Rabanne
Pure XS Night
Warm spicy · Sweet · Caramel.
parfumbible.comVanilla · Sweet · Warm spicy.
About these origins
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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Collection: XS
The short answer
A scent, in focus.
Pure XS by Rabanne has a listed vanilla, sweet, warm spicy profile, with notes of Ginger, Grapefruit, Thyme, Bergamot, Green Accord.
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.
Sizes offered
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01 / The scent profile
Understand what you smell.
These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.
Inside the bottle.
Eau de toilette · International listing · 50 mL bottle
Alcohol denat., Aqua (water/eau), Parfum (fragrance), Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Acetyl cedrene, Alpha-terpinene, Amyl salicylate, Benzyl benzoate, Beta-caryophyllene, Camphor, Cinnamal, Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil, Citral, Citronellol, Citrus limon peel oil, Coumarin, Geraniol, Geranyl acetate, Lavandula oil/ extract, Limonene, Linalool, Linalyl acetate, Pelargonium graveolens flower oil, Pinene, Rose ketones, Terpineol, Terpinolene, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Vanillin, CI 60730 (ext. violet 2).
Source: Rabanne official International ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22
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Performance / Community impressions
How it wears.
Longevity
3.42 / 5
2,183 votes
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category average, not hours
Projection
2.33 / 4
2,350 votes
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1 = intimate; higher = stronger
Value perception
3.21 / 5
1,549 votes
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1 = overpriced; 5 = great value
These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.
5,986Own it
1,943Previously owned
2,555Want it
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03 / Keep exploring
Often compared with…
Explore these suggested comparisons. Similarity is subjective.
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Vanilla · Amber · Sweet.
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Amber · Vanilla · Citrus.
Carolina Herrera
212 VIP Black
Eau de parfum
Aromatic · Vanilla · Soft spicy.
Explore a combination
Layering ideas to try.
Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.
Suggested experiment
DelinaBoth list Bergamot and Cashmeran. Explore Pure XS’s vanilla direction alongside Delina’s rose profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.
Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.
Suggested experiment
Lost CherryBoth list Cedar and Cinnamon. Explore Pure XS’s vanilla direction alongside Lost Cherry’s cherry profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.
Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.
A little more clarity.
Before you tryWhat does Pure XS smell like?
Pure XS by Rabanne has a listed vanilla, sweet, warm spicy profile, with notes of Ginger, Grapefruit, Thyme, Bergamot, Green Accord.
Who created it?
The listed perfumers are Anne Flipo, Bruno Jovanovic, Caroline Dumur.
How long does it last?
The longevity rating is 3.42 out of 5, from 2,183 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.
Which notes define Pure XS?
Its listed notes include ginger, grapefruit, thyme, bergamot, green accord, vanilla, liquor, cinnamon, leather, apple, myrrh, sugar, woody notes, cedar, cashmeran, patchouli. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.
04 / Find your next bottle
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PARFUM BIBLE / SCENT CARD
Pure XS
Rabanne
Leading accords
vanilla
sweet
warm spicy
amber
woody
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.Listed notes · a selection
Ginger · Grapefruit · Thyme · Bergamot · Green Accord · Vanilla
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