Passion

To say that "Passion" is an unexpected and a stand out perfume is to say nothing, really. First sprays invoke a memory of bitter herbs and woods in a wise woman's house lost in the forest, a heady concentration hitting your nose and stopping you in your tracks. It is not unpleasant, but bewildering and peculiar, making you take several sniffs at it. Bergamot with aldehydes come through next, softening the initial "blast" and creating spicy-herbal note with artemisia. Ylang-ylang and LOTV are indistinct as singular notes, but lend themselves to sweetness slowly flowing in. The woods are most plentiful and beautifully done. They are on the dry and sunny side, deep and fragrant. Patchouli lends its bitter-green accord, reinforcing oriental spices feel. Heliotrope and orris maintain powdery facet, whilst jasmine and honey add a slightly drunken/alcoholic edge to the heart. Florals, despite their profiles, are neither too sweet, oily or cloying. Quite unusually, they play the secondary or even tertiary roles, supporting the oriental lusciousness of spiced woods. Incense comes into the heart with moss covered leather bringing composition to its crescendo all the while adding yet another coloured facet to those already at play. I can confidently say that until I tried the "Passion" I did not know that woods had so many different shades and notes. It made me feel like seeing a green titanite (sphene) gemstone for the first time - its incredible play of colours shifting from/between bright and intense green, yellow, orange, ochre and into the reddish brown. As the scent settles into the skin, woods and spices mellow, with vanilla and musk adding airy freshness and maintaining the delicate sweetness. The spices are piquant and golden, and perfectly in balance with all other notes. Civet and musk are unmistakably animalistic, however in an elegant and classic manner, neither overpowering nor creating any unpleasant associations. The "Passion" is a most ingeniously designed in a coherent, logical and seamlessly transitional manner, with depth and nuances so utterly captivating and unique. The scent is most certainly unisex and best suited for special occasions and events, although moderate application during the cooler months will be perfectly appropriate at the office or outside. I also found that this fragrance is a perfect layering companion for those who enjoy creating their own signatures. It goes amazingly well with white and yellow florals, red roses and fruity tobacco. It also anchors lighter notes very well and extends their projection and sillage. So one can compose its own character and passion for the world to see and admire with confidence and panache. "Passion" is a perfume about being true to one self, dedicated and in love with what one cares for and being able to stop the world in its tracks with admiration of fearless intensity of one's heart and mind.

I just bought this for the first time. I have it on today. I bought this because its very well priced and been around for years. I love strong heady spicy woody earthy perfumes. Either really sweet spicy orientals or powdery scents (clinique aromatics elixir has a similar offensive bitter flower opening notes but dries down into a heavenly soapy smell) l can smell such a similarity in clinique aromatics and this. l love em both and now see they have pretty much the same ingredients, thats why l took to this perfume, it was like coming home to a pair of well worn slippers that are familiar and comfortable. Im not a fan of fruity bubblegum scents or just floral scents although l love gardenia and lillies but l feel fruity bubblegum scents belong on 20 year olds not a woman nearing 50 like myself. I like the ingredients to this as they are in most of my other perfumes and reviews say good things about it. Sooo the first impressions: Omg it had a strong way too much lavender smell which isn't in this l guess it must have been the bitter bergamot (which l cant stand but it seems to be in almost everything,) coriander gardenia and lilly of the valley and ylang-ylang fighting for first place and l didnt love it, but should have. l thought oh no this was a mistake, but then the dry down happens and I'm vibing with it, it's turning sweeter and more powdery with the vanilla notes pushing through now as the flowers take a backseat. I'm getting that powdery soapy smell l crave for now. It is indeed a beast but a very nice perfume. I agree not for someone below l would say 35 or maybe a bit older and definitely not for someone new to fragrances it would horrify them. But I really like it. It now has the creamy soapy flowery clean but expensive smell you would imagine a socialite woman dressed in dior or chanel in a silk shirt with gorgeous jewelry perfectly groomed with long red nails and a mink coat who looks immaculate and insanely expensive would smell. I'm imagining Elizabeth Tailor in her 40s smelled of this. I think people are going to compliment me on this one when l wear it. Luckily no one will also be wearing it, as everyone around me always rushes to the latest YSL dior or gucci on the market so it will be unique to me. I don't adhere to times or places or seasons l should wear a perfume, I'm confident and wear whatever my mood desires, the stronger the better, office friendly doesn't exist in my world. I know my scents are gorgeous, strong, and have major personality so enjoy London. 😆 I'll wear it to work, shopping, out at night, l like to introduce people to different perfumes they have never worn, or thought they could wear, and people always ask me what im wearing. I give this perfume a 7.5/10. I wish l could smell the coconut in it though.

Very witchy! This perfume was a such a surprise in the best way! It's like Magie Noire, Opium, and Poison rolled into one but it WORKS! I bought a small sample vintage bottle and it's held up remarkably well. It starts off with a peppery cedar note like Opium and a strong civet scent like Magie Noire. The floral notes help keep the Pepper and Civet in check, though. Poison has that plum/grape soda note that Passion tones way down with just heliotrope and honey and no fruit. It's like Passion is Poison's older sister as Poison can be very childish, like a teenage girl found a black dress in an old trunk and is playing Goth for a day. Passion IS the witch, not just playing at it and ultimately running back to safety with the grape Koolaid note like Poison does. You can never take Poison that seriously because of that kiddie grape note that never goes away. So many perfumes go for youthfulness by packing in the candy and fruit notes, Passions goes easy. There's just a HINT of sweetness, like maybe if you get her alone and get her clothes off, you'll have an amazing time. If she doesn't kill you. Once the cedar and civet gas off, you get heavy, smoky incense, like Poison tries to do in its dry down but never really accomplishes because the grape soda note keeps killing it. You have to really search for that sweet honey note in Passion, but it's there, lingering in the background, urging you to stick around, have another drink. For a while I thought expensive perfumes were expensive mostly because they must have expensive, exotic ingredients, but Passion has all the same ingredients that expensive fashion houses have, yet Passion is a fraction of the price. So it must be that in the perfume world 90% of your dollar is paying for the use of the house name. Decant Passion into a bottle labelled Yves Saint Laurent or Dior or Chanel and people would fall all over themselves to throw down $200 for a bottle. I love this so much I immediately bought 2 more vintage samples. This is a nighttime perfume and probably will knock your socks off in the fall/winter. This is definitely going to be a signature for me for a while. At this price, you might as well snag yourself a bottle, even if it's new and not vintage and give it a try if you like Poison but are always put off by that grape soda note.

I don’t know what it is about this perfume, I’m probably far too young to be rocking this but I just can’t help it. I saw the notes and thought I’d be interested in this as it has white florals, civet, leather and oak moss all of which I love and I’m a fan of big 80s powerhouses and celebrity fragrances. This obviously ticks all those boxes... When I first smelt it the aldehydes literally knocked me out and the spices soon followed. I only had a the small tiny bottle that you dabbed onto your skin and literally one dab blew me away. This is so ethereal and dark, it makes me thing of Anjelica Houston playing The Grand High Witch or Cher when she won her Oscar in 88. A tall, dark haired powerful woman who men literally crawl on broken glass to be In the presence of came straight to my mind. After the aldehydes dry down it’s a warm gardenia peeking through, even though it’s drenched in all these exotic spices and earthy notes the gardenia and the tuberose still try to overcome them with their buttery creaminess. However that doesn’t last long as a Smokey veil of Incense soon seeps through and it makes me think of those little hippie shops they have in Camden market where they have incense sticks burning and you’re going inside to get away from the cold. The civet and oakmoss are beautifully blended with this Incense and it takes about 16 hours for this fragrance to reach this point on my skin. Elizabeth Taylor knew what she was doing when she created this perfume. Fur coats, dark lipstick and glamorous events with a twisted dark side to fame, I’d love to know some of the drama that has gone on at big parties when people have wore this perfume... For such a cheap fragrance this is an absolute classic and should be raves about more. I know it started the celebrity fragrance trend but this one really packs a punch and lasts on the skin (and in time) more that 90% of all other celebrity fragrances. Elizabeth cared about her perfumes and put an awful lot of time and money into them and it really shows. By today’s standards this is easily Unisex. If this was poured into a Tom Ford Private Blend perfume bottle so many people my age would absolutely die over this and pay the ridiculous £250+ prices for it. Either way I’m glad I can enjoy it for £15 for a large bottle lol

1988 Vintage Amber-Chypre/Amber-Spicy Scent with Purple Passion Vibes... This vintage beauty walks the line between being a variety of different styles, especially amber-spicy and chypre-floral scents. At the end of the day though, a few hours in it settles out into a vintage-y amber, and you will catch reminders of several different vintage ambers (Bal à Versailles Jean Despez, Ciara Revlon, Tabu Dana) although the coriander stands out with a lovely spiciness. The mood & tone of this scent matches the film Purple Rain (1984), and although the film was released 4 years earlier, I could imagine Prince or Apollonia Kotero wearing this for a purple passion vibe. Opens with a burst of aldehydes, coriander & gardenia accented by artemisia, but already the spicy incense & civet notes are swelling through. Coriander stands out nicely here in the opening. For me, civet here isn't as forward as the notes would suggest, either that or it's well disguised with spice. I find the civet here less forward than Bal à Versailles Jean Desprez & Paloma Picasso Paloma Picasso. The overall effect here is spicy dark purple vintage amber. As it transitions to the heart, it gets sweeter, with honey & tuberose notes emerging, while oakmoss & patchouli are swelling through tilting this to nearly a chypre. The longer it's on the skin, the more it takes on a creamy sweetness from tuberose, sandalwood & coconut. This is unsigned, but it's not a dupe of anything, although I would put it firmly in the category of vintage ambers/chypres that includes Bal à Versailleds Jean Desprez, Paloma Picasso Paloma Picasso, Poison Dior, Youth Dew Estee Lauder & Diva Emanuel Ungaro. This has excellent performance for year round wear, but the dark purple and spicy amber profile is most appropriate in cooler weather. Contrast to Purple Patchouli Tom Ford: These are different, but there are similarities with a dark purple vibe as well as amber, woody, patchouli, earthy & warm-spicy tones. Passion is spicier with more forward incense & civet notes, while Purple Patchouli is more balsamic. Both have excellent performance. Overall: gorgeous vintage purple passion amber spicy scent, with excellent performance. It's a love for me. Enjoy!

Well, this is gorgeous. I need some time to get acquainted with this scent. Will review in a few days. 🤍 (Just leaving this here to remind myself.) ~~~~~ Alright...I needed a few weeks, but here we go. Verdict: LOVE. 💜 Still gorgeous. This is complex. Very vintage smelling and loud. The 80s in a bottle. Aldehydic. Classy lady type of scent. I wish so much that I’d smelled Passion before ever smelling White Diamonds. They have a similar underlying DNA, and I am struggling to shake the association between the two. But Passion is still very much its own scent. She’s the saucy younger sister of White Diamonds; she wears leather instead of lacy frills. The jasmine in this is almost indecently carnal. Mrs. Taylor’s signature gardenia note keeps this composition “alive” and wet...it never turns to a dusty potpourri. !!️ There is a horrifying coriander blast in the beginning but it quickly goes away. She’d be scary if she wasn’t so sweet, and dirty if she wasn’t so powdery. Thank God for the coconut. The honey. The iris. The civet and patchouli are well-tempered in this fragrance (on me, anyway) - it really comes across like a fancy bar of triple-milled bath soap, at least for the first few hours. Passion wants to be a “bad girl,” but she’s not, and I love her for that. I am insane so I brought my bottle into the shower with me and doused myself while my skin was still dripping wet. Like, all over. Rubbed it in. I’m sitting here now, in my satin bathrobe, feeling absolutely invincible and very, very fancy...which is surely as Mrs. Taylor intended. 💜 Update: 6 hours later...I am still radiating this beautiful scent. It isn’t overpowering or nauseating, despite the warm weather. It’s just lovely. Lots of sandalwood in the base, but not enough to drown out the florals entirely. The patchouli is still (mostly) behaving for me. Great drydown. A quality perfume. To quote Shania Twain, “MAN, I feel like a woman!”

This doesn't smell like the 1980's--it smells like the 1960's!! Liz Taylor in a brocade caftan, skin bronzed and ready to be bared with a neckful of diamonds on a yacht somewhere with Richard Burton (the first time she married him.) Reviewing vintage EDT (Painted gold diamond/purple "inlay" cap.) This reminds me SO MUCH of Jovan Mink & Pearls, but add a touch of tuberose & gardenia, a dash of extra spice, and dial up the smokey incense to level 100. My boyfriend has noted the incredibly sensual aroma of Mink & Pearls, and Passion is like an amped-up version, so the name is perfect. Extra super animalic old school musk ambrette, indistinguishable (aka subtle and well-blended) florals, warm spices like cinnamon and cumin, cool spices like cardamom & coriander, luxurious resins dripping everywhere and man oh MAN does that oakmoss just SING! I don't appreciate coconut much, unless a scent is expressly beachy, but like Cabochard, you can't smell it in the mix, so fear not if you're like me in that regard. If you love 60's vintages, there is a very good chance you will love this, too. It has many of the qualities of the green leather chypres but with added oriental notes, like Youth Dew on steroids. I can't wait to get the pure parfum, EDP, lotion, shower gel, and dusting powder! I want to LIVE in this fragrant cloud and die in it, too! The vintage is easy to get and affordable, look for either VERY LITTLE listed in the ingredients (mine reads only "sd alcohol 40, fragrance, pg, water, benzophenone-2, blue 1, red 33, violet 3) OR look for a longer list but make sure "oakmoss extract" is included. Hope you enjoy this as much as I do. This easily holds its own amongst my heavy hitters, DEFINITELY has the gonads of Alien, Poeme, L'heure Bleue--but has all the nuance and retro sophistication of Mink & Pearls, Cabochard, and Miss Balmain. Happy Spraying!

Passion leans more towards a spicy deep cinnamon with a leather and a smokey incense quality. There is also the hint of a classic lotion type scent. The impression that I get is as if you walked in while a woman was preparing for a night out on the town, slathering lotion on her arms and legs while wearing a sexy slip before stepping into her formal or cocktail gown and zipping it up. The image that I see is Elizabeth Taylor when she played the part of Maggie in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". (When I make this reference, I'm not referring to anything other than this movie and role by ET). Elizabeth Taylor's Passion seems slightly more naughty, there is something about it that has a sultry sexiness... so it really does represent Elizabeth Taylor extremely well, particularly in the role as Maggie. (It has been over 20 years since I've seen this movie, I don't remember a lot of the storyline, plot, dialogue, etc... of this movie -- so this is just based on the initial impressions. The Elizabeth Taylor Passion perfume reminds me of the photo shoots that they did for the marketing in this role with Elizabeth Taylor and the white slip she was wearing). This was one of her most daring and sexy roles, from what I remember so if she named this perfume "Passion" then she was probably thinking back to this era in her film career. ----------- Some have compared Passion to Ysatis, but they are really both two separate fragrances - perhaps sisters, but definitely sisters with two separate personalities. The depth of the chord and notes is similar at the start, but quickly Ysatis moves more into a softer floral; Passion carries more drama. It is almost as if Passion is like Elizabeth Taylor - and Ysatis is like Veronica Lake.

I honestly can't wrap my head around why this bottle is constantly in the bargain bin for $20. It feels like a clerical error. If White Diamonds is my signature, Passion is my side piece. He has a BAD reputation. He stays out too late, smokes too much, and probably doesn't pay his bills. He is the one I call when the lights go down. This scent absolutely smells like you're on the hunt for a man and are probably carrying handcuffs and a riding crop. It opens with a big dose of aldehydes and gardenia. It's loud and floral. But the dry down settles into this dark, smoky, animalic mix of leather, incense, and civet. It's sweaty, spicy, and smells like a velvet smoking jacket found on the floor of a hotel room at 4 AM. Oh, how that sentence makes me miss the 90's, but I digress. I have received more compliments from both men and women while wearing this than anything else in my life. To give you an idea of the vibe, a dear friend of mine (who has absolutely no filter and loves a TMI story) spotted me out one night. As soon as she hugged me, she buried her face in my neck and blurted out: "You smell ABSOLUTELY SLUTTY. My god I'm in love!" If that isn't the highest form of praise, I don't know what is. Call it lucky body chemistry, or call it Elizabeth Taylor, the Patron Saint of TOO MUCH IS NOT ENOUGH smiling down from heaven saying, "Well done, my good and faithful hussy!" This stuff just WORKS on me, and I'm so very glad it does.

I remember the year this was released. Whenever I would go to the clubs in and around Hollywood, as soon as I opened the door I would be met with ET Passion and clove cigarettes. Smelling it again now triggers a lot of memories. It's interesting that many other reviewers bring up the strong civet note. I suppose if civet is a new experience for someone it can be a bit overwhelming. But in comparison to something like Aromatics Elixir, Passion is much more restrained. Passion is a moody smokey violet, incense and powder bomb. She's Demi Moore in the 80s in a purple cocktail dress and black leather jacket. I would describe the patchouli in this current iteration as earthy but elegant. Nothing like the dirty patchouli you find in Tabu or Charlie Blue. Perhaps the aldehydes make the patchouli behave. I can't imagine that those who love gourmands and fruity florals will understand this fragrance. It's much too vintage. Also, for those that identify as traditionally male, many will not be comfortable wearing Passion. She's definitely traditionally femine. If longevity is your thing, Passion delivers. And she projects well and will leave a scent trail for miles if you like to over spray. She's best in the fall and winter but on rainy and cool early spring days, Passion is a nice tease of what your blooming shade garden is going to smell like. I will always have a bottle of Passion in my collection. Maybe you will too.

yes i see why many could begin to associate this scent as a maternal in the sense of cultural connotations, this being worn my many mothers and grandmothers during the 80s - 90s frag powerhouse era, but that was more in the west.. I am from eastern europe and what is generally associated as a maternal, ''granny scent'' would definitely NOT be considered ET's Passion. This is a work of art, a striking plumy deep aldehydic almost scary and invigorating start with a soapy (like dove soap bar) start, immediately followed by an insane plummet to your nose with a mystical witchy incense almost reminding me of a witches hut, but the witch is not your stereotypical patriarchal-set witch, shes that love witch, seducing men into having sex with them and proceeding to suck their souls out in a very esoteric manner, shes a vampire, a diva and a mistress of the dark, an alchemist and a woman who knows what she wants, she does not stand somewhere to care, she simply exists and is fullfilled enough with her own presence to not give a singular fuck. All things aside - i do not really care about gender roles in perfumery whatsoever, im a young man who simply chose to wear this fragrance because of the notes, i loved them, i blind bought it and it became an instant love at first sight. Dare i say, this will be my signature scent till i rot 6 feet underground, overly perfumed and nicely set in my mahogany deep coffin..

The bottle is so beautiful and that's why I bought this. It seemed like some kind of crime against humanity for an art deco eggplant bottle to be sitting in a big box store when the bottle alone is probably worth more than the asking price. Forget the juice for a second and let's all take a moment to appreciate a bottle that reminds me of both the Empire State Building and Jessica Lange in a satin slip dress. Although the bottle is opaque, the liquid inside must also be purple according to my imagination. Even if you hate the perfume, you could use it to spray on trees and fire hydrants to confuse neighborhood cats and dogs. Or for some other prank. Keep the bottle for sure, went my thoughts at said big box store. But maybe you'll like it. I sprayed it a few times several hours ago. It's winter. The temperature is in the teens Fahrenheit. I like it but can't imagine craving it every day. It goes with cold weather, black sweaters and possibly dress up clothes that I don't wear anymore. I think some artists might like it, people who don't want to smell like the crowd. It's not subtle really but it could be if you didn't use very much. I get the comparisons to Poison but it's not the same. It's more leathery, woody, mossy and animalic. Poison has a sweet grapey note that is either completely missing or turned way down here.

Giiiiiirluh! This is one of my grown and sexy, vintage and voluptuous, lady in a mink perfumes. There is no casual wear with this. I feel like I’m an expert on the few frags I stole from my mom as a teen, this is definitely on the list. It opens with aldehydes, not No.5 aldehydes but much more 90s style aldehydes, and exotic spices, then rolls into grapey honeyed tuberose and smoky incense powder. The other notes are all there, taking turns as the weather and your body chemistry dictate how much or little of them you smell. Sometimes more coconut, or leather, or sandalwood, or more civet. I hate civet, but this has just a tad to keep it interesting. If you like Avons Mesmerize or D&G red cap, I think you would like this. The old formulation with the purple cap is all I buy, and the smaller the bottle the better the batch. I just bought a 2oz and a 1.5oz, the 1.5s are more incense forward and stick a little closer to the skin, but to me they are also more dense. Stays for days on clothes, I smell it on my skin for hours and hours. Not for a small office space unless you want to make a problem. Husband supports me buying all of the vintage bottles on the internet, he says I should always have this on deck. I want to buy a new bottle and do a comparison someday.

I absolutely love this fragrance. It's not as strong with as much depth as it had in the 90s but at least it wasn't butchered beyond recognition like my beloved Poison. If you're a fan of Amouge's Memoir Woman, the original Poison, and another favorite cheapie "Jontue", chances are, you'll love this for the price point. I love this scent so much, I use it as a toilet spray and NOT because I dislike it, I love the smell of it lingering. I live in tropical weather so it's rarely cold enough to wear it without being overwhelming. Too bad this isn't a lotion and a candle. I have a love hate relationship with tuberose. Tuberose makes me nauseous if overwhelming but... like with Poison the tuberose is blended beautifully here. The tuberose offers just the right amount of sweetness. I've worn this off and on over the years since I was 16 and I'm 41 now. I recommend this to my teens looking for that 'gothy' vibe. For the price point, it's an affordable option to smell bold on a cold winter's night with the longevity of one of my vintage niche 80s bottles of Poison. 🧐🤔Dior certainly doesn't have an excuse to have butchered Poison if Passions wasn't butchered. The incense mixed with spice and everything nice. For $20, can't go wrong in a mid winter's night dream.

This was on my "Perfumes I Had" list due to a vague memory of the bottle and scent, and remembering that I liked it. Seeing a drug store deal on it today, decided to pick it up. After spending the last couple of years experimenting only with niche, discontined, and indie perfumes.....I'm CRYING......this has been here right in front of my face the whole time?? It excites my need for something sweet and fruity, even without the acidity of my other favorites in that genre. Some reviewers have described it as being a cozy sweater type scent - I get that. Although it doesn't smell like grapes or wine, it smells the way concord grape jelly tastes...... purpley, sweet, gingery, and a little bit powdery. The color purple, as a smell. I notice the actual liquid is purple as well. I definately remember having this one and it's bringing me back to the late 1990's when Vanilla Fields, Sun Moon and Stars, and Malibu Musk were sitting around on my dresser. If I remember Sun Moon and Stars correctly, Passion does have a similar vibe. I can't believe this forgotten (by me) gem has been avoided for so long. I feel like a struggle has ended, the vague memory I had of Passion is satisfied, my subconcious search for "more perfume" can finally rest.

A plum cloud of spices, narcotic flowers, dark woods and lust. When Elizabeth Taylor launched her first perfume, I was a teenager. Everyone was talking about it. Years later I was able to sample the male version and I really liked it. The current formula is very short lived on my skin. Then I gave the female version a try and I must confess I love it. For today’s standards Passion is perfectly unisex if properly applied you can actually layer them both. The opening is very aldehydic, you can feel the gardenias and ylang-ylang right on your face. Some people may dislike it but I don’t. Then roses, jasmines, honey, some dark herbs, spices and incense join the chorus to make it a perfectly nocturnal creature. A background composed of woods, dirty civet, mosses and vanilla are the last mating call. Passion is dark, erotic and glamorous all in one. It’s sexual without turning vulgar, elegant without being uptight. It must be sprayed with caution, this potion is strong. The base notes are very similar to Obsession for Men, the opening are a grand dame and the middle notes are a love potion being prepared in a sorcerer’s cauldron. No doubt this is our beloved Elizabeth in a bottle. Golden age glamour, class, sex appeal and elegance.

This is perhaps the best oriental that money can buy. It's hard to believe that you can smell this good for less than $20. I think I paid $8 for my bottle from Marshall's (this was around 2021 or so). It's powdery, smoky/incensey, green (in the opening), leathery, soapy, sweet and animalic (in the best way). The sweetness can be attributed to to combination of honey (which thankfully does not come across as "pissy" in this fragrance) and grapey florals (tuberose, jasmine, gardenia). Passion's animalics (which are pretty inoffensive in comparison to other fragrances) are balanced out by an aldehydic/floral soapiness. Despite it's drugstore reputation, longevity and performance are solid if not above average. If you overspray it could give you a headache, but hell just take a doggone Tylenol and keep spraying. Besides, I've found that any one fragrance can only give you a headache on the initial wearing, after that you'll be immune forever. Bravo Liz. Oh and despite the grandmotherly implications of the note breakdown, there is definitely and androgenous, unisex aspect to this fragrance as well.

when i tell you this is the wildest blind buy i have ever purchased, trust me there is no other wild child like passion by Elizabeth Taylor. this is my first time to smell a perfume with a civet note and i must say that it is a strong note. the perfume almost entirely smelt like civet at first. probably my beginner nose being introduced to a new kind of smell. thank god i gave it a second chance because i sprayed it after a couple hours and i finally noticed the incense and sandalwood notes. this smells expensive, unique, and hard to explain. one spray is enough to have you smelling for hours. the projection is wonderful for the price point. i recommend this if you're looking to expand your smell knowledge. Edit: PASSION GIRL WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE???? honestly after wearing her for some time, I have truly accepted her as she is. Incensey, purple floral, civet, and sandalwood. dark and mysterious. Alluring and beautiful. I imagine a faerie queen having this perfume as her signature scent. I love you, passion by elizabeth taylor.

I find that if you combine a vintage passion with a newly made one you get a wonderful perfume with vintage feeling. Absolutely gorgeous, great projection and longevity. I bought a vintage one (74ml unused) first, out of curiosity and found out after arrival that my vintage, has oxidized and darkened, but middle and base notes is gorgeous, so I bought a newly produced one. My newly purchased one is nice, but nothing more, it lacks depth, spicyness, and warmth. To me my new one is a bit more make-up/lipstick scent, not as nice, more bland, not as spicy, warm and inviting as the vintage one so I layered them and wow. I got a stunning, sexy, warm, inviting, smooth dark perfume. Perfect for a self-comfort day under a blanket or in an elegant dress with heels. The lipstick scent disappears when combined and the perfume get a bigger body with much more depths. Together they are a keeper. One by one-not so much. Vintage one was expensive but newly made one was cheap so together the price was ok. I got them both for under 100€

A nice friend here sent me a vintage mini of this. I own the current formulation and wear it a lot during cold weather. It is a rich, powdery spicy sexy beauty. That being said I can tell the top notes of the vintage mini have gone off so it isn't as potent as today's formulation. It is Passion without the aldehydes, coriander and wormwood. The real difference between the 2 comes through in the dry down there is more civet in the vintage. It reminds me of my bottle of Revlon Intimate and my bottle of Zoologist Civet. Creamy, buttery toned musk. Delicious, sexy, your skin but better. Where with the current formulation the muskiness is cleaner, less civet and I get more coconut in the dry down of today's version. I love both. This vintage mini also reminds me of Avon's Occur! My late grandmother's signature. And she smelled fabulous all the time. She never wore to much, and the fragrance became a part of her. Passion both versions is that same type of fragrance. If used correctly it becomes a part of you.