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    Side by side

    IL Bacio vs. Passion

    IL Bacio by Marcella Borghese bottle

    IL Bacio

    Marcella Borghese
    Parfum1993
    Very similar
    Passion by Goutal bottle

    Passion

    Goutal
    Eau de Parfum1983
    New comparison

    IL Bacio peaks in summer, while Passion belongs to fall. The side by side below shows where they overlap.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: IL Bacio vs. Passion
    IL BacioPassion
    ConcentrationParfumEau de Parfum
    Launched19931983
    GenderFemaleFemale
    PerfumerAnnick Goutal
    Best seasonSummerFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    IL Bacio

    White Floral
    Fruity
    Floral
    Fresh
    Sweet
    Powdery
    Woody

    Passion

    White Floral
    Tuberose
    Woody
    Yellow Floral
    Mossy
    Aromatic
    Earthy
    Fresh Spicy

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    FreesiaHoneysuckleJasmineLily of the ValleyRose
    TuberoseTomato Leaf
    Heart
    PeachMelonPlumPassion Fruit
    Ylang-YlangJasmineBourbon Vanilla
    Base
    MuskAmberCedarwoodSandalwood
    OakmossPatchouli

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: IL Bacio vs. Passion
    IL BacioPassion
    Score3.5/53.5/5
    Longevity6-10 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagemoderatemoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    Some fragrances whisper. This one doesn't need to. The fruit-to-floral-to-wood arc is built for someone who owns her sweetness, not apologizes for it.IL Bacio
    Tuberose doesn't do anything quietly. It's one of the most assertive white florals in perfumery, lush, heady, almost overwhelming at first. But Passion tempers that intensity with green tomato leaf.Passion