Passion 1987 Eau de Toilette

Passion (Eau de Toilette) by Elizabeth Taylor
Bottle Design Simon Jeruchim
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7.6 / 10 168 Ratings
A popular perfume by Elizabeth Taylor for women, released in 1987. The scent is spicy-oriental. Projection and longevity are above-average. It was last marketed by Elizabeth Arden.
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Main accords

Spicy
Oriental
Floral
Woody
Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
Ylang-ylangYlang-ylang JasmineJasmine Lily of the valleyLily of the valley
Heart Notes Heart Notes
SpicesSpices MuskMusk
Base Notes Base Notes
FrankincenseFrankincense SandalwoodSandalwood CedarwoodCedarwood
Ratings
Scent
7.6168 Ratings
Longevity
8.6142 Ratings
Sillage
8.3127 Ratings
Bottle
7.8139 Ratings
Value for money
9.339 Ratings
Submitted by Bergamotte, last update on 17.04.2024.

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6 in-depth fragrance descriptions
10
Bottle
7.5
Sillage
10
Longevity
9
Scent
Sorceress

213 Reviews
Sorceress
Sorceress
Very helpful Review 8  
Passion-Sashay Yourself Into Stunning, Confident, Deliciousness
Pow! First spray...what an animal Liz Taylor created with this juice. Passions, animals on the prey, musk and incense all attack the senses. It must be the civet that I adore and smile about, but smile inside it makes me do. I keep sniffing my wrists and saying, "So beautiful." I love this fragrance.
Passion settles down into a woman's sensual scent, promising what's yet to be. A high-heeled, black-stockings, bat your lashes, use your fingernails, arch your eyebrow, Baby I know who I am and what I've got fragrance. It's not a user beware, it's the opposite. Your date, SO, whatever is in trouble.
Drydown to a sweet, musky, powdery incense, making Passion a wonderful Oriental that's ignored because of it's price. Don't be fooled by the name and the politics. Don't let yourself be swayed by commercialism and hype and pay exorbitant prices to cover the costs of commercials and tv. Close your eyes and let your nose tell you what's wonderful.
One spritz lasts for hours and hours and sillage is about an arms length. This is sexy, yes, but also cozy and warm in it's own way.
The African Amethyst color of the art deco glass bottle is elegant. The gold cap could be replaced, I'll agree, but if that was the decision, I'll live with it.
There are so many different flavors to this delicious scent, one try isn't enough to benefit from it's full potentials. At times, spices mix into the brew of decadence, while leather, smoke and incense dance around the flames of desire that the creator of this frag intended to concoct a potion so intense she was willing to chance it all as her very first fragrance on the market. Passion is just so delicious!
Why has this ET fragrance been ignored or shunted? By far, it is the richest of them all. It is an eye-opener, a knock-your-socks-off with the aldehydes at the top. But the sandalwood, patchouli, coconut and vanilla all bring it down in the base to a scent of incredible strength. Think 1940's Hollywood and strong women such as Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Betty Davis.
Some call this a drugstore perfume, because Elizabeth Taylor wanted all women to be able to appreciate her scents. Ironically, her perfumes are also sold in department stores such as Macys. So they must appeal to women of various backgrounds. It's both department and drugstore.
I also love Diamonds and Rubies by ET. I've since purchased Diamonds and Emeralds. I'm searching for Black Pearls, another I believe will fit my fragrance nose. The popularity of her line should tell consumers that her perfumes will become classics just as the inimitable Elizabeth Taylor has become in history. I am delighted to own, wear and display these.
I recently watched the great actress Joan Crawford making her exit at the end of an episode of Route 66, sashaying her skirts with her hands, her back ramrod straight, her high heels clicking the pavement, never looking back at the cast of characters. But their eyes were all pinned on her as she walked down the street. I imagine her wearing a perfume such as Passion, leaving the beautiful fragrance in the wake of her stunning exit, and that's why she always left such a memorable impression of confidence. A perfume such as this one does that to you.
Passion is amazing with all its notes. Not an everyday perfume,not at all. But when you want to feel special, sexy, powerful inside, go for this bottle. It will transform you.
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Awesomeness

247 Reviews
Awesomeness
Awesomeness
Helpful Review 7  
Passion = Poison Noir
I followed FruitDiet's advice and picked up a mini in parfum concentration for a couple bucks on ebay, plus shipping. I've worn Passion parfum twice now, and I swear - Passion wears like Poison on me, or I should say Poison Noir.

Other than being 1980s fragrances in purple bottles with purple juice, why are Passion & Poison so similar to me? One reason is the shared white florals. Although Passion doesn't have as much tuberose, my skin amplifies the shared white floral notes. The other reason is the shared honey & incense notes, which wear similar on me. The top is different because Poison has the plumy-grape thing going on. Plus, Poison is light & brighter and holds the tuberose longer. And, Passion is incredibly unisex by today's standard's while Poison remains a femme. However, I just can't shake the association: Passion wears like a deeper, darker Poison, which was once my signature scent and still one of my favorites.

Like Poison but not the price tag, or want a Poison that's less femme? Try Poison Noir ... I mean, Passion.

PS - Seek out the smaller bottles that were part of gift sets for the best juice and best value. I've also obtained EdT in a 25ml rectangular bottle with gold top. $1 + shipping. It's glorious and makes a great masculine!
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10
Pricing
5
Bottle
9
Sillage
9
Longevity
8
Scent
Cumulnimbus

116 Reviews
Cumulnimbus
Cumulnimbus
Helpful Review 4  
Warm companion
I'm not ashamed to admit I love Passion in winter evenings. It lifts my mood when the days are short, shady and cold. Makes me reject my body's temptations to hibernate, motivates me to put on a warm coat and an extravagant retro beret and go for a drink with a good old friend for the simple and irreplaceable joy of sharing our melancholia. It makes me wish I had a vintage fur coat to bring it along and wrap myself inside of it. This perfume is a dirty old style oriental which on my skin it is all about the musk, spices, woods and resins in the drydown.
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10
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9
Bottle
9
Sillage
10
Longevity
10
Scent
MrsGuerlain

289 Reviews
MrsGuerlain
MrsGuerlain
Helpful Review 5  
Like a book
Wearing this is like reading a long, wonderful book. So many things are happening and the plot keeps challenging me because whenever I think I have figured it all out something happens.
Passion is an ever intriguing and surprising experience. It has the roaring floral powdery beginning but the spice and musk blend in and then the story becomes really interesting. The woody ending is just beautiful. One thing I have experienced with ET’s fragrances is that they keep going. The longevity is awesome. Sillage is also a tale of its own.
The bottle is purple, just like ET’s eyes.
This is a gorgeous scent. I highly recommend it.
214/365
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Aaronstar

16 Reviews
Aaronstar
Aaronstar
8  
Sexy Purple Civet.
Just bought it, seems like it will be a perfect, bold note and breath of passion. It has all marks of a great, bold perfume, the civet, the incense, the leather, the musk, the white flowers, the spices and green notes. I'm surprised men do not buy this more. Besides Kuoros not many perfumes have three sexy notes as leather, civet and musk together.
Straight away I get the sandalwood, incense and leather, and that civet too.
Its musky, leathery, and dreamy, it should be considered a unisex fragrance and not just female. Images of Liz Taylor quickly came to mind, her elegant, chic lifestyle, makeup, and handbags, but mostly the sexy, wild, men she must have had. It's very European, very masculine, like a vintage collectible, I love it. It smells like a sexy man in a leather jacket, it is not a girly, woman perfume at all..it screams I sleep with many men and I am drenched in their musk. It is very masculine...
But I also felt a nasty, disgusting, pungent dog thing going on, must be the civet and spices, oh my, I need to sleep on it.

Its disgusting and I think I like it....its sexy, dirty, animal musk. Perfect for sexual fantasies, animal desires, men, leather, sex. It's absolutely perfect for layering with flower notes. I don't sense more than the incense, the sandalwood, the musk, the leather. This could very well be a male fragrance, for certain. Don't overspray, be careful, I can still smell it after a cold bath, it's strong stuff.
I'm surprised it's not considered to be unisex, surprised it's not in the animalic, leather group before anything. Love this potent, animal sex musk, this leathery, raunchy,sex- musk. It's no wonder its called ''Passion''.
The incense and sandalwood draw in the spiritual side to this sexual fantasy.
This perfume is very much pheromone-like, as I'm learning, like a mating, I'm in heat, come here and mate with me, vibe, it's from the civet, I suppose, first time I've experienced this.
Song- Madonna, ''Erotica''
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NoirAletheaNoirAlethea 2 months ago
6
Bottle
8
Sillage
8
Longevity
9
Scent
Warm, soapy incense
from a decade cold and cruel.
I am transported.

a haiku review.
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IrinaSpalkoIrinaSpalko 4 months ago
8
Bottle
10
Sillage
6
Longevity
9.5
Scent
Elizabeth Taylor's Passion ranked in at #2 for me conducting a 23-card scent test. It smells like being beautified in Cleopatra's boudoir.
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