Is The Essence Vault One Million a dupe of Rabanne 1 Million?
1 Million EDT
| EDT | Concentration | EDP |
| M | Gender | M |
| 2008 | Year | - |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
One Million EDP
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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.
The Essence Vault's interpretation of Paco Rabanne's 1 Million (2008) - Christophe Raynaud and Olivier Pescheux's leather-cinnamon-amber blockbuster, here translated into a budget reading with the mandarin-cinnamon-leather-amber spine still legible. Honest dupe-fidelity for evening and date wear.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
Base Notes
Cinnamon
35%
vs
42%
Grapefruit
34%
vs
30%
Spicy Notes
33%
vs
25%
Mint
30%
vs
25%
Rose
30%
vs
31%
Amber
27%
vs
27%
Leather
26%
vs
33%
Patchouli
21%
vs
21%
Grapefruit
34%
vs
30%
Mint
30%
vs
25%
Mandarin
35%
Blood Mandarin
44%
Amber
27%
vs
27%
Leather
26%
vs
33%
Patchouli
21%
vs
21%
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 Brands do not publish formulations.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
Leather-cinnamon-amber is autumn-winter perfect; warm months the spices read heavy.
Occasions
Bold evening-masculine - date, evening and club natural; office too loud.
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 8 of its 10 notes, including Mint, Grapefruit, Cinnamon
Adds blood mandarin and white woods, drops mandarin and woody notes
Where to buy
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