It opens up with a smooth, slightly muted spiciness that's nicely balanced with sweet fruity overtones, and there's nothing not to like about that. I’m glad that I smell great when I wear this and that I don’t smell like everyone else but at the same time I don’t know why this fragrance doesn’t get a lot more love. The lady I spoke to recommended Gentlemen Only which is neither new nor trendy and I instantly loved it.

I'm not sure whether it's a failure of marketing - after all, there are plenty of inferior competitors that sell better largely because of a more vigorous marketing campaign - or whether this was a narrow miss by Jean Jacques, the perfumer. I was at the post office yesterday dropping off some packages and got smacked in the face by a guy's fragrance - it smelled like Aventus to me. My brother was presented with this juice, and he loved it; it's like nothing I've smelled during the last 10 years. The list of all ingredients used in the composition of our products may be subject to change as European regulations evolve.To learn about our personal data protection practices, and to exercise your rights please read our Personal Data and Cookies Policy. This isn't my husband's favourite scent (that would be Bvlgari Aqva) but it's my favourite scent on him. There are a number of fragrances out there which have the same woody, musky, leathery, ambery, spicy notes, perhaps with different emphasis here and there. Be a gentleman anytime, anywhere with the spicy and aromatic masculine notes of Gentlemen Only Intense by Givenchy.

Strange thing is that the opening screams "springtime" to me, while the middle phase and drydown are very "fall like" in the mood - and, unfortunately, quite generic. The overall smell is something like the pink pepper accord you get in Spicebomb, but it's crisper, less-sweet, and a bit more brisk and airy as well. The opening masterfully incoporates mandarin orange with incense to provide an extremely pleasant journey to a smoky/woody drydown.After a minute or two, it dies down quickly to the vetiver and more calmer notes listed and ends up putting me in the "Like" level. The beautiful woodiness of this, combined with the freshness of pepper and vetiver make me want to nuzzle up to him. The fragrance is available as 50 and 100 ml Eau de Toilette with additional after shave lotion, deodorant in spray and in stick. Gentlemen Only was probably the first designer fragrance I purchased, and ever since 2013/14 I wore it as a daily for a couple years straight.

I got one of those Sephora tester things where you get a bunch of samples and get to pick a full bottle of one. The person that recommended it to me was close to my age (late 40’s) but the person I actually bought it from was in her early 20’s and she told me I was making a great choice. Never lost a case btw, and I’ve grown out of that juvenile jaunt fortunately unscathed and I honestly feel this cologne is what made the public defenders give a damn. Although the notes are a big yawn (at least to me), the execution of this fragrance is phenomenal, creating a fantastic perfume. What might smell “old-school” to me might be newly discovered by a younger nose who never grew up with an older generation.Presenting a contemporary adaptation of a celebrated classic; Gentlemen Only by Givenchy lifts traditional citrus and aromatic accords, instead focusing on bold and masculine woody essences. I think you'd wear it during the day in spring, fall, summer, and in casual situations and it'd be a perfect office scent too for all year round I think. Gentlemen Only - the new fragrance from Givenchy is a distinguished, charming and elegant fragrance.

Instead, they ended up with a peppery sour citrus fresh scent held down by the heavy part, and violet pulling everything yet another way. I would switch it out to any black bottle of Gentleman if I had to wear something wintertime or during the night as this to me isn't a clubbing fragrance. I would put this head to head with Prada L’Homme for office use any day of the week, and overall I feel this is pretty versatile as well except for hot weather use and the gym. The presentation is good, though with the notes mentioned on the back which I did get a tester of it but just like Cubaknows goes on youtube what the __ is a skin accord. I have casual chic on the other arm, I find that one more fresh and deodorant like, but still a lovely blend.This fragrance was released as a tribute to the original Givenchy Gentleman, an iconic fragrance dating all the way back to 1974.