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tda1587 – :
This is without doubt my favourite woodsy green fragrance. It doesn’t shout but envelopes you in warmth. It’s a “dirty” green, and I mean that as a compliment. The forests in Narnia would smell like this after the thaw.
andriyolar00 – :
This is a wonderful perfume to wear on a hot, hot day. It’s crisp, cool and astringent.
axsasa – :
Givenchy III est un Chypre d’une grande délicatesse. L’équilibre des notes en fait une composition très élégante, d’un raffinement qui se fait rare actuellement : ici pas d’overdose de sucre mais une douceur empreinte de féminité. Certes, la reformulation est`passée par lã mais la version actuelle est des plus honorables.
Bauhaus – :
I have both the vintage and the new edition, and I actually disliked the vintage as the chypre really stung my nose. But has anyone tried this new formula and feels the base notes during drydown resemble the old time perfume from the 70s Dorothy Grey’s ‘Midnight’? That happened to be my favorite and I had searched all over the net for a vintage Midnight to no avail, and then discovered this. It is for this reason that I will hold onto this Mythiques edition! I have a large bottle.
fivani – :
After I tried the vintage version, I was stunned: it simply smells amazing! I got a well-preserved miniature some years ago, but only recently tried it. Because I liked it so much and I only had this miniature of the original, I tried the reformulation as well, hoping for an equal experience. But no, not on my skin. The original has more spice, more dark notes. Apparently, my chemistry needs those. This reformulation smells a bit outdated on my skin, funny enough. If I would not know better and had to guess, I would have pointed out the reformulation as the original and the original as the reformulation. I only wish it were true.
Edit: I must add that this is a well-done remake, and even though I cannot deny that the vintage smells much better on me, I will certainly consider buying this, when I run out of the current vintage bottles (that I bought in the meantime)!
awesomering – :
I first bought this gorgeous scent in the 70s during a school trip to France, at the age of 11! I remember vividly how it was pouring with rain on the day in question, and a group of us ended up in a little ‘pharmacie’ to shelter from the downpour. For some reason I was just attracted to the perfumes on display and happened upon Givenchy III. It was love at first sniff and I bought it there and then. It was sophisticated, expensive smelling and almost indescribably lovely and I kept that treasured bottle tucked away for many years.
I am only just embarking on a new journey with Givenchy III (reformulation) after years of trying to find it again. I have been too fearful that it will not live up to my memories of it. However, I have ordered myself a bottle as a special Christmas present to myself, as I just have to satisfy my curiosity. Other people’s reviews can only go so far.
biorirrerroxy – :
Light, green floral and soapy. It doesn’t smell like a chypre, nor does it smell like the original version. That being said, it is undeniably pretty. A good choice for an unobtrusive office scent as its pleasant and ladylike.
zpq049speagoessenda – :
I agree with Amelie and Mymlan. This version is “nice” but the original Givenchy III had the chypre bite. I’ve moved on to Pierre Balmain de Balmain. Heaven in Chypres.
CalFooppy – :
Chypre and green scents are my all-time very favourites. I distinctly recall I never used Givenchy III when it was in its original formula. Do not ask me why, I think it was a simple overlooking it, no particular reason.
I am loving and using this Givenchy III now, in my early ’50es and I adore it. Even this reformulation is wonderful. Maybe my memories, not being linked to the original, are not spoiled by the nostalgia (feeling that I have when I think of what Mitsouko, Arpege, Cabochard, Opium, Magie Noire and many others used to be) or maybe the reformulation was made with a grain of salt.
This version is truly enjoyable, it is classy, long lasting and complex. Problem with the reformulations is often losing the complexity of the layers. Not here. The green opening is strong but not a punch in your stomach, almost an early spring breeze, followed by flower blossoming as if you were entering a forest after rainy days. And the deeper you enter the forest, the more you feel the scent of earth, woods and muscs.
Wonderful, a truly wonderful experience.
When a scent takes you in a place and makes you travel with your senses, then you are wearing a great scent and in this case you are!
general3000 – :
Sibling to Miss Dior for sure!
bzik616 – :
dark faery’s bed of moss deep in the primeval forest
apelisinoviyportal – :
It’s good to know that proper chypres can still be made under the current fragrance ingredient regulations. Givenchy III is one. This is how Miss Dior (now reformulated, alas) smelled to me when I fell in love with it nearly ten years ago, sending me over the edge into perfume connoisseurship. The intense opening that settles into a green floral heart and a mossy base: It’s all there. A perfume for a confident, put-together lady.
troyan – :
They do not make perfumes like this any more.Wearing it is like being in an Agatha Christie´s novel. I can see for example Lotti,the character of “A murder is announced” using it. A sharp, intelligent woman who impersonates her sister to inherit her money. Strong and heartless.
barula25602 – :
I’m so addict to this scent !!!
So chic.
TARASMP – :
I have only just realised that this perfume is different from the original which I have used and loved for years. I agree with the others that the original was punchier than this one. I don’t know why they changed it – possibly for marketing reasons, I always thought the original bottle was ugly. But why they changed the original formula goodness knows! I don’t know if it is my favourite anymore. I have started wearing Balmain de Balmain….
arhad81 – :
Mythiques Givenchy III is a very well performed reformulation of the original. It’s clearer, a bit more citrusy and perhaps a little more feminine than the original. The original is a bit darker and more bitter in the basenotes and I find the initial blast more powerful. Still Mythiques is a very beautiful fragrance. After the initial crisp galbanium/hyacint zing you can almost see the soft petals from the jasmine and rose surround you. It perfectly follow the three stages from top to base. The drydown is very elegant from oakmoss and patchouli. I’m amazed! They don’t do perfumes like this anymore and still they’ve succeded again.
Update: After some time I started to like the reformulation more than the original. Especially for warm spring and summer days I found it cooling and relaxing. It’s quite close to Fidji, not as flowery but they have similarites.
xstalkerkr – :
This scent just comes alive on my skin! The opening is almost aldehydic (but isn’t). It is just bright and fresh yet is grounded beautifully by the oak moss and patchouli. This is a feminine, yet womanly scent.
mom7630 – :
Givenchy III was one of my favorite and I had to get this legendary fragrance, although the composition was somewhat different from the original Givenchy III. And I’am still searching for scented note close to this wonderful creation. It’s classy, so elegant! Femininity captured in a bottle.
The original Givenchy III was noticeable, stronger, but still you can feel its powerful fragrant touch. Sophisticated and impressive, incredibly nice on the skin after several hours, this is the kind of floral-chypre I like, simply a good French perfume.
It’s a true representative of chypre group, followed by Miss Dior, Diorella, so happy to wear them.