Making 1 Million by Paco Rabanne at home

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[@sammacer]

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[@shreejeethrd1136]

Waiting for the android version mate!

[@rohanbhise514]

I have Dior Sauvage EDP, Roja Elysium and Blue de channel formula from same website we can exchange.

[@diogocosta6825]

@@rohanbhise514 please provide an email

[@Topten0548]

Sam please make a app for android phone please

[@rohanbhise514]

@@--------RR007---------- which website?

[@josepmcomajoncoses5118]

To me it makes a great difference if you let the formula mature for quite a long time before comparing it to the original. Superb video as always!

[@sammacer]

That’s a good point, I only let it mature for a few days

[@mattsteed5761]

How long do you let it mature for?

[@josepmcomajoncoses5118]

@@mattsteed5761 it just keeps evolving...those with high essential oil content take longer

[@adryancavar7515]

Thank you for adding the perfume base formula. I always was inspired by this perfume

[@007MrMISHI]

Terrific, Sam. Thank you ! Not interested in creating my own, but very interested in frags. I learned alot !

[@Perfumery_by_Sabin]

This is one of my favorites as well. I like the original 1million Lucky though the most. They must have reformukated that version as well cause the bottle I have has different colored glass on the black side of the bottle than the newer version. Absolutely love it. Very sweet, pushes the line of feminine and masculine but I love it

[@Ucantsmellme18]

I heard that Paco Rabone has always bought a lot of the high quality raw materials they use in very large bulk quantities which allows the quality to be quite higher than people give them credit for. I don’t care what people say about the bottles, the juice of One million is beautiful I think in any era throughout time would be loved. My love of fragrances has grown so much in my 45 years, If I knew back when I was a younger man I would definitely have tried to become a perfumer for a living. I don’t even know where to begin at this stage in my life but I surely would love to be given the opportunity to make a few fragrances that I have in my mind!!

[@martinarenzi4744]

Wow you really share a lot of nice information! Thank you❤

[@rickscars7395]

Great informative video as always Sam. I’ve actually learned a lot from Felipe’s website. From certain formulas you learn how an aroma in a fragrance is created, like a tea note for example, or an impression of an ink note. By the way, you look different, more Adonis like I suppose 😉

[@sammacer]

Thank you, his formulas are great

[@joegreen5564]

Excellent video, this would make a fascinating series. Subbed

[@sammacer]

Thanks!

[@N7-SYS]

Keep doing these types of Videos, they are interesting and educational.

[@T_Dahil]

Thank you for this video Sam. In their website (creative formulas), they have some free accords’ formulas.

[@sammacer]

Great find

[@joshazriel8007]

Great video Sam. Brilliant content and making information readily available.... We have to talk about THE FACIAL HAIR!!! 👏👍🙌

[@sammacer]

Haha

[@Perfumery_by_Sabin]

Looking SWOLE (buff) btw Sam! Way to go my dawg! Muscles look good on ya.

[@sotiris6116]

Unfortunately 2022 and 2023 formulations are nothing like it used to be. They removed most of the ingridients and all we're left with is some green,citrus and patculli smell. Luckily i still have a 2020 bottle. Which formulation are u making?

[@MarekKali]

Brilliant. Thanks for a great tutorial

[@chemistmohamedalghory8452]

I have already purchased one million formula from creative formulas one year ago,I agree with you that its a good one and so close to the original, thanks Sam alot for this useful information , we need more like this we need as a beginners to learn from these masterpieces and legends

[@sammacer]

For sure

[@rohanbhise514]

I would like to exchange. I brought Dior Sauvage EDP, Roja Elysium and Blue de channel formula from same website.

[@imdchopper1511]

Hey I don’t quite understand you are buying the formula already so what are you doing doesn’t that mean you already bought it

[@chemistmohamedalghory8452]

@@imdchopper1511 yes I have already bought the formula , I would like Sam to make more videos like that

[@timmatkowski3840]

I´m running out of ways to express my appreciation, Sam. Just want to mention, that your marvellous videos constitute the biggest impact on my perfumery journey since day one. Thanks a lot! Technical question, since the only raw material I´m out of stock is Kharismal Super: would your rather substitute it with Hedione or Hedione HC? (Fortunately I still have some Lilial and Karanal left, so I will enjoy these for personal use.)

[@sammacer]

Thank you, I’m honoured! And Kharismal super / hedione HC are essentially the same thing, in face HC was the version from the formula!

[@timmatkowski3840]

@@sammacer Thanks a lot 👍

[@HungTran-ev6ic]

We need you to make more content, like this every week to learn more, there are to less people that makes content like this

[@LilBrownieD]

Fascinating content, thank you

[@lisag31]

I'm glad you created this video, because I'm working on creating my own fragrance, and by looking at this chart for the base formula, 36% of it is Iso E and Galaxolide, the cheap stuff. I call those ingredients, "fluff" because they are not the actual fragrances. And, to me, that sounds like a good idea, because I don't have to use as many drops of these expensive essential oils and absolutes to obtain a high quality, luxury fragrance. I'm just collecting the oils, I haven't actually started, but this gives me a little hope that I can a quality fragrance inexpensively. Because if I'm only using 1% coumarin, and 1% vanillin, etc...I can actually sell my product and make a profit.

[@sammacer]

Honestly what you call “fluff” does contribute to the overall smell at little extra cost

[@aromasfromearth1558]

That was great Sam, keep going in even simpler formulas with 20 to 30 ingredients. Also what musk is closest to Tonalide? I dont have it

[@sammacer]

Thanks, and honestly I haven’t smelled anything else which would be suitable as a replacement

[@shallbee.]

Thank you Sam! It's very interesting to learn that these reverse-engineered formulas fall apart in the base, it seems...

[@sammacer]

Well, this one held up better in the base to be fair

[@justaddlight]

That Givaudan bottle is actually a really cool collector's piece!! But back when I was starting out, I thought that Cuba did a fair job of replicating it with Cuba Royal, until I realized just how much more amberwood they put in. 😂 I guess it makes sense since it's 1/8 the price for the same volume. But they could probably make a killing with a dupe for the now discontinued 1 Million Prive. That one and TM's Pure Malt were the fragrances that catapulted me into the 'boozy' fragrance genre. Another great vid Sam!

[@sammacer]

Thank you!

[@americanalah]

sam you're great ty

[@sammacer]

Thanks

[@cassio_zambotto]

impressive that you can't pick cinnamon, to my nose it's the main thing in this fragrance.

[@sammacer]

Interesting, our noses must be a little different

[@daniellabuda7744]

Sam, do the bases need dilutions? I mean the perfume bases we can purchase for perfume creating?

[@edmundfoo5620]

It would be interesting to see a video ine day with you and ATH side by side evaluating perfumes.

[@MusicKnowte]

The facial hair looos really good 😯

[@sammacer]

Thanks!

[@siddiqueahmadansari450]

Hello, I love your content Sam . Keep going on I really like your effort and your teaching. Can you tell me please do this formula website gives complete formula with weight and the required solvent for it .

[@justcat6042]

Hey Sam, it's not perfume related but I just want to say: I can see that you've been working out! Keep going!

[@sammacer]

Haha thank you

[@missmegan3694]

Agree. And the facial hair is a good look, too. 👍🤗

[@caseyw2213]

Hey Sam, great vid. How long did you let the blend mature?

[@sammacer]

Thanks, and a couple of days

[@TheFragranceDecantBoutique]

Fantastic video ❤

[@sammacer]

Thanks!

[@unvrse]

Great video!

[@kevinmolefe3570]

Sam i love the content. So comparing your own version and the fragrance oil version from Givaudan/iff etc ..which one is more better

[@sammacer]

The real version is the best

[@misssidpay]

Such an informative video thank you! Could you possibly do a video on how to create a mango accord? It’s so hard to find a nice mango note

[@sammacer]

Jean Claude Ellena has a combination for mango in one of his books: b-ionone + gamma undecalactone + blackcurrant bud Absolute

[@misssidpay]

@@sammacer thank you!!

[@Evolventity]

I’d love to recreate one of my favorite perfumes and tweak it to be more to my liking and personal. 🤩

[@caseyw2213]

Wanted to ask if you would consider making a video on how you construct it from the formula. I have some formulas and getting the trace amounts always throws me through a loop. There are plenty of free formulas based on GCMS on labtorium by the way!

[@sammacer]

My Formulair tutorial should give you a good idea of how I do it, essentially I swap out for more dilute dilutions to make small amounts easy to weigh

[@asrar912]

Can you help me with the website link please? For the formulae

[@mickeyconnor830]

I'm still hoping for a continuation on your brief series going over various aroma chemicals and their features/functions.

[@sammacer]

I’ll try to do some more

[@mickeyconnor830]

@@sammacer Take your time, brother. I know that's a bit obscure for some of your mainstream audience.

[@gamewithboost]

can you please show how to make black afgano

[@nelsonorlandovacci]

Hi Sam ! Thanks for your information , today a bought a formula in creatives formulas, I have a question , the info in number amount in each ingredient is in milligrams ? Total would be 100 ml ? And what about the amount of alcohol ? I am learning please help me . 😊

[@davemathew4690]

Missed you bruv

[@sammacer]

That’s very sweet dude

[@Reign_Of_Is_REAL]

You look GREAT btw!

[@sammacer]

Thank you

[@james_ross]

Is it harder for gcms to detect naturals and therefore harder to recreate something like the original, if it was high in naturals?

[@sammacer]

Yes exactly, since it picks up individual molecules and naturals are made up of many so you have to decide which naturals are present from the individual molecules

[@AfabioZ]

My man rocking a beard and a tache. 😂 like it

[@Benshafran]

i still beleive although some cloned perfumes are able to decipher brand or niche perfume formulas, there is one secret formula that will not be revealed to the public. This is the difference.

[@poetparrot]

Can you please share the name of the 0.001 accuracy scale you use ?

[@prod.byharvey2009]

Hello Sam, could you try to make Y eau de parfum by yves saint laurent? Or the le parfum version, both are great

[@-Lalothepalo]

Lowkey bruv you look great

[@sammacer]

Haha cheers

[@pattayakamagra8325]

How can you ensure that the formula uses the same supplier for your ingredients? It's possible that your supplier provides ingredients of varying strength. For instance, if the recipe specifies 1% agarwood, but your agarwood differs in quality or strength from what was used in their batch, how does this affect the outcome?

[@stasbryant1879]

Where can someone buy these raw materials to learn the individual notes

[@carlosromero3270]

Great work Sam!!!!!

[@sammacer]

Thank you

[@donaldhorsham1889]

If you purchase a formula does it give you the amounts of each material to make a cologne or do you need to determine how much to add of each item yourself? Even with this information your saying that beginners will have a difficult time constructing the perfume even with the formula? Thanks for your help!

[@sammacer]

They give you the amounts and no you shouldn’t have a hard time if you have the raw materials on hand

[@zengkol5783]

Hello sam im from Indonesia, i wanna know if i want to make a coconut cord can i use a virgin coconut oil or else? I cant find it😩

[@peewee678]

Hi Sam, Thanks for the video! Is the Z11 percentage in 1 Million itself also this high or is this really your own interpretation/"translation" to this "base"? It's really, really high for Z11. In most formulas the percentage is well below 1%.

[@sammacer]

Yes it really is that high in the formula

[@peewee678]

@@sammacer Thanks!

[@cerjhancortez2400]

Looking great Sam! Seems like you're going to the Gym recently, lol. You may rest in peace, Mr. Olivier Pescheux. Thank you for your perfume contributions.

[@sammacer]

Thank you I have, and R.I.P Oliver 🙏

[@michaelchen2461]

would it be possible to make another 13?

[@faded3657]

Ive never heard a human say million was there favorite cologne in my life 😂

[@michaelcobb1559]

When ordering a formula from them, is it written as a formula or as a GC test analysis?

[@sammacer]

It’s written as a formula

[@Perfumery_by_Sabin]

I have Karanal lying around should I not use it at all? Since it’s “unsafe” now? I know it was linked to infertility in males unless I am mistaken?

[@Dreajoon]

Hi, not sure if you’ve covered this one before but can you please recreate ck crave?

[@adriandamiano6789]

Gracias por tu consejos

[@aquariuscan8246]

Sir, where can I buy this perfume seed?

[@user-rf3mm6un6z]

You are amazing

[@sammacer]

Thanks

[@alkkwa]

Dare to make the original unrestricted fierce from Abercrombie and Fitch

[@giovannacanova1291]

Hi Sam, thank you very much this video is amazin. A question i want to buy muscone to De Hekserij site but they they havent,want can i use as a sobstitute?

[@sammacer]

Thank you! To be honest I’m not sure of a good substitute for muscenone

[@atmakali9599]

Why were the ingredients banned ?

[@TalesoftheMidnightrealm]

can you share the formula?

[@roncordero4155]

thanks for this sir. can you do creed aventus next? thanks

[@muhamadshawal9622]

what enhancer to add for one million paco rabanne?…

[@josephconstantin7820]

Good video

[@shubhambhise3834]

wordofwalker

[@electrosunset248]

Where do you find the perfume formulas to replicate? Thx

[@sammacer]

I got this one from Creative Formulas

[@electrosunset248]

@@sammacerthanks

[@caiomtc]

Try bleu de chanel

[@thiagoribeiropereira3229]

Does a Givaudan perfume use a Firminich bergamot base?

[@sammacer]

Weather they do in this case I’m not sure since that’s down to if creative formulas interpretation is correct. But fragrance companies do use each other’s bases to some extent, for example Cassis base which is fairly universal

[@bozoc2572]

Sam, did you attend perfumery school or are you self-thought?

[@katiamanfredi7465]

How would someone go about replicating the now discontinued fragrance of Lipstick On by Replica MMM?🙏

[@sammacer]

Probably using GCMS and some technical perfumery skills

[@ahmedabosam6917]

please make hugo boss energise ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@fahimoz]

How don't you get the cinnamon!!? It's a cinnamon bomb!!

[@sammacer]

Yeah I really don’t 😅 I do love cinnamon though

[@ob3063]

I love u And thats it

[@sammacer]

Haha thanks

[@Yemi_dam]

What makes the color look yellowish

[@sammacer]

There are some naturals in there

[@garlandjones7709]

Why a "type" formula and not directly off a gcms?

[@sammacer]

It’s I from a GCMS, however GCMS does not give you an exact formula

[@garlandjones7709]

I guess I'm a bit confused. You said toward the end of the video it was really generic and about 70-75 pct of the formula. A GCMS should be almost spot on outside of captives. Ive not viewed a 1 million GCMS so I'm not aware of the pct of captives, however w types you're under the individual bias of the GCMS interpreter. Without listing examples or analogies what I feel is being done is you're not only removing your own opinion and creativity out of replacements chemicals but blindly taking the word wnd opinion of someone else. Christopher Laudmiel has several publicly posted GMSC reports that I'm assuming are pretty dead nuts accurate. May be a good idea to showcase one of those in the future and see just how much that GCMS sheet may be worth. I'd personally be disappointed paying for a formula without seeing the original. In no way do I mean to take away from your videos. On the contrary , hopefully I'm contributing towards improvement of some kind. I absolutely love your channel and your willingness to impart knowledge to others in a field where it's very tough for a newcomer to get to meat and potatoes in their diy hobby. There is WAY too much vagueness in this hobby and you are one few bridging a wide gap for others. Keep it up

[@TheRealHash]

Can you please do UOMO BORN IN ROMA CORAL FANTASY EAU DE TOILETTE?

[@TheChosenWon111]

Can you make bond.9 New York nights

[@ilianski_l]

Can you make stronger with you intensely .Love your videos .❤

[@karimbio8327]

Please, can anyone tell me what does %Abs mean ?

[@sammacer]

It means % of the total formula including the alcohol (abs stands for absolute)

[@twiceborn1000]

That website charges about 500 bucks per formulation... thats pricey

[@sammacer]

That’s not right, maybe you’re in the wrong currency

[@twiceborn1000]

Thank you. For some reason it says 475 us dollars but when i go through your link it is 61. Weird.

[@user-rf3mm6un6z]

Whats the best alchool to use for fragrance

[@dantheman2907]

Perfumer's alcohol.

[@user-rf3mm6un6z]

@@dantheman2907 Which one is it, Ethely

[@catface101]

Surprised you picked up pineapple, bcos it smells so much like baked goods to me - I'm guessing a cinnamyl/cinnamic aldehyde.

[@sammacer]

Those two aren’t included but there is some cinnamon oil!

[@Tokyo-In-My-Dreamz]

Ypu sprayed both at same time lol

[@thelogicless9040]

Make replica by the Fireplace

[@superaak]

Interesting

[@adriandelreal9126]

Didn’t the original formulation have a melon accord to it

[@fellipebarros1]

Man you are Big 😮

[@sammacer]

Nah not that big just did a cut

[@shihanpk2934]

Can anyone share this formula if anyone purchased? Or planning to purchase? Can we buy by sharing?

[@rohanbhise514]

I have Dior Sauvage EDP, Roja Elysium and Blue de channel formula from same website we can exchange.

[@shihanpk2934]

@@rohanbhise514 how to exchange?

[@shihanpk2934]

@@rohanbhise514i have roja parfums amber aoud also if you want i can give you Are you from india?

[@rohanbhise514]

@@shihanpk2934 rohanb0300

[@rickymemeti1826]

If I could get the formula for PR Black XS 2005 😢

[@DawahDigital]

That juice was dangerously sexy. Shame it got discontinued

[@rickymemeti1826]

@@DawahDigital I’m trying to make fragrance impression companies to bring it back

[@iamthedoctor03]

You just contaminated the scent strips by spraying that close to one another

[@uberglamazon]

Sam looking HOT!

[@sammacer]

Lmao thanks

[@mdashikurrohman8025]

bro i m from Bangladesh.. Have a online trading... I went to learn

[@rohanbhise514]

sure, i have copule of

[@atmakali9599]

You didn’t make the perfume 😂

[@steveparadox1]

£55 for a formula is way too much!