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A balance between unquestioned strength and confident sensitivity, the Gentleman Givenchy perfume offers audacious contrasts. Unless, of course, you’re the boss, then this bad boy is just perfect for laying down the law and projecting authority from beneath a pinstriped suit. Longevity is fairly amazing at a good 10 hours on my usually quick fading skin and many more than that on clothing. I don’t often, to be honest, feel very hippyish, but on the odd occasions when I do then Givenchy Gentleman suits my mood very well, with its distinct patchouli smell.. For me there’s only one Givenchy Gentleman and it’s still a winner after all these years.I don’t find it overbearing at all after that opening application but it’s probably not really suitable as an office scent according to today’s sensibilities. I’d say it skews older but any guy with confidence should be able to pull it off. I’ve since picked up another three bottles around the world and consider Gentleman my signature fragrance; a genuine masterpiece worth every penny, and with a dry-down that inevitably turns heads.It’s been repackaged too, and the latest bottle has such a cheap label that if I didn’t know better I’d be inclined to suspect I’d been sold a dodgy knock-off from a market stall. And the base definitely has a wonderfully long lasting leather note.Givenchy’s original Gentleman remains an aptly named classic and it’s my fervent hope that it remains unaltered and in production no matter what modern tastes require the great fashion house to put out there with similar monikers. It was released in 2017 and created by Olivier Cresp and Nathalie Lorson. From it’s distinctively simple “pharmacist”-style flaçon and spare modernist silver label with black Garamond lettering to the yellow-hued juice inside one immediately gets that “old school” vibe. And at under 60 bucks for a big 3.3 oz bottle Gentleman remains a very good value especially considering just how little you need to use to create a long lasting effect. 4 reviews. There is still a nice vetiver playing its part, a creamy orris root binding things together and some semi sweet-ish green spice notes likely from the listed tarragon, as well as a subtle rose note in the background. I got my hands on the EDT, which is the sample for this review. sale. I have now had to go out and buy a new bottle on the high street. Yes, there are the usual “woody aromatic” embellishments listed in the notes pyramid such as cedar and oakmoss but those seem faint to non-existent to my nose, as does the civet, which may have been phased out due to IFRA prohibitions. $89.00 . Givenchy Gentleman Original 3.3 oz Shakraton26. The bottle is jet black with a clear lower section and base which keeps it fashionable while extending life to the original-style Givenchy bottle. Gentleman Givenchy reveals a new vision of masculine elegance. 2 to 3 sprays are really ample despite the EDT concentration.While there is the usual waxing rhapsodic on fragrance forums about the vintage formulation, the modern iteration of Gentleman up until the shift over to Les Parfums Mythiques is still pure class (haven’t tried the LPM version but being so recently in production unlike, say, Xeyrus, I’m hopeful that they haven’t messed it up).