Givenchy · 2018 · Dominique Ropion, Anne Flipo and Fanny Bal
L'Interdit
Premium$$$, 3 of 5
| 80 ml | $175 |
The houseFor women
VersionEau de Parfum
Bergamot and fresh ginger opening onto orange blossom, jasmine and tuberose over dark, earthy patchouli and vetiver.
Givenchy says
You’ll smell bergamot, Fresh Ginger, Orange Blossom, Sambac Jasmine, Tuberose Absolute, patchouli and vetiver.
More from Givenchy’s description
It also mentions Bergamot Essence from Calabria, Fresh Ginger Essence from Madagascar, Orange Blossom Absolute from Tunisia, Sambac Jasmine Absolute from India, Tuberose Absolute from India, Patchouli Essence from Indonesia, Vetiver Essence from Haiti, Jasmine, Tuberose and Earthy vetiver.
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What’s inside it
What Givenchy names
What the label names
9 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.
A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.
2 citrus1 herbs & lavender3 florals1 sweet1 spices1 powder
Herbs & lavender1
Sweet1
Spices1
Heart3
as it settles
Dry-down3
what stays
11 more lines on the label, not there for the smell
Not for the smell11
Wearers say
Smells like it
For about the same
ParadoxeOn your shelfPrada · Many of its own wearers say it smells like L'Interdit“I own L'interdit, Alien and My Way which to my nose are individually different but elements of these fragrances are present in Paradoxe.”
Reddit post, r/fragrance, 2022
What wearers say, set beside the price each house asks. Noses differ.
Our match of the notes
Shares its notes
L'Interdit RougeGivenchy · shares ginger, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), jasmine, tuberose and 2 more
BeautifulEstée Lauder · shares bergamot, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), jasmine, tuberose and 2 more
OscarOscar de la Renta · shares bergamot, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), jasmine, tuberose and 2 moreMatched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.