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Hot Couture, Givenchy Fruity · 2000

Hot Couture

Rating4.1 ★ 5,386 votes
GenderWomen
Year2000
Price$$$$Designer
Best for winterNighttime wearmoderate sillageLong Lasting
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Collection

The pyramid

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Top / Heart / BaseThe three tiers of the pyramid: first impression, the character, and the long-lasting foundation.More in Learn →
9 notes
topfirst impression
heartthe character
basethe foundation

At a glance

community scores
Longevity
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LongevityHow long a fragrance lasts on skin.More in Learn →
65
fleetingeternal
Sillage / projection
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ProjectionHow far the scent radiates from your skin while you stand still. The 'sillage / projection' votes on fragrance pages blend the two, so read them as overall reach.More in Learn →
53
intimateenormous
Price value51
overpricedgreat value
Gender lean10
femininemasculine

Accord radar

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AccordA blend of notes the nose perceives as one unified smell - like a chord made of musical notes.More in Learn →
top 8 · +2 more
FruityFresh SpicySweetWoodyCitrusAromaticWarm SpicyPowdery
Full accord breakdown

Main accords

top 10
Fruity
Fresh Spicy
Sweet
Woody
Citrus
Aromatic
Warm Spicy
Powdery
Floral
Amber

Community profile

community votes
Longevity
very weak
4%
weak
7%
moderate
33%
long lasting
36%
eternal
19%
Sillage
intimate
8%
moderate
41%
strong
34%
enormous
17%
Season
spring
19%
summer
12%
fall
33%
winter
36%
Time of day
day
46%
night
54%
Gender
female
73%
more female
17%
unisex
9%
more male
1%
male
1%
Value
way overpriced
5%
overpriced
16%
ok
56%
good value
17%
great value
5%

What people say

What people love
sensuousseductivehighlyuniquemasterfullyblendedcozyalluringscentaddictive
What people criticise
smokyfacetsresembledirtyashtraystrongsillageinappropriateworkmodernreformulationslack

Smells similar

by scent profile

Similarity is based on note and accord overlap, not molecular analysis.

Where it sits

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How its notes pair

BergamotOrangeRaspberryVetiverBlack PepperMagnoliaMuskSandalwoodAmber
topheartbase

Signature pair: Raspberry and Magnolia

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The Hot Couture line

3 versions

Differences come from accords and community votes on longevity and sillage.

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In plain words

The main accords of Hot Couture are fruity and fresh spicy. It opens with Raspberry and Bergamot, reveals Pepper and Vetiver at its heart, and dries down to Sandalwood and Amber. It lasts long and projects strongly; people reach for it in autumn and winter, day or night.

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