Eau de Passion Men

This fragrance is a standout in the “fresh, soapy, green, and quietly elegant” lane, and it honestly feels like one of the better clones made for fans of that classic profile. The opening leans in immediately with a crisp, cooling burst: peppermint and bergamot, then brightens further with Amalfi lemon, pineapple, and mandarin orange. It reads clean and invigorating rather than sweet—like a polished shirt out of a hot shower—while still giving you that lively, aromatic lift. As it settles, the middle notes keep the same polished direction but add softness and structure. Geranium and lavender bring a floral refinement, sage adds a savory-herbal edge, vetiver contributes a dry, earthy backbone, and clove gives a subtle spicy nuance that keeps it from feeling flat or purely “fresh.” The blend creates a balance that feels mature and wearable, not loud. The base is where the fragrance becomes especially satisfying for long wear. Musk, oakmoss, and amber create that familiar classic “skin + clean woods” effect—slightly mossy, gently warm, and smooth on the dry-down. It’s the kind of finish that makes you want to get closer for another whiff, because it never turns sour or synthetic. In terms of comparison, you’re right on the money: it’s very similar to Chanel Platinum Egoiste, and for someone who already owns the original, it can feel almost redundant. The vibe is so aligned that only a very small percentage of people (if any) would realistically spot the difference in everyday use. Even after trying other fragrances that are meant to match the same style, this one remains in a class of its own. Overall, it’s a fresh, soapy green floral with excellent classic character—very contemporary in performance and presentation, even if the inspiration clearly comes from an older, more refined generation of men’s scents. If you love Platinum Egoiste for its clean aromatic signature, this is the kind of bottle that makes sense to own, and it likely removes the need to chase alternatives.

Chanel Egoiste Platinum has a special place in my heart and will always be one of those fragrances that will have a place on my shelf. It was 1997 and growing up my mom started to get me perfumes as gifts. Chanel Egoiste Platinum has been one of those frags, and since then, I always had a bottle. Still today I own those old bottles. So when I heard that out there there's a very good clone by Franck Olivier, I just had to try it and man, I'm impressed. After the initial burst of alcohol, the Egoiste Platinum vibe kicks in, and is good, really really good. Is not rich and deep as the original, maybe we can say a bit " watered down ", a bit sweeter, and not so much metallic as the original one ( which for some is a good thing ), but the similarity is insanely close at a fraction of the price. If compared with the actual batches of Egoiste, I would say that this projects more and overall performance is longer. It's quite close to the old versions with 4 solid hours of projection, even more. To the casual wearer, if you tell him/her this is a Chanel, they would believe you, they would not spot the difference. So this has been an amazing surprise, an incredible alternative for when I feel to wear Egoiste without the need to use the original which is clearly, a lot more expensive. This has been hands down my best discovery of 2020, and any P.E. lovers should at least give it a try. 20€ for a 100ml ?!!? Steal. Need a backup bottle ASAP.

I bought this maybe a week ago. Sprayed it on my wrist - a pleasant fresh, green, clean, masculine opening. But within seconds became a skin scent and was completely gone in just a few minutes. Needless to say I was very disappointed. I expected it to maybe smell cheap but at least have some lasting power. So I put it on a shelf for a few days. Yesterday I decided to give it another go. After the shower I sprayed my neck three times and both of my arms two times. I sort of expected it to disappear again but I was amazed instead. Immediately I was surrounded with clean and tart masculine freshness, slightly spicy and herbaceous. Very pleasant, very old school. And this time the lasting power was there - I could get amazing whiffs of this fragrance during the whole evening up until I went to bed (and it was late - 2 am or so). And first thing in the morning I smelled my arm and it is still there and still amazing. Sorry for the cumbersome review - I just woke up and decided to share my thoughts immediately. This is a great fragrance, highly recommended to at least try if you're a fan of platinum egoiste. It may be not as rich and succulent, not as loud in the opening but it is very affordable and it does it's job. I can't believe I bought it on sale for just 12 bucks. I wish they had 200 ml bottles of this cause I want to bathe in it now. Definitely stocking up on this.

I'm turning into a clone hunter. Okay, my first experience with Franck Olivier and it's very very very impressive. Note that Chanel's Platinum Egoiste (PE) shouldn't be hard to copy; it's a fresh, metallic, slightly woody, floral barbershop fragrance for the 90s. Finding a similar fragrance was important for me because even though PE is one of my all time favourites, the EdT spray is too strong and leaves me congested (similar to Bleu EdT). The woods in this fragrance are mute, that would be the major difference between Franck's EdP and Chanel's PE; I miss Chanel's more resiny woody notes. I tried Eau de Passion and on paper, I thought it was slightly different. Aerosol lemony, aquatic and metallic upon spraying. On my skin, the scent is less harsh and no sinus trouble! Geranium is definitely there and so is Lavender. This stuff is great. I'm 5 hours in and projection is still good. This is not a loud fragrance, this is a classic fragrance. This is sporty, clean, and inviting. It is not sweet and I still love this scent as compared to other 'fresh' fragrances (e.g. AdG or Issey). In my books, this is a winner and definitely makes me curious about the other Franck Olivier frags. It can be worn out of the shower and can be dressed up or down in any season. Great fragrance!

I've waited for 2 hours+ after spraying this on to write this review! I 100% agree with the previous reviews, this fragrance is a Dead Ringer for Platinum Egoiste! I sacrificed a spray of my dwindling bottle P.E. to do a wrist comparison and I'll be damned I can't tell them apart! Curious thing, P.E. always gives me sneeze or two whenever I spray it on and did so again today, but Eau de Passion skipped right over that part!I'm literally giddy, the smell of P.E. for under $20 AND FREE SHIPPING? I'd call myself a liar if I wasn't wearing it! This might be my all-time favorite blind buy! Thank You to all you folks who gave your honest impressions!I've already ordered a second bottle just before settling down to type this rave! And speaking of bottles the bottle this comes in is very nice indeed! What originally brought me here was that I was looking thru reviews of Oud Touch which also is heading my way, but I'm damn glad I read the reviews for Franck Olivier's other offerings! Franck Olivier Kudos, Well Done, Bravo and Hat Tips to you! I 100% approve of and recommend this fragrance! Sorry about all the gushing!

Chanel Platinum Egoiste has been one of my favorite frags since I first received a bottle as a gift for my 21st Birthday (many many moons ago now, ha ha) Along with Paco Rabanne Pour Homme it has been my go-to when I can't decide what else to wear I'm stunned just how well the house of Franck Olivier replicated the amazing scent that is CPE My only complaint is that the sprayer on my bottle offers pretty poor distribution. More like a squirt than a mist. And sadly my Franck Olivier Bamboo for Men has the same issue. (Maybe I just got a bad sprayer? Would like to hear feedback from others) But the frag itself is very well done. I can't give the frag a 10/10 simply because it is a clone. But it does have good longevity too which can't be said about many clones. It's a great backup to CPE OR if you don't have CPE money then it's a definite yes. Fragrance 9/10 (top shelf clone) Longevity 8/10 Bottle Design 8/10 (bottle looks great) Sprayer Design 1/10 (as mentioned the sprayer is hopeless)

I’ve owned several bottles of platinum egoiste over the years. Always loved the scent but each bottle of PE has been more watered down than the previous I’ve found. I’ve had Eau de Passion a couple years now. Truly, I’ll never buy platinum e again. Save your money and buy this if you’re a platinum fan. Performs better. Smells ALMOST identical. To my nose anyway. I still have a bottle of platinum so I have compared the two together for, like I said, two years now. This is masculine, metallic, a combination of barbershop fougre meets mass appeal sport-blue-like modern, soapy flowers. Not dated at all, timeless, like the green Irish tweed scent profile also has that timeless appeal. I picture a well groomed man between 20-60 ‘s wearing this, runs and works out throughout his week, alpha, knows what’s he’s doing in life, eats well, takes care of himself. So glad I found this one so I can retire Platinum when my bottle runs out!

This smells absolutely amazing. Frank Olivier has managed to reproduce the scent of Chanel's Platinum Egoiste but for $20. It literally smells identical to Platinum Egoiste to my nose. It opens with the same very cooling barbershop accord of neroli, vetiver, geranium, lavender, mint, and rosemary, and dries down into the lavender-geranium-mint scent of Platinum Egoiste. Platinum Egoiste is my favourite barbershop cologne of all time and I'm happy that Eau de Passion Men performs well enough that I don't even need to buy the actual thing (which I might add is very overpriced by Chanel). Sillage and longevity are similar to the actual Platinum Egoiste on my skin, projecting well for 4-5 hours and then quiet for many hours more after that. Overall it's a really great rendition of Platinum Egoiste for a fraction of the price; I also love how the bottle looks. 4.5/5

I tested this hand to hand with Chanel Platinum Egoiste. Franck is very very close to Chanel Platinum Egoiste. Opening is heavy on lavender and reminds me of cheap barbershop smell. That part can turn many off. Once you pass the opening, after 15minutes it turns 99% into Chanel Platinum Egoiste. From a distance you or people that can smell you will not be able to tell the difference if this is Chanel Platinum Egoiste and Franck's Eau de Passion except that missing metallic note which is the trademark of PE and to be honest not everyone likes that vibe. Overall its definitely worth it. I use it when I want to save my OG Chanel PE because now-a-days it's quite expensive and Franck you can get for 20$ so it's a bang for your buck. Just be patient with the opening. It's not expensive, does smell great and it's fantastic office scent. 8/10

I reckon we have to be realistic here, fir the price you can't go wrong with this. Either it's 70% close to chanel or 90% the reality is it's close enough to get the job done with decent performance. Beautiful coming out of the shower and apply couple of sprays can't ask for more. No complain for $15 whatsoever. So considering the price and the scent I'll give it a solid 5 out of 5.i mean you can buy the real deal for 10 times more and go through the details and give it less but not with this cheapie. I'm so happy with it and absolutely blind buy worthy. Cheers. PS ; just have your morning coffee at home for 3 days and save for this 😅 My wife thought it's chanel platinum till I mentioned and stiil couldn't believe me. Sure it's a different story with trained noses but you get what I mean.

Woah! There is only one other fragrance that reminds me of sex, and that’s Mugler A-Men, chocolate, leather, musk. If that one reminds me of sex, this one reminds me of making love, soft, sweet, aromatic. It’s softer but just as sexy. All the reviews were bang on with this one. I’ve never smelled Egoiste by Chanel, but if this really is a clone of it I feel as though I missed out on a great scent. It’s beautiful, fresh, and lingering. This is truly something special. Thank you everybody for the reviews, you all made this blind buy worth it and then some. Longevity-8.5 Silage-8 Scent-10/10 Overall- 9/10

A very pleasant smelling citrus musky fragrance. This one has spring/summer written all over it. Its not that sweet and it did very well in the high heat. I got about 8 hours of strong performance and another 2 hours of skin scent,so for a fresh fragrance that's awesome performance. I see that everywhere people say its similar to a Chanel fragrance,but I have never smelled that one so I can't say. What I will say that for the price this is a steal and its perfect for travel to warm weather areas. And since its so cheap you don't have to worry about losing it.

I purchased this one based off of the reviews saying it is a dead ringer for Chanel's Platinum Egoiste. It's very, very close! I agree with @Joey79 The only difference I see is the performance category being the major one. It doesn't project as much as Platinum Egoiste and it certainly doesn't last as long. Very good imitation, but the overall performance is lacking. I will certainly buy another of these bottles to have as a backup, but I would prefer my original PE compared to this. 6/10 for me! Cheers!

As someone who owns the Platinum Egoist I can say that this is one of the better analogs. Platinum egoist I own has a bit more if that natural bitterness in sillage, while this is more soapy. But it is very hard to tell apart. It has a good staying power, longevity is above average, sillage is also somewhat above average. In general it is a good alternative. I wish they made a soap or a shower gel. Do try it, you will not be disappointed.

Real close to Chanel Platinum Egoiste. Smells great, floral (to me the geranium stands out particularly) and definitely like a much more expensive fragrance than what this bargain can be purchased for. UPDATE: even when I think this has worn off hours after applying it, I keep getting whiffs of it for many hours. It just keeps coming and going when I least expect it. Definitely going to purchase again when this bottle runs out of juice.

I’m not a fragrance connaisseur but I do LOVE them, and buy when I have extra funds. Platinum egoiste was by far my fave , but I broke the bottle and lost it all. I wasn’t gonna buy a new one so I tried this , and to me I can’t tell a damn difference. I haven’t sniffed PE in a while but sniffing this brought me right back. I just got today I’ll report back

Nose Note #547 Yes, baby!!! This is a fantastic dupe of Egoiste Platinum, it has everything. The most important thing that I was looking for is that bitter herbaceousness, and it's absolutely there. Great, what a find. And it's long lasting too! Just like the OG or maybe even better. 9.5/10, perfect Egoiste Platinum substitute

It's very true just like the last reviewer said it has one of the worst caps ever on a bottle of perfume.....but... at the same time... the perfume in the bottle is quite delicate... beautiful..... amazing!!!! smells so wonderful!!! the scent 8.5/10 strength/longevity 7.0/10 HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

I got a decant of this one, just out of curiosity. And that's really impressive how well they managed to imitate Platinum Egoiste... Of course, one can feel it's not as high in terms of quality compared to PE, but more than a foot away, it's really hard to tell the difference.

Platinum Egoiste with an extra spicy floral kick, thanks to the dominant geranium note. It's much lighter and airier, feels like frosty aromatic air. Lasts around 5 hrs on my skin, projects strongly for the first hour before becoming quite tame. Will need to be reapplied.