Is Pearl Fragrances One Million a dupe of Rabanne 1 Million?
1 Million EDT
| EDT | Concentration | Extrait |
| M | Gender | M |
| 2008 | Year | - |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
One Million Extrait
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Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- 1 Million
- One Million
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Which Should You Buy?
1 Million is a bombastic, party-starting cologne that leaves subtlety at the door. Its sweet cinnamon, warm amber, and leathery undertones guarantee you'll be noticed, loved or hated, but never ignored.
One Million goes after Paco Rabanne's blockbuster blood-orange-and-leather scent, keeping the loud citrus-cinnamon opening while flattening the leather-patchouli base that carries the original's swagger.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
Base Notes
Cinnamon
35%
vs
61%
Grapefruit
34%
vs
29%
Mint
30%
vs
23%
Rose
30%
vs
38%
Amber
27%
vs
28%
Leather
26%
vs
30%
Patchouli
21%
vs
23%
Grapefruit
34%
vs
29%
Mint
30%
vs
23%
Mandarin
35%
Blood Orange
47%
Amber
27%
vs
28%
Leather
26%
vs
30%
Patchouli
21%
vs
23%
Woody Notes
24%
White Woods
18%
Note weights are our estimate from each note's place in the pyramid, not the share of the formula. Brands do not publish formulations.
Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
The dense sweet-spicy and amber-leather profile is overwhelming in heat but thrives in cold or cool weather, making 1 Million ideal for winter and fall. Spring evenings work, but it can be cloying in summer.
Occasions
Its room-filling projection and hedonistic sweetness make it a clubbing and nightlife staple, too bold and loud for most offices or formal settings. Best for casual wear, parties, and youthful date nights.
Seasons
The sweet citrus-and-leather combination works best in cooler weather where the warmth doesn't turn cloying; too loud and sweet for the height of summer.
Occasions
Too brash for the office, but the loud, confident sweetness is built for nights out, dates and dressed-up occasions.
Similarity Breakdown
Our estimate of how alike these two fragrances smell, calculated from their published notes. It is a position on our scale, not a measured percentage of shared smell.
Shares 7 of its 9 notes, including Mint, Grapefruit, Cinnamon
Adds blood orange and white woods, drops mandarin and spicy notes
Where to buy
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