Gentleman Givenchy Réserve Privée Givenchy 2022

Gentleman Givenchy Réserve Privée by Givenchy

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Ranked 64 in Men's Perfume

8.3 / 10 1050 Ratings

A popular perfume by Givenchy for men, released in 2022. The scent is sweet-spicy. It is being marketed by LVMH.
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Main accords

Sweet

Spicy

Powdery

Woody

Creamy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Scotch whisky absolute

Italian bergamot

Heart Notes

Chestnut

Italian iris concrete Chinese iris

Benzoin Siam

Base Notes

Indonesian patchouli

Virginia cedar

Haitian vetiver

Perfumers

Nathalie Lorson, Olivier Cresp

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Ratings

Scent

8.31050 Ratings

Longevity

7.9953 Ratings

Sillage

7.6952 Ratings

Bottle

8.1959 Ratings

Value for money

7.9908 Ratings

Submitted by Franfan20, last update on 19.04.2024.

Reviews

28 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/27/2022

10
Pricing 10
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Razvanyke
197 Reviews

Razvanyke

Very helpful Review 6

Great release for DHP fans

I am lucky enough to be able to enjoy this perfume quite fast after its release and I can say that I smiling and keep sniffing my wrist all the time since I sprayed it this morning.

It starts very pleasant and familiar, with iris, bergamot and a slight boozy note .. the familiarity comes from the Florentine Iris present in DHP, which has a similar opening. This is for my nose almost identical with DIOR Homme Intense 2017, pre-reformulation version .. less powerful of course, but as intense and beautiful.

The chestnut and the benzoin, are shy and hide behind the multiple Iris notes but keep the character of the perfume quite romantic and classy. I do not smell any vetiver but there is a beautiful high quality cedar note in the dry down, making it even more classier if that can be possible.

After about 20-30 min it becomes a very addictive smell (if you like LVMH Iris scents) which reminds me very much of DHP without the stinky leather, which to be honest it´s a total no go for me.

This is far from a "new" release, but very close to DIOR Homme I/P pre-Reformulation scent DNA. As we know, Givenchy and DIOR are both part of LVMH so for me this is a very smart move from them .. to take over the perfume world with DHP as the Original bad boy, and create a well behaved brother called Réserve Privée and make it a Givenchy.

For the price, quality and smell .. this is a 9/10 creation. 1 point goes off because it is a copy paste DHP without the leather.

01/05/2023

7
Pricing 9
Bottle 5
Sillage 8
Longevity 8.5
Scent

JackHunter33
84 Reviews

JackHunter33

Very helpful Review 5

Iris And Whisky Maketh The Gentlemen

Now this smells very nice indeed with the fresh iris in the opening that soon has chocolate facets. The whisky adds a nice subtle dimension to the scent and pairs well with the chocolate tinged Iris.

As time moves forward the scent becomes woody and nutty from the chestnut. Here it begins to get sweeter and powdery with what smells like a hint of caramel melded with the woods.

I get several hour longevity on the skin and very average projection. Within arms length for the first hour dropping to within half a arms length after. It is a scent that stays close to you.

All in all a delight!

01/05/2024

9
Pricing 8
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 8
Scent

Samir0804
3 Reviews

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Samir0804

Helpful Review 5

Style in a bottle

I thought about it for a long time. Should I really buy it? Do I really like it that much? Isn't it too sweet for me? And so I sniffed this fragrance again and again, pondered and then ultimately left it on the shelf. Until that one fateful Black Friday. It's the year 2023 and, like every year, I see lots of messages about various offers two days before "Black Friday". My inner anti-capitalist just wrinkles his nose. "I'm not going to take part" I say to myself. Long story short: I bought it after all. On Black Friday. At full price. And I couldn't be happier about this decision. After this far too long intro, here's a brief summary of why I'm so happy with this fragrance.

Flacon:

The bottle is nice and heavy, slightly rounded as with every fragrance in the Gentleman range and fits well in the hand. I really love the color gradient of the glass from black to brown to transparent. For me, this color gradient makes it by far the most beautiful bottle in the whole range.

Fragrance:
The fragrance starts with a very present whisky note, which actually reminds me of a nice glass on the couch in the evening. Despite the strong sweetness, the fragrance never becomes unpleasant or pungent, which for me is also due to the beautiful iris and chestnut. Both blend in very well and make the fragrance incredibly soft. In the drydown, it then loses some of its sweetness and becomes woodier without changing its basic orientation significantly. You could say the fragrance is linear. This is perhaps true in comparison to other fragrances, but this simplicity is incredibly fitting here in particular. It seems reduced to the essentials, calm, elegant, serene without the urge to really stand out.

Sillage:

Striking is a good keyword. Because if you want to stand out, you can stop reading at this point and look for an alternative. Or keep reading and simply spray a little more. Joking aside, Réserve Privee really doesn't have a brute sillage. However, like its aforementioned simplicity, this is what makes it what it is: an incredibly sophisticated fragrance that you don't wear if you want to stand out, but rather if you know how to make your fragrance blend in perfectly with the rest of your appearance. If this fragrance were a person, it would be much more Ben Bernschneider than Andrew Tate and since I like the former much more than the latter, I can make this comparison with a clear conscience.

Durability:

The shelf life of the Gentleman is probably the only point where I really have something to complain about. And even that is complaining at a high level. The fragrance lasts a reasonably long time, but I would still like a fragrance with this rather inconspicuous sillage to last a little longer, because after about 6-8 hours you can really only smell it very subtly. In my opinion, this also distinguishes it from similarly designed fragrances such as Dior Homme Intense (2011). While the latter can still be clearly smelled after 8-10 hours, the Gentleman is more or less just a nice memory at this point. It's not tragic, but that's also part of the truth.

Price:
I don't need to say much about the price. For 50-60€, this is pretty much the finest fragrance you can imagine, so the price/performance ratio is almost unbeatable.

Conclusion/overall impression:

The fragrance does a hell of a lot right. If you are looking for an alternative to Dior Homme Intense (2011) with a nice alcohol note, you should definitely take a closer look at this one. For me, it is still a perfect fragrance for fall and milder winter days. Cozy, relaxed and yet classy. What a beautiful creation!

05/24/2023

10
Pricing 10
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 10
Scent

TonkaTommy
51 Reviews

TonkaTommy

7

Well. Here it is.

This fragrance. It's everything. Beautiful, sexy, dark, alluring, one would even say unisex (makeup purse vibe, maybe more swanky leather vibe from the iris) but don't let that deter you. This stuff is the best scent I've smelled in years. When you wear this, men will be jealous of you. Women will just make a face like you owe them something THEY NEED. This stuff is ALLURING, for sure. You want to make someone look your way? Look no further...

04/08/2022

8
Pricing 7
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 8
Scent

Landshark321
522 Reviews

Landshark321

Helpful Review 4

Sweet, boozy, but a powdery nod to DHP

Finally sampling one of the most recent releases from Givenchy, Gentleman Eau de Parfum Reserve Privee, that’s been understandably getting a lot of positive attention. I’m not deeply familiar with Givenchy in general nor the expansive Gentleman line but I wanted to try this, and I’m glad I did. It smells of a cross between ambery whiskey and powdery leather, and no doubt due to the latter, draws comparisons to Dior Homme Parfum, something that occurred to me upon first spray.

I actually sold my bottle of DHP years ago, since, although it was a great fragrance, its sharp powdery quality meant that I didn’t reach for it often. GEDPRP partially addresses that by being noticeably more blended with a sweet and boozy quality, and a fraction of the powdery leather side of DHP.

It is, in this way, the best of both worlds, a nod to the sweet while still having some of the powder, and it’s achieved harmoniously. I’m quite pleased with it and would consider buying a bottle, as it also performs pretty well. Also, I can see how it would satisfy some DHP fans while being a bit easier to wear and more fashionable, with its resinous/sweet/boozy side, and more toward the mainstream, while still smelling special, and carefully put together.

It’s priced at $106/85 for 100/60ml, and is sold on the Givenchy website as well as various retailers.

8 out of 10

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