Bloom

Got it from DFS in NY, JFK untried and with some doubts after reading the reviews here. I may say the negative ones are pretty unjust. This is a lovely French floral frag, close to the skin but not as ephemeral as other reviewers seem to imply. It has a certain girly personality but it also suits a more mature skin. Wear it with a smartly casual printed dress in April and May and it may feel you blooming and discretely feminine.

This perfume is very light, fresh, soft and girly, I think you'll be the only person smelling it. It's sweet and floral with a tiny bit of mint in it. My skin absorb it very fast and it last for couple hours or so on my clothes. This for sure a summer smell, and you'll need to spray many spritz of it too. Even though it's very light, but for some reason I love it.

I love this scent. It's girly and adorable, reminds me of candy canes and lollipops and daisy fields.. with a sprinkle of class :D

14. march 2013 FINALLY the duty free exclusive from Givenchy i really like! We had them before and i have tried them all, but for the first time i am really liking it. Please be aware that when you spray it onto the paper you will get a completly different scent than you will get when sprayed onto skin. On paper it was very dry and bitter unpleasant, after a short while, however it became very soft and light. I decided to spray it onto my skin and what i got is a much better composition: Yes, it is a bit sharp and still bitter at first but it lasts only few moments. In a very short while it transforms into great light raspberry with a strong note of violet. Not sicky sweet, but airy and bewitchingly adorable floral fruity. Gladly i DON`T smell any caviar here. The drydown is all about raspberry and violet. The only biggest minus here is the weak lasting power (just a couple of hours) and soft sillage. Why couldn ́t they make it more potent???!!! Bottle is adorable as well. I will sure get this one. P.S. I think it is an universal fragrance, it can be used at winter time, that ́s when it blooms, also very nice for spring, might be great for summer, but because of the weak sillag and lasting power, i guess it would be not the best choice for summer, you will have to reapply it constantly. UPDATE: there is a mistake in database with notes, there is NO CAVIAR note in this fragrance, as listed on tester bottle the top note is a raspberry caviar, which is most probably (i presume) smashed and icy raspberries. So NO caviar, as it was listed from the beginning. No tiare, woods and incence as well are listed on the tester bottle and i don ́t smell them at all (some others don ́t smell them either)

It doesn't look as fancy as some other Givenchy perfumes. The smell is very soft - almost like a body mist, just not as synthetic and cheap smelling, but it's not an exclusive smell either. It reminds me of Versace's Bright Crystal, just.. not aquatic nor soapy, less powerful and less longevity. It's a very girly, flowery, light perfume that can easily be worn in the middle of a hot summer (althoug it might affect its wear time) - I just can't imagine that this would offend anyone. The longevity is the drawback - it only lasts a little over an hour on me. The sillage is very soft - more than half an hour after application, most people would probably not smell this on me at all. Despite this... I like it, but I'd have a hard time recommending it to people, definitely NOT because of the smell, but because of the longevity and sillage - they are quite a bit of a rip-off, really. About the smell (on my skin): first off: there is NO caviar in this. Right after you spray it, there is almost no alcohol, but I get some (very good) fruity zing, for about 30 seconds. Then the violet appears, with some very delicate green notes. The the violet almost disappears, and some very soft raspberry + a little bit of flowers appear. Then it's this violet-raspberry-soft flowers that remains for the whole time I wear this. It's should be very easy to decide if you like this or not while in the airport, because the development of the fragrance happens within minutes - 5 is enough.

FYI Fragrantica: The caviar note is incorrect in the Fragrantica listing. (There's QUITE a few incorrectly listed notes on several perfumes on the site. It's rather frustrating)! There is NO salt at all in Bloom! (I made certain of that before I bought the bottle). This perfume is fruity-floral, not salty in the least. The correct note should be "raspberry caviar", not salty caviar AND raspberry. Meaning those tiny candy balls in frozen yogurt stores like PinkBerry & Orange Leaf that resemble caviar in appearance but burst with pure FRUIT JUICE, NOT the nasty fish egg sort. (Check out the link below): lexieskitchen.com/lexies_kitchen/2013/3/21/how-to-make-fruit-juice-caviar.html And now for my review: This is a very sheer, delicate feminine floral. Sheer, juicy rapberry dissipates quickly as powdery violet begins to poke thru the veil of topnotes. The violets dominate the heart with a hint of tiare. This stage lasts no more than an hour with very soft sillage. The violets eventually fade to a clean, white musk that seems to increase in intensity on my skin as it dries down making the overall fragrance a floral-musk scent on me rather than a fruity-floral. The longevity is 4-5 hours at most with soft sillage bordering on a skin scent.

It is indeed sweet and girly. Not too sweet, but reminds all those raspberry-rose scents that filled the shelves recently. More powdery, than juicy (unlike other raspberry-rose scents). Gentle and pretty. Also, there is no caviar note. The tester bottle listed the only top note as 'raspberry caviar' - probably they meant mashed raspberries or some sort of a jam?

This was a blind buy for me and I didn't care for it all that much because of all the violet and Iris. I just tried it again and now I kind of love it (which is weird but whatever.) It's an extremely feminine powdery floral with a hint of incense to give it depth and a wink of bad girl inside of the librarian.

Very nice, delicate, flowery and powdery scent. Unfortunately lasting power is none. I can barely detect it after approx. 30 minutes. I would buy it anyway, but it is way too expensive for such light and dissapearing fragrance. I like it alot, but buying it would be very irresponsible economically ;) Too bad.

my personal impression - there is MINT in there :) silage is a bit weak imho. very pleasant and girly perfume.

I'm not a fan. There really isn't much to say for this other than it smells very "plasticky" and synthetic. The lasting power and silliage are also non existent though given the smell, I'm not complaining

I have no idea why, maybe it's the incense and woody notes, but this smells like smoke on my skin. I'm not a smoker but this makes me smell like one!

Let's start talking about exclusivity, something that seems to be very important in recent times. In 2013, the House of Givenchy released this fragrance as a limited edition, which was sold, initially, in airports around the world. Currently, the distribution has already arrived in some stores, but like all limited edition, the number of bottles produced is restricted, which means that, when all units produced are gone, there will be no more for sale. It is composed by notes of raspberry and caviar, in the output; the heart brings notes of violet, Tahitian gardenia (Tiare flower) and iris; and at the base, Woody notes, musk and incense. It’s a youthful and relaxed fragrance. The output is pretty fruity and the raspberry note arrives with full power. The caviar note didn't make too much difference, in my opinion. I think the presence of this note of salty aspect is, precisely, to soften the sweet raspberry output and do not let you walk around with lollipop smell. When the central part of the evolution occurs, the flowers are very mild, with emphasis on the Tahitian gardenia, with smell that can remind you of moisturizing lotion, slightly scented. When arrives at this stage, the fragrance is more feminine, without seeming too teenager. Finally, from the base, I just could identify the musk, with all its sensuality. To sum up, I'd say it's a mild perfume, great for everyday use and hot weather and that can be worn by older women, as well as by the vain teenage girls. I also remember that, being a creation for the female audience, the fragrance may present a completely different result on woman’s skin. Who knows the IRIS will not prevail? Or the incense? So, the important thing is always try on your own skin. Worth commenting that I thought the projection weak and the lasting just median. But I see this as part of the concept. And as it is a limited edition, is sold only in bottles of 50ml EDT. Brazilian women, try to know it!

As I have told many friends several times, in Cuba it is very difficult to find niche or high-end fragrances, so my collection is mainly designer, but also part of this is because of the affection and love that I have for certain brands. without which the history of perfumery would be another if they did not exist. For many years and for economic reasons, fragrances stagnated in stores of my country, which is why it was very easy to find many fragrances from old batches or that are discontinued in the rest of the world. On my way looking for what rarity to add to my collection I came across this fragrance that Givenchy launched in 2013 as a limited edition only available in 50ml and from what I have read mainly for duty free, although from its notes I knew that it would be too mild for me, I threw myself to buy it and here it is, I honestly do not think it will stay with me because it is too soft and delicate. For those who do not know it, it is a floral fruity composition in which a raspberry like hard caramel or popsicle stands out in its opening, a bit synthetic and not very sweet but rather powdered by the presence of the iris and the Violet that after past a few minutes make their appearance, accentuating more the floral notes it has heart notes of tiare and in its drydown you can appreciate a sensual musky background, this fragrance has a very low projection close to the skin, almost perfuming like a moisturizer and its duration is a mere two to three hours (if the heat is not aggressive). Although it can be perfect for spring-summer I think its best use is to be at home or for intimate meetings where you do not want to stand out too much, really expect something more exclusive from a limited edition even so it may be liked by some people or a fan collector of the Givenchy house.

I never read notes before testing. I thought it was something floral. I was wrong. Definitely a FRUITY fragrance. After spraying: pear? watermelon slightly artificial hard candies (green, pink, and red) After 30 minutes: I detected raspberry + prunes (dry fruits, yes something salty, incensy, grill fruits) + incense + Woman by C.Klein ! = green and yellow apples + cedar + scent of an adhesive tape. Violet lovers - do not blind buy cause in my opinion it contains more raspberries, apples, pears than violets.

Bloom Givenchy is a fruity-floral scent that is very light and delicate. The early notes are sheer, fruity, and raspberry. Violets with a dash of tiare dominate the heart. The violets finally fade to a clean, white musk that appears to intensify on my skin as it dries, giving me a floral-musk perfume rather than a fruity-floral aroma. With gentle silage verging on a skin fragrance, the duration is lengthy. It is indeed nice and feminine. Gentle and lovely. My ideal summer fragrance! Love it!!!

Four sprays & 30 minutes later, barely detectable. I have bbw body sprays with more silage & staying power. It IS a nice summer scent, but I cannot believe how light it is. I get more sweet berries than violet. I will use it, but I am sure I will need to toss in my purse for repeated touch ups. Pity, really, as I do love my givenchy scents.

Oahsa described perfectly the perfume: girly, close to the skin, light, fresh, soft, summery. Indeed it lasts a couple of hours, and it is absolutely adorable. Not outstanding, but deliciously attractive.

I love to wear this in spring.Fragrance is sweet in elegantan way.Dosen't remaind on exclamation by city, but have that vibration.This is happy and uplifting fragrance.Sweet and airy Spring Goddess.

I'm afraid with the Caviar,my last experience to this note was on Womanity, the worst scent in the world...