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piterik – :
Absolutely perfect for cooler fall days. Rose with a bit of spice. Cozy and lasts all day.
alicdgan – :
Very Irrésistible Eau de Toilette needs a moment to grow to it’s potential. Immediately after spraying, it’s boring and flat. Given a minute or two it opens into a fresh, slightly herbal, lemon scent with delicate clove. The rose follows, and it’s quite clean, soft and elegant. Even the patchouli is very light and fresh and delicately portioned.
Very Irrésistible EdT is lighter and fresher than the EdP. The EdT has fewer floral notes and those notes are much lighter – there’s none of the weightiness of the peony. The EdT has a bright freshness that makes me prefer it over the heavier EdP.
Very Irrésistible EdT comes across to me as the perfect scent for the morning – brunch with the family? Church? Volunteering on a Saturday morning? Very Irrésistible EdT is a perfect fit. It seems to be in the same lane as Jeanne, by Lanvin (entirely different fragrances but similar in weight).
chukei – :
The name says it all for me. This was love at first smell. Lemony fresh verbena, spicy star anise, soft rose, and earthy patchouli. Just fabulous!
konoplja – :
It’s pretty, but nothing remarkable. I’m working through my testers/samples and this was in my “not very interesting at first sniff” pile, and that’s a pretty good spot for it. It is a nice, soft floral and it does have a little bit of a twist to it with that faint anise. On me it is staying very close to the skin. I don’t really get ROSE in a big way, it’s more of a generic, delicate floral. Not anything I would buy a bottle of. Perhaps if I worked in a different environment and needed to wear something very subtle with no sillage but still wanted to feel pretty and feminine, this could be a good choice. Very unobtrusive and safe, IMHO.
ura010 – :
A very feminine fragrance of sugared roses, with fresh aromatic notes, an infusion of roses petals, as an iced infusion of rosebuds and fennel with a touch of vanilla sugar. The fresh lemony note is maybe the verbena, and some fresh soft spice (as tic tac anise or anise chewing-gum). Love this timeless fragrance. I don’t smell patchouli at all. More a roses scent with a fresh air note, a pleasure between freshness, wellness and greed delicacy, sensuality. An explosion of feminity. Yes, this perfume is Very Irresistible, full of compliments !
gruhik – :
Very Irresistible EdT starts with a chemically flowery splash of “clean” smell… not as in “soapy” clean but more of a “fabric softener” clean. This might feel comfy and warm to some but it just makes my nose itchy. To be fair, it’s not particularly a distinctive rose “flowery” so I’m still able to wear it past that point. (disclaimer: I usually don’t like rose notes)
Right after that initial splash, the most prominent note for me is anise and not a strong anise at that. It’s more like a “what’s that different note I’m getting there” anise which makes you keep sniffing to the point you sneeze. I’m from Mediterranean, and this anise certainly doesn’t remind me of our local “anise” spirits nor anise as a spice, it’s not the exact star anise note I might get in other fragrances either. But rather brings back an olfactory memory from my early childhood, of the times we had visited mum’s extended family in the countryside and slept at that big old house’s porch. It reminds me of a scent surrounding us all and hugging me in my sleep(or at least a muted version of it). A security feeling and a peaceful smile on my face which was amplified with the summer breeze carrying the scent of the freshly harvested anise stored right below the porch.
After a few hours you are left with a powdery patchouli/rose base that is extremely close to skin. But that fabric softener feeling never ceases.
I wear this only at home and mostly to bed; when I want a fresh, calm, and clean sleep after a bad day out in the world. I can still detect the powdery last bit lingering on in the morning. So it’s safe to say it has a long-lasting effect on me, yet the sillage is so soft after the start that I’m the only person to detect it. You can also get a smile and a murmur of “you smell nice” from someone sleeping next to you if they hug you tight, so there’s that.
сашонок2010 – :
Can’t even remember how I decided to order this one, whether it was from a review or what. It is not popular in the areas of the perfume internet I frequent and I am not usually drawn to bright pink bottles. Anyway, somehow I came to own a mini of this, and I like it. I wear it most often as a bedtime scent.
Definitely a fall/winter/spring, think it would be too much in the summer, with it’s muskiness. I do not enjoy straight-up rose scents, so this works well for me.
My guy really really likes this one.
If I were to wear this during the day, it would probably be just a spray or two under my clothes. I’d wear something casual, like well fitting jeans, a white t-shirt, a blazer and boots. Makeup would be heavy mascara and blush, with a neutral balm on lips. Nothing flashy, but pulled together.
ssergejmhs – :
It’s one of my favorite June scents – fresh, floral, spicy – but not overwhelmingly spicy. This perfume shows that any deadly tool (like anise) used properly, can become a treasure.
Below it was compared by my Honorable Friend to Aromadisiac – possibly they are slightly alike, but while Aromadisiac is really sweet and cozy – so rather a winter perfume – this one is the summer variant – not as sweet, but rather fresh and floral, whith a hint of anise. Personally, I once confused it with Eternity when my colleague wore it and when I was unfamiliar with it – due to the floral freshness.
It’s a gorgeous anise-rose perfume for self-confident, romantic but energetic girls who know well what they want:)
Lordik – :
I got a sample from my cousin during my holidays, and I fell in love with it on my sunny skin. It settles pretty soft on me after a moment, and stays long on my neck and clothes. It is very aromatic yet subtle at the beginning, then turns into soft petals with a hint of something warm. Definitely the ‘expensive smelling’ fragrance.
Arouroriava – :
I think it’s quite mature scent. I sense a lot of rose, some spices and very fresh type of patchouli. So, it’s floral, fresh and spicy. It also seems to me that, it’s musky.
Very Irresistible line has some more appealing fragrances.
This one is light, but not very easy to wear. A bitter and strong rose scent. Not one of my favorites.
sonic24a – :
I may be going crazy, but my nostrils capture much more notes that this perfume seems to have. Early on I feel a delicious warmth, which does not correspond to Anis, but a vibrant Pink Pepper and here it is associated with some other more spices, which give a cool temperate leaving the fragrance with a different opening. With a time after the Anis proves quite leveraging the sting of output, it is tickling the nose with its dryness is eminent that no body can stand it / take it, no. Perhaps, Anis, with pepper and spices largely responsible for a good part you can not use it, I bet on the combination of these notes here and without fear of error. The interesting thing also is that in its evolution he did vaguely remember the dry down the fearsome Sicily D & G, that oily mixed green banana nuances, only in Verry Irresistible EDT that footprint is assabonetada, pungent, dense and safely Lush . In the base notes appear Roses and Patchouli, the roses here are fresh and are very real, gives the impression being macerated in front of him, and Patchouli is herbaceous and green, fresh too and nothing aggressive giving a tailpiece and support for that the fragrance lasts for many, many hours on the skin. Although not a hyper innovative perfume, worth the existence of his creation to be a distinctive floral aroma that adorns the color of your bottle!
Word of the day: resignation… (day 86)
wtabeler – :
A lovely fragrance in which the star anise bursts forth from the very first spray. The rose is very slight on my skin and whispers gently throughout the day, but I’m mostly getting a sweet licorice aroma. Much like Avon’s Aromadisiac, the anise note rules this scent.
kopochka – :
Received an EDT sample with another perfume I bought. Very disappointed. Generic floral. Couldn’t pick out the anise and the rose wasn’t distinctive enough to sing out ROSE. There are probably hundreds of floral fragrances like this. So that makes it boring.
Underman – :
after first spray it makes me feel smelling a bug spray. i am sorry… and then here comes the heavy rose with spices. a huge dissapointment, didn’t match with my chemistry. (i’m fair-skinned.)
had it last summer, couldn’t fnish and now keeping just as a piece for the collection.
– no idea about edp version –
rls870elipseskism – :
I got a sample of this in the mail today. When reading that it was EDT instead of EDP, I was quite disappointed – I want a perfume that you don’t have to keep spritzing throughout the day. However, with this perfume, I kind of like how the scent fades into a more subtle, lighter scent. I think this will be a great summer scent
levinsky rusl – :
Toilette is light pink bottle and original is violet. And the new rose is pale pink.
I’ve tried it again. It’s gucci rush 2 copy. I’m happy I’ve found something similar, nice and chic perfume, hint of vanilla and some slight rosy. Unfortunately it lacks that freshnes gucci rush 2 has. And smell is less intense.
Trolz – :
What is the difference between the boxes of old and new versions?
It’s just because i’ don’t know how to distinguish these two versions on the store… Thanks
misha221103 – :
for a long time i thought i had the EDP version, and i never thought there was a difference. this perfume to me is too much. it just burns and stings and is rosy and that’s basically it. not a fan. as a matter of fact i dislike it.
Volf Devil – :
This started with a whiff of lemon, then transitioned to a very “pink” rose on a bed of white musk. The white musk is the style that I have a hard time smelling at times; like looking at something out of the corner of my eyes, I have to sniff this slant-wise to get a good sense of it. Going in or out of the house on a hot day changes the scent enough where I smell it afresh. As it dries down, the anise becomes more prominent and gives it a bit of a powdery smell. I kept trying to put my finger on what this reminded me of, with the rose and powdery anise, and then I realized that it smells like Ellen by Ellen Tracy. Compared to Ellen, though, this has lighter sillage and less longevity as it is fading about 3 hours after application. A pleasant summery scent.
ADIL M.M. – :
This is pretty much Very Irresistible on a bed of powder, minus the depth the original had. I think the creators aimed to make the original “younger”, but they missed the mark entirely by going the powder route instead of the sweet/gardenia/peony route. I am very disappointed to see what Givenchy has done to one of my favorite fragrances in this version. I highly recommend the original over this one if you think you might like the scent.
fefowuld – :
It smelled like roses and sweet moss. Very elegant.
ART7812 – :
I’ve had this on since about 8 this morning, and it’s quite warm and humid. (Keep that in mind, as I’m sure it would smell differently if it was cooler and less sticky!) Absolutely no rose, patchouli, or anise: just Dr. Pepper. It isn’t wholly unpleasant, but I’ve just spent the last fifteen minutes trying to determine what the perfume reminded me of, and there’s my assessment.
I do very much enjoy anise as a note, as well as most roses, but I have no desire to smell this on my body again. Tip of the hat to those of you who wear it well, but I can’t do it.
domik – :
I have just got hold of a sample of this and I love it. Admittedly I love the rose scent but I also love star anise, some patchouli scents and the verbena. They make a great combo creating a scent that is fresh and for me addictive! It has reasonable sillage and lasts 4 or 5 hours on my skin. I think I have found my new summer scent.
masha-chelsea – :
I think I wrote my review on the edp version. This is soapy. FULL of soap. It gave me a raging headache and made the lining of my nose and throat sore. The only perfume I’ve had to go and wash off in a hurry before it turned into full-blown migrgraine.
Must be the soap.
adh160InsuffBooni – :
Oh so gentle, oh so soft. The rose is there, but very very soft. It is nice, but not for me. I need a little more punch with my perfumes and eau de toilettes. A very gentle, sweet person would love this scent. It does give you a soft and gentle cloud of rose and star anise, but I personally find it too bland for me.
M248938 – :
I am glad I did not expect a rose scent, because I would have been so disappointed. I like this scent, but I cannot love it because I cannot find anything remarkably distinctive about it. The use of anise makes a subtle difference to similar spicy floral fragrances, but I am not very good with subtlety.
arkada211 – :
I am very meh about this scent..if you are expecting an obvious rose scent, you won’t be getting this..its rather sweet, with a hint of powder and I could barely smell the rose
I tried this on numerous occasions but this is a definate no for me..so far I haven’t smelled Givenchy scent that I was fell in love with
YYcory – :
It’s versatile, long lasting (I got 8 hours out of it, and subtle throughout the day), and not overwhelming at all. The anise makes it unique, too.
fizinst – :
The opening of Very Irresistible EDT is a blend of strong star anise and rose with a hint of citrus, which has a strange warm and animalic feeling to me. After 2 hours, star anise fades from the scene and leaves rose, verbena and patchouli play on their own. At this stage, these 3 notes above are easy to discern and the whole scent smells green and refreshing. I can also detect a subtle sweetness, which amplifies after another 2 hours and strangely turns the whole scent like a mixture of honey and lily while remaining soft and fresh. This final stage reminds me of similar combo in some Mugler fragrance such as Dis Moi, Miroir, A Travers le Miroir and Angel le Lys, and eventually fades out with a more herbal twist after another 2 hours.
I somehow has a similar experience with Givenchy Ange ou Demon, as they both has a pleasant base hiding under an animalic top notes in my case. The sillage is close and the longevity is around 6 hours. It has a discret elegance like other Givenchy fragrance that I have experienced and I really like the base stage, but the effect of the top notes on me makes me remain skeptical.
tyufruuSAZs – :
a refreshing fragrance with a sexy twist..definitely a monolithic,
simple fragrance
витяяяя – :
I think the 2012 is wrong .. It’s the same bottle and juice as always
This is my absolute favorite !
bibandvl – :
A friend gave me a sample. It is a quality smell, but very neutral, ‘mainstream’ there’s nothing special about it, no individuality whatsoever (as well as in earlier editions,IMHO).
umix7904 – :
رائحة روعة روز وبتشولي والسابيس الناعمة ويدوم
عطر خلااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااب بالفعل
شكرا جفنشي دائما ترضي جميع الاذواق وتتحفنا بجديدها
foboz1979 – :
What is the difference between this version and the EDT from 2003?