Pure XS

Paco Rabanne · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2017

≈ $90 · 100ml · approx. retail

A warm, spicy-sweet amber fragrance built on a creamy vanilla and myrrh base lifted by ginger, cinnamon and cumin. A more sensual, gourmand companion to the original 1 Million DNA.

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

FallWinterEveningDaily

Perfumer

Anne Flipo

French · 31 in collection

Anne Flipo is a French master perfumer at IFF, where she has worked since 2004 and earned the rare Master Perfumer designation. Born in Picardy, she is admired for luminous, natural-feeling florals and her work across both designer and artisanal lines.

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Quentin Bisch

French · 22 in collection

Acclaimed Givaudan perfumer known for expressive, emotional scents.

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Antoine Maisondieu

French · 18 in collection

Antoine Maisondieu is a Grasse-born senior perfumer at Givaudan who trained at the company's in-house school after a law degree, and comes from a family steeped in perfumery. He is known for translating bright Mediterranean and natural materials into commercially successful designer scents.

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