Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
170 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The ylang-ylang and jasmine surge forward with immediate creamy opulence, their white-floral intensity bolstered by that whisper of aldehydic lily of the valley. The spice emerges almost immediately, a warm undercurrent that prevents the florals from reading as traditionally feminine or delicate.
As the top notes retreat, the true character emerges: a honeyed, slightly powdery amber supported by that musk-spice interplay that becomes increasingly velvety. The florals soften, becoming less distinct and more woven into the fragrance's overall warmth, creating an almost animalic radiance that clings to the skin.
The woody base—particularly the creamy sandalwood—becomes dominant, the cedarwood adding a cool, almost pencil-shaving dryness that prevents the amber from becoming sticky. What remains is intimate and skin-scent soft, a warm, slightly spiced woody-amber whisper that suggests rather than broadcasts.
Passion Elizabeth Taylor arrives as a deliberately sensual proposition, one that eschews the powdered florals of its 1980s peers in favour of something altogether more intoxicating. The jasmine and ylang-ylang combination in the opening creates that distinctive indolic richness—slightly creamy, slightly animalic—before lily of the valley arrives to provide a touch of aldehydic sparkle that prevents the composition from becoming cloying. What distinguishes this fragrance is how the spice accord (notably absent from the listed notes but unmistakably present in that 100% spicy accord) weaves through the floral heart: think warm clove and subtle pepper rather than aggressive cinnamon, creating a sensuality that feels earned rather than synthetic.
The musk-spice pairing is particularly deft, with the warmth of the spices coaxing the musk into something almost skin-like, as though the fragrance has settled into your own chemistry rather than sitting atop it. The base is restrained—frankincense lends a faintly medicinal, almost ecclesiastical quality that prevents the amber from becoming a cloying gourmand affair. Instead, sandalwood and cedarwood provide a creamy woody foundation that allows the fragrance to maintain an elegant restraint even as the amber adds honeyed warmth.
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