Invictus Victory
Invictus Victory by Paco Rabanne is a masculine-leaning parfum from 2021 in the designer price tier. It opens with bergamot and black pepper, moves into cinnamon and incense and dries down to amber, patchouli and vanilla. Expect around 10 hours of wear, and it projects very strongly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
- Black Pepper Dry and prickly. Gives a fragrance grip and a bit of bite.
Heart
- Cinnamon Sweet heat. Reads festive, sometimes to a fault.
- Incense Smoky, dry and meditative. Adds gravity to anything.
Dry-down
- Amber Warm, golden and resinous. Not a real material — a blend that glows.
- Patchouli Damp earth and dark chocolate. Either you love it or it's your least favourite note.
- Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
Smells like this
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- Profumum Roma Patchouly
- Armaf Club de Nuit Milestone
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