Lady Million vs The One EDT Perfume Comparison

For this edition of the head to head fragrance comparisons, we have a battle between two women’s perfumes, that are noted as popular and sweet white floral scents. Lady Million EDP by Paco Rabanne vs. The One EDT by Dolce & Gabbana. Which of these two scents smells the best? Which performs the best? Which is worth buy before the other?

Tale of the Tape

Lady Million

Notes include: jasmine, gardenia, patchouli, orange blossom, neroli, bitter orange, raspberry, honey, and amber

Click here to try: Lady Million by Paco Rabanne Eau De Parfum Spray for Women, 2.70 Ounce

My original review: Lady Million EDP Review

The One EDT

Notes include: lily, vanilla, bergamot, mandarin orange, lychee, peach, ylang ylang, orange blossom, vetiver, and musk

Click here to try: The One EDT for Women

Read my original review: The One by D&G

Opening

The opening of The One EDT is made up a combination of notes, mostly vanilla, along with floral ingredients such as orange blossom and lily. At the start, there are also some fruity top notes of which, peach is the strongest.

Lady Million on the other hand, is led by floral notes, including that same orange blossom. However, it isn’t the strongest of the bunch and is joined by gardenia and jasmine. The fruity top note here is raspberry, which while adding a juicy quality to the composition, is rather muted by the floral notes.

Between the two? Both of these scents are pretty similar in their tones, however, I think that The One has a better start between them. The peach and vanilla notes, add much more to the white floral accord than it does in the Paco Rabanne. Neither is bad, I just give the slight edge to D&G.

The One has a fruitier start and I think that is what grabs my attention more so, in this category.

Edge: The One

Projection

The One EDT starts off with a fairly heavy sillage for the first few hours and then becomes more moderate, during the remainder of the wear. Lady Million EDP is more of just a consistent moderate and doesn’t reach the same heights as its competitor.

Yep, the eau de toilette is stronger than its EDP counterpart. It’s kind of strange that the higher concentrate isn’t as powerful. Also, how much stronger The One for Women is versus the men’s, which is very weak.

Edge: The One

Longevity

While The One has better sillage, than does Lady Million, I get only about 7 hours of wear from it on my skin. Lady Million while not as powerful, chugs along for 8-9 hours.

Not too big of a difference but Lady Million will chug along as a moderate for a real workday.

Edge: Lady Million

Versatility

Both of these ladies’ perfumes are mostly cold weather type of scents. However, there aren’t just built for that and can perform well in the spring and just about anything beyond the hottest days of the summer.

They are also safe for work, school, casually, or a date night. The versatility and the wide appeal are both great strengths of either, which is why, there isn’t a clear winner in this category.

Edge: Push

Overall Scent

I enjoy how each of these perfumes smell. Lady Million is interesting in the dry down, as the honey and amber note really warm things up and add an extra bit of sweetness. Then, you still have the white floral notes and the raspberry. It’s a nice scent, that can be worn daily, and is applicable to a lot of occasions.

That being said, I think that I enjoy The One EDT even more than that. It is rich, warm, sensual, and a bit more mature than the Paco Rabanne fragrance. The vanilla and peach have a great sweet gourmand quality while the lily and other florals create a nice bouquet effect with musky undertones.

It’s not a huge advantage, but The One has a decided edge, between them, for me. I don’t think you can really go wrong with either, though.

Winner: The One EDT

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