Paco Rabanne Paco Rabanne for men

I tried this today. When i asked the saleslady to try it, she looked at me like I had 10 heads. "For you?" she asked. After the originally herbal, soapy opening I thought I could pull this off but after it settled I realized why she thought I was crazy. This smells like grandpa. Very fresh and stimulating, but there's no mistaking its age. Its heavy and powdery and lingers. Not for everyone, and probably not for anyone under 50

Um clássico certamente, bem másculo, distinto, herbal, no estilo Polo - Ralph Lauren. Mais indicado para ocasiões formais. As vezes eu acho que há algo de errado com ele, talvez seja uma questão de pele...

I knew a guy in high school who all the girls seemed to like. They remarked that he always smelled like Zest or Irish Spring. Either he showered during lunch breaks or he wore Paco Rabanne, I can't say for sure which.

In true 80s fashion, it could peel the paint off the walls if you over-apply. If your coworkers' eyes are watering up around you, you may have overdone it. In low doses it is very pleasant. The ladies may not be all over you but you will smell nice at least.

Opens green and strong, mellows out into a soapy clean and slightly powdery finish. You'll smell like you just stepped out of the shower all day. It's not exactly "sexy" but it is clean and fresh-feeling.

Projection is good, longevity is good. I get a whole day out of it, I can still smell it when I get home from work.

I like it.

My wife and her oldest son collaborated on buying my first bottle of PRpH almost 15 years ago during a visit to Costa Rica. I have always had a bottle since, and go through them regularly. A very masculine, woodsy scent. Not as strong as it used to be, but I always shake the bottle before applying, and the scent is still there. I usually use it when travelling, so she (my wife) can take full appreciation of the scent when we're in close quarters. A spray, and I go back to Costa Rica for a moment every time.

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PACO NOT FOR BOY'S
ABOVE 40+

great classic. starts very strong . the opening is quite scary, with a huge explosion. but after a few minutes,the scent turns into a pleasant herbal smell.like a beautiful wet garden. still nice and versatile, even nowadays.

I don't like it! It is toooo strong and old and smells like medicine. The only good thing about it is, that no one wears it nowadays.

a legend. amazing.

i remember the first time i smelled this fragrance in 1976 or so, i was in hi fi stereo equipment sales, and this guy smelled so good to me i had to ask him. found out i could only buy it in the most classy pharmacy in town, before the emporium or what is now macys came to town. i had not had experience with a fragrance this exceptional..before the azzaro's came to town..but i knew about aramis which i loved. such a difference types of fragrance. I remember thinking that aramis which i had, was in you're face, attitude,a man stating his masculine presence with women..but paco was more about stating his passion for women...at least that is the way i saw it.a lot has happened between now and then, but that was my take on the original juice of paco rabanne.i understand the reformulation is a little diff...i still get the message but it has been muted a bit. but this will always be a special fragrance that i love . i do have the reformulated version in my aresenal ...i still get the orignal magic...but i wish i had the original next to it...tis a shame they do that.

Tried this one recently. Best described as a very clean, soapy fougere. My wife smelled it on me, liked it very much, and described it as a "clean, out-of-the-shower" scent (Irish Spring?). She questioned why a woman couldn't wear this if she had the chemistry to handle it -- I suppose she could.

It's definitely not a blind-buy, but it's still ubiquitous for sampling. Worth trying to decide for yourself, but not something I'd remotely consider as a signature fragrance any longer.

Sympathy in a bottle,a very vintage/classic s great on a formal decent man who doesnt want to be in the spotlights.
Had one in the 80's liked it.
Now i will not buy it because there are more exciting scents to sniff n discover.

UPDATE: I acquired some vintage PRPH. Apparently, it was reformulated at least a couple times, but I think mine is the original formulation, thougn some of the top notes may have been lost. The new one is stronger, harsher, and more animalic at first, but it dries down (within perhaps an hour) to something less rich and definitely harsher. The vintage formulation is less fougere-like as well, and I'm not a huge fan of the fougere, so I'm happy about this. And for a simple fragrance, it's got nice dynamism that lasts a long time. Compared to Azzaro Pour Homme, this has better note separation, whereas APH is more of a "blob." You may like the "blob" type of fragrance but I don't. APH is more of a human concoction to me, whereas PRPH seems like more of a "natural" experience. Whatever you do, don't judge PRPH by its present form (I prefer the dollar store version to the one offical one, to be honest, though it's weaker, as you might expect).

Quick impression pf the new version from one spray to hand (while wearing other fragrances): Take a little Kouros and mix it with a typical 1980s fougere and you've got something like this. I don't like the animalic quality in this one, and instead prefer something like Montana Parfum d'Homme, where spices replace the animalic quality.

Ubiquitous soapy fougere that, along with Aramis, was a staple Christmas gift for dads everywhere in the '80s. It's held up well, a very masculine scent that was an unfortunate victim of its own popularity for those of us of a certain age. I just can't divorce this from its time - I like classic scents, but the ever-present ones from my youth are more or less dead to me because of their overexposure at the time. For me, it always wore heavily toward the oakmoss/rosemary/clary sage side of the equation. If you're too young to remember this from the first time around, it's worth a try as a more mature masculine.

Hello ... Greetings to all
Possible one of the people know where I find this fragrance
In any possible location
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> parfume trance

I grew up in the 1970s (born 1964) in New England and I remember this one. I do not remember being aware of cologne or perfume in general, but I remember PRpH vividly. I liked it, it was spooky-ubiquitous and there was nothing else like it. I remember it as pine-like.

When I smell it now I get the pine reference, but now I see it as the green convergence of rosemary, clary sage, laurel and lavender. The pine ‘snap’, the coolness, comes from tarragon and clove. This is a wonderful fougère. It is soapy, mossy, resinous and barbershoppy all in one. It isn’t terribly complex and it doesn’t show much evolution over time, but it’s wonderfully breezy in a way few scents then or now are.

I understand that PRpH was eventually overshadowed by Azzaro pour Homme, the next king of the hill fougère. ApH is more sophisticated (although even louder) and notable more complex. Still complexity isn’t necessarily a virtue in a fougère. Also, I don’t think ApH would cover the reek of weed quite so well. (A classic use of 70s cologne.) PRpH is less like the Azzaro fougère than it is two that came later: Caron’s Troisièmme Homme and YSL’s Rive Gauche pour Homme. 3me Homme and PRpH are both ‘fougère + ones.’ Caron = fougère + jasmine. PRpH = fougère + herbal. The through-line to Rive Gauche and PR pour Homme is a bit of grimness and dark. By comparison the Azzaro seems baroque and a bit busy in its evolution on the skin.

I can’t un-stick PR from the 1970s, but if you don’t have that reference, how would it strike you at first sniff? If you knew fougères from, say, Cool Water forward, what would you make of this? I wonder.

Such an easy-going fragrance.Very relaxing & pleasant to wear.

I love this perfume because I saw my daddy used since I was a little girl...

Esse perfume foi uma surpresa agradavél!Apesar de ser antigo,mas me surpreendeu,no início forte parece ter muito pinho,mas depois se torna uma delícia suave.Já havia sentido em outras pessoas mas não sabia que era ele.Muito bom,cheiro de gente rica .Parece muito o monte cristo da paris elyses que é bem mais barato,uma boa alternativa.

Vintage´formulation 9-9,5/10. Today´s formulation 4-5/10. Yes, it´s very sad indeed.

My First fragrance! Dad bought me a bottle duty free when I was 11 (1990), and I was hooked. In my early teens I was the only kid I knew wearing adult fragrances, and Paco Rabanne made me feel absolutely bulletproof ;-) I ended up branching out to other fougeres, and from there into the vast galaxy of men's frag's, but I always have a bottle of PR in the arsenal, every once in a while I pull it out and it takes me right back. Some think it slightly gaudy, but I reckon it's pure class - Thanks Dad!!

Masterpiece. I've had girls in their twenties loving this stuff. Also My dad wears it, which is the only reason I no longer do. But I love this fragrance and I don't think you can put an age group on this. This is what a real cologne smells like.

A Sexy Classic and balanced fragrance! no wonder this scent has been around for so long! TIMELESS......

This was my signature from 1985-2000. It was very green, virile and relaxing. There was nothing to compare it to-except maybe a stack of new money. I always felt like I was important.

The lavender and honey notes accented the amber-leather-tonka for hours. Oakmoss weaved a brilliant enchantment over then entire composition.

I am down to my last bottle of the classic formula and use it only on special days. When i wear it in public, it never fails to get attention-always good.

Then the tragic reformulation ripped the heart out of it-oakmoss. Its like Calandre will pass into perfume legend. Fragrance is fleeting, yet eternal. Perhaps one day it shall be restored...

Love, love, love this scent! My husband used to wear this, and I wore Paco Rabanne Calandre.

This is a classic example of how great, perfumes used to be.
A balanced composition (a lovely rosemary accord) full of character, a round full smell that creates a mood.
Somehow passe' but full of character nevertheless!
Wear it and they will remember you.
I've always thought Alain Delon in his golden period would smell like that. Don't ask me why :)

UPDATE: today's version unfortunately (while more wearable) is a watered down edition of the original. The magic is not there anymore. I'd advise you to stop buying it for a while in the hope they come back with a better reformulation.

It's timeless classic man perfume.Very fresh and aroma smell. It's gentle and comfort feel relaxation. Fresh lavender,rosemary sweet honey and oakmoss scent so nice. Longevity 6 hrs on me in hot day. Good for ever day.

When first applied it starts off with a dated smell,but after a couple minutes it gets more clean,a good soapy,herby and fresh smell.IMO is the best PR's mens fragrance.Decent scent,not good sillage and great logenvity.

Paco Rabanne Pour Homme, the original aromatic fougere.... and a very coniferous one at that. Lavender, pine, and tobacco is what I get for most of the scent life with a smooth drydown of moss and honey.

I normally like strong, long-lasting men's fragrances. However, Paco is just a bit too obnoxious and headache-inducing for me. The pine is a little too strong, and I already have Azzaro pour Homme to feed my aromatic fougere fix. Love it or hate it, though, it's a classic.

dirty, classico of long ago, it continues firm in the battle with frags of the new millenium, the times like very to use, its green saida and aggressive they bring a welfare harmonious, I feel as an intellectual, phd in quantica fisica, times later the loaded base of musky honey and ambar predominates bathed for lavander, the tobacco inexists in me!
the odor lavander-animalic, now makes to feel me in the abandoned school, teaching to the rats and cockroachs the "quimica theory of the sewers" I love and I hate!
true classico, old school, deserves respect!I would respect more, if it thus respected me!

Bumblebee: I have the right to buy whatever I fancy, more even so if IFRA's ban on oakmoss negatively affected cherished traditional brands. On the other hand, perfume's recipes are not protected by law, so I am not comploting against anyone. Instead of telling me what to do, tell IFRA to stop messing around with supposed allergens affecting almost no one.

Dear Castor, IFRA's guidelines are meant to protect the industry from damage that overzealous customer lobbies trying to malign the industry can inflict. That said, given the regulation on Oakmoss, how can paco's reformulation be a marketing gaffe? Remember when you purchase an original, you support the manufacturer and the art. By supporting knock-offs you are not supporting original creation.

This is for an old grey bottle: If you like today´s Paco, this is to be worshiped. A masterpiece.

I have to go easy on this bottle, I may not find this again.

An old school soapy/spicy/moss fragrance that I like to wear during the winter months.

When first applied it start off with a harsh, harsh, harsh herbal/green (weed killer-like) smell that last for about 2 hours, then as it approaches the mid notes it get sweeter and much more tolerable and user friendly.

But overall probably the best Aromatic fougere from the 70s and 80s.

I found an older bottle that is grey in colour. Will be interesting.

Super ultra over overpowering not for youngsters!

Not much to say about a classic scent like PRH besides is one of the first aromatic fougere ever created (and apparently one of the best too). The problem is that I never liked the opening that smells cheap and absolutely dated. Things get a lot better in the drydown with animalic notes that enhance the darker side of this fragrance, but it's still a scent that doesn't completely match my taste. It worths a try, at least for its historycal meaning, but if you accept an advice buy Azzaro pour Homme or Penhalingon's Sartorial or Or Black. The same theme, a bit revised, but way much better executed.

Rating: 6.5/10 (surely classic, but there are much better fougeres out there)

I'm sure this perfume was classy when it was launched - 1973. And it remains a little classy nowadays, but inevitably smells old.

Good. But smells as old as it is.

The best aromatic perfume with great romantic spirit; an exact vintage!
Among all of Rabanne perfumes I only prefer this one just because it's classical and old fashioned, also, although it's harsh but not offensive like the rest.
I hadn't smelt this; now I have it on my wrist.
A well-balanced, aromatic, incredibly classic and a flawless symbol of retro perfumes.
From the time that I wore it in my notebook till now, it passed about five hours and unbelievably it's still on my wrist without any changes.
Awakes 80's perfumes and provides a classical royal youth in a highly fashioned way. Dandy but so gentle and rich. An extreme herbal blast which boozy pattern flies in a moment just after initiating. Perfect and nostalgic dry down. Reminds vintage times and arouse a masculine sexual power which dares all elegances in the world, but totally safe and trustworthy perfume.
Suggest it for days and whole year, but as everyday perfume it bores. One of the best for crowded parties, attracts attention.

longevity 10/10
sillage 9/10
scent 10/10

i really love this perfume, brings a classic soapy gentlemen aroma to life, definitely a must have for men!

classic clean scent !!!!!!! i like it

Classic, very clean scent.
You will feel great when you apply after shower. Best for office.
A must try fragrance

Repulsive, smells like toilet cleaner. Way too much pine. Just gross!

Had to update my review, as its not as horrible as I first thought. Well its not horrible at all, just very old fashioned and used, and in the same way I can't like it.
As an original article, it would have been outstanding in it's time.
Now the likes of Drakkar noir and Lomani, but not cheap, still refined, dignified and smart.
Starts as a classical, citrusy musk and ends a floral musk.

Paco Rabanne is a classic. Not suitable for boys, very elegant. I grown up smelling this. My father uses since was launched and now i'm using too.

friend Castor i m the Greek and cant say i totally undarstand what u want to say.. sory for that but a rephrase would be very usefull. I really want to know what you feel.

Greek, feels your are a rep from Antonio Puig, the manufacturer of Paco Rabanne's fragrances: the fact is that everyne loving this scent and knowing it since its release realize that the formulation changed remarkedly, to such a point some inexpensive knock-offs are more akin to what it used to be before IFRA catalogued Evernia Prunastri (Oakmoss) as an allergenic, which made industries either eliminate or reduce its usage. So, why spend USD 50 for a 100 ml bottle of the original fragrance when a knock off costing USD 10 feels much more like the original formula? Yes, sometimes marketing managers make wrong decisions, this is such a point in case.

My bottle of Paco Rabanne still has oakmoss (evernia prunastri) and its a newlly producted fragrance. I dont know how the original smelled but i guess they are the same at about 95 per cent. People that use to wear this for decades cant indicate any difference. This is my second bottle of PR and there will be always in my wardrobe. I cant understand why this perfume is cheaper than others. 51 euros the 100 ml while others cost 70 and more. Back in the 80ies and 90ies did it use to cost cheaper than the other ones?

I can't fathom how it is that I dislike this scent! I love Pour Monsieur and Antaeus by Chanel, Azzaro's PH is one of my recent new buys I am enjoying all over again, Rive Gauche is super and I even like Royal Copenhagens original scent-why can I not like this juice?

My ex had an 8 0z bottle of this(!) and after I moved in we promptly gave it a smell,(his ex in college gave it to him and he had worn it on, maybe three occasions-albeit very lightly)and it went to my brother-in-law (the epitome of bad taste, and he loved it-along with Preferred Stock, Sex Appeal and Brut!)and as I have gone on collecting and my tastes have truly grown in leaps and bounds, I cannot for some reason see what all the commotion is about...

Yes, it's green and sharp; yes, it's woody, masculine and warm; and yes,it's a powerhouse but something in the base-notes turns me off:the sweet cloying honey and amber or maybe the prolific musk and overly soapy oakmoss. This just leaves me wanting to scrub it off-quickly,sorry to any PR fans out there, that's just how I feel...

This smells extermely cheap to me, like a cheap knock off of a stunning men's designer suit and this is one of those things that I may never understand...

I will purchase a small bottle of this and try it again, you never know...but don't be surprised if it ends up on the swap board. I like to give every juice a second (and 3rd) chance, cause you know: tastes can and do change. Hope springs eternal...

Can one guy plz tell me why Missan says that it contains too many chemical ingredients? Is it true?

It's fresh and soapy and one could feel they have just taken bath when they wear this scent. Lavender lasts for a longer time!!

classic,up their with the big boys.ciao!

I love the opening of Rosemary and the Clarity note of Clary sage starts off refreshing but in a few seconds later it turns to an smoky a bit rubbery scent
and i think Brazilian Rosewood is responsible for that Lavender stands out strong in this cologne with the nutty accord of tonka bean i don't any traces of honey but i love the warm combination of Amber and Musk and dry Sandalwood.

one of my first scents, it still carries an impact. whenever i wear it, women will always look for the origin of the wonderful scent.

Belongs to my top 5, of the best colognes ever made for men, that I have smelled.
The soapiness is addictive. Still oakmoss in the basenotes.
It´s a pity that it contains so much chemicals. Wonder how the original was?

An absolute classic! - herby, soapy, fresh - great male cologne - women love this on a man. There is definitely tarragon, tobacco and other herbs in this, and the honey shines through. It is similar to Worth P.H. (which is gorgeous too), but the honey in Paco really works. When I run out of this, it's an instant replacement.

I spent a wonderful weekend with a gorgeous Frenchman who wore this scent. I keep some in my bathroom now and use it as a room spray. The scent reminds me of X and that long ago weekend.

A strong soapy scent. I didn't like it at first but now it is a good old friend. Best in winter.

this is not a fougere (its very herbal) i consider it really a chypre the moss really gets me

its a great masculine scent but a bit herbal and i think its kinda dated PEREFCT for 30 plus crowd but a little too dry but i like the richness this one has its quite a scent

its an excellent rugged and masculine scent moreso than black xs and its a great guy guy brew that smells invigorating and definately has stood the test of time

highly reccomended

This is sex as it was meant to be - a deep form of communication and it gets you on the levels from the base to the top. smells even better after an hour or two. But you need the Skin PH for this - luckily I do. This must have been what Roger Moore's Bond was wearing as he drove his white 1977 lotus underwater and then up that Sardinian beach with a gorgeous girl in the passenger seat. Its suave, dashing, classic - yet eminently wearable. I'd be most surprised if you don't find yourself rolling under the covers in the arms of a gorgeous Euro beauty, with a bottle of Dom P chilling by the side of your bed in some 5 star hotel on the French Riviera. Make sure you douse your neck and inner thighs well with this one. It is hedonism in a bottle.

Never dying classic scent of old school style. Slightly sweetened high quality barbershop soap smell.
Strong projection and lasting quite well.
Paco Rabanne PH, Aramis, Quorum and Azzaro PH r all same type of smells.
I love em all.

My first cologne,an alltime classic,will remain with me for a long time to come.

I would say elegant perfume, i dont like it on my skin, try this on the fabric & it stays 4 long, i mean really long.

Its nice 2 wear classics on formals;-p

To me this is a rather simple fragrance, or perhaps it is rather that the components work together so well that it is hard to pinpoint any particular stand-outs. Someone suggested to me that it smelled like soap, but they meant it in the very best sense. I don't really have a well-developed fragrance-vocabulary, but I would say it is very fresh, herby - like a pine forest. It lasts really well. I like it a lot.

My father used Paco and it was nothing special as far i can remember. I used to wear Pierre Cardin because i liked this parfum it more than Paco.
On an evening just before going to a wedding (not mine!) i discovered i was out of Pierre Cardin, so i used the Paco Rabanne instead. that evening every girli've met told me that i smelled wonderfull. Now more than 25 years later i still get the same compliments of the women, so for my skin there is only one flagrance allowed and that's the classic Paco Rabanne.

Paco Robanne was my first fragrance encounter! It's was and still is the chosen scent of my Dad. It's great! Elegant, mature and masculine. Classic.

Is Paco Rabanne the greatest fougere of all time? Perhaps, but it's with some stiff competition with YSL Rive Gauche and Azzaro Pour Homme. Paco Rabanne is still an outstanding fragrance, almost forty years after its release, and I will never tire of it. It contains all of the qualities I love in masculine fragrances - it's got that herbal "green" accord I love in other fragrances like Chanel Pour Monsieur and Eau de Monsieur, its longevity is perfect (about 8 hours), it blends in perfectly with my skin, and is quite abstract, evolving from a fresh green accord to a warm, subtle musky accord in the drydown. It also ranks right up there with Kouros, Bois du Portugal and Tuscany in the "I'm a MAN, dammit!" department, although that's not something I necessarily look for in a cologne. Granted, historically men have been known to practically bathe in this stuff back in the '70s and '80s, but you can't blame the fragrance for that. I agree that Paco Rabanne can be vulgar and tacky if applied to heavily, but I don't understand why some guys say this smells cheap or outdated. To me, its brilliant.

My brother wears this one at the moment, and I can't stand it. As some other reviewers have stated, it smells like a cheap lavender soap. I find it too "oldy" for a young man to wear it. Just because it's a classic it doesn't mean it's necessarily good. I'd expected much more from a Paco Rabanne fragrance.

This is actually a fresh, yet the most bittersweet scent I've ever wore. But i might assume you guys, this fragrance has its own uniqueness.

I'm not telling you that i like this fragrance. But frankly, I am proud to have it...

So classic!

My very first encounter with Paco Rabanne Pour Homme was in 1985. I was then still in high school. I was dating a brainy girl. She told me that though Paco was almost as old as we were, it was and would everlastingly remain the mark of sophistication in a man’s taste.

Because she was as beautiful as she was brainy, I had no intention of losing her over a cologne, so I bought Paco. 20 years later, and some sweet memories still lingering, and I have yet to find a cologne that can replace Paco as the main fragrance in my wardrobe.

I experiment with anything that receives high acclaim, old and new alike. I like very few and discard the overwhelming majority.

Yet despite the age of Paco, and a market full of excellent, elegant and highly sophisticated men’s fragrances, Paco, by the consensus of every man who has had an encounter with it, remains one of the greatest 10 men’s fragrances ever made.

I have not heard Paco Rabanne described as the men's fragrance synonymous with aplomb and élan, yet it is indeed a refreshing expression of unaffected elegance, and uncontrived sophistication, and Judging by its great and persistent market demand, and the fact that it is one of only very few men’s colognes still available in 1000 ml packaging, I am of the opinion that any man, young or old, provided that he enjoys an acceptable measure of discriminating taste and sophistication, would never argue the validity of the fact that Paco Rabanne Pour Homme has been, and shall remain to be one of the greatest fragrances of all time for the remainder of the 21st century and beyond.

A man’s fragrance wardrobe devoid of Paco Rabann Pour Homme is definitely one wanting in taste, sophistication, and a high sense of appreciation for the eternal value of distinguished classics.

I bought Paco Rabanne on the strength of its reputation. To me, the only difference between it and Worth pour Homme is that Worth wears longer. I recommend the latter.

A Classic! Of course old-fashioned but not obsolete. NOT FOR ALL! But a “must have” for collector’s wardrobe (it may last for a decade if you have a collection of 30+). I do feel a soapy affect but a pleasant and luxury one, at few sniffs I felt I smell JOVAN MUSK but in the whole they are not alike. It can be worn for both formal & casual events have good lasting and silage (do not over spray). Paco is very masculine and only for masculine.

The very model of a MANLY scent, and one of the first I ever wore. I'm not enough of a pro to pick out and identify the notes here: all I know is that this is a wonderful masculine scent, and I have never come across any smell-alikes. An 80's power scent that doesn't clobber everyone in your vicinty so long as you apply in moderation. In my personal opinion, more suited to warmer weather...it seems to mix well with sweat! SEXY!!!!!!!!

A CLASSIC!!!! always elegant, fresh, sexy, balanced.

It was my first perfume, and first love is always the hardest to forget. Very sensual and distinguished, but at the same time this perfume is suitable for every occasion. Light, tender, unforgettable...

Very manly perfume of the 80's. Loved it than and I love it now.