Hot Couture Collection No.1 Givenchy for women

I'm so confused about this one. I receaved it as a gift a while ago, and I really didn't like it. For some reason it smelled very sour, and every time I was wearing it I had a feeling that my skin was burning where the parfume was applied. I really wanted to like this fragrance... And magic! after a while the burning feeling desapeared, and I can now enjoy the Hot Couture! Is it my skin chemistry that changed, or the toxic ingredient that I was sensitive to has evaporated? I have no idea.

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This is rather lovely, actually. I'd say it's for a girl whose used to scents like Magie Noire, Black Orchid and the new Natori, but wanted something just a bit trampier and insouciant for night-time wear. Sometimes we all go for kitsch. Givenchy took a classic, ambery-vetiver-incense bottom and slapped on some sloppy raspberry jam. The final product is womanly and sexy-bordering-on-vulgar. It's good! I can see why it's controversial though. It's a little too voluptuous and heavy for girls who are more into the pretty fruity florals and it's too tawdry for the more serious perfumistas.

Givenchy's Hot Couture Collection No. 1 brings me back to 2000. My mom bought this when it first launched and wore it until it was discontinued. At that time, it was one of the most mesmerizing and unique fragrances I had ever come across. I thought it smelled of smokey, peppered, cotton candy covered wood. This was before the cotton candy note would become such a fixative in so many of the 2000's fragrances.Givenchy reintroduced this perfume some years back, but to me, it lost something the gorgeous black silhouette bottle had. It's complexity isn't there any longer. I've never liked relaunches, they always reformulate most to crap. Anyway, this holds memories for me, and still, it goes down as one of the more memorable mainstream fragrances of the '00's, where so many others were/are a complete waste of shelf space.

This was one of my first real perfumes! I was so younggggg! It is so hard to believe knowing now that this is definitely for a woman not a tween! Who knows what I was thinking but I remember this smelling so lovely on me! I used to be obsessed with the Madelaine books and cartoons as a young girl and I always felt like her wearing this; very young vibrant french girl :-) I remember buying it from china town for very very cheap, although now it costs sooo much more... its a classic for sure. Nothing over the top, a fruity floral musk :-) I would love to smell it again, Im going to be buying it very soon! I definitely did not think sexy
when wearing this, but I did think very "demure" very "classy"

I mean can you say the first time I received this was for my my 19th Birthday from a friend who lived in Germany and I have loved it ever since then. The last bottle I have owed was in 2003 and then after that I could'nt find it any longer so hard to find I'm still in search for it. every where I went I was complimented on it. I would do way with all of my Fragrances just to have this 1 In my hands again, so obsessed with it that the smell of it could never leave my mind.

This perfume smells awful on my skin. It's like someone had spilled a full bottle of raspberry liquor. I have to stay away from berry notes because it never suits my chemistry...

My oldest son's first long term girlfriend gave this to me as a gift when the fragrance was first introduced. I didn't use much of it and just recently found it in a box of older fragrances. Even though I am now in my 60's I find it suites me better these days than it did when I first received it. I agree with the reviews of "MDWake8" and "narcotic". The fragrance is a an "excessive and bratty", sexy, "hot mess". Perhaps I like all of that because it is exactly what I need at my age!

I have five Givenchy fragrances in my collection but this, is one HOT mama that I no longer own. : ( A rebel among the saints. I'm going out of my mind searching for it. Will not simply buy it online too many fakes going around. So where can i find this in S.A? If you dont have this in your collection you truly don't know what you missing out on. It's a fragrance that speaks volumes. For me it makes a statement to be daring & confident,the ultimate risk taker. The spiciness mingled with sweetness portrays a picture of someone that harbours no fear. Wow a fragrance that makes you feel completely Invincible even if it's just in your mind.

This was the first Givenchy I ever tried, 10 years ago. I remember carrying home the little sample box so reverently, expecting something cutting-edge, high-class, and sexy, and what I got was...stuffy peppered raspberries! What a let down it was, the only time I have ever thrown away perfume.

I wore HC only once, to dinner out with my family. At first all was well, but after an hour or so I found myself suffocating in a berry fug. Every time my aunt, who was sitting next to me, turned to speak, she froze and recoiled in disgust. Poor little 22-year-old me, how mortifying! But now I look back on it as a useful lesson in not believing the hype.

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Fantastic stuff!

Powerful & heady, rich & reckless, love what was said below by MD..."excessive & bratty"...

Fruity, juicy, smokey, thick, sexy & enchanting.

Bloody hard to find! ****Has to be HC No.1*******

This scent always reminds me of two things: first, we should never buy a fragrance without smelling it just because we liked its name, the bottle, or another reason except the very scent; second, never forget that our own aroma transforms certain perfumes ... and this was my case! A hit parfum that in my skin smells really nasty.

Excessive and bratty. That's how I feel when I wear it and that's the point. Raspberry overwhelms at first, but then you are left with a sweet vanilla powdery dry down that stays with you all day.

After wearing the same scent for years I spent days searching for something new. I loved the smell of this but was not prepared for the resonses of others...amazingly soft and seductive. I never wear it without someone inquiring what it is. So yummy I spray it on my sheets, I wish I could bathe in it. I man I dated actually bought a bottle for his home. Wicked! I refuse to reveal the scent to other women...let them find their own!

Unique, sexy, and bewitching I was standing in chic filet one morning the girl at the counter was captured by this remarkable perfume she asked what I was wearing immediately and stated she wanted to know what it was. I wrote the name down for her told her where she could purchase she was so excited. Not many people wear this it was discontinued some years back now they bought it back on the market reformulated. It smells good but not as good as the original I think I also wear the oils mixed with the perfume scent stays on my clothes for so long to

This, to me, is the olfactory definition of "a hot mess".

Hot Couture is a wonderfully crass, racy, full-blown bitch fragrance that's lowbrow and luxury at the same time, and I say that with the utmost appreciation.

I absolutely love wearing this because very few people seem to use it to its fullest extent. The mix of fruits with the vetiver bomb intertwine in a delightfully nasty way. Demure and simple it is not!

A remarkable, strong, confident, and bright sent. It's sweet but not nauseating like most sweet smells. The amber and vetiver balance the sweetness in a very sexy way. I miss the old classic bottle....why do all the good things seem to get discontinued? At least the scent appears to have been preserved though it smells less rich, or is that my imagination?

This is a classic go to staple that I have been using for years! I usually wear it more in the winter though. I've gotten many people hooked on it and often get compliments whenever I do wear it!

The EDT is HOT...EDP...is NOT. It gives me headache. I bought it like 3 weeks ago...and it was a big mistake as I've tested EDT and it was just divine. I thought the lasting power will be better if o go for the EDP. How wrong one can be?! I will use a few drops in my washing liquid....now and then..I think....so It won't get wasted.

This is the one of my favorites.
Intriguing, musky and sexy, warm and peppery, super-rich and unforgetable.

loving this perfume to the max, had this perfume many years ago, anyway it finished and the other day when I was on the train I smelt someone wearing it...had to go out and buy it the next day, this brought back good memories the comments I received...just loving it =D

i LOVE this perfume!! It smells extremely sexy to me!!!

HOT is what it is sexy but in a soft pretty way. It is very addicting. Once you wear this perfume you will be addicted. WARNING SO WILL everyone around you.

Hm... I've got 50 ml Hot Couture since 2006 and still - can't like it :( I smell sweet raspberry with hint of pepper what remind me hot tea for cold or grippe. I know for many people it seems good but for me HC is annoying yet headache.
The old bottle was pretty interesting but the new one is rather ugly and unstabilized.
Givenchy's best frag is definetly Ange Ou Demon then Amarige Mariage - the rest is strange.

This has got to be the sexiest, perfume ever. I can never tire of it. It's just HOT!!!!!!
I always buy it over and over again when my bottle gets low.
This is my official scent.

Hot Couture is a such a playful scent. It reminds me of the original "Colors" by Liz Claiborne and the original "Realities" by Liz Claiborne. It's a fun, flirty fragrance and I get more of the fruity floral from it than any of the spicy, woodsy notes. Hot Couture was revamped and is now packaged in a pink colored bottle, but to me, it's smells different from the original. The original smells much better in my opinion, which I was fortunate enough to find when I searched hard enough. Ladies if you're feeling, fab, glam and flirty, give Givenchy's Hot Couture a try. A modern classy fragrance suited for special occasions and sassy enough to be worn in any season.

I love this perfume, although I havent seen this old bottle around.
i've tried this on me a few times and everytime it makes me feel so good and it smells amazing. I really want to buy it now. It's the perfect blend of sexiness, muskiness and sweetness. It seems like the perfect perfume for any time of year but especialy the warmer seasons.

it smells like cherry syrup!that's my first impression from this perfume.
if you're looking for a really nice "raspberry" scent,this is just the right one.
it's very sweet,without being overwhelmed by it's sweetness.I can recognize neither pepper nor veviter.in fact I thought there would be more flowers,by the way magnolia is very nice here.
I can't call it a floral oriental.it's not that powdery.it's much lighter than usual florential fragrances.
I have never tried original "hot cotoure",but according to this site they seem to be the same.
by the way sweet perfume lovers will admire this perfume.specially since it has kind of girlish sweetness.

Believe it or not this was my first REAL perfume, when I was 16 I smelled this and I fell in love. I had to have it! While other girls were wearing cheesy fruity B&BW sprays I was rocking the Givenchy Hot Couture! This is a classic the sandalwood is beautiful and the black pepper adds the perfect amount of spice. I may have to purchase another bottle of this just to remember old times.

Inimitable, incomperable, exquisite, impulsive, supreme - on my top 10 list forever n ever.

This is one that had to grow on me. But it really does grow one you. In addition you become able to reconize the destinct notes of the fragrance. The note that really screams at you is the pepper and the berry! It sparkles. The amber warms it all mingles so well. The best Givenchy scent there is. It is so spicey that you can almost feel it when you put it on..So nice!

This stuff is amazing, smells so good, a friend of mine use to wear this and I wanted to make out with her she smelled so good, I got a bottle and it smelled just as good on me. You cannot go wrong with this sexy scent. Great lasting power too... Very warm and peppery. Would love to have another bottle of this.

Love this one! Haven't tried the reformulated perfume but the original is fantastic. Like cherry tobacco on my skin which really makes no sense when I think about it because there is nothing like that in the formulation! But even though I'm terrible at describing what I smell, I can say that this is another favorite winter scent for me. Sweet and fruity but not in a cotton candy way.. with a musky, sandalwood drydown. I always love that combination.

This is a perfume I simply enjoy wearing and what could be more fun than that? Smells fantastic on scarves and clothing and it is so long lasting that that great scent will be with you all day. Love it.

My good friend from college used to wear this and she smelt soooooo good.It suited her so well.Whenever i smell this i think of her.

my favorite parfum from Givenchy! hot couture collection No 1 the original the first introduced to the market. its very hard to find it. is so sweet thats what i love it, elegant and refined. it has something that makes guys gone wild hehehe its perfect 4 evening, romatic ocations and 4 winter seasons! love the bottle desing and last all day.

Perfect perfume for colder days. Raspberry sweet and very soft, but with serious touch. It doesn't have that teen raspberry sound, this one is elegant. Base notes gives vanilla touch.

Very sweet, soft, fragile Miss Raspberry has married sharp Mr. Pepper. Hot Couture is a nice marriage. Also very sound and permanent. However, I prefer more sophisticated relationships. :)

I add, because I have changed opinion ( not the first time and not neither last ). This connection of raspberry, pepper, sugar and mint is exciting. Smell warms up like a good, heated wine with roots. Besides, all people ask me, that so beautiful smell. As yet, I wear samples, but I intend to have whole case-bottle.

This is the best perfume, I had it and I want it again. Everyone compliments me on how nice i smell. Yeah!

Givenchy is always on my list, although with this one I had a miss. Maybe not on my skin...