Very Irrésistible

Givenchy · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2003

≈ $80 · 100ml · approx. retail

Launched in 2003 and composed by Dominique Ropion, Sophie Labbé and Carlos Benaïm, Very Irrésistible is a fruity-floral built around several varieties of rose with a fresh, slightly aniseed twist. A sparkling cassia, lemon verbena and star anise opening leads into a rose-peony-magnolia heart over musk, vanilla and patchouli.

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The dry-down · what lingers

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Perfumer

Dominique Ropion

French · 36 in collection

Acclaimed IFF perfumer known for technically masterful, opulent scents.

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Carlos Benaim

American · 17 in collection

Veteran IFF master perfumer with decades of hits.

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Sophie Labbe

French · 7 in collection

Sophie Labbé is a French principal perfumer who spent the bulk of her career at IFF before joining dsm-firmenich, recognized for luminous, transparent florals. Her signature works include Bvlgari's jasmine-centred fragrances and Ferragamo Signorina.

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