1 Million (2008)
by Paco Rabanne

Very sweet unique smell. I can see how some might eve see it uni-sex or perhaps even feminine. However this is the scent I get the most compliments on. Longetivity and projection are great, lasts hours and is detectable at a decent lenght. If you wear this though I think 1 spray is more than enough. Awesome if used with moderation!

15th January, 2012.

I bought this fragrance today, to me it smells like bubblegum which I think is quite unique in a mans fragrance. Its stays this way on my skin most of the time until it begins to fade in which it becomes a bit creamier. Projection is quite good and it lasts around six hours. Overall I quite like this fragrance and would recommend it for a night out clubbing.

My overall score 7.5/10

8th January, 2012.

I had the misfortune to try this in duty free with a leaky bottle, so I got a generous spray on my wrist and about a liter an hand (or what felt like that) on my hand.

This is a fruit bomb more akin to syrups (or some mysterious synthetic fruit) than a fragrance. The syrup is not only extremely cloying but also extremely clingy. After spraying this unholy thing on me, the fist stop was the airport washroom where I scrubbed this off. My next stop was a kiosk where I bough hand cream - washing 12 times with airport soap really dried out my hands to the point where it was painful. Paco - you owe me $4.50 for the cream...

5th January, 2012.

I have heard many terrible things about 1 Million, many of them from the perfume sophisticates and niche connoisseurs on this board. This is such a good scent that I can't really imagine why Basenotes hasn't embraced it. Perhaps the fragrance's sleazy club-rat image and its gloriously tacky bottle have thrown people off, or the fact that it doesn't contain oud and can be found at Walmart.

If you go by scent, though, this fragrance is a champion, and a worthy successor to the great Paco Rabanne pour Homme. In fact, I get the faintest shadow of the original beneath the over-the-top topnotes of One Million. I've always experienced PRPH as a leathery fougere; PR describes 1 Million as a sweet leather, and there is indeed a nice, dry, suede-y leather going on in the heart of this scent.

There is also an outrageous candied orange note (which comes in and out as the scent goes on) and an abundance of ultra-sweet vanilla. This is not far off from a combo of original Paco Rabanne pour Homme and Le Male. A remarkably dirty spice takes the whole thing out of high-school territory. 1 Million has the same combination of pretty sweetness and filth as Kouros, though it doesn't quite reach Kouros's remarkable artistry.

It's also super-powerful and reasonably long lasting. Worth a try, though maybe you shouldn't wear it to work.

17th December, 2011.

This is a superb male fragrance spoiled by such tacky packaging. It was only that a shop assistant sprayed me the other day that I discovered it. Until then the horrible flask had really put me off. I now love this fragrance. The only thing that surprises me is that none of the reviews of I Million seem to recognise the similarity to Joop! Homme. To my nose 1 Million pays a lot more than a passing nod to the Joop! classic. It is none the worst for that though. Perhaps 1 Million has a sweeter character (a subtle pink bubblegum note perhaps?) and an initial orange citrus tang is certainly there at the begining. On my skin the drydown is less sickly than Joop! Homme which is what eventually turned me off Joop! 1 Million has great sillage and longevity with patchoulli certainly evident right to the end.

9th December, 2011.

This is one of those fragrances that only works for certain people. My friend used to wear this as his everyday and I never liked it, it always went very sour on him and I really didn't feel it suited. But my boyfriend uses it and he smells amazing with it on.

I'd recommend it highly as a daily scent, but be sure to test a spray on yourself and leave it on all day before deciding, it might not suit you.

9th December, 2011.