Givenchy Vaporisateur

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I bought this for my Dad and every time he had it on, you could tell the fragrance truly lived up to its name. I think you'd wear it during the day in spring, fall, summer, and in casual situations and it'd be a perfect office scent too for all year round I think.

Layering it with casual chic might actually be a good solution to how weak it is, but I'm not about to waste my signature discontinued fragrance to support it.

The smell is very nice but the performance maybe half an hour at the most projection and perfume life on the skin around 2 hours tops. In 1975 Hubert De Givenchy broke with traditional men`s fragrance conventions by combining cologne and lavender scents to create Givenchy Gentleman ? You feel the ozonic cucumbery freshness you get from the violet leaf and you sense a little bit of smoke that adds some complexity and contrast to the freshness.

Woody notes dictate the essence of the fragrance, allowing more refreshing ingredients to take centre stage. This is a really good fresh woody fragrance, almost gives me OG luna rossa vibes but without the lavender and some added pepper/smoke.Projection seems to be great at first application but after a few minutes it becomes more quiet still perceptible. Givenchy Gentleman Only was revolutionary amongst masculine fragrances on its launch as it introduced strong and intense woody notes instead of the traditional aromatic and citrusy ones to the body of the EDT. As it dries down , pepper and orange part ways and it just becomes a clean woody (vetiver) and slightly smoky (incense) scent. There is nothing like this outside the Givenchy line and this is a very uplifting and pleasant fragrance all the way through the opening onto the dry down. A composition of contrasts begins with punchy pink pepper and nutmeg alongside refreshing bergamot, mandarin and birch leaf.

They both open up pretty fresh, with Gentlemen Only being slightly more so, but that's where the similarities end. Definitely for the self-assured confident businessman who wants to bring a little more sexiness to the office. idk about recent batches but i own old batches of it and i just cant get enough of the scent, perfect as a signature scent, and its a great compliment getter especially among sophisticated ladies.I'm not sure whether it's a failure of marketing - after all, there are plenty of inferior competitors that sell better largely because of a more vigorous marketing campaign - or whether this was a narrow miss by Jean Jacques, the perfumer. You do get some smokiness from the birch but it's pretty subtle but the green notes are definitely there. I can imagine this being very versatile in warmer climates or fine anytime except maybe winter or colder winter days. Edit: this gift was given in my teenage years (more than 10 years ago); I say this because I recently went to a mall, tried it again (nostalgia) and it smells DIFFERENT.