Eaudemoiselle de Givenchy

Eaudemoiselle is one of my favourite springtime fragrances, though I do wear it all year. It is a very feminine, classy, elegant fragrance, perfect for both formal and casual wear. It is a youthful fragrance that feels timeless. I can imagine a young woman wearing it now as easily as 100 years ago...and anytime in between. I find it a pretty linear fragrance overall. It is a green, lemony fresh rose from begining to end, though the lemon does fade a little after the opening. The lemon is sweet with a hint of tartness and the rose is fresh, dewy and pink while the basil in to opening gives a gently spicy greeness. I don't specifically notice the other notes, but they seem to round out the edges of a fragrance that could otherwise become a bit sharp and piercing. Even with a pretty dominant lemon note, this fragrance stays smooth and gentle. This smells like a pretty simple, uncomplicated fragrance, but it still a pretty unique fragrance in my collection. I think it's that hint of basil that makes it something a little different from all the other citrus rose fragrances out there. Eaudemoiselle smells like springtime in a bottle to me, but I do wear it the rest of the year as well. It is my go-to for slightly formal daytime occasions. I can also see it as a great work fragrance since it's a refine and tasteful scent that is pretty easy to like. The performance is excellent for me. For the first 3-4 hours the projection is pretty strong, reaching beyond arms length. After a few hours it settle quite a bit and stays pretty close to the skin. Someone in your personal space will still notice the scent for 8+ hours. I have worn this to a couple weddings and was still able to smell it on my skin at the end of the night without reapplying. The bottle suits the fragrance so well. It has that same classic and timeless style as the juice inside. It's pretty and simple and looks quite nice displayed on a vanity. It feels good quality, with heavy glass, a good atomizer and a well fitting cap.

"Eaudemoiselle de Givenchy" "Old Time Sweetness, But In A Natural, Fresh Way"!! 🗣Givenchy Without a Doubt, Really Do Turn Out, Some Of The Most Beautiful Enchanting, And Memorable Fragrances Around!! And This One, Just Adds To The Special Givenchy Magic And Is Just Absolutely Devine!! This Is Just Pure Undiluted Class In A Bottle, And WHAT A Beautiful Vintage/Old Time, (20s Or 30s Style) Heavy Glass Bottle It Arrives In!! Wow, This Was Deffo A Love At First Sniff For Me, And That First Spray Of It On My Skin, Confirmed Just That!! This Really Does Remind Me Very Much Of Another Two ALL Time Favourites Of Mine, Dior's Classic Doirissimo, And Diorama, Two Other "PURE JOY'S Of Freshness In A Bottle"!!, Timeless Classic's, That Like Givenchy's Eaudemoiselle Can Be Worn At Anytime Of The Day/Night-Time Of The Year!! This Is Very Much Fringing On Being A Chypre Fragrance!! I Could Honestly See The Beautiful Princess Diana Reaching For This Fragrance Daily, If She Was Still With Us, As It's Deffo Her Kind Of Fragrance (Penhaligons Bluebell, Dior Diorissimo, Houbigant Quelques, And Hermes Faubourg 24) That She Was Known To Adore And Wear!! Givenchy Are Deffo Onto A Real Winner Here, With This Fresh Stunning Beauty!! And One That I Can See Myself Also Reaching For Daily As The Outside Temp Starts To Heat Up!! Now If Givenchy Could Possibly Add An Eau De Perfume To It, That Would Indeed Be Something Extra Special!! As I Find This Wear's For Around 6Hrs On My Skin, Before A Freshen Up Is Required To Keep It Going Strong!! But That's Not Much Of A Hardship Really, When People See And Then Enquire About The Stunning Glass Bottle Your About To Spray On Yourself!! "CLASS"CLASS" AND UTTER CLASS"!!!!!!

Givenchy Eaudemoiselle -- an instant LOVE! This afternoon, I tried out a mini I'd bought off Mercari and within an hour had ordered a full bottle -- sometimes the jus just speaks to you! It's airy and transparent, yet interesting and tenacious, a slightly green (maybe the basil?), lightly citrusy, refined sweet rose that has almost a sneezy/dusty/peppery quality without having any pepper note. Something about its smell reminds me of the way that you taste powdered sugar in the back of your throat, a sensation as well as a taste. Kevin, the reviewer from Now Smell This, calls it a "citrus-tinged, sugar-dusted rose," which describes it well. It's effortlessly elegant and unapologetically individual and strikes me as unabashedly Parisian. You have to enjoy florals with this one, but there's nothing heavy about it; it creates a diaphanous, subtle though assertive scent bubble. It's in no way overwhelming; it kind of plays peekaboo as it wafts gently. I can't think of too many perfumes that do this; such a wonderful effect! It's appropriate for all occasions and times and is one of those scents I find interesting as well as absolutely lovely. ------------------------------------------------- Edit: The day after I wrote the above review, I did actually think of two other perfumes that do not at all smell the same but still have a similar peekaboo quality and sweetness-in-the-back-of-the-throat that I adore in Eaudemoiselle (though I think I love Eaudemoiselle more...): Carven Le Parfum -- a sweetpea/hyacinth/apricot/osamanthus scent -- and Paco Rabane Black XS Potion -- a syrupy liqueur-type amber. I wonder what aromachemical, or combination of chemicals, creates that effect?

I totally understand what some other reviews mean by this fragrance smelling 'vintage'. It smells like some fragrance you've smelt before, but it is also entirely unlike anything on the market right now. You cannot pinpoint when or where you think you smelt it. It is also unlike the classics such as Chanel no. 5 or Guerlain Shalimar. The result is a scent that smells vaguely nostalgic, like summers bygone. Eaudemoiselle opens with a fresh, sweet, citrusy rose. This phase lasts for about 3 minutes. The first hour or two is a rosy bouquet tinted with ylang ylang, with some bitter notes peeking out. Afterwards the scent grows more bitter AND sweet. The bitterness I would assume comes from the basil and some sort of wood(although wood is not listed on here); and the sweetness is honeyed in a non-gourmand way. Bittersweet and classy. Sillage and longevity is very good for an EDT. 2 sprays would suffice, or else it might turn sharp. If you scroll down you will see my review of the same fragrance from about 3 years ago. I thought it was not unique enough at the time, but over the years I have not smelt anything quite like Eaudemoiselle on the market. I find myself gravitating towards this fragrance over and over again, and it is fast becoming a favourite of mine alongside Chanel No.5 L'eau and Farina 1709. In my opinion Eaudemoiselle is suitable for most occasions except for going out at night. Bottom line: Eaudemoiselle is not the cheery, giggling type of citrus-rose. It is a photograph of a happy summer memory long ago -- bright, but underpinned by a quiet sadness.

The first spray is a blast of natural smelling turkish rose tincture (pink spring roses of the jardin the tuileries arise in my mind) and a bit of lemons which freshen the head note up. Then the fragrance melts with my skin to the light powdery and at the same time fresh smell of a make up purse filled with expensive powders, lipsticks... Maybe that's why many people find the scent so familiar. In the end the scent warms up like been hit from the first rays of sun in spring while it's getting sweeter and less fresh. I also get the much described 80s feel of Eaudemoiselle and it evokes pictures of chic french women and sunny french countryside castle rose gardens in me. – But here everything sunny has a shadowy, slightly melancholic side – an edge! I love the fresh and stylish top and the heart – Eaudemoiselle would be the perfect floral for me if the drydown wouldn't be so sweet. Anyway I love this one, the longvity is okay, sillage is good, if just the heart would be there longer...