Pure XS
Pure XS by Paco Rabanne is a masculine-leaning eau de toilette from 2017 in the designer price tier. It opens with ginger, sweet orange and black pepper, moves into cinnamon and myrrh and dries down to vanilla and cashmere wood. Expect around 8 hours of wear, and it projects strongly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Ginger Warm, zesty and slightly soapy. Bridges citrus and spice.
- Sweet Orange Juicy and cheerful. The friendliest citrus there is.
- Black Pepper Dry and prickly. Gives a fragrance grip and a bit of bite.
Heart
- Cinnamon Sweet heat. Reads festive, sometimes to a fault.
- Myrrh Bitter, smoky resin. Ancient-smelling and slightly cool.
Dry-down
- Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
- Cashmere Wood Soft, fuzzy, slightly musky wood. Adds a blurred warmth.
Smells like this
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- Victoria's Secret Bare Vanilla Intense
- Valentino Donna Born in Roma
- Ariana Grande Lovenotes Angel's Kiss
- Zadig & Voltaire This is Him!
- Victoria's Secret Pink Diamond Shimmer
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