from €130.00
Palais Bourbon vs Pure XS
from €59.95
The scent fingerprint
Woody: Palais Bourbon 80 out of 100, Pure XS absent. Warm spicy: Palais Bourbon 40 out of 100, Pure XS 72 out of 100. Gourmand: Palais Bourbon 40 out of 100, Pure XS 60 out of 100. Amber: Palais Bourbon 40 out of 100, Pure XS 50 out of 100
What brings them together, what sets them apart
Exclusive to Palais Bourbon
In common
Exclusive to Pure XS
How they evolve on the skin
Notes shared by both perfumes.
Base notes
the trail that remains (4 h and more)
What are they for?
Palais Bourbon
Pure XS
Seasons
Spring
Not its territory
Not its territory
Summer
Not its territory
Not its territory
Autumn
Very suitable
Very suitable
Winter
Very suitable
Very suitable
Moments
Office
Suitable
Not its territory
Everyday
Suitable
Suitable
Evenings & dates
Very suitable
Very suitable
Night
Very suitable
Very suitable
How is it calculated?
These markers are an editorial estimate calculated automatically from the perfume's real accords and their intensity, following the classic reading of scent families (hesperidics and aromatics shine in summer and at the office, ambers and gourmands in winter and in the evening…). They do not come from user votes and do not replace a test on skin.
Why choose one… or the other?
Why choose Palais Bourbon
- Richer concentration (Eau de Parfum against Eau de Toilette): higher theoretical longevity.
- pepper, benzoin, sandalwood: all materials absent from Pure XS.
- Expect €130.00 at the very least, more than its rival.
Why choose Pure XS
- It costs less: from €59.95, while the other starts at €130.00.
- Its pyramid opens on ginger, myrrh, thyme, nowhere to be found opposite.
- Markedly more enveloping, carried by warm spicy and gourmand.
- More atypical composition in our catalogue (rare notes: thyme, myrrh).
- Eau de Toilette: the formula is more diluted than its rival's.
- Less at ease in the “office” context according to our calculated profile.
The verdict
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Best price
Pure XS — €59.95 at the low end, while the other starts at €130.00
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Most concentrated
Palais Bourbon — an eau de parfum formula against an eau de toilette
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Most enveloping
Pure XS — signature carried by warm spicy and gourmand
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Most original
Pure XS — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (thyme, myrrh)
Each trophy applies to a specific use, not in absolute terms.