Reviews of Monsieur de Givenchy (1959)
by Givenchy

Sorry to the loyals of this, but i really didnt like it. I am currently using the Eau Sauvage and like mentioned before elsewhere, happens to be the only scent i have 2 opend at the same time, one to be left home and one i would bring for longer days out. Everyone has unique tastes and naturally this was not one that i liked. I love the citrus and herbal fusion in ES but found it not to be in good proportion unlike the ES. ES is perfect in my opinion in terms of the level of thickness of its main notes. It is a legend and a classic without a doubt, but ES beats this by improving on the the level thickness. ES is the only benchmark i would use to rate a classic and anything thicker smelling than the ES does not appeal to me, at least for the few classics i actually didnt like. My collection does include ES, Gentleman, Paco Rabanne PH, Aramis Tuscany, of which i would label as classics, another one i didnt like was Antaeus. Monsieur is strictly for those who have acquired the taste of yester generation, but sadly seems like there was something missing in the mixture and a little like an ES wannabe, despite its earlier intro. I was sampling this and Gentleman many years back and took a like to Gentleman(which am using now along with others) instead though both are not very similar in texture, with the latter being more musky/leathery. To bedgoblin : give Dior's Eau Sauvage a shot if you havent already. It was my late grandfather's staple scent and it is one of my top 2 scents.