Givenchy Harvest 2007 Very Irresistible Damascena Rose

Fabulous rose!! Exquisite!!!! So rich, sweet and fresh! Superb! The suede adds such a lovely gentle soothing comforting element, and the patchouli is gorgeous - herby and earthy, which makes me feel like I'm in a beautiful aromatic garden, where roses, roses, roses fill the air with their sweet, rich, heady fragrances! It's so enriching, and glamorous; luxurious and uplifting. Completely perfect. I adore it. And so does my beloved husband and I get many other compliments too. People often look at me with amazement and say such things as 'You smell divine!!! Wow! What are you wearing?' It's one of my very favourite perfumes. It's so beautiful!!! It lasts terribly well too, and carries a few feet, and gently wafts around me all day. It's just wonderful. Oh I adore it!!! And the bottle and box are so lovely!

If you like rose, patchouli, and suede, as I do, you also know how wrong that combination can go. Fortunately, I get the best of all worlds with this perfume. A wonderful rose: deep, damask as described, a very ripe rose, smelling sun-ripened. Patchouli appears early, with the heart notes, becoming creamy on drydown. Sweet, but not too sweet, thanks to the leather/suede note. The suede is prominent, very creamy and dry, a soft leather note. The rose progresses from a full, ripe, blowsy damask rose, to the smell you might get at dusk, walking through a garden, brushing against a damask rose bush. Towards the end, both the rose and the patchouli have softened and become creamy. Not a straight up rose soliflore, but rose is prominent. I am reminded of Coco Noir, if they made a Coco Noir Rose. Lovely.

Chapeau Clack has nicely summed up my experience with this perfume as well. This is a rose version of Hermes Kelly Caleche to me. More a suede scent than a rose, where i was hoping rose to be the star player. Perhaps it is chemistry in this experience. Harvest 2007 starts with a big, velvety, red rose, full & lush like Oaklahoma, but that sweet, soft, green fresh blossom disappears when she is plucked apart by some unseen hand wearing white leather gloves, and a floral patchouli perfume.. very interesting. Much more than i was expecting. This is a rose suede perfume, not a rose soliflore. In that regard, it is a success. It has good longevity, and a polite projection. This is discreet, and not in your face. I think perhaps a god rose perfume for Kelly Caleche, or COCO Mademoiselle lovers. im going to take the time go get to know this fragrance better. The box & bottle are beautiful as well.

I tried it yesterday. The rose is just magnificent here and I am not easy to be impressed by it. It is exactly the type of rose I like: a sweet and happy one. To be understood I would say that Angel Rose is full of joy and optimistic energy for me, Paul Smith Rose is a sad one (but more authentic). The Damascena Rose here is a true charmer but still a classic of the genre. The scent radiates youthful zest and lofty aspiration. It personifies a triumph of beauty and sheer delight. A hedonistic girly scent.

This is an incredibly sweet and strong rose- too strong for me! whatever is in the base just intensifies it but at the same time it's a really great soliflore.