"c'mon who hasn't tried XS yet?.."
Paco Rabanne is a fashion house founded in 1966. It was founded by a Spanish architect named Francisco "Paco" Rabaneda Cuervo, who had fled to French in the Spanish Civil War time with his family. Today the brand is known as Paco Rabanne. The first paco rabanne fragrance was launched in 1969 and now it has 47 fragrances. So it's a Spanish brand in its blood. The XS model was launched in 1993 and created by the two noses Rosendo Mateu and Gerard Anthony. Both are successful noses but Gerard Anthony takes the edge with his legendary Azzaro Ph creation. Anyway let's get to the fragrance.
XS pour homme's blend consist of:
top notes: rosemary, mandarin orange, tarragon, mint, bergamot, lemon
middle notes: coriander, juniper, sage, bourbon geranium, brazilian rosewood
base notes: amber, patchouli, sandalwood, musk, vanilla
Its a good blend. And when we look at it, we can see most of the potent notes giving sweetness are in the base notes. So it can be understood with the drydown xs want to be get on the sweetish side. And that's mostly true. But before how it smells to judge the blend I can say its quite natural with no generic smelling. It's not a real high quality fragrance but it's above most of today's fragrances. That's very similar with fragrances launched in 90's. Worse that 80's fragrances, better than 2000's fragrances. The blend is smooth but also dynamical which I like.
It starts fresher side, get a bit more mature with the middle notes and then sweetens with base notes. That change from freshness to sweetness is quite smooth but noticeable. Good as its not so dramatical. Its not a rough blend, and lets you smells some of the notes it has very cleanly and separately.
The scent; hımm, at the first few minutes it really opens like Cool Water from Davidoff. Fresh and clean. Not too citrussy, but a bit more fresh spicy, aromaticier than regular cool water. After opening with notes like coriander and rosewood it gets a bit more mature and sensual/warm. Then after some more time with the help of base notes it gets more sweet. Kinda like a smooth woody scent with honeyish sweetness. Its nice, notably strong, potent and likable. Sweetness is just in the middle, not too sweet. Its warm. And not cloying if you use with right dosage. The main problem with XS I found is that it 's quite particular abut the skins it's sprayed on. Loves choosing skin, and body chemistry. On some peoples it will smell more citrussy, herbal and fresher with its top and middle notes, on other peoples it may behave more like a light oriental with sweetness from the base notes. If you are lucky, with your body chemistry you will experience both of these and get the full potential from the cologne. So I would suggest trying it before buying, even though it's quite a likable fragrance by most fragrance lovers.
In summary, XS is nothing special; a regular fashion fragrance from a regular fragrance house BUT, its doing it's job quite well, very well actually. It doesn't feel cheap, synthetic or cloying. The scent is nice and likable,perfectly modern, has good longevity and sillage and reasonably priced. Sound pretty nice for a fashion fragrance to me. And c'mon who hasn't tried XS yet? Is there anyone?
Since it's a easygoing fragrance, its ideal user range is quite wide. But I think it would suit best with people between 18 - 35. Since its get a bit sweet and warm side, this is not as a cool fragrance as some other, so not for hot days. Perfect for autumn and winter. Can be a good office fragrance, dinner fragrance, meeting fragrance, or for everyday regular use. But doesn't have a strong character to be a signature fragrance.
Olfactory group: Woody Floral Musk
Scent: good 7/10
Silage: good to very good 7,5/10
Longevity: good 7/10
Quality feel: average 5/10
Recommended: Yes, except highly selective fragrance gourmet's, I would recommend trying it to most fragrance lovers
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