Live Irrésistible Délicieuse

Received this yesterday from Sephora Canada; gotta love their VIB Rouge 2 day shipping! Of course, because it's not available in stores yet (at least where I live), it was a blind buy. It was a bit of a risky one, as I don't normally like Givenchy fragrances - there's just something about them that doesn't really sit right on my skin. However, the notes really got me, and alas, as soon as I received it, I ripped it open immediately and sprayed a few sprays on myself. It's lovely! It doesn't quite sing gourmand to me in the true sense of the word, though it does have the characteristics. To my nose, it's a predominantly cherry, orange blossom and vanilla scent, really beautiful and not cloying in the least. Can't say I smell much almond. When I think almond, I immediately think Hypnotic Poison, and this doesn't have that aura of toasted almonds. Actually, it quite reminds of Dior Poison Girl eau de parfum, which I own and love. They're not the same fragrance, but they're in the same vein. They both share the same warm, orange blossom richness that is just divine. Délicieuse is warm, sweet, feminine and very chic indeed - my husband likes it, too. Projection is moderate to heavy for the first half hour or so, then settles down to a moderate arm's length. I got wafts of this all evening - I applied it around 4 pm, and it was still going strong around 9 pm. I wore it again this morning, so am eager to see how it performs throughout the day. I can smell it right now, and I'm enjoying it. As we know, scent is so subjective and personal. However, if you're a fan of warm, sweet, vanilla, orange blossom scents with a heavy dose of delicious cherry, I would say that you can't go wrong in blind buying this one. I'm very happy to add it to my collection, and I can see myself getting a lot of use out of it. Just beautiful. Edit: Now that I've properly worn this for a few days, I have to say I like it, but I don't love it. I sprayed Poison Girl on one wrist and Delicieuse on the other, and I much prefer Poison Girl. Much richer, more buttery, much more complex and with more depth. Poison Girl is also sweeter, and more gourmand to my nose. I don't know. I'll keep Delicieuse in my collection - it's pleasant and inoffensive, but it doesn't make my top 5.

I don't know what's happened to me. I have become ~ whispers quietly ~ a gourmand fraghead. Yes, yes I have and I have no shame. I'll shout from the roof tops, the treetops, the chimney tops, the................well you get the picture. I somehow accidentally bought a bottle of LVEB Intense (the one with hazelnut cream accord instead of patchouli) and fell like a ton of sugar buttercream on a macaron. Now on to the useful part of this review. Sweet, fruity and almond. Smooth, so well blended you can't tell where the almond paste ~ cherry begins and the floral joins in for a little whiff. It's not going to bring any accolades for uniqueness, but that's not what I want. I want a lovely sweet fruity almond. The almond isn't golden creamy like in Girl of Now, but more flowery bc of the orange blossom and rose (more candied rose IMO). The orris root gives it a nice softness, not too powdery but enough to diffuse all that sugar. The rose and orange blossom compliment the cherry with just a touch of floral but not enough to even come close to calling this a floral, this is all fruity almond paste with a cool touch of vanilla. The caramel gets lost in the vanilla but that vanilla gives it a roundness to bring it all togethor. It's not one to change much, very linear. And beautiful bc of that. I'm not going to buy back up bottles even though it's discontinued bc of that very linearize. I'm just going to spray to my hearts content and enjoy the beautiful bottle when it's done. LVEB I was back up bottle worthy bc of its journey, though. I'm going to be honest, I got scared. Really scared. I put on my Chanel No 5 body cream and my Nanny-in-laws 80's EdP of 5 today, just to make sure I was okay and the sugar hadn't ruined my loves. I'm happy to report that I'm doing just fine. 😋

PERFECT! It's very parisian very chic,sexy,absolutely sweet scent,very sweet.This version is like Poison Girl + LPRN + Live Irresistible edp.Why? Because the opening is just extraordinary bitter with lof of almond and cherry and I can feel the french pastries smell which is a "dusty"? bitter-sweet smell.After 5min. the middle notes start to pop out and make the whole composition light and fresher.There is just a hint of rose and a very lovely orange-blossom scent,which is incredible but it stays sweet. The dry down is still sweet and there is the caramel,vanilla and bitter almond.The vanilla make this scent fluffy and the caramel is like burnt sugar(in a veeery good way) and the bitter almond is like marzipan.And there is a point when I feel that the dry down is like the mother scent with cherry-almond accord in it(but it just me). But all in all is just very fun,seductive very chic,happy scent,for a happy girl/woman who love live.It's 100% in the Live Irresistible family and I love every single version.This version it's like a vanilla-almond cake with cherry cream and next to you is a bouquet of fresh orange-blossom and of course in Paris. I absolutely recommend it.The sillage is heavy and the longevity is veeeery long lasting. The bottle is again very lovely with the bright deep pink bottom.I have to say that is perfect for fall/winter and early spring. I love it and I live irresistible with this gorgeous sweet scent.Looooooove iiiiiit

Scrumptious sweet cherry pastries... Do you want to smell absolutely edible and enchanting? Then look no further than Live Irrésistible Délicieuse! When I saw the opening notes, I was sure this perfume was going to be synthetic and sickly sweet...However it has completely proven me WRONG! The opening is KING. So incredibly delicious & dreamy - It literally smells like sweet cherries and glazed mille-feuille pastries. The cherry isn't sour like in 'La Petite Robe Noire' or 'Prada Candy Gloss'. This delectable opening lasts maximum an hour on my skin, by then the caramel, vanilla and soft almond emerge. The orris root gives a touch of sweet powder. Very gourmand, delightful and sexy. DOWNSIDE: The performance on my skin is a tad disappointing: by the sixth hour the scent is gone. The projection is great the first 2.5 hours. Also the cherry note doesn't last too long. CLOSEST DUPE: 'Mauboussin A La Folie'- It has better performance on my skin. Both around 85% similar to each-other to my nose. 'A La Folie' is more sparkling with champagne & its raspberry is similar to the cherry. However the raspberry lasts longer. Love this FAR more than the original 'Live Irresistible', and probably one of the best designer gourmands available without patchouli. It's so sexy, I will be using this like crazy! VERDICT: Mouthwatering, classy, playful and feminine. A staple for gourmand lovers. Live Irrésistible Délicieuse lives up to the hype.

Sweet and feminine fragrance. Right away in the opening you smell the french pastry and cherry notes. During the dry down the perfume settles in with the rose and the cherry still lingers. The bitter almond starts coming through with some of the vanilla and caramel in the background. All the notes in this perfume are blended so well, it’s nothing short of beautiful. But despite this, the focal point of this perfume is the french pastry. However, I personally wouldn’t put this in the gourmand category because it smells like a good french pastry... not a tasty or delicious one where you’re wanting to eat the fragrance. That doesn’t mean the french pastry note isn’t spectacular, because it is. In fact, Givenchy NAILED it with the french pastry note. It’s just not giving edible which categorizes a fragrance as a gourmand in my eyes. I will add... I find the french pastry to be a little bit stale. It’s because the bottle was sitting in a warehouse for god knows how many years. This doesn’t take away much from the fragrance so despite this, I recommend purchasing Live Irrésistible Délicieuse. You can still snag a few bottles from discounters and maybe even a few from Amazon so I suggest you buy it before it’s gone forever. Overall rating: 7/10

Like walking through a quieter street in the city of Paris. You're wearing a beautiful sundress and the sun is shining, everyone is staring at you. You're in love, strolling hand and hand with your soul mate. You stop for a bakewell tart in a tiny little family owned bakery, the aroma and the flaky pastry a delight to your senses, your other half steals a bite and tells you how wonderful you smell... The bottle and Parisian presentation is absolutely delightful. The bottle is even more stunning in person, and the pretty pink juice is just darling! Delicieuse opened up for me with sweet pastries and almonds, like a freshly baked cherry bakewell. Then a light rosy caramel starts to mingle which is softened out by the vanilla. Very chic and sexy, but not in a dirty way. In a playful "catch me if you can!" way. A must try for gourmand lovers like myself! I absolutely love this scent. It's youthful, feminine and fun! I don't have anything else that smells like this in my collection. Overall, I'd say this perfume is super sweet, very delicious and unique. I'd buy again.

I've now tested this one 2-3 times and had high hopes for it. And although it is a very pretty scent, I will skip this one. It opens with a bright light cherry, which remains throughout, and then a nice soft and light sweet cake scent appears to complement it on the dry down. It is really nice, very light and carefree, definitely perfect for summer. If I got this for free or as a gift, I'd probably wear it on occasion, but I wouldn't spend money to get it. My issue is that it simply does not stand out, something is missing to make it striking. However, if you are looking for a very light, inoffensive scent that can work for year round, and can easily be worn in the office, this would fit. EDIT: I ended up buying this one with points this Winter and I'm now completely in love with it. Maybe I had been trying too many perfumes that week, I don't know. It's not mind blowing but it is definitely special. It's a light, softly sweet comfort scent with no harshness that can be enjoyed from the moment it's sprayed on.

One of my good friends, she is a gourmand lover through and through who projects sweet smells well, bought this and absolutely hated it. She told me it smelled extremely powdery on her and gifted it to me because I am a little obsessed with it! On me this is all cherry and almond. The powder really rounds out the sweetness and sharpness of the cherry but is not over-powering. This is more floral than it is anything resembling french pastries. So if you are someone who is a fan of florals but wants something gourmand this would be a great try. If you are expecting something very yummy and creamy then this might underwhelm you. It is not light though, but a thicker syrupy feel. This has became one of my favorite scents in my collection. It last all day and has a very strong projection for about three hours in warmer weather, slightly less in the winter. When I wear it my bf told me I smell like the perfume section at the store In short; a tart cherry and almond creme powder puff drizzled with rose syrup.

Yesterday we received this fragrance in store along with a number of other new fragrances (JPG Superman, Nina Luna, Horizon EDP etc.) so I was testing them all out on my skin and comparing the sillage and longevity against Tom Ford's Black Orchid I had on 10 minutes before. When I first sprayed Live Irresistible Delicieuse I am taken back by the gorgeous gourmand notes of Cherry, Almond and Caramel. Nothing synthetic smelling going on here, you can tell the oils used are the highest quality. It has similar comparability to Guerlain's LPRN Couture and YSL's Manifesto, however Givenchy remains classy and never veers too far into the sickly sweet category. So this morning I woke up, had a shower and got ready for work and low and behold I can still smell Givenchy clear as day on my wrist! Poor Tom Ford disappeared last night but this wonderful fragrance is still clinging on for dear life. Super impressed with both sillage and longevity and as for the scent itself I have to say I am loving this too.

While on holiday in Belgium last year, I tried a "Belgium waffle" at Maison Dandoy. It had cherry compote and vanilla ice cream on top. This scent is an exact recreation down to the last delicious bite! The warm waffle, crispy on the outside, chewy in the middle...sweet and tart cherries...loaded with vanilla bean goodness...whoa whoa whoa!!! Almost sinful, but without the calories! If you are ever in Brussels, check out Maison Dandoy! Otherwise, smell this stuff! Update: Longevity is interesting with this one. It lasts for roughly 5-6 hours, but the most extraordinary note, the sweet/tart cherry, flutters away within the first 3 hours. You're left with something...missing. It's still a very nice fragrance, but without the cherry, you can find similar scents elsewhere. Still one of my favorites due to the incredible opening. Sillage in the first 3 hours is moderate if not great, but sits extremely close to the skin toward the finale.

Omg where do I begin I have to say I went through the motions with this fragrance right here. I remember purchasing this perfume back in 2019 on Fragrancenet and when I received it and sprayed it was an immediate no the cherry note smelled very medicinal and overly cloying on my skin. Fast forwarding to 2024 I was watching Amy Glam on YouTube and the way she described this fragrance surprisingly made me want to find and repurchase it due to this perfume being discontinued and now a little difficult to find I went searching for it and was lucky enough to find it and now I love this perfume it’s everything I wanted to smell when I first tried it years ago. I can’t wait till it gets real cold to pull her out and wear I would not recommend anybody wear this fragrance in summer or spring personally it most suitable in cooler temperatures.

Jammy, almondy, cakey delight! This IS a gourmand and it lets you know! I think it's fun and different, the 'cakeiness' is amped up with the almonds and cherries. With just enough floral notes to make it wearable. There is an intense cherry note at the beginning, then the almonds emerge. It's like being in a French patisserie, surrounded by posh perfumed French women, all vying for the delicious almond pastries. For me it is what it is, if I want to smell like a cake and amuse myself, I'll spray this on. I don't mind the odd cherry bakewell! The dry down is sweet caramel/fruits, my skin tends to cling to a fruity note and I found the other two versions, Live Irresistible EDT and EDP too fruity for me. Sillage is somewhere in between moderate and heavy. Longevity for me is a full nine hours. I like it.

In a word - divine. There is a bakery a few blocks from my house. I don't walk past there very often, but when I do I stop in the doorway and inhale that unique gorgeous bakery smell....and pretend to look at something in the window! Bakeries just seem to have that floury sweet smell unlike any other store. I knew I would love this fragrance due to the notes listed. I'm a gourmand lover but this fragrance is not sickly sweet. I mainly get a French pastries note, nothing more, nothing less. Just blends beautifully with my body chemistry I guess. I might have to buy a few as Christmas gifts this year and I can see myself wearing this everyday now that the weather is warming up. I have finally found that bakery smell I have been searching for. I think I've found my signature fragrance!

i just bought this today. it was love at first sniff. i was looking for quite some time now for a perfume with a dominant almond note that would be juicy and caramel-sort-of-sweet at the same time.i felt that intoxicating (in a good way of course) almond right away and right after that came the cherry. normally i would stay away from any cherry perfume since they tend to smell cheap or at least kind of childish and vulgar, but this cherry is shy and sofisticated, it doesn't scream at you. the fruity part is quite well balanced with vanilla and almond that are kind of turning down the volume and warming everything up into a beautiful warm sweet but not cloying autumn scent. i'm deffinetly not a fan of this irresistable line but i'm really glad i gave this gem a try!

Live Irresistible Delicieuse edp smells like a thick cherry amaretto syrup meant to be poured over crepes & topped with a dollop of whipped cream. I'm usually an over-sprayer but honestly, just one spray on one wrist will suffice - simply tap with your other wrist & then tap each wrist to your neck and you're good to go all day or night. Extremely sweet, almost achingly so, and totally delicious. No pastry to my nose, just cherry amaretto from start to finish and that's fine by me. I've had my pretty 2.5oz bottle for about 6 months, wear it often and the level is barely below the midpoint on the label. Worth every penny I paid. Highly recommended for lovers of cherry gourmands.

I can't believe this perfume went so under the radar. I was lucky enough to snag a cheap unboxed tester online a few weeks ago before it sold out. This was a blind buy for me, but I recently heard good things about this one in a YouTube video, so I thought I'd be safe to purchase this one and I was right! This perfume is absolutely delicious. It smells like a cherry cream pie. What a dream! If there is anyone who is curious about this scent and manages to find it for a decent price, don't second guess it. Especially because this is discontinued and will be hard to find if you change your mind. Just buy this!

I had never tried a cherry perfume before and thought this would be a good place to start. And because Givenchy is so hard to find testers/places to test, I blind bought a mini online. I like it. I just do not know if cherry is for me. The dry down I definitely could get used to. I am going to try this out a few more times to see how I feel about the cherry. But I feel like if you are a cherry fan, you will love this. It really does smell like a cherry dessert.

Got this on ebay for quite a steal. put it on yesterday morning, went shopping a bit later, and got a few compliments! A shop assistant asked what I was wearing even (I probably butchered the word deliceuse) so I guess that gives some idea of the sillage from four sprays (wrists and behind the ears) lasts the whole day but softens by the evening. Lasts very well on clothing/scarves. The smell itself is very lovely, gets compliments

This is Absolutely fabulous!! I am a gourmand lover - fruity, candy, bakery scents are my thing for a while now. Hot Couture is a Holy Grail of mine and I think this may very well be another! Delicious fruity, cherry and french pasteries - this smells sooo good!! Great for Spring/Summer. Unlike the Dahlia Divins - of which I can only tolerate the "Nude" version - no strong, over the top cloying florals. Love this so much!

Pink, pretty and oh so sweet, this gourmand fragrance smells like cherry cupcakes with delicious caramel doused all over! On my skin Delicieuse is intense and it definitely gets me noticed by others and lasts for hours. However, I’ve had people mistake this for a Britney Spears fragrance on me as it is very very sweet, it doesn’t smell like an upscale designer fragrance from the house of Givenchy to be completely honest!