Lady Rica

406 - Lady Rica is Rosa Salas' take on Rabanne's Lady Million, a fragrance built on the same gourmand-floral idea of raspberry and honey wrapped around white flowers. The house's own pyramid opens with bitter orange, raspberry and neroli, a brighter and more citrus-forward start than the original's rounder fruit, before orange blossom and Arabian jasmine take over the heart. That jasmine-forward middle is the closest point of contact with Lady Million, whose community reputation rests on an intensely sweet, honeyed white-floral heart most reviewers describe as loud and long-lasting. Rosa Salas follows the same arc into a patchouli-honey base, though without the white amber and rose that give the genuine Lady Million its rounded, almost syrupy finish - the dupe reads flatter and less complex once it settles, with the raspberry opening staying more prominent for longer than reviewers report on the original. Longevity and projection are the usual budget-oil trade-off: strong for the first few hours, fading to a skin scent well before the real Lady Million's famous all-day sillage. Still a recognisable, wearable stand-in for anyone who likes the honeyed-jasmine idea but doesn't need the full designer performance.