Very Irrésistible for Men (2005)
by Givenchy

Very Irrésistible for Men is a coffee, citrus and mint concoction that smells absolutely terrible.

What the hell were they thinking?!

[Original submission date: 30 October 2006]

Great scent. Very warm, lasts long. It goes well during autumn and winter, maybe on early spring, would not use it during summer. I think it should be worn only on dark clothes, preferably black. You can smell grape and as if there's a hint of chocolate. Not overly masculine but it leaves a certain dose of mystery that women fall for. Both thumbs up.

the initial waft of mint seems to ride the subtle waxiness of the grapefruit peel note straight into the hazlenutty mocha. whilst this manages to not smell entirely cacophonous and clashing, it is really rather synthetic in feel, and can be just a little 'vomitty' to me. i also don't really enjoy gourmands, and whilst this isnt viciously sweet, the chocolate note is too much like a chocolate bar left in the warm sun. yuck.

as has been previously mentioned, the head and heart notes of this do indeed seem to arrive all at once, but then within ten minutes all that is left on my skin, and indeed it remains almost exactly the same for hours after, is a very pleasant generic accord, masculine and synthetic and lightly woody, with a very faithful light pine, like your fingers after you carry a christmas tree, and perhaps the faintest (very very faint) of anise/herbal notes, like cold dill.
the nutty mocha element is still vaguely present too at times, but ultimately i have to ask myself: do I want to smell like somebody spilt a Starbucks on the wooden top of the fragrance counter?

i'll be honest, i've smelt FAR worse. at first interesting but sickly and dischordant, afterwards a fairly superlative generic.
very irresistible? i can manage...

Unfortunately, no matter how much I try to like this fragrance it just doesn't work (for me anyway). It is absolutely horrible. There is a "chocolatey" scent to it that I find sickening. I like all of the other Givenchy scents (except Pi). Very Irresistible should be taken off the market. I'm shocked that it has lasted this long. Who wears it?

I'm not sure about the longevity yet, but I do like this. The grapefruit and coffee mixes suprisingly well. The end product smells somewhat like Guerlain's L'Instant imo, without the citrus, which can't be bad for the price I paid. There is much worse than this out there and I'll wear happily.

Come closer and be charmed. There is a low key sophistication to this fragrance, however it is not ground breaking or sufficiently different to seek it out and buy it. If someone gives you this as a gift, you will like and use it, but probably never replace it.