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En Passant

Eau de parfum

Floral · Fresh · Aquatic.

4.17 / 5Rating · 4,237 votes

Sizes offeredNot yet verified

Brand originFrance ↗

Made inNot yet verified

About these origins

Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.

Brand origin: Frédéric Malle / Twentieth anniversary · Checked 2026-09-21
The official anniversary history describes the first boutique at 37 rue de Grenelle in Paris, opened in June 2000.

Manufacturing may vary by edition, market or batch. Check the label on your bottle.

Year2000

Marketed forWomen

PerfumerOlivia Giacobetti

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

En Passant by Frederic Malle has a listed floral, fresh, aquatic profile, with notes of Watery Notes, Cucumber, Galbanum, Basil, Calamus.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

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The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum), Water\aqua\eau, Butylphenyl methylpropional, Linalool, Farnesol, Benzyl alcohol, Coumarin, Geraniol, Hydroxycitronellal, Limonene, Bht, Tocopherol

Source: Frederic Malle official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN44318

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

2.77 / 5

1,371 votes

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category average, not hours

135

329

671

192

Projection

1.95 / 4

1,585 votes

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1 = intimate; higher = stronger

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732

185

137

Value perception

2.13 / 5

948 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

239

402

267

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

4,987Own it

1,469Previously owned

5,661Want it

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385

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1,870

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Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment

En PassantFrederic Malle

Tam Dao Eau de ToiletteDiptyque

Both list Amber and Cedar. Explore En Passant’s floral direction alongside Tam Dao Eau de Toilette’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment

En PassantFrederic Malle

Black OpiumYves Saint Laurent

Both list Cedar and Jasmine. Explore En Passant’s floral direction alongside Black Opium’s vanilla profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try

What does En Passant smell like?

En Passant by Frederic Malle has a listed floral, fresh, aquatic profile, with notes of Watery Notes, Cucumber, Galbanum, Basil, Calamus.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Olivia Giacobetti.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 2.77 out of 5, from 1,371 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define En Passant?

Its listed notes include watery notes, cucumber, galbanum, basil, calamus, orange, banana, lilac, lily of the valley, jasmine, petitgrain, honey, rose, carnation, broom, musk, wheat, cedar, sandalwood, amber, vanilla. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

04 / Find your next bottle

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En Passant

A scent, in focus.

Sizes offered

Understand what you smell.

Top notes

Heart notes

Base notes

Inside the bottle.