L'Interdit
Givenchy L'Interdit is a white floral with a deliberately dirty base, and the tension between those two halves is what the fragrance is about.
Bergamot and ginger open it, bright and sharp, with the ginger adding a dry heat that signals this will not be a conventionally pretty composition.
Tuberose is the centre, and it is given full volume. Creamy, heady and slightly waxy, it is supported by jasmine and orange blossom, and together they make the kind of big white floral heart that had gone out of fashion before this brought it back.
Patchouli and vetiver finish it, and this is where the name earns itself. Both are earthy and dark, and setting them under a lush white floral gives the whole thing a shadow it would not otherwise have.
How L'Interdit wears
Cooler weather and evenings suit it best, though the citrus opening makes it wearable earlier in the day than its base suggests.
Givenchy L'Interdit Eau de Parfum, launched in 2018 by Givenchy, the Paris house founded in 1952.
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