Fame Parfum and fell instantly in love with how addictive this mango perfume smells, I finally caved today and bought a 50 ml bottle! I won’t have this hideous bottle on display anywhere, let’s be clear, I still can’t believe someone from Rabanne team thought it is a good idea to use this tackiness as a perfume bottle, but after trying the perfume in store again, I couldn’t leave without it... To me, it’s a sweet, warm, soft spicy, woody, incensy, gourmand, tropical fruity perfume with a gorgeous jasmine/floral heart. It’s probably nothing earth shattering unique, but I am in a phase where I am loving mango perfumes again. I was obsessed last two years with mango perfumes and turns out I am still very much enjoying them! I got my bottle on a great deal and even though I can’t stand how ugly, lightweight and cheap it looks and feels in hand, I love how beautiful the scent is! From this perspective, I wished I had liked better Flowerbomb Tiger Lilly, because that Viktor&Rolf bottle concept is iconic, but as perfume, Fame Parfum has my heart...

I’m so glad I finally picked up a travel spray of this fragrance. I love the original Fame, I took it with me on vacation last summer and I have beautiful scent memories associated with it. The original is fresh and juicy with a strong sillage and impressive longevity. This is quite literally a deeper version of the original. The patchouli and frankincense are blended beautifully with the juicy mango & jasmine. It’s definitely giving summertime femme fatale vibes. If you thought the original was too similar to a Bath and Body Works mist, you’ll love this flanker because there’s no mistaking this for a body spray. This is for grown women 24+. All that being said, my husband is used to my perfumes constantly changing and he rarely comments on them but he complimented this one immediately when he got home from work after I had been wearing it for several hours. I couldn’t recommend it more and I know I’m going to end up with a bottle even though I have a 90ml of alien goddess and Idole aura on my dresser in preparation for summer. 10/10.

I really enjoy this perfume so far. It’s a mix of tropical and woody, just like it says. For some reason, it reminds me and my mom of Cool Water for women, like circa 95. But more of an updated, much less aquatic version. We loved Cool Water back in the day, so this is definitely a top pick. The tropical aspects make it seem like a great spring/summer scent, but the woody aspect makes it something you could absolutely wear on a date night or during the winter. I’m really happy about this one Edit: I forgot to mention my thoughts on the bottle and longevity! In the pictures, I wasn’t really sure what to expect regarding the bottle. It looked kind of cute, but also kiiiind of tacky. In person it is actually incredibly adorable to me. It feels like a very sturdy bottle, and just adds a fun flair (flare?) to my perfume collection. Longevity has definitely lived up to the votes on fragrantica, too. Dry down is more powdery than the initial notes, but that seemed to happen after 12+ hours. It’s still a lovely scent all the way through