Greenergy by Givenchy

guest_AnnArborBodhi

an amateur's perspective:

top notes: citrus, grass

mid: primarily floral

base: oriental woods

Lasting power: average. It lasts steadily for a few hours, but unfortunately only as a very subtle scent. Someone would need to be very, very close to you to smell it. Then again, I have rather dry skin, so this might be a factor.

flannelman

Greenergy is a soft, easy to wear green and fruity chypre. It opens brightly with lemon but also sweetly with notes of orange and mandarin to which a faint (and brief) aromatic note of basil is added. The mint and cardamom could be more pronounced here, I think, to counter-balance the sweetness.

A light vetiver then appears, mixed with an array of floral notes, in the same vein as what is done in Insensé. I also get melon every time, although I have never seen it listed in the notes. The two keywords here are, again, soft and sweet.

Greenergy stays pretty much linear after that. While it's pleasant, to my nose its name was not aptly chosen. From "Greenergy" I was expecting an explosion of sharp green notes. And while it is green — because of the vetiver and a light moss-like note that develops in the final stages — it's also very flowery and has a sweet, soft, fruity side that I do not find "energetic".

All in all, this is not what I expected but nevertheless a pleasant, inoffensive light fragrance for spring and summer. Longevity and sillage are on the weak side.

Maddyrain

Green, long lasting, green... have I mentioned that it smells green?

It's a little bit too strong, that's why I decided to swap it, as it induced some really strong headaches.

Highly recommended, but watch your fingers!