Dupe review · Palermo Perfumes
Pure XS
Built to smell like Paco Rabanne Pure XS.
- Smells like
- Paco Rabanne Pure XS
- Price
- $22.75
- Size
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- Per 100ml
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- Original per 100ml
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- Made by
- Palermo Perfumes
Worth a try
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
Pure XS scores 6.3 out of 10 on paper — worth a try territory for anyone chasing Pure XS.
Palermo Perfumes sells it on the name alone — no note list of its own — so the brief is Pure XS's pyramid, and the closeness votes below are the real test.
At $23 it costs 72% less than Pure XS.
Some wearers dispute how close it gets — the match is the seller's claim, so read the votes before you buy.
Reviewed on paper: from the notes and strength Palermo Perfumes publishes, the price per 100ml, and how firmly the match is claimed. How it really smells on skin is what the votes below are for.
What it's built to smell like
Paco Rabanne Pure XS is ginger, thyme and bergamot at first, cinnamon, vanilla and myrrh at its heart and vanilla, amber and woody notes at the end. Palermo Perfumes set out to put that same arc in a cheaper bottle.
Top
- ginger
- thyme
- bergamot
Heart
- cinnamon
- vanilla
- myrrh
Base
- vanilla
- amber
- woody notes
Ginger and cinnamon over syrupy vanilla myrrh, sweet and deliberately provocative.
Some fans dispute how close this one gets — it is listed against the original by its seller.
How it ranks against the other twins
Of the 10 twins of Paco Rabanne Pure XS we can price, Pure XS is number 10 on price per 100ml.
- 01 Blossom Perfumery 241 $32/100ml
- 02 The Essence Vault Pure XS $32/100ml
- 03 The Essence Vault The Essence Vault $32/100ml
- 04 The Essence Vault Pure XS $32/100ml
- 05 Bujairami Powder Pink $33/100ml
- 06 Blossom Perfumery 386 $34/100ml
- 07 Armaf Magnificent Pour Homme $84/100ml
- 08 Perfume Parlour Perfect Extra For Men $89/100ml
- 09 Perfume Parlour Perfect Extra $89/100ml
- 10 Palermo Perfumes Pure XS $22.75
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The community
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What does Palermo Perfumes Pure XS smell like?
It is built to smell like Paco Rabanne Pure XS — ginger, thyme and bergamot up top, cinnamon, vanilla and myrrh in the heart, vanilla, amber and woody notes in the base.
Is Palermo Perfumes Pure XS a dupe of Paco Rabanne Pure XS?
Yes — Palermo Perfumes sells it as its version of Paco Rabanne Pure XS.
Where can I buy Palermo Perfumes Pure XS?
It is in stock at $22.75 — the link on this page goes straight to the shop.