Lady Million

The house presents Lady Million as an opulent white floral, fresh and woody, a nectar of white flowers set on a patchouli it calls sexy, with a gustatory touch. The Moodie Report gave the same three-tier pyramid at launch.

Top

Neroli, bitter orange and raspberry open the fragrance with an entrance the house wants flamboyant and fresh. Jeanne Doré, at Auparfum, finds almost aldehydic accents in the top-note orange, reminding her of the hits of the 1980s.

Heart

Orange blossom and jasmine sambac absolutes make up the heart, a white nectar the house calls carnal and brilliant. The Moodie Report speaks of an Arabian jasmine; Auparfum mainly notes the orange blossom, opulent and honeyed.

Base

Honey and patchouli sign the trail. The house hears vibrant woods and a gustatory touch in it; Auparfum describes a gourmand, woody base, calibrated in her view to the taste of the 2000s.

What stays out

Some listings, mostly North American, add Amalfi lemon, gardenia and amber, which neither the house’s French description nor the list given at launch names. Gardenia, long attributed to the fragrance, therefore leaves its notes.

What the label declares

Rabanne publishes an ingredient list that carries, after alcohol, fragrance and water, three UV filters, including avobenzone, and four colorants: one red, two yellows and one green, which tint the juice.

It also lists two phthalimides, butylphthalimide and isopropylphthalimide, and several declared allergens, including limonene, linalool, coumarin, geraniol and isoeugenol, which the house displays on its website.