Pure XS Night

Paco Rabanne · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2019

≈ $100 · 100ml · approx. retail

A dark, sweet spicy amber: a fresh ginseng and ginger opening gives way to a gourmand heart of cocoa, vanilla and cinnamon over caramel and resinous myrrh.

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

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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Bruno Jovanovic

French · 7 in collection

Bruno Jovanovic is a French senior perfumer who spent two decades at IFF before joining Firmenich, and trained in physics and chemistry before studying at ISIPCA. He favors clear, classically inspired compositions built from a limited palette of materials, working across both designer and niche houses.

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Caroline Dumur

French · 1 in collection

Caroline Dumur is a French perfumer at IFF who studied chemistry and trained at ISIPCA, and credits a childhood on her grandparents' farm in northern France for awakening her sense of smell. She is known for daring, contemporary work spanning floral, woody and gourmand styles, often collaborating with Anne Flipo.

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