Very Irrésistible for Men (2005)
by Givenchy

When first applied, Very Irresistible is very minty and piney to me. As it dries down I feel as if the scent wants to be three different baked goods at once: nut bread, praline or some kind of chocolate. So now we have a mint chocolate pastry with nuts and it's being washed down with a cup of coffee. Soudns like my mornings! Try the Fresh version, they cleaned up the oddities in this concoction.

The more and more I smell this fragrance the more I like it. Admittedly when i first smelled / wore it I didn't like it at all. It was like having coffee and chocolate shoved into my nose. However I have really grown to like it. Yes it is a little synthetic but I actually think that's part of the point to this frag. It's a fairly honest fragrance - you either like it or you don't! A bit like marmite (UK people will understand that more I think). If used carefully, and I mean carefully (!) then it makes an adventurous daytime wear. But I think it's more intended for the evening - a bold yet relaxed evening out. Personally not something I'd use for clubbing (although of course it can be!) but it's certainly strong enough to be carried. I like to use it for special, yet somewhat casual evenings.

It's worth a try. I think it depends on your taste and whether it agrees with your skin! But definitely worth a try. Incidentally I'd be very interested to try out Very Irresistible Fresh Attitude.

I retested this and tried to get it, but I don't. Unfortunately this is a wannabe gourmand blend that failed to impress me with its synthetic quality.

The title "Very Irresistable" is a clear sign that Givenchy have a strong sense of irony. Very Irritating, or Very Irrelevant might have been a a more pertinent title for something so non-descript. A fusion of vague coffee and mint notes that fails to evolve is the entree, main course and dessert in this pointless McFragrance.

This one makes me think that the gourmand category grants easier access to "instant winner" for many. That's what Givenchy thought when they made this lesser L'Instant. No need to be that original. Pass the chocolate soap.

Looks like a bottle of bootleg absinthe.

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]