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L'Interdit (new) by Givenchy, 2002

71% Positive Reviews
Rated #5133 in Fragrances

Posted
I fear for the mental integrity of anyone who wears this thing regularly. It's so very dull that even as the adjectives crop up in my mind with each sniff, the part of my brain that commands and sends the synapses related to speech ceases to function. Even Prada is out-performing this.

Posted
This is old-style perfume-y in a soft and feminine way; powdery, aldehydic, musky, dry, slightly spicy and modestly floral. Scents with a similar feel to them are Mitsouko, L'Aimant and Farouche. It has echoes of Chanel No5, but it's much less of a bouquet and more of a powdery musk. It's not a knock-your-socks-off scent like hard-hitting florals, sparkly citrus or stonking orientals, but it's definitely got its place in the perfume wardrobe just like that cosy, feminine jumper has in yours. Surprisingly seductive.

Posted
Just gave this one to the Goodwill. Loved the old one, but not this one. How can two things with the same name be so different? I concur with flat and stale. Smells a little like old celery and tired tobacco leaves. Ugh!

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Givenchy has produced many of my favorites, and L'Interdit is certainly one! Originally created for Audrey Hepburn in the mid to late 1950's, it was re-released (slightly altered I believe) in 2002. The top notes are definitely ALDEHYDE!!! They dominate - speaking loudly as if to say "Hey, pay attention here, something wonderful is brewing!". The reward for your attention is a multi fruit and floral blend with spice - probably carnation, which I love. This symphony of flowers and fruits (maybe even some vetiver?) crescendo into a powdery softness, that never loses it's spice. When wearing this scent, I have always received compliments! From men & women, young & old! I haven't found many who choose to wear it though...I guess one would have to have a distinct preference for the blend of this unique elixir! (as an added note, I prefer the original, but also appreciate this reformulated version)

Posted
So this one seems to be the modern reinterpretation of the original one, the all-new-revived composition to the new generations.
Im not against creating new scents, but labeling one very beloved older scent on some other very different scent, changing its formula in full, and marketing it as the out-with-the-old- in-with-the-new feels a bit like an insult to both our ages and our noses. If you want to release a new scent, then do so but do not discontinue the older one.
That said, I like this scent, so much so that I got one for myself (even though its very feminine ( i like to collect and smell as much as I can), but Givenchy must get a big slap in the back of the head for discontinuing the older version.
I liked very much the old version too, but it wasnt meant ot be for my skin chemistry, found it just too creamy, too thick. So this new reformulation feels just right, but of course, it doesnt smell the same: on this one I get mostly the bergamot on top, the white peach and rose and vetiver, and not so much the amber nor the rest of the notes, green leaves, or jasmine, or whatnot.
Theres a certain strawberryness to it but its not too strong. Does this one has Lily of the valley? Maybe its the combo of flowers and green leaves.
For people that are not put off by the major re-working, people who love flowery but very fresh scents that have a green basenote (like,say, Balmains Iviore but less ambery), this is a must-try.
I will give this one a thumbs up only because i happen to like this scent, BUT i also give this a thumbs down for messing with the older release.

Posted
I have been wearing this for an hour and some parts of my wrist smell dusty. If you want to know what I think it smells like, I might describe it like this: 2 drops No.5 edt + 2 drops L'Instant + 3 drops Aperge, 1 drop honeysuckle room spray, 1/18 drop of Mitsouko parfum, and 1/18 drop of vetiver essential oil... stir... maybe sprinkle some caster sugar on top.

L'Interdit is an inoffensive, sweet, fruity, floral scent. I don't think this is anything remotely similar to the original (discontinued) scent that Audrey Hepburn wore. I remember reading a biography and Mel Ferrer (her son) said that after she died he went through her closet to sort things out and everything smelled like talcum powder. L'Interdit does not smell like talcum powder.

It is nice but that's really all it is - nice. Nothing spectacular. Nothing "l'interdit" about it. If you like this scent you will like Insolence - also another inappropriately named fragrance (nothing Insolent about that one either.)

Posted
The new one's nice enough, I suppose, but I saw no need to mess with a classic. What next -- shall we insist that the Mona Lisa get a rhinoplasty in oil?
L'Interdit (new) by Givenchy, 2002
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Launched Date2002
GenderWomen
PerfumerJean Guichard / Olivier Gillotin
AvailabilityIn Production
ByGivenchy
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