Black XS for Her Eau de Parfum

This smells like 2007 to me, I know this is a rerelease of the EdT from 2007 but from memory, this really doesn't smell all that different at all, albiet maybe a bit stronger, that being said though, its been a while since I have smelt the original EdT First whiff of this is like smelling mens aftershave but with a feminine twist I think the cacao is what gives the opening this dark,earthy and slightly masculine feel, the aftershave-y side subsides and reveals dark floral notes with some sourness from the cranberries, the vanilla and the massoia wrap up the base and add some warmth which helps prevent the sour notes from becoming too tart and bitter. Whenever I smell this I think of Avril Lavigne, pop-punk princesses, it feels youthful and rebellious to me but it also doesn't smell out of place on anyone that wears it, its a scent that moulds to the wearer and thats what I like so much about this one, its also to my nose, not very sweet or overly fruity but it does feel very cloying in the heat, so a sure fall/winter and early springtime scent in my opinion. Longevity and silage are decent, 8 hours of wear with a moderate silage from 3 spritzes and I love the really unusual cacao/woody trail it leaves, its not groundbreaking but its definately a lovely, well made scent and I'd also say its quite unisex, possible future repurchase. Oh I also love how the bottle looks so dark and like a potion bottle

I have absolutely no idea how to describe this perfume but I like it. It smells so different but it is perfumey.Its so well blended that no specific note stands out.Upon first spray is a strong alcohol but it could be because the batch of my bottle is over 4 years old but it dissipates quickly leaving the lovely perfume scent.Projection could be better so I suggest over spraying this one. My review is probably useless for someone deciding if they want it but I think this is a good blind buy. Personally I love anything sweet and musky, this perfume is not that yet I like it.It was a blind buy for me and i'm pleasantly surprised. I will be trying the EDT version next.I will say this, the perfume has a nice sex appeal, I think it would be great for date nights, clubbing that kind of atmosphere, its enthralling and seductive. Update: I had my boyfriend smell it he said it smells like something he could wear, I took another whiff and it is a bit unisex but there is a perfumeyness to it that still makes it feminine in my opinion.To put it in words its like a cologne for women. Edit: As much as I love this the silage and projection is very poor. Despite the age of my bottle I have many perfumes that are older and they have maintained their lasting power. This performs like an edt I get around 3-4 hours of wear. For the price this really isnt worth it but because I love it so much I would repurchase.

OOOOh I like this one! Very much if Dior Poison Girl were a vampire/alt chick. Or what I imagine Effy Stonem smells like. It's got a slightly fruity composition - at first spray it's a tad bit generic but nice bc it's a blast of tart fruits and some spicy notes. However when it dries down on my skin the cocoa comes out and changes it completely. It becomes this slightly smokey, almost wilted rose smell. There's vanilla but it's overpowered by the smokey dusty rose note, so it's sweet but also edgy. I know there's no incense in here but on my skin it definitely smells like a chocolate-vanilla scented incense stick, like the ones you can get at smoke shops. Doesn't last long or project much, but I like it all the same. If you want a clubbing fragrance that isn't Born in Roma or Black Opium and want something with a *slightly* gothic twist, go with black XS. This prob isn't half as mysterious as Black XS potion or the EDT, so I'm waiting to try those but I'm v happy with this one! Another successful blind buy :D

I love the XS line. My signature used to be Black XS EDT, and now I moved to EDP because it's almost impossible to find the EDT version in my country. EDP still have those delicious, elegant, sparkly notes of the original one. I love them. The main essence of Black XS still lives in this newest version. I like EDP version so much and it's as long-lasting as the old one on my skin. EDT used to be a bit stronger because of the patchouli, I miss that, but it's not a reason enough to make me dislike EDP. I like it SOOOOOO much as well and sandalwood works awesome in the blend. As I said, it's my signature fragrance. If it wasn't good enough, I would have chosen another fragrance instead, but I didn't (and this comes from a die-hard fan of EDT version). My only wish is that EDT and EDP could coexist in this same universe (will I have to ask Dr. Strange if that universe does exist? lol). I would happily have both EDT and EDP in my collection.

I love the edt of this since I was a little child and now this is my current signature scent. It starts with a gorgeous sweet and sour berry tamarind combo and dries down darker to a rosy cacao and lastly to a warm woody scent. My skin tolerates this scent pretty well since I am in my early 20s but many others do find it very sweet, I totally get it. However, the performance is moderate. I cannot smell the scent on me few hours later even others do unfortunately. I feel like paco rabanne wanted to modernize this scent but it just lacks performance. I recall the edt has a much better perfomance than this. Still good for intimate moments, date nights and maybe to a club. My boyfriend likes the scent on me.

For anyone who likes Black Opium, this is vey similar. It's a very moody, seductive night time fragrance that screams "fuck me" to put it mildly! It projected at arms length for about 5 hours on me before sitting closer to the skin. Sillage isn't huge but will definitley turn heads when you're out, especially if that's your goal or you're out on the prowl. If you're going out on the town for the night and don't mind carrying a small bottle in your purse and reapplying, then it would be worth it for the smell. If you're looking for something more beast mode, then probably not worth it. I have a full bottle of it and will decide at a later date whether I will repurchase again.

This smells like a woman who gets what she wants. Playful, seductive, femenine, mysterious... I can't even describe how much I love this one. It is one of my favourites. I recommend to wear this on special ocasions but I'd wear it everyday since I'm not intimidated to wear fragrances like this on a daily base. 05/19/23 EDIT: I have to day that I would wear this if I was 30-35 but I am only 24 and it may be a little bit more mature for me. Even tho, this fragrande is so good!

love love LOVE this perfume, i was recently given it as a gift and well, didnt like the perfume at first but i tried again a few days later and realised that Black XS is one of the very little perfumes that match my overall vibe, its very woody and sort of dark, great price, but can also be used in almost any situation, at work, being a hooker, winter, fancy dinner, etc.. Overall love.

As far as I understand, there is an EDT - the original - and an EDP - later version. I got this, the EDP. It's got a moderate to weak silage but an alluring fragrance that I cannot define. Fresh and spicy, slightly masculine but feminine, harsh and sweet altogether. The fragrance evokes me a sexy woman dressed in a tuxedo smoking a cigarette. Simply put: I love it.

I don't find this version of Black XS a great success. The old version (EDT of 2007) is much more interesting. This one is too flat and its longevity and projection are mediocre for an EDP. Although I find the EDP bottle more beautiful and classier, the EDT scent is sexier, spicier, and even more intense! The Patchouli really makes all the difference. 6/10

Of all the fragrances I've tried this is the most beautiful, I can't find the right words to describe this perfection! It's my new signature scent and I hope it won't be discontinued...in comparison with the OG this is softer and more rounded without losing its dark, fresh and sparkling notes...what a beauty!

Oh! How much i love chocolate! This is a really seductive perfume with the cocoa note prominent among the notes. It's a little bit heavy and masculine but it doesn't bother me. I love it and i put as a signature scent. It always escorts me in my nights out and i find it unique.

This is (one of) my signature scent(s). I adore it, it's sexy but not too in your face, sweet and spicy and young and fresh. It's amazing, i totally recommend it. Safe blind buy if the girl/woman likes perfumes like GooD girl, amor amor, or other sweet-fruity-spicy perfumes

I love this perfume so muchhhh! I can't stop loving it no matter how much I use. Of all my collection, It's my easy picking! Youthful, mysterious, sensual and very versatile. I will buy a backup!

When this scent is mixed with cold winter air its wonderful. I think that it also smells better on textile than skin. Overall i like this very much. It has something addictive in it.

A true modern classic. Youthful and sexy.

I've had this perfume for 4 days now and I am absolutely obsessed. Your first introduction to this scent is very spicy, very peppery with the smallest hint of sweet violets and vanilla, but as you let the scent dry down the pepper and spice notes seemingly disappear, paving the way for the sweetness of this perfume. While I just ranted about how much I adore this perfume I do have a few bones to pick, the first being the longevity and sillage and the second being the mishap that resulted in me owning this perfume. Despite being an EDP the scent barely lasts on both the skin and clothing, even after I've applied lotion and vaseline. Maybe it's because I only purchased this 4 days ago and am yet to let it properly macerate but it's just so weak and can only be smelled when you are extremely close to wherever it has been sprayed. Now for the second critique of this perfume, I originally bought this at Priceline because I saw it on sale for $75aud and I saw the bottle which me and my friends agreed encapsulated everything about me, but the problem is, that bottle I saw is the EDT version of the bottle, the beautiful gothic, vampiric scene-ish bottle with the embossed rose and white rose above the old english-esque font. For $75 I was not gonna let the perfume that summed me up as a person so well go, so I caved and bought it, only to find out that version of the bottle was not inside. You could only imagine the disappointment I felt after seeing it. The next day I went all the way back to that Priceline to see if I could get that bottle only to be told by the employee that the bottle I saw was the EDT version, which they don't even sell, and was also told that the brand had specifically requested that the EDT bottle was used for the tester. For me this is gonna be one of those childish grudges I forever hold against Paco perfumes because while I adore it with my heart and soul, it's just annoying knowing I spent $75 on a perfume that lowkey sucks for an EDP.

This is absolutely delicious. For about an hour, then it seems to vanish, that or i very quickly get nose blind I'm not sure which. The violet, cocoa and wood give it an almost edible, mouthwatering just delicious milky quality to it and kind of reminds me of eating chocolate truffles dusted in cocoa powder. In about 2010, I bought one of those Stitch no__ perfumes, they were dupes of designer scents and each one had its own number. It was no22 I think; in a black bottle with a silver lid and it smelled almost identical to this only without the explosive spicy berry opening. I've looked everywherefor it since then so that I could get whatever one it was a copy of and I think I've finally found it so I'm happy about that. But going by the reviews of the edt I was expecting a thick syrupy spicy sweet bomb but it really isn't too heavy. Even though it seems to fade quickly when i smell my wrist, I get regular wafts of milky spicy vanilla when I move for another 2 hours or so. I'm really happywith the smell itself but quite dissapointed with the projection and longevity

I was gifted a large bottle of this recently due to my love of the original EDT version. Sadly, it is not as good. Still a nice fragrance in its own right, but less sweet and fresher/lighter than the EDT, it seems more 'modernized' than the original... something many people will probably prefer. I, however, am not one of them. It feels as though this incarnation of Black XS has lost some of that hypnotic, undeniably sexy feel that made the original so delicious. It also doesn't seem to last as long on me, which is odd. This will still be used up, there's nothing 'wrong' with the EDP in its own right... but the EDT will always be what I reach for when I'm going out to a concert, on a date or somewhere special. If you found the EDT too heavy but liked the overall feel, try this instead.

I bought this, thinking it was the pure xs because I just didn’t read what it said properly. I must say I’m really not mad at it I have owned pure xs in the past, and it was pretty much a almost salted caramel sugar gourmand type scent so when I finally realised that its black xs when I sprayed it...it was a little bit of a shock. However, this is dark alluring and very sexy I’m not mad at all and I think I prefer this one. I haven’t tested longevity on this one yet but I would say Sillage is quite moderate... I would not say it’s very strong.