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Black XS

Concentration not recorded

Sweet · Warm spicy · Citrus.

4.07 / 5Rating · 6,199 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originFrance ↗
Made inNot yet verified
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Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.

Brand origin: Rabanne / The twelve unwearable dresses · Checked 2026-09-21
The official house archive places its founding collection and first show at the Hotel George V in Paris on 1 February 1966.

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Year2005
Marketed forMen
PerfumersChristian DussoulierOlivier CrespRosendo Mateu

Collection: Black XS

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Black XS by Rabanne has a listed sweet, warm spicy, citrus profile, with notes of Lemon, Sage, Praline, Cinnamon, Tolu Balsam.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

01

Top notes

Lemon ↗Sage ↗
02

Heart notes

Praline ↗Cinnamon ↗Tolu Balsam ↗Black Cardamom ↗
03

Base notes

Patchouli ↗Brazilian Rosewood ↗Black Amber ↗

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.42 / 5

2,681 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
94
2
237
3
1,041
4
1,069
5
240

Projection

2.42 / 4

2,827 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
255
2
1,400
3
899
4
273

Value perception

3.19 / 5

1,123 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
39
2
125
3
608
4
286
5
65

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

5,639Own it
6,484Previously owned
2,204Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
39
2
897
3
173
4
2,587
5
2,503

Different measures can have different numbers of votes.

Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment
Rabanne Black XS bottleBlack XSRabanneLost Cherry bottleLost CherryTom Ford

Both list Cinnamon and Patchouli. Explore Black XS’s sweet direction alongside Lost Cherry’s cherry profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment
Rabanne Black XS bottleBlack XSRabannePortrait of a Lady bottlePortrait of a LadyFrederic Malle

Both list Cinnamon and Patchouli. Explore Black XS’s sweet direction alongside Portrait of a Lady’s warm spicy profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does Black XS smell like?

Black XS by Rabanne has a listed sweet, warm spicy, citrus profile, with notes of Lemon, Sage, Praline, Cinnamon, Tolu Balsam.

Who created it?

The listed perfumers are Christian Dussoulier, Olivier Cresp, Rosendo Mateu.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.42 out of 5, from 2,681 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Black XS?

Its listed notes include lemon, sage, praline, cinnamon, tolu balsam, black cardamom, patchouli, brazilian rosewood, black amber. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Black XS

Rabanne

Rabanne Black XS bottle
Leading accords
sweet
warm spicy
citrus
amber
aromatic
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Lemon · Sage · Praline · Cinnamon · Tolu Balsam · Black Cardamom

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