Passion Boisee

I obtained a sample of this and wore it as my scent of the day yesterday. It is a wonderful fragrance. It is a bit sweet and boozy in the opening with a touch of spiciness supported by a woody base as it dries down. It smells amazing to my nose, however, I find that the performance is somewhat lacking on my skin. I got about 4.5 hours of longevity before it was a complete skin scent and I refreshed to experience the opening again, which is beautiful. By the time I got home from work, I couldn't detect it at all, even though I had refreshed about half way through my day. Normally, I scoff at people who complain about a fragrance performance because the ones most complained about, for example, D&G The One EDP, seem to last forever on my skin but unfortunately, that was not the case with Passion Boisee. Smell : 9/10 Longevity : 5/10. I would expect a fragrance with this price point to last much longer than it did. Projection : 5/10. I projected pretty well for the first couple of hours but then settled down to a skin scent that was barely detectable, even to myself. Sillage : 4/10. There was a nice sillage for the first hour or so but it quickly faded as well. Overall : 6/10 Final thoughts ... I'm going to try this fragrance again in the warmer months to see if it performs better when there's some heat. I live in Canada and it was quite cold here yesterday (-15C) and perhaps that affected the fragrance in a negative way. I really, really love the way this smells, though and I'm willing to give it another chance with the hopes that it does better.

The opening of Passion Boisee is fantastic. I get prominent orange, clove, rum and leather, the combination of which creates an extremely intriguing fuel-like (turpentine?) vibe thats addicting and beautiful. It grabs your attention but eventually once it dries down it becomes a little underwhelming. The dry down picks up a little bit of a declaration vibe, with natural, bright citrus, smooth woods and dry, slightly-dirty spice (primarily clove). At first I was worried the clove would take over but it's actually blended so well that It never smells overly mature or needlessly powerful. The opening has a very modern flare to it but as it dries down it becomes much more classic and pleasing. I think Passion Boisee is very, very good but I can't say it's mind blowing. Its a unique, well-blended fragrance with a lot of character and an interesting blend of modernity and tradition. It lasts around 4 hours on me and it doesn't project too much. Very nice outing from Frapin that has me interested to try more from the line. 7/10

Wow! I picked this bottle up for $60 shipped, and couldnt be more thrilled. Its a mix of a few fragrances I have experience with. 1. A more refined, less earthy, sweeter Terre d'Hermes that wears lighter. Not like TdH Eau Tres Fraiche, thats a geranium bomb. 2. Take the leather note from Bentley for Men Intense 3. The boozy sweet oak from Serge Lutens Chene. These are all blended together flawlessly in this masterful concoction appropriate for any occasion other than black tie. This is an amazing fragrance that does not smell like a harsh cleaning product. Some reviewers on here need to experience more fragrances and notes before writing reviews.

A gorgeous masculine woody chypre, this starts off with a tangerine and rum blast as if you were drinking a tropical cocktail. As it begins to settle woody spicy notes of cedar, clove, nutmeg and oak. Upon complete settling a chypre base of oakmoss, leather and patchouli is revealed. This is a bright, radiant with moderate to strong projection, sillage and good longevity. Another classy easy reach offering from this house. Enjoy!

I really like it. Like many others before me, The opening is turpentine like that only last for less than a minute, after that the fragrance turns into a fresh spicy chypre. There is a good dose of a rum/liquor accord. after the fresh opening it goes into a woody mostly cedar tangerine and leather, I smell cloves up to the end. The performance and projection is excellent. Definitely a keeper.