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.

I love this scent. The tangerine-rum-woods combination is spectacular. I usually detest clove, but even this ingredient just meshes so well. This is definitely a must buy once I finish off this sample

Like the last reviewer, it wasn't love at first sniff but it has been my most worn Frapin fragrance from the five I own. Love that tangerine note that lingers through the life of the fragrance.

I get oak and cedar more than anything, the orange and rum are there but it’s very faint, with that said I enjoy this fragrance once it hits the dry down, this is a very woody fragrance!

Not my love at first sight. However, the longer you’re smelling it, the deeper you fall for it Sweet, mature tangerine ripened in the barrel of rum

I agree with Landshark321 here. The note table here is what you get so as a rarity the note table is accurate. I agree with most reviews that whilst not exactly common it’s not special per se. It’s a safe office scent if you want to be different with out offending. Unfortunately this to me does not justify the outlay especially considering it’s a relative poor performance for its category (I literally had to spray double what I normally would to get a dry down that gave good depth) and whilst the tangerine and rum were hooks for me to blind buy the reality is it’s unique construction combined on the dry down borderline flits between reminding me of grandmas old perfumes, spilled orange cordial or that I may have dried citrus rind in my pocket. Mostly because the light woody base accentuates the sweetness making it fairly feminine and light. A shame, I’ve tried a number of Frapin scents but the only one to live up to the hype is Speakeasy. If memory serves this was designed to be inspired by the Cognac region where this originated. I get the attempt but it feels half hearted. I’d rather (and have) spend more for Parfum De Marly Ispazon, Layton, Oajan or any number of vaguely similar scents that know what they want to be and set out to just do it...

Frapin Passion Boisee opens with some bite, a citrus burst anchored by spices and woods. It feels somewhat classic, masculine, and reasonably formal. After the initial citrus/mint/menthol burst fades, the connection becomes clear: it reminds me of Creed Spice and Wood, is a more provocative version to the relatively smooth and easy-to-wear Spice and Wood. There's some vague spiciness via the nutmeg and clove, and it's spicier than Spice and Wood throughout its life. It mainly has the citrus/woody pairing, though, of tangerine and cedar, that make it a semi-fresh, year-round friendly option that's not likely not overwhelm even in hotter months. Even though it immediately strikes me as a work scent--not so casual but still not so daring or sensual--Passion Boisee is reasonably versatile as far as situation and certainly season, as it's not a superlative performer, nor is it particular loud after its brief opening (less than a half hour). For most of its lifetime, it's unobtrusive enough to be "office-safe," as some say. 7 out of 10

The opening makes it feel very much like a missing sibling of Cartier's Déclaration : that same fresh, spicy-citrusy-woody DNA is immediately recognizable. But Passion Boisée feels smoother, warmer, and more rounded — with a gentle cognac undertone replacing Déclaration’s sharp, almost “armpits-like” bite. Think of it this way: Passion Boisée stands to Déclaration as Voyage d’Hermès does to Terre d’Hermès — recognizably related, but softer, more wearable, and less iconic than the defining pillar. As it develops further, the nutmeg-woody drydown takes a different path, leaving Déclaration behind and leaning more toward a modernized Edition (90s vintage) by Dunhill, or say, English Oak & Hazelnut by Jo Malone. I even suspect that Jo Malone directly borrowed this modernized direction from Passion Boisée (2007) and presented it a decade later as English Oak & Hazelnut (2017). Rating: 7.5/10

Smell from bottle versus my skin, or other people's skin is wildly different. What I smell from the bottle is very plummy and a sugary smell with a hint of leather and cedar. When I put it on my skin, it is very sweet and a subtle smell of oak and leather comes through. Reminds me of Carolina Herrera Good Girl and Bad Boy. Also reminds me of a more woody leathery Moschino Toy Boy. When my friend wore it, it was very different, I could smell a fruity rum, worn leather, and a stack of oak firewood. Fascinating smell, not particularly the fragrance for me, however my friend loved it and it was exactly what he was looking for.

One of the more interesting fragrences that I've tried recently. At first you get a rather sweet "fruit of the forrest" scent that slowely decents into deeper, more robust scents. This one really devides the men from the boys. First of all because not many houses are capable of creating a fragrence that is this daring yet sophisticated, secondly because I can imagine that not every man feels comfortable wearing this. Not so much because it smells feminine (actually, I wouldn't even consider this fragrence unisex) but more because it represents a niche amongst niche.

Ok, I wouldn't normally test a mans fragrance but I got it in a trade and thinking it was a womans scent, applied it. My impressions: I primarily smell the cedar wood. After a bit, the patchouli is more promient but the fragrance always maintains it's woody base. The tangerine and spices don't hold after the drydown at least on me. Good staying power. This does not scream "men only" so it could be worn by a woman if she prefers more masculine fragrances.

a clean, herbal, almost airy, not overpowering white rum scent with some citruses and the clove that is perfectly wearable. It is a mature scent with average performance (the way i like it). Not a daring scent but different enough to set apart from the more safer ones. I would wear this with a trimmed beard. It has some resemblance to vodka on the rocks from by kilian but more herbal and definately more interesting. Nice and one of the better from Frapin

Mildly woody, mildly spicy, mildly rummy, mildly citrus, mildly leathery. The emphasis is on mild - and this fragrance is very much in the modern style in that it is light. Sadly, it is also in the modern style in that it doesn't have much longevity or projection - and this is an Eau de Parfum concentration! I like it, but it's nothing special and I won't be buying a (overpriced) bottle.

Very strange what happened with this one. The FIRST time I wore this, all I could smell was a light, fruity scent. Almost feminine. (Think pink.) But when I wore it AGAIN, I smelled that tangerine, and even the rum, and a bit of clove. (Think orange.) Very masculine, although a bit lighter than I prefer. But still, Passion Boisee is the best Frapin I have tried so far.

水果感的烟熏木质香。蜜橘的甜润,肉豆蔻的清新,与朗姆酒的芬芳香醇一起涌出。朗姆酒的存在感很快变弱,但酿制过程中融入的橡木桶的香气长久留于皮肤之上。公丁香的辛香加重了木质的烟熏感,因为有前面蜜橘和酒香余味的加持,不是那种干燥的烟熏。橡木苔的幽凉和广藿的清凉药苦带来了土地的气息,再加上尾调柔和的皮革和微酸的雪松,给人的感觉是硬朗又温柔潇洒,沉稳又生动活泼,严谨又不拘一格,好喜欢这种对立面的结合。 适用人群/季节/场景:风度翩翩的艺术行业工作者比如策展人,建筑师,编辑和电影制片人,在春秋的白天夜晚参加行业交流会,手持葡萄酒杯,抒发艺术理念,畅谈行业前景,交换私人八卦

Very nice citrusy rummy frag. It's now early autumn in Sydney, with the temp aroun 20 degrees in the day, and I find it the perfect weather for this. If only the sillage and longevity can be improved...