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No.174 Black XS

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Eden Perfumes No.174 Black XS is an Eau de Parfum. No.174 Black XS opens with Lemon and Sage, settles into a heart of Black Cardamom, Cinnamon, Tolu Balsam, and Praline, and dries down to a base of Amber, Patchouli, and Rosewood. Eden Perfumes's No.174 Black XS carries a Statement verdict, a sweet-led wear.

No.174 leans hard into the praline-and-cinnamon sweetness that made Rabanne's Black XS a cult favourite, trading the original's tightly blended lemon-sage opening for a louder, sweeter one that settles fast into a flatter patchouli-amber base with noticeably shorter legs than the designer version.
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  • Playful
  • Warm
  • Youthful
  • Confident
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No.174 Black XS Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
Black XS (2018) by Rabanne
86%
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Black XS (2018) the original No.174 Black XS inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Top, heart and base are the brand's own listing, not a timing claim - the industry classifies a note by its character as much as by how fast it fades. Each curve here is modelled from that material's own volatility, so groups can overlap when a house lists long-lasting materials in its heart.

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Projection
Moderate
Intensity
Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Spring Fall Winter
Also Works:
Summer

Community season votes for Rabanne Black XS (2018), the fragrance this is built to match, favour spring, autumn and winter.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date Casual

Wearers put Rabanne Black XS (2018), the fragrance this is built to match, at its best for date nights and casual wear.

Ingredients and allergens

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Ethics and formulation

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About

Eden's No.174 takes on Paco Rabanne's Black XS, an oriental woody that built its reputation on the odd but addictive pairing of fresh citrus and gourmand praline. The Eden version opens with a brighter, more immediate lemon and sage blast before the chocolatey praline note takes over almost straight away, whereas the original lets that sweetness build more gradually against the cinnamon and black cardamom spice. Community reviews of Eden's dupe line describe this note as accurate to the nose in the first couple of hours but flatter overall, missing some of the rosewood's textural depth in the base and fading into a simpler patchouli-amber musk well before the eight-hour mark the original can reach on skin. It still nails the core identity that makes Black XS recognisable across a room, just with less nuance and a shorter lifespan, which tracks with what people expect from a budget aftershave built to approximate rather than replicate a discontinued-adjacent niche-leaning designer scent.

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