CH Pasión for Him

It's either people haven't had much experience smelling many different things or simply their sense of smell is severely impaired. One person thought it smells like TF Noir Extreme, another said Parada L'Homme Intense, and someone else thought it resembles Dior Homme Parfum 2025...seriously? I am trying to be kind here. First this is a woody scent, and a very weak one at that. I wish they have put in perfume oils as much as they have put in caramel dye into the liquid. It does smell nice and light, and could be a good three season suitable scent only if it performed. Too heavy for summer and too weak for the other three seasons as it stands. I get two hours max with no projection to speak of. This platform should enable people to defeat the bait and switch games that corporates use to trick people into buying useless products. Upon initial spray it smells amazing, all the captivating notes come through, the sandalwood, the iris, and tonka. Then within 20 minutes it settles into cheap synthetic woods with no character, and then even those disappear within a couple of hours, what a scam. This is why sellers of mall fragrances don't offer samples like how things used to be, because if you have a sample you will see through the scam. Now whenever I want to buy something, I will ask for 2-5 ml sample and if they don't provide it, I am not buying. This was the benefit of this fragrance.

This one has got an extremely pleasant scent profile, super balanced with every note listed, not overbearing on the powderiness of the iris nor cloying with sweetness, everything just in good harmony with the woodsy accords. As many have stated before, CH Men Pasión does unfortunately have a lackluster performance in the projection / sillage department. One does need to overspray with this than any other ordinary fragrance, or could it be just me that I feel like within 2-3 hours it's become basically a skin scent? Comparisons to Dior Homme and its flankers aren't justified, maybe you do get a more prominent iris blast on the opening for 15 minutes that may remind some of Dior, but they are nothing alike. If you can still get your hands on this, I'd say definitely go for it because this is indeed a limited release, albeit it isn't mentioned anywhere. Purchased mine as a blind-buy this week with production date 2023 October. Not necessarily a groundbreaking smell in terms of uniqueness, but also very far from being generic too. On scent alone I'd rate this 5 out of 5, performance 2.5/5 perhaps. Will be further testing this though, don't want to judge to soon having just picked it up.

Once you realize this is a summer fragrance, it's an easy 10/10 (as long as you got a good deal on it from a discounter - $40-50 at JS). Too weak for the cold months, but in the heat.... Oh man! 4-6 hours of moderate projection and 4 hours more of a woody vanilla skin scent. It's a super dry, woody scent with a not-too-powdery iris note that is very pleasant and noticeable, but toned way down compared to DHI and Reserve Prive. It doesn't smell a lot like either of those, but in a similar family for sure. The cedarwood is very prominent and realistic to me, moreso than I've smelled in any other fragrance, reminding me of dry sawdust (in a good way). Be aware- there is no sweetness in this juice, don't let the vanilla note listed fool you. Nowadays, most fragrances with vanilla and tonka in them are sweet bombs, but this isn't really sweet at all. This makes it a great choice to layer and add depth to those that are. If you enjoy an ambery iris fragrance but know how cloying those can get on warmer days, this is the solution for you. Considering it's nothing like the rest of your sweet, blue, citrus summer lineup, CH Pasión really stands out. Chef's kiss.

A beauty surprise, it is far from what I expected. While the notes might suggest something opulent, dark, or strictly for evening wear, the reality is a subtle and incredibly well-blended fragrance that is easily signature-scent worthy. It is completely inoffensive and carries a sophisticated air that makes it feel much higher quality than a typical designer release. In terms of wearability, it sits in the same realm as Prada L'Homme, though it is significantly creamier and leans just a bit more unisex. It shares the smooth texture found in the newer Dior Homme but strips away the heavy woodiness for something more fluid. If you find Valentino Uomo (2021) to be too loud or sweet, this serves as a much more understated and polite alternative. The only downside is the performance, which feels quite weak on my skin. To get a decent scent trail, you definitely need to be heavy-handed with the sprays. However, this intimate sillage does have a silver lining; it makes the fragrance an exceptionally safe and classy choice for a full day in the office without overwhelming those around you.

Gorgeous! I rarely ever impulse buy, but I do make the exception if I feel the fragrance is just that good. I don't think there really is one fragrance that can be compared to this. It is analogous to many different perfumes that are not in the same fragrance family at all. So I'll do my best to try to describe this. Off the top it has a similar vibe to how Paco Rabanne One Million smells in the dry down, with a hint of the iris that you get from Prada L'homme (OG). The neroli is barely detectable as it is so well blended, but it gives it enough freshness to make this perfect for spring. You also get a Givenchy Gentleman Privee vibe from the Iris and bourbon vanilla, but again, fresher. When it dries down the amber/myrhh pulses off your skin in a way that I have only known Prada Amber Pour Homme to achieve. It smells nothing like Prada Amber (believe me I am a fan boy of the purple juice), but it does achieve a similar vibe to how it pulses off your skin. The hype for this fragrance is well warranted. Well worth putting this on your list to sample.