Xeryus Rouge Givenchy 1995 Eau de Toilette

Xeryus Rouge (Eau de Toilette) by Givenchy

Bottle Design Pierre Dinand

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Xeryus Rouge (Eau de Toilette) (Givenchy)

7.5 / 10 249 Ratings

A perfume by Givenchy for men, released in 1995. The scent is spicy-woody. It is being marketed by LVMH.

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Main accords

Spicy

Woody

Sweet

Fruity

Oriental

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Kumquat

Green cactus

Heart Notes

Red pepper

Base Notes

Cedarwood

Perfumer

Annick Ménardo

Ratings

Scent

7.5249 Ratings

Longevity

7.8199 Ratings

Sillage

7.3194 Ratings

Bottle

7.1203 Ratings

Value for money

7.761 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 09/11/2024.

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What the fragrance is similar to

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Statements

7 short views on the fragrance

HugoMontez 4 years ago

7
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 8.5
Scent

XR should be called the father of all "blue" fragrances. Has a resinous-green opening, a soapy heart and a creamy-woody drydown. Great!

4

KimJong 4 years ago

7
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 8
Scent

The opening of Xeryus Rouge was really experimental. What today's high-end oriental perfumes are lost.

4

BoBoChamp 4 years ago

7
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Initially sweet and juicy spicy-fruity, a rather unique, fresh and clean dry-spicy Oriental Fougère, balanced by a gentle dry woody base.

2

Soapy 1 year ago

Sexy and absolutely unique. Smooth opening, fruity and rosy. Big sandalwood, musks, and a good slap of 'amberwood'.

2

Saradonin 2 years ago

7
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 6.5
Scent

It creates a pleasant sweet/fresh aura around and it could've been a great fragrance if it wasn't so dreadfully synthetic for the wearer.

2

ChicoRoch1 3 years ago

9
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Wonderful flanker that's one of the most wearable, compliment attracting and pleasant fragrances I own and I have almost 400 bottles. :)

2

Hermesh 9 years ago

5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 6
Scent

The peppery-spicy character goes unfortunately down in exuberant soapiness.

1

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Reviews

14 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/09/2012

5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 7
Scent

Missk
1263 Reviews

Missk

Very helpful Review 5

Fiery and sexual

The bottle seemed to exude a lot of promise. The red could have represented something hot and sexy, or masculine and bold. In all honesty, Xeryus is a bit of everything. This is quite possibly one of the most intriguing male fragrances I've come across in the last few years.

It's crisp yet fiery and spicy. Xeryus Rouge makes me think of all those men in my life that were so bad that they were impossible to resist. Both those men and this fragrance has me drawn like a moth to a flame. This fragrance is dangerous and exciting.

If you're looking for a scent that equates to sex, look no further. This woodsy, spicy and slightly sweet scent is commanding, masculine and sensual. It gets me all hot just talking about it.

I can really sense the red hot chilli in this fragrance, which gives off a rather warm yet fresh, invigorating feel. The scent can be a little sharp and tart-like at times, but only when smelt up-close. From a distance, Xeryus Rouge has a definite, subtly sweet smoothness.

This fragrance is so unique that it almost puts what I hold as 'out-of-the-ordinary' to shame. All the complexity that is contained in this one bottle is quite breath-taking.

The lasting strength is great, and let's be honest, this fragrance has the ability to suit practically every season and every occasion. Just make sure that you wear this during a passionate night with your lover, it will drive her absolutely insane and she'll remember this fragrance for years to come.

09/15/2013

7.5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 8
Scent

Hgonzalez
7 Reviews

Hgonzalez

Very helpful Review 5

Unlike anything else

Very unusual scent (very unique). Smells different, in a good way. I find it suitable for a party cause i think that projects well and have a very good lasting power.

PROS:
- Good projection and lasting power.
- Unusual spicy smell

CONS:
- Underrated
- Not very "romantic"

I want this in my collection cause i think if one of the best of Givenchy and unlike anything else. If you are a fragrance collector or looking for some different scent, try this, can be a nice surprise.

Regards.

02/25/2013

5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 7
Scent

Miaw2
339 Reviews

Miaw2

Helpful Review 3

Exotic cactus

Very unique scent. In my opinion this is one of the best releases from Givenchy.

Fruity and spicy at the same time, it's actually hard to describe it.

Opens with a great cactus and kumquat notes layered over a peppery cedar base.
The little sweetness is in the right amount.

Sillage, lasting power and projection are high.

Definetely a must have and big thumbs up!

Updated January 2014

05/21/2022

10
Pricing 8
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Herkules762
36 Reviews

Herkules762

Helpful Review 3

Ahead of it's time

This red glass with that font type somehow suggests brutality, and made me curious, so I purchased it blindly.

Well...Xeryus Rouge is absolutely different from what I expected. Instead of a supermasculine scent, I got a very bracing fresh woody perfume.
The cactus note gives some bitter freshness, the pepper guarantees the spicyness, and the cedarwood is a perfect base.

Nothing special, an all-weather scent for every age. To me this scent is totally up-to-date, it easily could be marketed as a new release, see No Limit$ Plein Super Fre$h which is truly similar, bur Xeryus Rouge feels much more refined.

For 40€ that's a bargain especially if you are looking for another spring/summer scent, because you are f'ed up with the mainsteram. Absolutely recommended.

06/14/2023

7
Pricing 7
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

ChrisC
9 Reviews

ChrisC

2

Vintage gem.

I'm enjoying this fragrance much more than I expected. By the reviews I assumed it would be more of a cooler weather scent but, for me, this could be worn every day of the year.
And while I do agree that it is a unique scent, I find it difficult to believe many people would dislike smelling this on you.
I was fortunate enough to find a vintage bottle that hasn't gone sour. The performance is much better than I expected.. you get decent projection the first 2 to 3 hours, but by hour 6 there's still a pleasant scent bubble that I notice off and on.

I'm hopeful, but not optimistic, that the current formulation is at least half as good as the vintage. Because this, for me, is a signature worthy scent.

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