L'Interdit 2003

I am shocked by how much I love this perfume. I bought it mostly because (among others) I collect Givenchy perfumes. This has a strong opening-powdery but not so powdery that you feel like choking. I would recommend a light touch because a little does go along way. After a few minutes the powder fades but does not disappear and I get a sweet light note-tuberose I think and plum and finally sandlewood and musk. I know this perfume is mostly disliked but it smells amazing to me. I never thought I would find a Givenchy fragrance that I would like better than Organza but I did.

I have no idea what the original was like and I'm glad that I don't because I had a blank olfactory canvas so to speak, when trying this. This is a very elegantly beautiful perfume which just surrounds you with powdery florals and violets. Instant love for me, it's too wonderful for words. Silage is good but longevity isn't great because it is an EDT after all, but I don't mind a few re sprays through the day. If you can get hold of it and you like a perfume with a vintage vibe but not too old fashioned, this one is lovely and well worth searching for.

I too do not have the original to compare. However, I would like to say that at first spray, it smells like bug spray. After about 5 minutes it starts smelling like violets, and after about 15 minutes it smells like violets with just a hint of powdery smell. Never dreamed it would dry down to such a gorgeous scent. I guess people either LOVE or HATE this scent!

09. may 2011 I have tried it today on a tester paper the red box of EDT. This is a really nice scent where i can clearly detect a sweet note of strawberry and peach but also a very very pleasant flower notes on the drydown. Lasts quite long for an EDT and would be really nice for spring summer i think. One day i will buy it. I have not tried the vintage one, but having nothing to compare with i really like this version. Maybe i would changee my mind after trying the old version, but since i haven ́t i love this one, don ́t know wither about the version that came after this one.... This is the only version of "L ́interdit" i have tried by far. UPDATE: (20 january 2014) it is very strange that the notes has been changed for this version of "L ́interdit" Previously there was a strawberry note listed amongst them and i swear i smelled it very clearly as well. Now i am very much confused. I need to get that last bottle i ́ve seen standing in the shop to retest it and see whether my nose was wrong or not. But i swear i smelled a strong artificial strawberry in here.

Bought my bottle when it was released in 2002 after someone I had a crush on told me I looked like a young Audrey Hepburn. It was quite a double swoon for me! With head planted firmly in the clouds, I strode into Nordstrom to purchase the scent of Audrey. I later came to know this version was not the L'Interdit she wore. L'Interdit 2003 is cool and metallic. Fresh, bright, soft, gentle. It's youthful, uplifting and easy to see the connection to the persona of young Audrey. It smells "real" to me. Lots of stem and leaf greenery. It's easy to wear and some days it provides a little lift to my spirits. On my skin, it is very linear and without much change or development. Because of this, I rarely wear it. It becomes a bit boring.