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.

Starts off kinda a mess of notes but after it settles it is a very nice iris with subtle nuances of incense, on a backbone of boozy vanilla. A beautiful fragrance I'd put the iris note closest to gentleman edp just with a vanilla backbone instead of the darker woody backbone of gentleman edp. As it is a lipsticky iris I can see this being polarizing, but if your into scents like this it would probably end up being a love for you. The drydown is just as good as the iris and vanilla really begin to pop, and the fragrance seems to get smoother and smoother as time goes on. Longevity is good I get 7 to 9 hours on my skin and it projects moderately for about 2 hours. Overalli have to give this a 9 out of 10 as this very well may be a masterpiece but there so much out there that is similar.

I got this one today. Despite the bottle design, it seems to be a new line rather than a CH Men flanker, so I am guessing it's not limited edition. It doesn't say limited edition on the box like all the CH Men flankers do. You can just ignore the "reminds me of" section on this one. Yes, it has a good amount of iris, but it's not at all soapy and the neroli is not very prominent at all to my nose. It's more of a dusty, powdery iris complemented with a lot of woods, some spices, and vanilla. Overall, it's a soft but beautiful composition that lacks performance. Worse than current CH Men batches I'm afraid. It's very inoffensive, and while it doesn't smell like these fragrances, it is the same type of liked and easygoing scents as Dior Homme 2020 and Burberry Hero.

As an Iris lover, I was eager to sample this. As far as the scent goes, I love this fragrance. You pick up the Iris immediately, then that pepper/olibanum comes in. It's probably one of the most masculine Iris fragrances out there. I've smelled pretty much every well-known Iris fragrance, and this one doesn't remind me of anything specifically. If you're just getting into Iris, this is probably a good one to start with. Where this juice lacks is on performance. It lasts over 6 hours, but the projection is borderline skin scent. As much as I love the scent, I don't know if I can pay for a full bottle with less than mediocre performance. It smells damn good though.

Just received my bottle of Carolina Herrera CH Pasión for Him. Smells sweet, spicy, warm, and creamy, a very pleasant smell. The vanilla and woodsy notes come out within 10-15 minutes, pretty fast. I also feel that this has a hint of caramel, maybe it's just my nose. Not an overwhelming scent, meaning it's not offensive, you can wear this for any type of event or if you want, can wear this in an office setting but, i would definitely wear this as a date night fragrance and to be honest, it smells very similar to Spicebomb Extreme by Viktor&Rolf.

#1158 in my "Tour de Fragrance" This was a pleasant surprise. The combination of iris, olibanum and myrrh works nicely here. Reminds me of Amouage "Interlude Black Iris" one of the best fragrances of all time in my opinion. This CH scent is $75 whereas the Amouage is $185. Admittedly the potency of this CH scent is not quite as strong. But for the savings you can afford to spray more. Car pool, elevator, small office safe. Good for business or pleasure. I consider this a very successful blind buy.

Oh my...this is surprisingly lovely. For once the hype is real. This is indeed the pinnacle of designer frags crossing into niche territory. There's itty bitty bits and bobs of all the above "remind me of" perfumes but the overall combination brings a very unique scent to the table. I don't think that in my 500+ collection I have a scent that's too close in similarity. This is pure class in a bottle. Don't sleep on this...get it before it's discontinued.

This has Olibanum essential oil in its formulation. I have the oil and compared the scents side by side and I am pretty sure about this. The Olibanum blends beautifully with the sandalwood and iris. Very distinctive. Not really similar to the fragrances people are mentioning here.

A very light Dior Homme Intense style fragrance. The opening gives off a Vicks vapor rub a little bit, but once you get past that it turns into a more versatile Dior Homme Intense.

I love it. Very nice woody and spicy scent. Well balanced. In away unique and in away familiar based on Iris note. Great for cooler weather and evenings out. Versatile and classy.

This is so amazing! Love this one from first sniff. If you like creamy iris and woods in the back ground with a spicy opening then buy this one! It’s a limited release after all!

Very nice creamy Iris/sandalwood fragrance. The performance was really bad at first but I gave it 3 months of maceration after putting some oxygen and got a lot of improvement.

To my nose, it’s reminiscent of the smell of a pencil when you sharpen it. I love it lol brings me back so many memories. I’m a sucker for Iris

great scent by Carolina Herrera, amber woody fragrance. possibly one of the best they have come out, great scent for 2023

Very interesting, beautiful, warm fragrance. It reminds me of Bentley For Men Intense with an addition of Iris.

This one is the same juice than Insignia Leather? It is exactly the same bottle