Be Givenchy

I think I've found an another great perfume! It's fresh, it's charming, fun but classy, it's floral, but not an average, unintresting floral... The cherry makes Be Givenchy sweet, but the lime balances the fragrance, so it won't get sugary. Dries down wonderfuly, I'm not sure but Ihink it's the cedar that makes it so plesant. What I like the best about this one is that it isn't impersonal - I can relate this perfume to the girl I am. Could it be that it's made for me? It suits me and goes well with my chemistry, fortunately. Be Givenchy reminds me somehow of YSL Baby Doll, only sweeter and doesn't have this soapy feel that Baby Doll has. The lasting power isn't that great but it's better thatn BD (4-5 hours, while the first one barely stays for 2 hours). The girl from the ad reminds me so much of myself. The only strange thing about is that it seems not to linger on clothes at all, though most of prerfumes I have stay very long on clothes. Oh well, the great thing is that it smells lovely on skin. I've never been really keen on Givenchy perfumes, but this one convinced me!

This was released during my short stint as a Cosmetic Manager at Shoppers Drug Mart. We received maybe 5 bottles of it. It instantly struck me as extremely bright, cheerful and uplifting. Those of you who have worked at a place where you counted the days till you can quit and carry on with your life...you understand the need for something-anything uplifting. Alas, not one customer bought the stuff, but I snagged 2 bottles and drained half of one in a record breaking amount of time. I lost track.of them during my many moves. Wish I could track one down again. Groundbreaking? Hardly. But beautiful and memorable nonetheless.

Finally, I'm a lucky owner of a Be Givenchy bottle. I'm so in love with this fragrance - is smells like a delicious drink with grapefruit juice and grenadine, that gives it this lovely sweetness. Makes me want to put on a girly dress and sunglasses on and walk in the sunlight, take off my shoes and dip my feet in a fountain, not minding people staring at me and a policeman shouting that it's not allowed. Listen to the birds singing while sucking on a lollipop. Stare at the sky and think about nothing. Be Givenchy is all these little pleasures. Carefree and joyful. I absoulutely adore it.

Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous fragrance!!!!!

Flirty, fun, fresh, feminine fruity-floral with a warm & cosy edge. The start awakens you with fresh lime juice & peel in a tall glass of ginger ale. BE is sweet, but has a mid-weight sugar level that is less candy & more classy - less pink & more golden in hue. I am saddened that I do not sense more ginger or cherry in the top notes, but overall I find myself smiling as I inhale this cheery, unassuming perfume. The mid-phase welcomes you in with warm & inviting jasmine atop a base of musky vanilla with a slightly fizzy cedar twist. There is also a touch of the CKin2U "lemon-cup cake" note lurking in the background....warm-citrus, buttery & inviting. The lasting power is a little poor & BE does tend to end with the rather generic (but very pleasant) vanilla-musk base common to so many F-F scents of late. In truth, this really isn't a fragrance that stands out or sets itself apart from the fruity-floral crowd but it is a very wearable & workable scent that is polite & discreet - a little ray of summer sun - & it is the perfect pick-me-up for a work day where sillage & substance need to be subdued. Lovely! Thank you so much, NathalieZ! :)