Beauty | Paco Rabanne Black XS L’EXCÈS Fragrances

Black XS L’EXCÈS and Black XS L’EXCÈS for her; powerful, rhythmic, glamorous, impetuous, sensual and vibrant… to excess. They are the expression of a sophisticated, creative and excessive Rock world. In the limelight, caught between the dream of stardom and Rock reality, Black XS L’EXCÈS holds the appeal of a fantasy.

Paco Rabanne launched Black XS and Black XS for her in 2005, fragrances made of stern stuff and with it a rock element. Pioneers in the genre; fragrances, bottles and commercials shook up the international perfume scene - The Black XS duo has successfully imposed a new style, winning fans the world over. Now, from love to passion, Black XS is creating L’EXCÈS. A Black XS L’EXCÈS world that we find in a commercial directed by Jonas Akerlund (I’ll blog once it’s out, I do have the behind the scene stills, but wait until the video is out).

Black XS L’EXCÈS

An incredibly powerful woody aromatic with a striking trail. Smelling it is like walking on stage. Guitar notes: a burst of exuberant freshness with Calabrian lemon and lavender; a beating heart: an ozonic, cypriol and cistus accord; drum swell, extreme trance, a deep and sensual amber woody base.

Eau de Intense Spray 50ML $65.00 CDN & 100ML $78.00 CDN

Black XS L’EXCÈS For Her

An excessively sensual oriental floral. A fusion of energy, the first notes of neroli and black pepper are electrifying; at the heart of the fragrance they pulse over a profusion of jasmine Queen of the Night and rose absolute. Mysterious and voluptuous, the base casts an addictive spell with an intoxicating overdose of cashmere wood.

Eau de parfum spray 50ML $75.00 CDN & 80ML $86.00 CDN

Two talented perfumers create these fragrances and depict “excess”: Emilie Coppermann for Black XS L’EXCÈS For Her and Fabrice Pellegrin for Black XS L’EXCÈS. 

Black XS L’EXCÈS, two bottles styled to the extreme. The two clearly identifiable Black XS L’EXCÈS bottles play the Rock stars, virile, black lacquer and silver for him, with voluptuous garnet ombré curves for her. Evoking the rebellious, Rock attitude direction, the skull features as a glossy watermark on the black matte packs, and on the bottles in the form of a piercing for him and in a charm version for her, paired with the rose.

Black XS L’EXCÈS will be available April 2012 at Shoppers Drug Mart, Sephora and other fine drug stores across Canada.

Photos: Coty Inc.

Julio Reyes