Rabanne · 2017
Pure XS Eau de Toilette
Longevity
5–10 h60% of 37 people
Projection
Variesreports split · 120+ people
Season
Cooler monthsmost worn
gourmand
sweet
intimate
What the community says
Often worn in cooler months
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites, updated 25 Oct 2026: 140+ describe how long it lasts, 120+ how far it projects and 59 how it smells. Most other posts only name Pure XS.
How long it lasts140+ people
5–10 h
for 60% of people
0 h3 h6 h9 h12+ h
60% of people get 5–10 hours. From 37 people who said how many hours. The dot is the middle answer (8 h).
15%
35% Moderate
50% Long-lasting
15% fades quickly · rounded to the nearest 5%
Wear time varies a lot
How far it projects120+ people
Mixed reports on projection
about 2 in 5 say it projects moderately
about 1 in 3 say it projects strongly
In words
Reports are mixed: about 2 in 5 say it projects moderately, and about 1 in 3 say it projects strongly.
When people wear it
Cooler months
most worn
Cooler monthsEvenings and dates
What people like
Lasts well for manyof 140+
say it lasts a long time
Read what people say
Reddit threads about it
Also worth knowing
Compliments
7%
7% of people wearing it get compliments (140).
Typical perfume we track: 8%.
Similar perfumes
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Summary in words
Rabanne Pure XS: what people say about it.
In short: Often worn in cooler months.
Most often worn by men.
60% of people get 5–10 hours of wear (37 people who said how many hours; the middle answer is 8 hours).
About 50% of 140+ people say it lasts a long time (wear time varies a lot).
Mixed reports on projection (120+ people): Reports are mixed: about 2 in 5 say it projects moderately, and about 1 in 3 say it projects strongly.
Of the 53 mentions of a season, about 3 in 4 are about cooler weather.
People wear it most for: cooler months, evenings and dates.
Lasts well for many: 50% of 140+ say it lasts a long time.
7% of people wearing it get compliments (140).
Perfumes people say smell alike: Pure XS Night by Rabanne (80% of voters); Pride Intense by Rue Broca (71% of voters); Magnificent Pour Homme by Armaf (68% of voters).
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
Community data through .
How we count
- It sums up what 200+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
- Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
- These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
- Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
- Matches with 100+ voters come first; early reads have fewer votes.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Think spiced ginger apple liqueur with sweet cedar: that is Rabanne Pure XS. It opens with ginger, grapefruit and thyme, moves into vanilla, liquor and cinnamon and settles on myrrh, sugar and cedar. It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
This eau de toilette is best in spring, fall and winter and is easy to wear day or night. It suits date nights. Released in 2017.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something gourmand and sweet for date nights.
- Sample first if: sweet is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike spicy fragrances.
Around $66.
Explore more: More from Rabanne · Gourmand perfumes · Ginger perfumes · Grapefruit perfumes
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Date
The Brand
Rabanne
Rabanne (formerly Paco Rabanne) is a Spanish-French designer house whose fragrance line is anchored by the 1 Million and Invictus pillars. 98 Rabanne perfumes are on Scendira, priced from about $29 to $325. In the community conversations Scendira reads, Rabanne Invictus comes up first, then Rabanne 1 Million Elixir and Rabanne 1 Million Lucky.
How the top picks smell
Rabanne Invictus (Eau de Toilette, 2013) opens with marine notes and grapefruit and ends on ambergris, gaiac wood and oakmoss; overall it reads as cool ocean breeze, grapefruit and bay leaf. For Rabanne 1 Million Elixir (2022), expect warm vanilla cream with sweet apple and spice: apple and davana up top, vanilla, cedarwood and patchouli underneath. Rabanne 1 Million Lucky (Eau de Toilette, 2018) comes across as juicy plum, grapefruit and creamy honey on woody cedar, with greengage plum and grapefruit at the start and oakmoss, patchouli and vetiver at the base.
For more beyond this house, try gourmand perfumes and fresh perfumes, or open the Scendira brands page.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like spiced ginger apple liqueur with sweet cedar. It opens with ginger, grapefruit and thyme, moves into vanilla, liquor and cinnamon and settles on myrrh, sugar and cedar.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is easy to wear day or night. It suits date nights.
It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
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