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Symphonie-Passion Filippo Sorcinelli 2016

7.5 / 10 93 Ratings

A popular perfume by Filippo Sorcinelli for women and men, released in 2016. The scent is woody-green. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Woody

Green

Spicy

Smoky

Earthy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Lemon

Peony

Heart Notes

Vetiver

Cashmeran

Base Notes

Cedarwood

Musk

Sandalwood

Ratings

Scent

7.593 Ratings

Longevity

7.883 Ratings

Sillage

7.184 Ratings

Bottle

8.389 Ratings

Value for money

6.632 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone, last update on 10/21/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the Unum collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Encre Noire Eau de Toilette

Eau de Gentiane Blanche

Ombre Fumée

Fat Electrician

Nebbia Densa

Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/02/2016

8.5Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

Silverfire
134 Reviews

Silverfire

6

Intriguing Vetiver and Incense Combo

This goes on as an incense-vetiver combo, with the incense at first grounding the vetiver. This vetiver is intriguing - plantlike with a little bit of slinkiness to it – a very slight sexy confidence, and it fuses into this incense-plant smell, natural, invigorating, and interesting. On good days, this goes on for quite some time, with the incense finally taking the lead towards the end of the day. On bad days, the entire scent disappears in four hours. I will keep testing until my sample is exhausted, though, because I've never smelled this combination before. It's hooked me. Recommended.

10/10/2022

7Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

GratWanderer
228 Reviews

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GratWanderer

Withered Flowers, Withered Grasses, Withered Everything

Special opening, quite rough, dry-yellowed peony, old flower book, dry citrus peels from weeks ago, I think I perceive certain amber notes, overall quite clearly focused on these 2-3 notes, it doesn't overwhelm as these notes are already quite specific in themselves.

The transition to the grassy vetiver is fluid, it really has something of a dead meadow, not burnt, just wilted, yet somehow macabrely fascinating and drawing you in.

After over 30-45 minutes, it becomes increasingly balsamic-woody, after that, only little changes, various woods, greenish, sticky, still somewhat bitter.

Phew, in the dry down after 2h+, it becomes almost unbearably bitter, very unpleasant to smell, plants that have been withered for years and correspondingly old woods as well, not quite my thing and I actually like it bitter and woody.

Overall, a not uninteresting scent, it is not particularly complex, but connects notes in an atypical way and with atypical undertones. But at the latest in the dry down, it becomes too absurdly bitter for me.

[tested on skin]

07/20/2017

8.5Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Gschpusi
302 Reviews

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Gschpusi

Top Review 9

Anniversary

Regarding this fragrance - which has already been aptly described by Meggi and which I would only wear under duress or reluctantly, I can only think of this:

“What have I ever done to you? We have known each other for many years, but today you come to me for the first time to seek advice or help. I can't remember the last time you invited me to your house for a cup of coffee. After all, my wife is the godmother of your only child. But let's be honest: you have never valued my friendship and have feared being in my debt. Your business is doing well, the police are there to protect you. Besides, there are courts. Why would you need a friend like me? But now you come to me and say: ‘Don Corleone, grant me justice!’ But you show me no respect, offer no friendship. You don’t even call me godfather. No, instead you come to my house on my daughter's wedding day and ask me to commit murder - for money.”
(Monologue from the film “The Godfather” with Marlon Brando)
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No fragrance description, but the scent would fit Don Corleone perfectly. Somewhat composed, cool, yet almost fatherly, but dangerous ;-)
Yes, there is a similarity to Encre Noire (Eau de Toilette). Only this one is significantly more penetrating.
Green-toxic with a black, pitch-black ammoniac note. Dark, pink peony and fresh cedarwood. Musk probably for the fatherly touch.
I rate it higher because it is well made and the longevity, as well as the sillage, is strong.

11/24/2016

7.5Scent 8Longevity 6Sillage

Meggi
1018 Reviews

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Meggi

Top Review 37

Excuse me - does the dead fly actually belong there?

A few days ago, I once again took a look at the selection of the Hamburger-Hof perfumery while my wife was being pampered in the cosmetics department. I had already said my goodbyes and was standing next to my loved ones when the saleswoman came back to me and handed me a tester of Symphonie-Passion. As I joyfully examined the little treasure, I spotted, saturated in the noble juice, a kind of fruit fly. In the magnifying glass-shaped vial, it seemed to be almost twice the size of normal, a sight that was almost grotesque in context.

Well, at least we know a perfumer here who wants one of his creations enhanced with a drop of pee. Why shouldn't others try such alchemy with a fly? So I casually asked whether the dead fly actually belonged there. A second vial was quickly produced - without insect insert. It was probably a one-off case; a regrettable creature had crawled into the wrong glass container at the wrong time…

About the scent: Peony? There is a certain prick in the air; without imagination, I cannot initially follow the description. Symphonie-Passion rather starts off with an almost licorice-like vetiver wood nuance, which - the esteemed Mr. Yatagan is completely right - has taken a clear cue from Encre Noire, but comes across as less gracious, as a cross-comparison confirms. I can follow the licorice trail uninterrupted for a while. The term "sweet wood" is not enough; one can easily think of ammonium. I could imagine that Symphonie-Passion might help against an impending cold at this stage.

Within a quarter of an hour, the scent seems to be draped in a bitter-charred veil over its previously essential-concentrated appearance. This gives it a dull and dark character, demanding to wear. At least the sillage remains restrained. Within one or two hours, the suspicion arises that the corresponding ability of the peony might be (co-)responsible for the consistently diagnosable "prick" in the front part.

In what we shall call the progression, a relative calm returns in the following hours; the licorice aspect fades, and the scent becomes overall rounder. However, only minimally, and a thought around noon that there might be a shift towards sweetness (sandalwood) turns out to be a temporary or misperception. In my perception, we are essentially dealing with a woody-prickly ill-tempered vetiver scent with a licorice-like residue until the evening. At most, a diffuse halo may hint at dusty cedar, but I am not sure about that until the very end. In the evening, I would have also guessed thuja, which is not exactly a fragrant flatterer.

The fact that the prick note gradually and imperceptibly transforms from (presumably) peony to (probably) rubber-bitter vetiver throughout the day is technically interesting. However, the disturbing element is too strong for me. Essentially, the prick is not a prick; it is the ultimately prevailing scent impression.

My expectations for Symphonie-Passion had been high; after all, LAVS from the same house is an incense scent of the upper class. The new colleague cannot keep up - I find it merely decent.

By the way: It has been a long time since a marketing text has left me so bewildered. It may be due to my inadequate English skills, which are certainly not sufficient for appropriately grasping philosophical-poetic ambitions. But I have more the feeling that what is presented has that form of inscrutability that does not stem from a deeper understanding of the world by a greater mind, but simply arises from pretentious and nonsensical babble.

Conclusion: They might have tried it with a fly.