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05/29/2019
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You can smell plums..
Good evening everyone, here I am again (...have you just started to sigh?? Shame on you!! :D)! Today I'd like to introduce Givenchy's Very Irrésistible L'Intense, a Givenchy fragrance line that already has tens of different flankers, but I haven't tested a single one yet.
You know that Givenchy is for the most part "only" a mainstream brand as far as her fragrances are concerned and which is why some exclude from the outset and do not even want to test, but I think that Givenchy in particular has beautiful fragrances in his repertoire. Therefore I can only recommend to test these scents if you see them standing on shelves. Yes, dare to spray these fragrances on your skin, as I dare (more and more) to test women's fragrances in full perfume shops. Well, now that the weather is getting better and the skirts and shorts of the ladies seem to get shorter and shorter again, of course I'm going to sweat again, if I have to test such a women's scent near you and I'd rather crumble, but apart from that I'd only be distracted by the sight and would hardly get to sniff at the sprayed scent, which would make me miss the top note, and probably even the whole heart note of a scent, ... :DD *sigh*
And that the skirts become so short that you could see more than you thought when a lady moved unhappily and that you also saw a scent like "Plum" in the scent list shortly before, which sometimes is a synonym for a female scent... well you know what it stands for, it doesn't help to stay calm without getting nervous... argh! :DD
But all right, Givenchy it is. Well, let's see how the smell smells.
A little later I clearly smell the earthy, cool scent of Patchouli, which gives the scent a quite mature impression.
Also later, the musk slowly emerges, gradually replacing the first sweetness of the fragrance. While the first sweetness as described was more fruity and flowery, one now smells the distinctive scent of musk. In addition, the fragrance is now also gentle, almost creamy.
Towards the end, the fragrance remains floral and sweet. The plum can still be smelled, but of course it is now much less strong than at the beginning. Also the rose is clearly weaker, so that one notices in the basis even more only "general, heavy flowery notes", together with the mentioned musk and patchouli.
Everything is fine, I think, even if the flowers could have been looser in the end (but you know from me anyway that I always complain about heavy and/or sultry floral notes :D).
Soo, that was Very Irrésistible L'Intense. I liked the smell. Not very outstanding, but nevertheless quite nice, because it radiates a certain elegance and sexyness, even though the fragrance is not particularly complex. The patchouli makes the fragrance look a little more mature, but it's not as disturbing as in some other fragrances, where you sometimes get the clenched load of earthy notes that, in my opinion, disturb an otherwise beautifully scented fragrance.
As some have already mentioned here, the fragrance is especially suitable for the evening, especially in autumn it comes across well. So if you're looking for a not very complex evening or night scent, which just radiates nice and feminine and you can't do anything wrong with it, you should have a look at it here.
Soo... I'm done with that again. Of course I could still do some stupid word games with "plum"... but something tells me that you would hunt me then, so I better finish my commi and wish you all a nice evening :))
You know that Givenchy is for the most part "only" a mainstream brand as far as her fragrances are concerned and which is why some exclude from the outset and do not even want to test, but I think that Givenchy in particular has beautiful fragrances in his repertoire. Therefore I can only recommend to test these scents if you see them standing on shelves. Yes, dare to spray these fragrances on your skin, as I dare (more and more) to test women's fragrances in full perfume shops. Well, now that the weather is getting better and the skirts and shorts of the ladies seem to get shorter and shorter again, of course I'm going to sweat again, if I have to test such a women's scent near you and I'd rather crumble, but apart from that I'd only be distracted by the sight and would hardly get to sniff at the sprayed scent, which would make me miss the top note, and probably even the whole heart note of a scent, ... :DD *sigh*
And that the skirts become so short that you could see more than you thought when a lady moved unhappily and that you also saw a scent like "Plum" in the scent list shortly before, which sometimes is a synonym for a female scent... well you know what it stands for, it doesn't help to stay calm without getting nervous... argh! :DD
But all right, Givenchy it is. Well, let's see how the smell smells.
The fragrance:
The fragrance begins with plums and roses. From somewhere, a little sweetheart rises whose source I can't find. This sweetness is probably due to the mix of plums and roses. In the background there seem to be more flowery notes, but they are not further identifiable and only give a flowery impression. A little later I clearly smell the earthy, cool scent of Patchouli, which gives the scent a quite mature impression.
Also later, the musk slowly emerges, gradually replacing the first sweetness of the fragrance. While the first sweetness as described was more fruity and flowery, one now smells the distinctive scent of musk. In addition, the fragrance is now also gentle, almost creamy.
Towards the end, the fragrance remains floral and sweet. The plum can still be smelled, but of course it is now much less strong than at the beginning. Also the rose is clearly weaker, so that one notices in the basis even more only "general, heavy flowery notes", together with the mentioned musk and patchouli.
Everything is fine, I think, even if the flowers could have been looser in the end (but you know from me anyway that I always complain about heavy and/or sultry floral notes :D).
The Sillage and the shelf life:
The Sillage is okay, not particularly strong, but also not so weak that you would have to get very close to sniff the scent out of one. The shelf life of over eight hours is very good. The bottle:
The bottle is high and thin, with beautifully curved lines that are slightly wider at the bottom than at the top of the neck. At first glance, the bottle is reminiscent of the Armani Code flacons (from the women's fragrances). The Givenchy bottle is dark red with a rose pattern at the top. The neck is chrome-plated and bears the Givenchy lettering. The lid is rectangular and glossy black. A very nice bottle. Soo, that was Very Irrésistible L'Intense. I liked the smell. Not very outstanding, but nevertheless quite nice, because it radiates a certain elegance and sexyness, even though the fragrance is not particularly complex. The patchouli makes the fragrance look a little more mature, but it's not as disturbing as in some other fragrances, where you sometimes get the clenched load of earthy notes that, in my opinion, disturb an otherwise beautifully scented fragrance.
As some have already mentioned here, the fragrance is especially suitable for the evening, especially in autumn it comes across well. So if you're looking for a not very complex evening or night scent, which just radiates nice and feminine and you can't do anything wrong with it, you should have a look at it here.
Soo... I'm done with that again. Of course I could still do some stupid word games with "plum"... but something tells me that you would hunt me then, so I better finish my commi and wish you all a nice evening :))
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