Vendor: Rabanne
Black XS for Her Eau de Parfum
powdery cocoa rose, sweet vanilla, warm spiced fruit
$64.39
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Rabanne · 1999
Ultraviolet EDT
Longevity
Too early to callearly reports · 66 people
Projection
Variesreports split · 45 people
Season
Warmer monthsmost worn
floral
sweet
romantic
cool berry tea with jasmine powder
Scent Notes
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What the community says
A warm-weather scent
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites, updated 25 Oct 2026: 66 describe how long it lasts, 45 how far it projects and 95 how it smells. Most other posts only name Ultraviolet.
How long it lasts66 people
Too early to call
In words
Early reports, from 66 people so far, are mixed.
How far it projects45 people
Mixed reports on projection
about half say it stays close to the skin
about 1 in 3 say it projects strongly
In words
No single story here: about half say it stays close to the skin, while about 1 in 3 say it projects strongly.
When people wear it
Warmer months
most worn
Warmer months
How it smells, in their words95 people
powdery29
soft25
How many of the 95 people who describe the smell use each word.
Read what people say
Reddit threads about it
Also worth knowing
Compliments
15%
15% of people who wear it get compliments (98).
0all perfumes we track
More than most perfumes.
Typical perfume we track: 8%.
Creators on Ultraviolet1 video
Summary in words
Rabanne Ultraviolet: what people say about it.
In short: A warm-weather scent.
Most often worn by women.
Too early to call (66 people): Early reports, from 66 people so far, are mixed.
Mixed reports on projection (45 people): No single story here: about half say it stays close to the skin, while about 1 in 3 say it projects strongly.
Of the 21 mentions of a season, about 2 in 3 are about warmer weather.
People wear it most for: warmer months.
Words used most by the 95 people who describe how it smells: powdery (29), soft (25).
15% of people who wear it get compliments, more than most perfumes (98).
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.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Think cool berry tea with jasmine powder: that is Rabanne Ultraviolet. It opens with blackberry and chili, moves into osmanthus and jasmine and settles on vanilla absolute and ambergris. It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
This eau de toilette works across all four seasons and is a daytime scent. Reach for it for date nights. Released in 1999.
In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something floral and sweet for date nights.
- Sample first if: floral is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike spicy fragrances.
Around $38.
Explore more: More from Rabanne · Floral perfumes · Blackberry perfumes · Osmanthus perfumes
Concentration
EDT
Occasion
Date
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans feminine
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 cool berry tea with jasmine powder. It opens with blackberry and chili, moves into osmanthus and jasmine and settles on vanilla absolute and ambergris.
In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
It works across all four seasons. It is a daytime scent. It suits date nights.
It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
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