XS Extrême pour Homme (2000)
by Paco Rabanne

The opening is as fresh and fruity as the one of the original, may be less green and sour while the following development is stronger because of the new usage of teak wood and the over dosage of leather. The dry down is darker and more intense than XS and with a shadowy leathery mark. The fruity temperament is still acute, the botanic touch less prominent while the masculinity is a more modern and marked one.

1st September, 2011.

The original smells good, and this does not. They cranked up the dry, green bitterness and I think it resembles Creed's Himalaya a bit more because of it. Of course I'm going on memory here so I could be mistaken. It doesn't matter though, because this isn't really something that I'd want to smell, nor would I want others smelling it on me.

17th October, 2010.

Hate this fragrance so id probably hate the original. Its too strong for my taste. Not modern at all.

26th August, 2009.

after the majority good reviews here i bought this blind but it turned out to be a mistake. This is a loud, sharp-smelling, and dated offering that instantly overpowers you. Therefore i could not wait for the dry down and quickly tried to wash it off - unsuccessfully. Personally, there is nothing inviting about this for me, but its hard to say how it might come across if i smelled it on someone else. All in all a waste of my money. My dad might love it though - that classic loud, brash, 'real man' image lol.

12nd June, 2009. (Last Edited: 26th November, 2009.)

The name says it all. Extreme is definitely a stronger version of the original XS. I don't know why they bothered to mess with the top notes. The new top notes does make Extreme smell a bit fresher leaving some wondering why they bothered to make it at all. Extreme is still a very good fragrance with a woody floral and fresh woods heart and base and just as good as the original XS.

26th February, 2009.

A conc version of the original XS PH, I am not constrained to be consistent cos i am a fan of the original..But i really do believe this frag can stand on its own. If XS PH never existed would i have liked this one? Definitely. It also reminds me of 'Givenchy Geenergy', only way overdone

26th May, 2007.