Paco Energy by Paco Rabanne, 1998

I liked this unisex scent its very strong grapefruit notes against a powdery background.
Now I perceive it as an odd combination between something to volatile, and something too strong.
A shame that the pungent grapefruit notes fade to fast, while a too intoxicating, almost choking, scorching sweetness remains.

The old bottles of this sitting around have lost whatever energy they had. Bottles only a few years old after discontinuation have turned into a very dull citrus. If the grapefruit others detect was indeed potent when if first came out, this would be a vibrant, fresh wearable cologne. I feel that this is why Paco Energy was discontinued: the formula went bad too quickly.

THe original plus grapefruit, smelled like tangerine to me. This is nice, I like it better than the 'dirty-CK One' smelling original Paco. It's not for everyone, but it is nice.

why did they discontinue this fragrance? It's a fragrance for teenagers! I love the very sweet smell.

I was using it sometimes back in Summer of '98, and liked it very much then. Quite recently I re-tried it, my advice - SAVE YOUR MONEY. Energy is not even fresh by today standards, it's neither here nor there. Skip it.

Very, very sharp. Too much. This and Tommy Athletics went crazy with the Grapefruit.