Givenchy pour Homme Blue Label (2004)
by Givenchy

One of the best smelling scents. Very good scent, smells very very nice.

Longevity is sort of bad. Takes 6 sprays for me to last effectively for about 4-5 hours.

I would try the red version of this. I believe it is stronger.

24th September, 2011.

Not bad.
Aquatic but not ozonic.
Starts spicy, bergamot-citrusy, and fresh.
A summery scent but a bit heavy in texture (though not sweet or cloying).
Not my style but it is OK.
Not irritating nor synthetic in character.
Inoffensive.

1st January, 2011.

Some things in left a best kept as a secret. My love of all things fragranced has become one of those little niceties. I now receive several bottles of fragrances from friends and family each year, some lovely.... some not so! Givenchy pour homme Blue label fits snugly into that 'not so' category in my opinion.

Kicking off with a cirtus top as I imagined it would do but then I was caught off guard by the jasmine note(hedione which is a Firmenich tradename). I couldnt really understand why this note was placed there in the top alongside grapefruit and bergamot accords.

I dont get any of the pepper that is said to be held in the heart as the cardamom and lavender overpowers and the Davana's sweet balsamic facets only shine through very weakly.. poor show!

The base is a conventional construction of cedar and vetiver with the inclusion of frankincense (olibanum) which sits more towards the balsamic side in Blue label which partners nicely with the Davana rather than the almost lemony aroma frankincense can have.

This is certainly a fragrance to wear if you want to join the rest of the herd. Nothing adventurous here which is fine but I tend to go for something a little more....... well, different.

13rd May, 2010.

I was not prepared for this cologne when I opened the bottle. It was a birthday present from my sweetie so I wanted to love it. I can't say that I love it, maybe just indifferent. To me smells like a strong citrus, without refinement and then clean, laundry smell. I would recommend for a young man loooking to smell fresh.

3rd April, 2010. (Last Edited: 22nd December, 2011.)

This is one that I let the 2 most important women in my life choose for me, my fiancee and my mother, and I do believe they picked right. I'm on my second bottle now and it's a great evening scent if it mixes well with your natural odor. My father got jealous and bought himself a bottle as well. This is one you may have to wear a few times to appreciate fully, and be careful not to overdo it because that grapefruit smell can get overpowering.

23rd March, 2010.

This I find an astounding scent. The citrus and grapefruit are clean and beautiful. The sweet woods that develop later are immense, I was very addicted to this, but probably because it was just too weak, I wanted more. Usually I'm very pessimistic about scents because of one or two notes that may pop the lot, but not here, and I found that really satisfying. I saw an Intense version too, which I hope to try later

23rd March, 2010.