XS pour Homme
XS pour Homme by Paco Rabanne is a masculine-leaning eau de toilette from 1993 in the designer price tier. It opens with lavender, bergamot, tarragon and cinnamon, moves into clary sage, geranium and cardamom and dries down to amber, vanilla, cedarwood and musk. Expect around 7 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Lavender Herbal, clean, slightly medicinal. Barbershop in one note.
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
- Tarragon Anise-tinged and green. Adds a herbal lift to barbershop scents.
- Cinnamon Sweet heat. Reads festive, sometimes to a fault.
Heart
- Clary Sage Softer, sweeter sage with an ambery undertone. Warm and herbal.
- Geranium Rosy and minty at once. Reads masculine more often than not.
- Cardamom Cool, aromatic spice with a eucalyptus lift. Smells expensive.
Dry-down
- Amber Warm, golden and resinous. Not a real material — a blend that glows.
- Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
- Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
- Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
Smells like this
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