Givenchy · 2021 · Fanny Bal, Dominique Ropion and Anne Flipo
L'Interdit Rouge
Premium$$$, 3 of 5
| 80 ml | $175 |
The houseFor women
VersionEau de Parfum
Blood orange and ginger over orange blossom, jasmine and spicy pimento leaf, drying to patchouli and sandalwood.
Givenchy says
You’ll smell Blood Orange, ginger, Orange Blossom, jasmine, allspice (pimento), patchouli and sandalwood.
More from Givenchy’s description
It also mentions Blood Orange Essence from Sicily, Ginger Extract from Nigeria, Orange Blossom Absolute from Tunisia, Sambac Jasmine Absolute from India, Allspice (pimento leaves from jamaica), Patchouli Essence from Indonesia, Sandalwood Essence from New Caledonia, Allspice (spicy red accord of blood orange, ginger, and pimento leaf), Allspice (pimento leaf), Tuberose and Vetiver.
What’s inside it
What Givenchy names
What the label names
10 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 & lavender4 florals1 sweet1 spices1 powder
Herbs & lavender1
Sweet1
Spices1
Heart4
as it settles
Dry-down3
what stays
3 more lines on the label, not there for the smell
Not for the smell3
Wearers say
Smells like it
For about the same
Vendetta DonnaOn your shelfValentino · Some of its own wearers say it smells like L'Interdit Rouge“The notes remind me of L'Interdit Eau de Parfum Rouge.”
Reddit comment, r/desifemfrag, 2026 · 2 votes
What wearers say, set beside the price each house asks. Noses differ.
Our match of the notes
Shares its notes
L'InterditGivenchy · shares ginger, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), jasmine, patchouli and 2 more
BeautifulEstée Lauder · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), jasmine, patchouli, sandalwood and 2 moreMatched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.