Givenchy: Amarige, Eau de Toilette

What's the first thing you do when your parents go off on holiday? Ok I'm 33 but the first thing I do is jump on their bed making whooping noises and then I raid the cupboards. Now me and my Mum are like best friends but one thing she does (like my real best friend did when we lived together way back) is she nicks my stuff. All the time and nothing is safe. She hasn't bought a shower gel or bath foam in years. My perfume vanishes and I'm constantly looking for my fav lippie and no I don't deny her deep down but it gets rather annoying so call it pay back when she goes away but I raid her supplies and I enjoy every moment of it! The stuff she uses ...  Read the complete review

I am not someone who usually buys perfume right away without going round asking for samples to see if I like the fragrance. Usually inside magazines you can find the scented strips while you either peel off or open up and then you can test the perfume. I was inside a big Department store, I think it was the House of Fraser when I stopped and came accross the perfume counters. I thought to myself that I hadn't bought perfume in a while so decided to go round the counters testing which one I preferred. After lots of sprays I finally stopped and when I took off the posh misty glass top which was in a lovely shape which reminded me of a sea shell but this was ...  Read the complete review

I was fifteen years old when I got my first bottle of 'adult' fragrance and I'm a strong believer that there's a very good reason for it not coming into my possession any sooner. At fifteen the words 'less is more' are something of a foreign language and this has never been more true than when it comes to perfume. In true teenage tradition I trotted off to school that day proudly drenched with a few hefty squirts from my 50ml bottle of Amarige Eau de Toilette and I think everyone within a three mile radius must have known I was wearing it. At least they all seemed to like it! I don't suppose it would have really mattered what that ...  Read the complete review

This is what I would call a very classy scent. I orginally bought it for my mum, but found myself stealing into her bedroom and spraying it on myself. The scent itself is fairly strong but definately not overpowering or unpleasant. It is, however, quite a heavy perfume, and I suggest if you are trying it for the first time, only spray a little on yourself as it tends to linger all day and night! (just in case you don't like it!).... I wouldn't call it a daytime perfume, unless attending an occasion of some sort, but it would be perfect for going out in the evening whether t be a formal occasion or a meal. I enjoy wearing this perfume and it makes a difference ...  Read the complete review

One of the worst scents to come out in the last 20 years, in my view (and it's competing with Poison, Organza, and the ill-fated Lacroix scent, now mercifully withdrawn but which was identical to perm lotion!) Givenchy have made some lovely scents in the past (Le De was one) but not this one. I had the misfortune to work in the same office as a lady who wore it every day and the scent used to give me a headache by 11 a.m! My best friend (bless her) sprayed some on before getting into my car and it took weeks for the scent to wear off the headrest! And if anyone knows a tactful way of telling a workmate or friend they don't like their scent, I've yet to ...  Read the complete review