Hubert de Givenchy founded the couture house that bears his name in 1952. Five years later, the designer launched his first two perfumes: Le De and L’Interdit, a fragrance originally created for actress Audrey Hepburn, Hubert de Givenchy’s friend and muse. Monsieur and Vetyver, the house’s first fragrances for men, appeared in 1959. In 2007, to celebrate 50 years of fragrant creations, Givenchy released Les Mythiques, a collection of 10 scents that had become impossible (or very nearly so) to find. Givenchy’s range of fragrances includes several best-sellers, like Gentleman, Organza, Amarige, Pi and Very Irresistible. Still very creative when it comes to fashion, Givenchy is also present in cosmetics.
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Pi Neo is described as a bright, woody neo-composition. The scent opens with cool and clean notes of citrus. The woody middle notes mix Texas cedar and patchouli on an amber-y base of vanilla. Am... Read On
Very Irrésistible’s rose/star-anise composition yields to a white-floral bouquet built around jasmine. Red berries and red peppercorns add a touch of red, echoing the bottle’s hue. The warmer tra... Read On
While the composition boasts several shared ingredients in common with Play (amyris wood, vetiver, coffee accord), Play Intense is nonetheless very different in olfactory terms. Much less citruss... Read On
A musical score of vibrant, sensorial notes arranged around a key ingredient: Amyris wood. This Caribbean wood possesses a warm, sensual tonality reminiscent of cedar and sandalwood. Coffee-tree... Read On
The green mimosa top notes melt into the neroli. At the heart, Amarige’s floral notes are dominated by mimosa. The woodsy-ambry base takes on a powdery tonality. Designed by: Emilie Coppermann, S... Read On
At the opening, jasmine brings a fruity apricot touch that blends with the honeysuckle. At the heart, the flower blends with gardenia and orange blossom. The trail blends nutmeg and vanilla.... Read On
A luminous, slightly fruity opening. At the heart, Damascena rose blends with a tea-rose note. The trail, with its accents of suede, is garbed in woodsy notes. Designed by: Dominique Ropion,... Read On
A green and fruity opening of cassis and basil evolves towards a floral heart and a woody trail of cedar wood and pine needles. Read On
A fragrance with a light, lily-of-the-valley opening, a classic floral heart of roses and jasmines, evolving towards a woodsy trail. Read On
An aldehyde opening revealing a powdery heart of rose, jasmine and violet. The fragrance evolves towards a trail of iris and sandalwood. Read On