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Dolce Passione 2016

7.7 / 10 174 Ratings
A popular perfume by Pantheon for women and men, released in 2016. The scent is gourmand-sweet. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Gourmand
Sweet
Fruity
Creamy
Synthetic

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
ChocolateChocolate HoneyHoney
Heart Notes Heart Notes
CocoaCocoa CherryCherry StrawberryStrawberry VanillaVanilla PlumPlum
Base Notes Base Notes
Tonka beanTonka bean VanillaVanilla White muskWhite musk TruffleTruffle

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Scent
7.7174 Ratings
Longevity
8.2148 Ratings
Sillage
7.7148 Ratings
Bottle
7.3141 Ratings
Value for money
6.883 Ratings
Submitted by Franfan20, last update on 11/04/2025.

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DogiCoco

637 Reviews
DogiCoco
DogiCoco
Helpful Review 4  
Stunning dark chocolate truffle
Wow! What a scrumptious, well-made, sensual, multilayered gourmand dream this is.

It smells like an expensive praliné made of dark chocolate and a fruity, slightly boozy filling of strawberry, cherry and plum. A beautiful honey note sweetens it up, while saffron adds the tiniest hint of spicy sharpness. Vanilla, of course, makes the drydown smooth and warm. The chocolate is so dark and cacao-heavy that it almost smells like coffee at first, the fruit dry down to a deep plum jam. And then the truffle note emerges and adds a mysterious earthy touch to the scent.
The fragrance lasts forever and you can sense all the notes until the far drydown.

I was really sceptical if I would like this. Honey sometimes turns weird on my skin, and chocolate fragrances often have a cheap, candle-like waxiness to my nose. I'm also not a fan of gourmands that are too literal and edible, I prefer them a little more blended and perfumey. But all my worries were unnecessary. This is more than a simple foody scent, the honey note is nice and clean and there is nothing waxy about this. Some enthusiastic reviews drew me in to try it, and I'm really glad I did.
Dolce Passione is something special.
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Raluko111

423 Reviews
Raluko111
Raluko111
3  
The Chocolatiest of Them All
"Sensei, you smell like Disneyland!" This is how Dolce Passione was perceived by my 18-year-old students, a bunch of girls whose passion is to spend the money painfully saved from various part-time jobs to travel to this artificial world of retail commercial dreams for children. We're talking about A LOT OF chocolate here, significantly more than in Chocolate Greedy (Montale). We're talking hot, liquid, melted chocolate ready to be poured as glaze over a Devil's Food cake. In the opening there's a whiff of ammonia that some can find off-putting, but it dissipates very quickly.

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"Sensei, miroși ca Disneyland!" Așa a fost primit Dolce Passione de studentele de anul întâi, niște fete de 18 ani, a căror mare pasiune aici este să-și cheltuie bănuții primiți de la părinți sau strânși de la tot felul de slujbe part-time prin restaurante și cafenele unde lucrează la case de marcat sau ca și chelnerițe, pe excursii in lumea artificială creată de acest comerciant de vise pentru copii. O exclamație care nu poate fi decât de bine, având in vedere ca gustările care stau împrăștiate pe bănci înainte de a începe cursurile sunt întotdeauna pe bază de ciocolată. Sau că de câte ori se întorc din excursiile Disney World & Sea, împart cu noi toți capete de Mickey Mouse si Goofy din ciocolată. Multe mi-au și cerut numele mărcii și au căutat pe mobile Pantheon Roma.

Vorbim de multă, multă ciocolată aici. Semnificativ mai multă decât in Chocolate Greedy de la Montale. Și mult mai fierbinte, lichidă și concentrată, aproape gata să fie turnată ca glazură peste un tort. Doar la început și doar după o aplicație foarte generoasă simt ammonia care a oripilat-o pe Jomas. Dar pentru mine senzația dispare repede, în câteva minute. In drydown devine mai vanilată, un pic laptoasă, dar evident ciocolată. Nu știu dacă e de bine sau de rău, totul depinde de ce îți dorești. Mie îmi place ciocolata, mai ales iarna, pe ger. Și mult mai mult, mă ajută și la dietă, tăindu-mi pofta de dulciuri.
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Ganii

133 Reviews
Ganii
Ganii
1  
Too much
After trying multiple times, nop, that ain't for me.

It's bitter, sour...smells just so cheap and synthetic? I was excited for that "Strawberry covered in chocolate" but sadly it's not to me.

The chocolate is really not gourmand and smells sharp and so fake. My favourite note (the strawberry), is the reason of the sour smelling side of the fragrance.

Plus, the notes of honey - truffle, just smell too much to the point of being nauseating, overly sweet and overdone. That's like an extra overload of everything and it ends up being messy.
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Sweetsmell75

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Sweetsmell75
Top Review 21  
Sweet Fragrance!!!
... and now I come along and I'm more of a Kinder Chocolate type ;)
Schokobons, Kinder Country, Kinder Chocolate liqueur from the Thermomix, surprise eggs, etc. ...
... with dark chocolate, pralines with strange fillings can really chase me away... but let's see if I can do something with Dolce Passione :)
The fragrance pyramid reads almost like a candy store ... gourmand notes as far as the eye can see.
About the scent:
Dolce Passione starts immediately with a lot of chocolate... a slightly bitter one with hazelnut.
When I sniff closely, a strawberry comes through, specifically the kind you enjoy on a fairground, skewered and covered in chocolate glaze.
Suddenly, a roasted aroma joins in... I can't pinpoint where it comes from, but it gives the fragrance a bit of depth.
As it develops, the bar of slightly bitter chocolate with nuts transforms into a chocolate praline, refined with a powerful dried fruit-honey note.
This is how Dolce Passione holds up, and personally, it's too much of a sweet treat for me!
I don't want to smell like this ... I'd rather eat chocolate!
Tonka bean and vanilla are in a competition in the base with the chocolate-dried fruit mixture, but they can't really fight their way through. With a lot of imagination, I attribute a vanilla truffle filling to the praline.
The longevity is about 8 hours, sillage is moderate.
Dolce Passione definitely belongs in the cold season.
Unisex? I remain silent ;)
The bottle ... hmm... I personally don't find it visually appealing.
Conclusion:
Chocolate pralines with vanilla truffle filling plus dried fruit refined with honey. Sweet fragrance! I'm more of a Kinder Chocolate type ;)
One last note:
Dolce Passione doesn't smell too sweet, but for me, it's way too edible!
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GuidoSch

12 Reviews
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GuidoSch
Top Review 10  
Not just for sweet tooth lovers.... :-)
Thanks to dear Dolly, I got to enjoy the wonderful Dolce Passione through a swap. At first, DP sat unnoticed and dreary among many other small decants. Thank goodness not for too long. Usually, I test in two ways. Once on my arm, where I was practically enveloped by the hazelnut and chocolatey (dark chocolate) scent cloud. Phew, I had to take a deep breath, as this was definitely not "Dolce." It was this dark and deeper fragrance that I personally find quite wonderful and reminds me in a similar way of Cartier's Les Heures fragrance "L'Heure Defendue." However, in DP, this phase is somewhat longer present. That's a matter of taste.

After a while, the scent development shifts towards "fruity," without ever becoming excessively sweet, which I really struggle with. I like sweet fragrances, but only within a controlled framework. The strawberry/plum combination does not bring forth extreme sweetness, even though one would expect this from the strawberries. As it progresses, honey and musk join in, which I can hardly perceive. Tonka bean, vanilla, and the truffle do their job and are also responsible for the longevity settling at about 9 hours. Beyond that, it is still realizable up close. The sillage is also quite expressive!

After testing on my arm, it was time for the everyday test, where I was already concerned that headaches could deliver a knockout blow to this wonderful scent. Far from it. In normal application mode (on the neck), it comes across even more beautifully and deepens my "must have" desire.

Conclusion: a truly delightful summer fragrance that is not just for sweet tooth lovers. Quite the opposite! For me, DP has made it onto the wish list, where it now stands alone. Hopefully not for too long....
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possibly the most intoxicating gourmand i ever smelled - syrupy, fruity milk chocolate truffle. so edible its hard to wear though
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The finest among the chocolate latte. It smells like the luxurious patisserie decorated in gold and marble. 2 sprays inside jacket = +24h.
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Unbelievably delicious, I can't stop smelling this. A rich, fruity, chocolate pastry is what I get. Reminds me of a dessert I had as a child
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Intoxicating is the only way to describe this one. Dark chocolate, rich and boozy, strawberry and truffle. Absolutely decadent.
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Thick, sticky sweet, dense, dark chocolate w/ an overdose of mainly Strawberry & Plum. Delicious, stunning, good quality but unwearable.
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Creamy, sumptuous chocolate, leaning towards Nutella. Some strawberry jam in the background. Perfect balance between cacao and sweetness.
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Chocolate-covered strawberries - I've never smelled such a natural strawberry note. The truffle keeps the sweetness in check. Wow. H+S Beast
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A squirrel approaches the picnic blanket.
Truffle pasta, chocolate berries with tonka bean, plums in honey?
No.
A hazelnut and off it goes!
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Like in chocolate production in my kitchen: dark chocolate, freshly roasted hazelnuts + vanilla. Fruits, rum + honey are distracting. Okay.
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Chocolate pralines with vanilla truffle filling plus dried fruit refined with honey. Sweet scent! I'm more of a Kinder chocolate type ;)
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