Rare Passion

Rare Passion is a unique and beautiful fragrance -- I'm really glad I have it in my collection. It is sweet, but not sickly -- the citrus gives it a tartness. There is a hint of rose, but for me, this is mostly orange, orange blossom, vanilla, musk, and amber. It's quite linear apart from the opening being a bit more citrus-heavy (as you would expect) and the amber and vanilla being more obvious in the dry down. It performs well -- lasts forever on clothes, and a good 4 hours on skin. It projects far enough that every time I wear it while shopping I get compliments from people standing a good 6 ft away. I did let Rare Passion sit for 3 ish months before testing it out properly and its performance has improved. I don't own anything like it, but it does give me Gucci Rush vibes. It's a softer, rounder, more innocent, and more feminine Gucci Rush. But like I said, it's a vibe, they don't smell that similar -- so maybe if you love Gucci Rush you could give Rare Passion a go.

Not sure if this is supposed to be a dupe of anything but to my nose this is a combination of Hanae Mori with a toned down version of,the original Rare Tiffany DNA in the background (especially in the opening). The sweet orange and rose is present in the opening. In a few minutes, the Orange blossom emerges with the vanilla. As it dries down, I get more of that Hanae Mori DNA ( sweet powdery, musky sandalwood, vanilla). I do prefer this over Hanae Mori as it does not have that plastic-like smell that is present. I'm going to let this sit for at least a month but I like it so far though I do feel it's redundant to have both. I believe this can be worn in all seasons.

Smells like a more feminine version of LV Stellar times. It’s lovely!

The opening is nice, I can smell orange, rose, white floral and musk. The dry down is a bit strange and I have to agree with audreyofarc, it smells a little like citrus dishwasher soap on my skin or the citronella stuff you spray on or around to fight off mosquitoes. Weird. But arabic perfumes often need maceration time, so I hope it'll change. But definitely love the opening! Edit: One and a half years later, it didn't change much, maybe the citrus schreechiness got a little rounded off but it remains an odd perfume. I'm passing it on.

Good for the price but not blended very well. Kinda sharp and synthetic smelling but not bad