Reviews of Black XS (2005)
by Paco Rabanne

Ugh, I have a problem. I don't know what possessed me but I bought this blind. Let this be a lesson to EVERYONE READING THIS. DO NOT BLIND BUY!! Praline is nauseating to me. I can smell it in the initial blast along with the fruit salad (which by itself I might like) right up until I go to bed. Maybe I'm allergic to it, I don't know, but it stinks, and I don't like it.

I really expected to like this. The reviews are generally very positive and I quite enjoy XS (regular). This is just too fruity, though. It isn't an issue of it being too feminine, it's just not an appealing scent regardless of gender. It reminds me of bubblegum.

omg - how can people say this is fruity? I definitely get a rose note, but other than that, it smells exactly like the smell of the fragrance section of the department store...

Generic, bland, over-rated and too popular with 15 year-old Emos...

I smelled this fragance with a friend that originally wanted to buy Polo Black to attract some girl that hes really into. He told the lady in the store that he was looking for something diferent and attractive for women. This lady soon picked up this fragance and showed it to us. To me was totally unpleasant and too sweet for me. Not what i was expecting for a mans fragance. My friend didnt like at all because we both agreed that its smell like some kind of berry thing. For a little bit of more cost, i convinced him to buy Chic if he wants to really surprise somebody. The lady later confessed that she just popped out this horrible fragance because she had to sell a least amount of this thing. Dond Buy IT unless your into very irresistible, A*men and all other fragances that have to do something with chocolate or syrup.

DONT...DONT BUY unless you want to smell of strawberries that have been sweetened by immersing them in sugar syrup. its so so sweet makes me squeamish. This is almost edible if you like strawberry jam. This could easily be a replacement for Strawberry jam addicts who could spray this in their mouths. Yucks.

I don't like this at all. It isn't even slightly masculine, i think and the only thing i recognize are strawberries. Very synthetic strawberries all the way. Not for me