Rumba Passion vs Alhambra
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
61%scent match
Closely related
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Rumba Passion takes 1 of 1 categories.
Rumba PassionChoose it for a white floral and honey character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
AlhambraChoose it for a white floral and sweet character.
Rumba Passion1/1
Alhambra0/1
- Ratings & consensus
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- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
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- Sillage & projection
- Not scored
- Value for money
- Not scored
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
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- Fragranxe ranking
- Rumba Passion
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Rumba PassionTed LapidusAlhambraBéatus ParisWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.77/ 5 · 492 votes
Have 69%Had 31%Want 0%
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 25%Had 0%Want 75%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate38%Love
37%Like
6%Ok
17%Dislike
2%Hate
437 votes
Not enough votes yet
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityNo data
SillageNo data
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerNot enough dataBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothwhite floral100%
honey92%
patchouli84%
sweet77%
rose69%
floral61%
white floral100%
sweet92%
honey84%
floral77%
yellow floral69%
amber61%
Scent match61%Closely related · both white floral, honey and sweet
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
Orange Blossom
Heart
RoseJasmine
Base
HoneyPatchouliVanilla
Top
RaspberryNeroliBlack PepperMandarinLychee
Heart
JasmineHoneyYlang YlangRoseOrange Blossom
Base
AmberPatchouliCedarwoodVanilla
InformationalShared notesOrange Blossom, Rose, Jasmine and Honey. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring40
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
No season votes yet
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesNot enough votes yet
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#1,591
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews98
Overall rank#76,449
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerRumba PassionHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotTed Lapidus Rumba Passion delivers a thick, heavy dose of orange blossom and dense honey. It settles into a warm, smoky patchouli base that hugs the skin for hours. This is a bold, sweet fragrance built for cold winter nights and people who appreciate intense, retro-leaning floridean blockbusters.
Reviews →Alhambra by Béatus Paris opens with a burst of sweet raspberry and juicy lychee, immediately sharpened by black pepper and citrusy mandarin. The fruitiness feels bright rather than syrupy, balanced by an airy flash of neroli. As the top notes settle, the heart reveals a rich white floral bouquet dominated by honeyed o…
Reviews →InformationalRead bothTaste is personal
How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.
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Common questions
Straight answers from the data above.
Do Rumba Passion and Alhambra smell similar?
Closely related: a 61% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share white floral, honey and sweet accords. Common notes include Orange Blossom, Rose, Jasmine and Honey.
What are the notes in Rumba Passion and Alhambra?
Rumba Passion has top notes of Orange Blossom, heart notes of Rose and Jasmine, a base of Honey, Patchouli and Vanilla. Alhambra has top notes of Raspberry, Neroli, Black Pepper and Mandarin, heart notes of Jasmine, Honey, Ylang Ylang and Rose, a base of Amber, Patchouli, Cedarwood and Vanilla.
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