Paco Rabanne Phantom Intense Eau de Parfum 50ml Spray Toiletry Bag Green tea and pear blossom

Green tea and pear blossom — a pairing that reads more herbaceous than floral

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then settles into a heart of tuberose and jasmine that's warm without the usual weight

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Paco Rabanne Phantom Intense Eau de Parfum 50ml Spray Toiletry Bag Green tea and pear blossomPhantom Intense opens with a wallop of spiced rum and tobacco leaf the kind of top note that announces itself before the door closes behind you. It settles into a dark ambroxan and sandalwood base that smells expensive in a way that doesn't require explanation. For him EDP, 50ml. Three sprays in the morning hold without being loud; closer to a skin scent by evening. Wears well under a shirt the sillage doesn't precede you into the room.