Black XS

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Black XS

Paco Rabanne · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2005

≈ $58 · 3.4oz · approx. retail

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A rock-and-roll oriental-woody scent: a fresh lemon and sage opening over a spicy praline, cinnamon and tolu balsam heart, anchored by patchouli, rosewood and black amber.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

FallWinterEvening

Perfumer

Olivier Cresp

French · 99 in collection

A Grasse-raised master perfumer at Firmenich and 2018 Fragrance Foundation Lifetime Achievement honoree, Olivier Cresp is one of the most influential noses of his generation, responsible for the genre-defining Mugler Angel and a string of bestsellers.

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Christian Dussoulier

French · 4 in collection

Christian Dussoulier is a French master perfumer who trained at ISIPCA and built his career at Givaudan and then Firmenich before founding his own house, Creations et Parfums, in 2010; he is a fine-fragrance specialist who has co-authored a string of blockbuster designer scents.

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