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New Lady Million by Paco Rabanne Eau de Parfum Sure Knows How to Make a First Impression

September 9th, 2010 by Karen 27 Comments

paco rabanne lady million

Her multi-faceted bottle catches light like a gilded yellow diamond, but it’s her fragrance that sealed the deal for me. New Lady Million by Paco Rabanne Eau de Parfum ($88), available exclusively at Sephora starting September 20, understands how important a good first impression can be.

The official fragrance notes include…

  • Top: bitter orange, raspberry and neroli (a plant oil with a spicy scent)
  • Middle: jasmine, gardenia and orange flower
  • Base : patchouli, amber and honey

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Lady Million sparkles in more ways than one, but if you’re trying to sniff out something youthful, innocent and carefree (like Marc Jacobs Daisy), you won’t find it here. Million has grownup gals written all over it — a la piano bars and high heels, expensive champagne and late nights spent flirting with well-dressed bad boys. If I were single and out looking for trouble with my girls, I’d douse myself in it from head to toe!

I’d call the scent a floral oriental, akin to Jean Paul Gautier Classique, Burberry Brit, Dolce & Gabbana The One and Benefit Something About Sophia. If any of those are scents you like, you might want to give it a sniff when it launches later this month. 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

New Lady Million by Paco Rabanne Eau de Parfum Sure Knows How to Make a First Impression / Originally published September 9th, 2010

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  1. Trisha says

    September 9th, 2010 at 11:36 am

    Hmm, while the bottle is gorge, that’s not the kind of scent I normally like. Spicy just seems wrong on me. Fruity and sweet is more my style.
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    • Karen says

      September 10th, 2010 at 8:06 am

      I used to not like spicy, but I’ve grown to appreciate.

      Reply
  2. Radhika says

    September 9th, 2010 at 11:40 am

    That bottle looks woww…
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    • Karen says

      September 10th, 2010 at 8:07 am

      It’s pretty sassy, yah?

      Reply
  3. Nina says

    September 9th, 2010 at 12:24 pm

    That bottle is pretty! 🙂

    Reply
    • Karen says

      September 10th, 2010 at 8:07 am

      I like that it looks different!

      Reply
  4. Amber says

    September 9th, 2010 at 12:39 pm

    Not in love with the bottle, but that sounds like something I need to smell. My favoritest-ever, discontinued perfume is an orange-jasmine concoction. I treat my last, teeny bottle like gold — which means it will probably evaporate on its own before I can use it up!
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    • Karen says

      September 10th, 2010 at 8:09 am

      Yeah, it’s not for everyone. I think it’s interesting and unique, but from certain angles it can look kinda pimp-esque, LOL!

      Reply
  5. Ashley says

    September 9th, 2010 at 12:40 pm

    Yeah, I’m not into spicy scents but I like feeling like a million bucks.. I’ll have to take a whiff of this one first.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      September 10th, 2010 at 8:09 am

      Let me know if you like it. It’s a nice scent for fall!

      Reply
  6. Vals2Saucey says

    September 9th, 2010 at 1:28 pm

    Lady Million sounds like my Pink Sugar alter ego! I lurve D&G The One…and I lurve “iano bars and high heels, expensive champagne and late nights spent flirting with well-dressed bad boys.” Girl, you keep me giggling and shopping!
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    • Karen says

      September 10th, 2010 at 8:10 am

      Have you sniffed Rose The One? It’s not spicy like the original version, but it’s still very pretty.

      Reply
  7. Taffy says

    September 9th, 2010 at 1:49 pm

    The bottle looks like a an expensive chocolate in fancy gold wrapping to me,,,mmm, chocolate!
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    • Karen says

      September 10th, 2010 at 8:19 am

      Yum, now I want chocolate!

      Reply
  8. Deirdre says

    September 9th, 2010 at 2:17 pm

    I love this perfume 😀 I got a sample in Sephora and I wore it last night, it’s so pretty! But I don’t like the bottle very much 😮 maybe I should buy it to actually appreciate it?

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    • Karen says

      September 10th, 2010 at 8:20 am

      I know what you mean… I think it’s neat and interesting, though!

      Reply
  9. Tracy says

    September 9th, 2010 at 6:02 pm

    My friend bought this-it smells divine! And since my husband wears the male version, I think that means I should get this, right? Right!
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    • Karen says

      September 10th, 2010 at 8:20 am

      I have to give the male version a sniff! 🙂

      Reply
  10. Kim says

    September 10th, 2010 at 5:59 am

    It’s so funny that you reviewed this. I was in a meeting yesterday and this was literally the conversation (about 6 times):

    A (who flies a lot): You know 1 Million is the best selling men’s fragrance in duty free stores!
    B: Yes, it’s the package.
    A: I know, but it’s their #1 seller.
    C: It’s a pretty high end consumer in those stores… is the fragrance really middle America?
    A: I don’t know.. I’m just saying, it’s the #1 seller in duty free stores.

    At the end of the day, we were all like, “Really? wow, I hadn’t heard that. #1?” (giggles).

    I’m checking out both the men’s and the women’s just because of that!!

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    • Karen says

      September 10th, 2010 at 8:21 am

      Really? Wow, you learn something new every day. I’ll have to sniff that bad boy, STAT!

      Reply
  11. Stavroula Plag says

    September 10th, 2010 at 9:15 am

    I like spicy perfumes and the bottle is beautiful !! 🙂
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  12. Christy says

    September 10th, 2010 at 8:12 pm

    Mmm I want this. The bottle would look really pretty in my bathroom 😉
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  13. Hecate says

    October 4th, 2010 at 7:00 pm

    LOVELY! I appreciate the aspiration of the design of the flacon itself, however in person the bottle is a shade tacky for my taste. With that said, know that the jus is subtle and passionate YES passionate. Deliciously soft and spicy, after spritzing myself liberally at Sephora I was immediately complimented on the scent by a beautiful man at the mall. Amazing!

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  14. Tanvi says

    November 7th, 2010 at 6:30 am

    I just bought a bottle and this fragrance is absolutely amazing!

    Reply
  15. alexanna7 says

    December 2nd, 2010 at 1:22 am

    i tested it and on me ,i really get: orange flowers,honey,lemon…verry little patchouli! Verry smooth and soft smell! Love it! It is really on the sweet than spicy,orange flowers,honey ,lemon,all together,that create that smell!

    Reply
  16. gatta siby says

    January 16th, 2011 at 1:56 pm

    i well like to no the price for10 parfume like it

    Reply

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