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It came to me as a sample, it wasn't long before I purchased a bottle
I come to the fragrance game from the world of whisky, you see. Therefore I thought this was a perfect match for me. Was I far off? Not by much, but perhaps a little. When I first smelled this scent I suspected that Givenchy was doing things a little differently to others. Granted, at the time I had only smelled like 10 or so popular scents, but they were all extreme opposites to what this is.
On first acquaintance I wasn't met with a typical flowery bouquet or candy sweetness like so many other top scents, but with a very boozy note - under which traveled a layer that I would assign the mysterious qualities of incense. I loved it. So much so that I thought this would become my absolute all-time favorite signature scent.
I've now worn this scent for the greater part of a month and I think I can finally give a pretty fair evaluation. The boozy note that drew me to this is still what I love most about Gentleman Givenchy Réserve Privée. Unfortunately, this boozy note wears off in the first 4 hours (worn during summer time) and what is left of the scent is probably much closer to the regular Givenchy Gentleman EDP. Which is a lipsticky, powdery, creamy, sweet iris note.
After the 4 hour mark it seems to lose its potency & projection and sits much closer to the skin, and I'm left to wonder whether I still like this scent. Without the boozy note it is much more tame. Do I want to be tame? No, so I top it right back up. I top it back up because I do really love this scent. I'm just disappointed that it can't maintain for 10 hours what it does in the first couple of hours of wearing it.
I'm quite happy with this scent. I do however think that the search for my absolute all-time favorite signature scent will have to continue. In the meantime, this will suit me more than fine on my journey through the land of perfumes! Onwards and upwards.
On first acquaintance I wasn't met with a typical flowery bouquet or candy sweetness like so many other top scents, but with a very boozy note - under which traveled a layer that I would assign the mysterious qualities of incense. I loved it. So much so that I thought this would become my absolute all-time favorite signature scent.
I've now worn this scent for the greater part of a month and I think I can finally give a pretty fair evaluation. The boozy note that drew me to this is still what I love most about Gentleman Givenchy Réserve Privée. Unfortunately, this boozy note wears off in the first 4 hours (worn during summer time) and what is left of the scent is probably much closer to the regular Givenchy Gentleman EDP. Which is a lipsticky, powdery, creamy, sweet iris note.
After the 4 hour mark it seems to lose its potency & projection and sits much closer to the skin, and I'm left to wonder whether I still like this scent. Without the boozy note it is much more tame. Do I want to be tame? No, so I top it right back up. I top it back up because I do really love this scent. I'm just disappointed that it can't maintain for 10 hours what it does in the first couple of hours of wearing it.
I'm quite happy with this scent. I do however think that the search for my absolute all-time favorite signature scent will have to continue. In the meantime, this will suit me more than fine on my journey through the land of perfumes! Onwards and upwards.
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