Lady Million Prive

In 2010, Paco Rabanne launched Lady Million to make pair with 1 Million, which became absolute success in the market. The concept was kept and to accompany the golden ingot, its bottle came in the form of a diamond. Again, the brand achieved success. In 2012, it was the turn of the Eau de Toilette and Absolutely Gold versions. In 2014, the company released the Eau My Gold version, to replace the Eau de Toilette version, which would be discontinued. In 2016, a new duo was released, with the surname Privé. This time, the successful couple, who gets everything with the snap of their fingers, shows their criminal side. They are normal, during the day, and completely different, at night. The perfumer was Anne Flipo, again. She gave life to an intense, floral and gourmand fragrance. And who has already used some famous websites, to get the notes before making videos on youtube, may not know, but they are listed in a wrong way. Just go to the official website of the brand, either in French or English, to see that the raspberry note heads the composition along with the heliotrope note, contrary to what is disclosed here and there, arguing that both would be in the body of the fragrance. That said, here goes the olfactory pyramid: raspberry, heliotrope, woody accord and orange blossom, on top. Then, the heart brings the vanilla flower, which is a type of orchid. The base is intoxicating and combines notes of cocoa, honey and patchouli. Lady Million Privé is sweet and carries that raspberry sour, since the beginning. And the heliotrope, by itself, is already reminiscent of vanilla. That is, we have a vanilla fragrance ahead. The luminous part comes from the orange blossom, but the secret of this opulent creation is undoubtedly at its base. The patchouli is chocolate-type and mixes with the nuances of cacao, which are bitterer and, in a way, powdery. The honey falls on top and does not let the cocoa powder rise, sealing the perfume on the skin, bitter and sweet, all at the same time. I read something about Black Orchid, but I compared the two and saw no resemblance. Then, I realized that the facet of the patchouli was not strange to me: I look here, I try there and I realize that La Vie Est Belle has this sweet-chocolate patchouli. You can notice, in those moments when the patchouli and the vanilla decide to appear more than the rest. Even so, it is a passing feeling. But something was still missing, which I could hardly remember. “That cocoa base has already been on my skin”, I thought to myself. After some tests and some research, the answer appeared: niche perfumery. So I was able to identify the same cocoa from Xocoatl (Fueguia 1833) and Santal Majuscule (Serge Lutens). We have then a fragrance by Paco Rabanne, which plays niche and was made for the mass market. I take this opportunity to leave a tip: if you do not like the base of this perfume, you will have great chances of not liking any of the others mentioned. Lady Million Privé does not disappoint in projection, much less in longevity. It is one of those bombs, which are perfect on colder days or in special moments full of sensuality. Its bottle remains the same, but the gold turned bronze and the fragrance gained a liqueur appearance. Worth knowing!

Finished my 50ml bottle today, which I bought on the 16th of Febuary 2019. I bought this bottle together with a 50ml of Si Intense (black bottle) and Lovestory Sensuelle. When I was out for shopping I remember very clearly seeing an ad for the Umbrella Academy Season 1 outside the window of the perfume shop that day. Which I ended up binging that evening, love that show. I also remember very well when I bought it, the store clerk was suprised that I like Lady Million Prive. ''It doesnt sell well, barely anybody likes it'' she said. Which might also be the reason why this perfume has been discontinued since. Its a shame, because Lady Million Prive is a lovely scent: it reminds me of Black Orchid by tom Ford, but a stripped down and less challening version. Lady Million Prive smells to me like raw cacao powder and patchouli with a hint of some sweetness and woodyness in the background. It stays pretty linear from the first spray till the drydown, so if the first spray is offputting to you then thats not gonna change. I however, very appriciate the scent and it unsuprising that about 6 months later I bought a bottle of Black Orchid because I wanted some more of this scent but then pumped up to 11. Lady Million Prive is very easy to overspray and if you do that it smells like you dropped a bag of raw cacao powder on yourself. So spray with somewaht of a caution. On my skin it always lasted a good 8+ hours. Its does project very well, you can easily smell this from across a crowded room. Overall I would summarize it as Black Orchids younger sister who goes to the club with a fake ID (provided by Black Orchid), but would rather have spend the night at home drinking some hot cocao. Its cozy, yet outgoing and slightly wild. Perfect for the colder weather (Autumn/Winter), wearing it in hotter weather will make it too potent to enjoy with even a single spray. I also want to point out that earlier this year I had less then half of my bottle left, but due the shape of the Lady Million bottles I could not get any liquid out of it. So I had to perform ''a 5 hours long surgery'' to get the remaining 20 or so ml out of the bottle. Opening a Lady Million bottle is awfull, the non glass parts of the bottle are all made from layers of some hard plastic that is nearly impossible to cut through and there was dried up superglue all under the cap. It looked so cheap and unhealthy. I put the remianing perfume in a cheap travel spray and used that till today when I sprayed the last bit of Lady Million. Since I also have the original Lady Million (50ml) and Lady Million Lucky (80ml) I will be sure in for another treat of a surgery whenI wanna open those bottle up. Sigh. This is the 5th and final bottle I finished this year after my 50mls of Si Intense, Sky di Gioia, Air di Gioia and a 100ml of Gucci Bloom. I always feel a bit sad whenever I finish a bottle, because it feels like saying goodbye to an old friend. But on the other hand, it feels even better to finish a bottle and bring some new perfumes in my seasonal rotations.

I first picked this up in the sticky depths of a humid August, and rolled in it for a month straight asking myself what it reminded me of. Couldn't get enough. The summer heat really brought out the florals, the chocolate and the patchouli did not go tangy, nor the honey too sweet, and the drydown was spectacularly spicy and gorgeous. Plus, it was a great price! Before too long... half the bottle was gone! Did I become anosmic to it, sweat it all off, or was I just loving it too much? It had to get shelved, awaiting cooler weather to see how it would shine, and after a dusting of snow and subzero temperatures, today seemed a perfect day to revisit it. This is such a womanly perfume, a bit on the mysterious side, complex - even if there aren't many notes, they are very well blended. It's the drydown that really captivates me... I keep sniffing my wrist trying to place it, like chasing a carrot. It's more cozy than sexy, but it is both strangely cozy and elusively sexy. Not 'warm sweater' cozy. 'Warm body', someone snuggled up close to you, intimately talking cozy. That could just be some nostalgia for me - where and whenever I smelled it was a good place and time, and it brought me a good feeling. Now that bottle - sorry, the chocolate diamond craze didn't appeal to me - it is easy to hold and spray, and sits pretty, but it is sooo chintzy. Lady Million is nice, too, but the bottle put me off ever buying it. Prive is so much nicer than the original, and easier to wear, in my opinion. Upon first testing, and it was a blind buy (thanks again, Fragrantica and Fragranticaticians!) it struck a chord within my olfactory soul's core so hard that I didn't care that the bottle looked like a big brown root beer Ring Pop from the eighties. It could come in a rubber boot for all I care, as long as the composition remains the same. This will always be a part of my wardrobe for the familiar comfort that it brings, and will be perfect for the upcoming season and all the hugs that go around. If you like sophisticated, mature gourmands that are more sex than candy while keeping it classy and comfy, this is definitely worth owning. UGH - that bottle though, LOL!

Perfect fall or nighttime scent. Light florals are upfront with cacao(acting like dry cocoa powder) and honey playing close backup. And behind those are the raspberry, patchouli and woods(and yes the patch and woods give off a slightly earthy vibe). The other notes are more faint but they all come together to make a warm sweet amber floral gourmand leaning(but not quite there) perfume. Longevity is not the best but I'd say it makes it to moderate(4-6hrs...sometimes a little more). Unfortunately I don't think this projects that far either. It's more a arm distance away scent. I like it a lot but because of those factors not sure I'd repurchase. 8.5/10 rating Update: As this scent ages it gets better. Longevity is pretty good now(6-8hrs). And projection is better also. Not huge but better. I might get this again. #2 update: It's definitely a baby sister to Black Orchid.. If I ran out of BO/both I'd just opt for Lady Million Prive I think. It's more easy going and wearable.

As some other reviewers already mentioned - the opening of Prive is more "Black Orchid for beginners" than Lady Million. That is because the cocoa note of LMP and the chocolate note of BO are very similar: Dry and dark, not sweet like milk chocolate. In general I find the topnotes of Lady Million Prive quite interesting, they are very woody, not sweet and the patchouli is already noticeable. Raspberry then makes everything a bit lighter and more girly, and contrary to the usual developement of frangrances, I find the fruity notes stronger as the perfume dries down a bit. The base is a lovely, slightly sweet and very cozy mix of creamy woods, cocoa powder and honey. The vanilla is no more than a supporting note here. I still get wafts of raspberry here and there after a long time. I like this flanker much more than the regular Lady Million. Prive is more mature, has a more natural scent and is very warm and comforting. I would wear it.

I'm into gooey sweet gourmands, but I do have Lady Million and the Ab Gold Parfum. I also enjoy syrupy honey florals-- so this seemed too good to be true! And I finally got it! A big 80ml tester for $60 from ebay. Love it. Love love love. I think I'd trade my regular LM for this! It's loud and somewhat fruity at first... there is def the patchouli to ground it.... but mostly I get the cocoa-honey (floral/woody a bit too) and it's lovely. Good potency/sillage IMO- prob better than LM and Ab Gold. The creamy dark drydown (base) CAN be a bit masculine, but it's mysterious and comforting to me. I love it! There is something a bit too sweet and odd if you inhale close up.... Def has the LM DNA-- you will know it's part of that family. But this is sooo much better! This is thick, but not really cloying IMO (I like them strong and sweet tho). Creamy, long lasting, just a keeper!

My new passion has been wearing perfume at home in this quarantine. I've been trying and bling buying some new fragrances, and this one definitely is one of my favorites among all of them. I love woody and warm fragrances and they have been an amazing to stay at home. It is Autumn in Brazil right now and Lady Million Prive just matches this weather very well. The fragrance is cozy, with good and very different notes through out its longevity. It gives me a lot of honey, cacao and vanille when on my skin, but a much more warm spicy vibe when on my clothes. The mix is glorious. My boyfriend loves this smell and has also enjoyed very much the experience of Lady Million Prive on me. Just amazing. I bought the 30ml bottle but I'm definitely considering buying the biggest one, because I'm gonna end this one of mine very fast.

I agree 100% with auroramaria , it's a fluffy cacao ,vanilla , woodsy scent. Brightened by the raspberry and orange blossom. ,,, my husband likes it a lot. It's almost gourmand and the drydown is so great and warm. The heltrope and the vanilla together makes this very delicious and vanillic smelling. Way better than the first lady million, which I never ended up getting ,This is wonderful. I can't get enough . Warm,sexy and a head turner ! I forgot ,the honey playes a nice role here. I don't always like honey all that much , this one is not honey dominant but rather a soft cacao and vanilla , freshend by Jasmine and raspberries. If you don't spray at least 4 sprays it's very subtle I agree with that. But if you do spray 4 it's very long lasting and even detectable the next day. Love it , addicting !

I tested and like both the original Lady Million and Lady Million Prive today. I decided to buy Prive because on me, it's the warmer, slightly deeper, cozier and more mature of the two fragrances and that's what I crave now that it's cold, close to Christmas and my birthday was yesterday, or I wouldn't have had the money to splurge. I might still buy the original Lady Million but I have enough fragrances to go through that fill that fresher, lighter, fruity floral mood when that comes over me and they were much cheaper. I got lucky with my 50ml of Prive because I got 20% off; birthday discount. The bottle is a bit unhandy like fx. Lancome La Nuit Tresor which I also considered buying, so I folded the lid into the box Prive came in, so that I can store the bottle more securely.

To me, Lady Million Prive is the best Lady Million flanker and is so underrated too. The smell of the honey really works well on my skin. The honey here is more like a sensual sweet, chocolately honey which leaves you craving for more sweetness once you smell as it is so addictive and inviting. Men loves this fragrance on me and I receive so many compliments whenever I wear Prive! I much prefer this one over the original (I used to own) and Lady Million Lucky (which I own too). It always projects very well and last a long time on clothes. I don’t need to reapply when I wear it as it lasts, lasts a lot better than the orginal which to my nose smells terrible. Prive is a much better improvement and a flanker done right! LOVE IT, A TOP 10 CLASSIC IN MY COLLECTION!

Since the first lady million was launched i was keep going to test it to deside if i want to get it. it never convinced me. i loved the opening SO MUCH every time but the dry down was kind of dull.. i was getting a lovely orange flower in the begining, but when this was disappearing the remains were something flat and rather cloying. THIS composition has what was missing to make it interesting and vibrant all the way . the drydown is even better than the opening. it is def of the same family, so, well being a flanker, but it is warm, luxurious, mysterious and kicking. the hint of patchouli to the honey- cocoa- vanilla combo, was a great idea. perfect for fall and winter. i just got it, eventhough it is getting warm here, but i could'nt resist after trying it.

This is the best Lady Million in my eyes, it's even better than the original one. It really is a special scent that i haven't smelled before. I get warm wood vibes, like the wood you can find in a sauna (with bit of eucalyptus). And honey and cacao is also really present in this fragrance. And albeit it has quite 'strong' dark notes, it remains airy as well. This scent is a mankiller for sure, it's extremely sexy and makes for a good signature scent. The longevity isn't that great but i don't mind it because the scent is that good (i just respray it after a few hours). I you like your perfume to be sweet and sexy and intoxicating then don't look further because this one is for you! I will 100% repurchase this!!

I also just realized this has a few similarities to Black Orchid. I just got BO the other day. The thick, uber sweet cacao and honey.... combined with a bit of patchouli and flowers... very close combo. They aren't the same overall, of course. BO is dark and thick and dirty. Prive is golden sweet, but probably still too sweet and thick for some. Not me tho. I love this. But I can see forgetting about it outside of winter. In Upper Michigan tho, winter can last six months. :) 1 spray is strong for a couple hours (big sillage then only up close) and 4-5 will keep it going all day long.

I am not a fan of Lady Million. It's nice, just nothing special to me. I was not in a hurry to try this not being a fan, but thought what the hell. What a little gem this is. For me it's everything a sexy perfume would be. It is sweet, but not too sweet. It is a floral without being too flowery. It has vanilla without smelling like ice cream. It is spicy without smelling like an incense stick. The perfect oriental floral that just works with my chemistry. My other half loves it too. I am so in love I not only have the 30ml for my handbag, I have just purchased the 80ml.

Lady million prive is one of great perfume I have and it smell so sophisticated and unique. It's a fruity and chocolate and woody floral perfume. I think it's a unique combination. On me I get orange blossom and some fruis and clearly chocolate with vanilla.. I think that cocoa combination makes the perfume unique and special and sophisticated. I do get lots of compliments every time I use that. Lovely.

So this was the delightful scent the SA sprayed on me after I complained that I was so bored with all the sweet fruity perfumes currently on the market, and was looking for something new, particularly an oriental floral; one of the types I prefer in cooler weather. I really wish I took a sample as the price was through the roof!

This is a very warm perfume perfect for those winter months. I couldn't imagine taking this to the beach. It's a woody fragrance also I can smell honey and spice. It lasts all day! As it fades there's a hint of vanilla. Perfect Autumn fragrance for those long cold nights and big woolly jumpers.

Perfect autumn scent..so calmimg..warm, so much honey..and a bit of flower ;) This perfume is so unique and has something sparkling in itself.. I am about to make it my signature. I guess it's the raspberry..Honey and the flowers.. I love it. Magic in a bottle indeed.

I love this perfume. I love how the cocoa lasts after hours.it can smell overbearing at first but after a few minutes it tones down perfectly and leaves a trail of sweetness everywhere you go. It also smells classy. I just wish it lasted longer.

Beautiful composition very grown up scent . I like the warmth feeling I get when I spray on my wrist,the chocolate and honey with hint of patchouli ohh it's beautiful looonglasting scent