Only Givenchy

I loved this perfume since I first tried it at duty-free in 2004. So happy I bought it again!

One of my favourites, green, non-offensive, clean. Perfect for day use.

ONLY GIVENCHY opens briefly as a fruity floral, but moves swiftly to a floral-musky drydown very similar to that of Lanvin RUMEUR and Kenneth Cole BLACK. ONLY GIVENCHY happily skips the toxic chemical opening of RUMEUR and the tire aura of BLACK. Unfortunately the appealing opening of ONLY GIVENCHY vanishes in a flash, and the drydown is shortlived as well. I am assuming that among the "exotic flowers" is magnolia, but I do not detect the green that others have found in this scent, though I should perhaps confess that my "green standard" is Carven MA GRIFFE... To my nose, ONLY GIVENCHY is unique only in its combination of a relatively familiar opening and a relatively familiar drydown. This might suffice, but the poor staying power disqualifies ONLY GIVENCHY from further contention among the many fragrances battling to join my collection! (-:

I have to agree with other reviewers on this one- I like it, it's a nice,fresh,refreshing & inoffensive fragrance for daytime use on a spring or summers day. But nothing really stands out for me to say,oh yes,I must buy this one again. The fresh mandarin,slightly sour green opening lasts no longer than 45 minutes,quickly developing into white florals with a soft slightly woody,slightly powdery base with just a hint of the topnotes remaining,keeping it light. For me,weak to moderate longevity and soft sillage - nice,but it doesn't blow me away.

My little sister liked this. It's a a very inoffensive light, fresh floral. I think you could almost bathe yourself in it and it wouldn't be too strong. A very safe fragrance. On my little sister this smelt good, but it had some strange smell of fresh green peas on me. It wasn't bad, it's just that I don't want to smell of vegetables :P Even cucumber smell bothers me strongly.