Paco Phantom in Red Elixir 3.4oz Parfum

PACO PHANTOM IN RED ELIXIR 3.4OZ PARFUM

Phantom in Red takes the line's signature lavender somewhere darker. Bergamot, plum liquor and saffron open it with a boozy, faintly medicinal lift; lavender, clary sage and orange blossom hold the middle; and the base turns resinous on ambery tobacco, smoky benzoin, oud and amberwood.

Compliment Factor™8.3/10

This is the most immediately impressive fragrance in the Phantom family, and the plum-and-saffron opening is why — it announces itself within seconds and reads as considerably more expensive than it costs. Projection is strong for the first two hours before it settles close to skin, which is the ideal shape for an evening scent: unmissable on arrival, intimate by the end of the night. The tobacco-benzoin drydown is the part people ask about.

Enthusiast Factor™7.0/10

Anne Flipo, Juliette Karagueuzoglou and Nicolas Beaulieu have done something more interesting here than a simple intensification. Reframing Phantom's lavender through plum liquor and saffron, then landing it on tobacco and oud, turns a fresh-aromatic signature into an amber-resinous one while keeping the line legible — a harder trick than it sounds. It is more mature and markedly less sweet than the original Phantom, and the saffron gives it a bitterness that keeps the fruit honest.

Fragrance Profile

Family: Amber Aromatic Woody

Top Notes: Bergamot • Plum Liquor • Saffron

Heart Notes: Lavender • Clary Sage • Orange Blossom

Base Notes: Ambery Tobacco • Smoky Benzoin • Oud • Amberwood

Best For

Office: ★★☆☆☆
Date Night: ★★★★★
Wedding: ★★★★☆
Everyday: ★★★☆☆
Evening: ★★★★★
Vacation: ★★☆☆☆

Best Seasons

Spring: ★★☆☆☆
Summer: ★★☆☆☆
Fall: ★★★★★
Winter: ★★★★★

Performance

Longevity: ★★★★☆
Projection: ★★★★★
Sillage: ★★★★☆

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Fragrance Boulevard's Verdict

Phantom in Red is a night-out fragrance for autumn and winter, and the most grown-up release the line has produced. Pick it over Phantom Elixir if you want smoke and tobacco rather than salt and vanilla — they share a name and almost nothing else.

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