Pure XS Night Rabanne 2019

Bottle Design:
Pierre Dinand

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7.1 / 10 171 Ratings

A perfume by Rabanne for men, released in 2019. The scent is sweet-spicy. It is being marketed by Puig.

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Main accords

Sweet

Spicy

Synthetic

Gourmand

Oriental

Fragrance Notes

Vanilla

Cinnamon

Myrrh

Salted caramel Cocoa

Cocoa

Ginger

Perfumers

Caroline Dumur, Bruno Jovanovic, Anne Flipo, IFF (International Flavors & Fragrances)

Ratings

Scent

7.1171 Ratings

Longevity

8.0151 Ratings

Sillage

7.7154 Ratings

Bottle

7.2165 Ratings

Value for money

7.392 Ratings

Submitted by Franfan20, last update on 07/29/2025.

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Reviews

8 in-depth fragrance descriptions

12/31/2023

7
Scent

LeSmelleur
95 Reviews

LeSmelleur

1

Spicy chocolate

Mainly spicy, dry, warm, moderately sweet. In short, spicy chocolate. Very chill in character, one could say low energy. A fragrance for cold weather and for nights. For me, the projection was notably weak initially. It basically never happens that I have to spray myself extra because I literally have trouble smelling the scent. One can mainly smell the spicy part - ginger and ginseng. It's hypnotic and slightly medicinal, and grabs you in a way that can be unpleasant. Metaphorically, it smells like glitter in your nose, a lot of tiny shiny sparkling particles. The sweet part with nice cocoa and caramel is hidden behind. At least the scent is not too sweet. It is very dry, though. I am not a fan of this composition, too much glitter.

In broader context, the medicinal-sweet setup makes Pure XS Night similar to Baccarat Rouge 540, its clones like Franck Olivier Pure Addiction, and Parfums de Marly Haltane. I don’t like this archetype and would prefer this perfume because it’s only partly into it.

The bottle fits the fragrance only in that it suggests that it's a night scent and that the letters are golden.

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11/01/2019

8
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 9.5
Scent

ScentSlave
243 Reviews

ScentSlave

1

Sweet indeed

It’s not as “loud” as I was expecting it to be; the projection radius is about 2-3ft for the first 2 hours or so. For me I kind of get a “carbonated Versace Eros” feeling. Very sweet; almost a “lollipop” or “hard candy” vibe. Definitely for colder nights. If the heat is on, it would seem “sticky” because of that “hard candy” sensation it gives. Not something you can wear daily, or to work. I can see it working if you’re going to a party and you plan on drinking. That carbonated vibe is pretty persistent. Do NOT blind buy this. I personally like it, but it’s not for everyone. If you don’t like sweet scents like Versace Eros or Ultra Male, you will HATE it. This one is like you mixed those two together and carbonated the blend. The notes are mixed together in a way that you really cannot distinguish them individually; I think that’s where the “soda pop” feeling comes from. I’ll wear this occasionally; when I know it’s gonna be below 50 degrees, and I’m going out for a few drinks.

Edit: After wearing it out again it grew on me. Ultra Male is one of my favorites, and I think this one is like an improved version. They are VERY similar on my skin. The dry down is where this one wins (for me, personally). PXSN is more masculine in this phase, and a little bit “deeper” and more “dark”. I still love UM, but this one, in cold weather especially, leaves me feeling much more confident. It’s not as youthful. It’s like UM is the “sexy young boy”, and PXSN is the “experienced man who knows how”.

I’m definitely happy with this one, and I’m gonna rock it a little more.

05/27/2019

8
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 7
Scent

Leimbacher
497 Reviews

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Leimbacher

Very helpful Review 25

The Shisabar scent

"Pure XS Night" is a mixture of "Le Male" and "Eros", only more aggressive, more sugary, with caramel glaze and still a fresh kick. Close to Origianl but a little darker, a little more mature, but sometimes even more prolific, if you want to express it badly. I still kind of like him. It is very tasty, super sweet, super young, surprisingly never too scratchy on my skin (with light dosage). If I would still (often) go to parties and make the Cologne rings insecure, for example - this one would be absolutely on the shortlist. Because that's where he belongs. Into nightlife and neon lights, to shishabars and sex seekers, close to clubs, twerkers and vodkaredbulls. But with over 30 years of age it is difficult to integrate it into your everyday life...

"Pure XS Night is a beast. An alpha male through and through. Only naive 16, but eggs to the ground. You have to smirk. "Pure XS Night" goes all in for its artificiality. A caramelized sugar coating with a little myrrh and lots of vanilla. He'll stand out, he'll wake you up, he'll want anything. Get rich or die. Like the original, I like it. Bad taste done right. He's got something trashy, something immature. Naughty, frivolous and ungentlemanly. Embodies everything that has made men's designer perfumes great (and infamous and notorious) in this decade. In contrast, the One Million from ten years ago looks almost like an elegant gentleman. Pure night, pure eroticism. Just fresh out of the slimy head of a half-breed. And that of course has neither style, experience, skill, nor real sex appeal. Nevertheless: whoever can wear it with self-confidence and a sweet nose (discreetly dosed in the best case), has stayed young, should do so. I don't see why not. I'd certainly like to a few years ago. He's not embarrassing. At least if you know how to wear it. The right outfit, the right location, the right clientele. More cheap than cheap. But you can definitely wear it with a wink. Extroverted and anti-elegant.

Flacon: thick glass, beautiful colour gradient, great sprayer. Jung meets Kitsch kisses edel.
Sillage & durability: a bumper for club and bar. Hardly stops. Nine hours. More like more.

Conclusion: a typical Paco Rabanne, with all its advantages and disadvantages. Tough, sweet, youthful, playful, sexy (to a certain extent). And all this squared. For the target group a synthetic caramel cracker that does exactly what it is supposed to do: stick, attract attention, attract attention, sugar everything and everyone. And at best, panties drop. But you have to take care that these panties don't have Hello Kitty and Co. on them..

05/22/2020

7
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 8.5
Scent

pudelbonzo
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pudelbonzo

Very helpful Review 14

She wore blue velvet

I must say that I had classified night as women's fragrance when I tested it - maybe still unisex.

Although I would not be angry to notice it in an elegant and interesting gentleman.

I see myself in a midnight-blue velvet dress floating over the parquet with my talented dance partner - musically accompanied by the evergreen : She wore blue velvet ...

Peter holds me securely in his arms and we enjoy a soft sensual Slow Fox.
Sweet longing is aroused - by XS and the song.

I snuggle up to my dancer and the scent snuggles up to us.
Nothing is going to throw us off our game.
Sensual closeness floats around us - but only in dance are we one.

Afterwards we leave the parquet floor as good friends - and leave behind the aura of sweet longing.

And each of us carries the thoughts that are finally free, - and this deep scent to his home.

08/07/2020

4
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 3.5
Scent

PUDI
2 Reviews

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PUDI

13

IN YOUR FACE, PACO!!

I got this "scent" in the form of a sample, at a time when I still thought that the fragrances available at Douglas and Co. were the ultimate. Well... i was so ignorant. Anyway, a few days later, before work, I started to browse through my little collection, looking for a suitable scent. Between the manageable amount of bottles there were also some samples lying around, which, as we all know, you get more or less voluntarily when you buy a bottle. My eyes fell on a dark blue, gold labelled piece of cardboard and I thought, in my almost childish recklessness, "oh come on, what the hell"..... big mistake!! In retrospect, it might have been better if the sample had fallen behind the cupboard and stayed * FOR ALWAYS* there and rotted. Pressed once, pressed twice, pressed three times, and *PLAY*. The penetrating, exaggerated sweet stench hit me like an uppercut, comparable in feeling to the famous steam hammer blow à la Bud Spencer (I remember darkly hearing a devilish, evil laugh when I went down). When I regained consciousness, I only thought "Okay!? That's not so good now", but it can't get any worse and you can't humiliate a lying person or bring him to his knees. Ugh... so ignorant again. Because this broth should still develop into something indefinable, extremely annoying and uncomfortable, which, to my regret, lasted a long time. Accordingly "nice" was my working day. I like to compare this day with a long bus ride on a hot day, where you have to sit next to a stinking guy and have no chance to escape. Never before I have wished so much for a cold and the accompanying blocked nose. I was only glad when I was finally at home and could free myself from it in the shower, with the help of very hot water, in embryonic position and crying. By the way, I burned the contaminated clothes and hired a priest to exorcise the evil from the ashes and the rest of the sample is now in a nuclear waste dump. So, as you might have noticed, I don't like this scent very much now and I would pay double the price to give Paco Rabanne a slap in the face for it, but at least this experience has given me enough words for the first time to write a comment here.

Thanks for reading it. :)

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