Passion

A single sample from the vaults and ooops, too late, I've missed the boat again. Another lost lovely. This is a grand fragrance which should never have been discontinued - a gorgeously mellow and friendly (but not too boozy) woody-rum amber warmer with the same excellent saffron note Zegna showed off in Persian Saffron, but without the pushy rose or anything overly floral. Great, un-soapy olibanum only adding to the warm and fuzziness. Its alcoholic notes aren't anything like as overbearing as Lubin Idole's - this one can be safely worn to work without making anyone look at you quizzically and checking you over for a hidden hipflask - but the aura is of the same blurry barroom area, sipping moderately on something well-aged and and calmed down. While marketed to men, not butch; this could easily be worn by classy grown-up ladies without any embarrassment. Trying to figure out its smell-a-likes it hit me with a small thunderbolt: oddly very similar to Amouage Boundless, which I guess is the more halal (and still available) analogue. "Passion" may be a slight overstatement - more of a strong, strong like - but I still rate it a love for the value as a genuinely civilised experience.

Beautifully crafted new fragrance from Zegna: Elements of Man, a line that uses very few essential ingredients. Difference compared to the Essenze line: the Bergamot appears in only one fragrance instead of all of them. The names of the fragrances are very well chosen. Here, Passion, is a very round crowd pleasing fragrance (unlike Strength), the most unisex of the Elements of Man line. There is little to say in regards to the notes, as there are just a few and all are noticeable: strong round incense (olibanum, not church incense) and amber, booze (mostly rum), and Saffron. In summary, a safe blind buy in terms of scent and high quality feeling. That said, it's not a unique scent, and it's no "wow!" for me like Strength is. Insanely overpriced in my opinion ($205/1.7oz, while the Essenze, also overpriced, were tagged at $220/4.2oz), so I'm not going to buy this one (not for now at least). But should you want to gift me one, I'll wear it until the last drop, I swear :) Fall/winter evenings, 30+

This is dark, smokey boozy and woody. The oud is not listed but to me this is the most dominant note, it's not an easy western oud but dark and oriental. The boozes give some sweetness and the saffron a spicy touch. The performance is great, very long lasting and great projection. Versatility is not the best part of this fragrance, i will wear it only on cold weather and at night out situations. This fragrance is not for everybody, it's artistic and it can be appreciated from a more experienced nose. It's discontinued and very hard to find and i don't think that it worths the 200+ € retail. It's a particular scent so i wouldn't suggest to blindbuy but i like it a lot!

Really amazing perfume and so hard to find nowadays. A true unicorn. Elements of Life perfume series was released back in 2017 and it was a boutique exclusive for Zegna. They were soon discontinued, it is quite weird that they received such a limited promotion, while their price was really high. Passion I think it was the best of them all. A perfect rum - saffron perfume, to be honest I also get hints of tobacco and oud, even though those notes are not officially listed. It has great longevity, I get 12 hours with good projection. It feels really rich and you can tell that it was such a quality release. A must try and definitely full bottle worthy.

First of all these Elements of Men series are very hard to find. I believe a Zegna boutique is the best way to get one. I've waited 3-4 days to write a review about this one. One word is magic about this perfume. Seems like nothing I've smelled before. I've some alcohol based perfumes like "Les jeux son faits" but this smells like none of them. It's giving me the feeling the first day I've smelled Chergui. Smells rich and delicate, powerful but not offending. Very sweet and refined dry down. Probably not a blind buy but you should try.