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Paco Rabanne · Est. 2017

Pure XS

Pure XS opens with a tart grapefruit-ginger jolt, sharp and bright, before dissolving into something warmer and more indulgent.

ConcentrationFragrance
Formasculine
Released2017
Perfumerunknown
Statusenriched
2017 · Fragrance
van·ber·cin·ced
Rating
3.9
2.9k reviews
Fig. 01

The scent fingerprint

Visualization — constellation
basehearttopcitrusfloralfruitygourmandpowderyamberywoodysmokychyprearomaticgreenaquaticspicy

Weighted by intensity across 11 accords.

Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.

  • Vanilla
    45
  • Bergamot
    40
  • Cinnamon
    40
  • Cedar
    35
  • Leather
    35

By the editors · 2 min readPure XS opens with a tart grapefruit-ginger jolt, sharp and bright, before dissolving into something warmer and more indulgent. The citrus recedes quickly, making way for an almost gourmand heart where cinnamon-dusted apple meets soft leather and vanilla. It's sweeter than expected, more playful than seductive, with a slight synthetic shimmer that keeps it from feeling too heavy.

As it dries down, myrrh and patchouli add a resinous depth, while cashmeran lends a woody-musky glow that hovers close to the skin. The overall effect is unapologetically modern—bold without being loud, sweet without being cloying.

This suits someone who wants presence without aggression, a nighttime scent that leans into warmth rather than freshness. It's confident, a bit theatrical, and decidedly masculine in its sweet-spicy register.

Filed: Paco RabanneSillage · vol. I
Fig. 02

Scent twins

Computed via accord overlap