L'Interdit Givenchy 2020 Eau de Parfum Intense
L'Interdit Eau de Parfum Intense (2020) sharpens the already-bold L'Interdit line, opening with black pepper that lands with an assertive, almost metallic snap.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 18 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Tuberose70
- Leather65
- Warm Spicy60
- Patchouli
The note pyramid
- Black Pepper
- Indonesian Patchouli
- Tuberose
- Haitian Vetiver
- Orange Blossom
By the editors · 2 min readL'Interdit Eau de Parfum Intense (2020) sharpens the already-bold L'Interdit line, opening with black pepper that lands with an assertive, almost metallic snap. The tuberose and orange blossom heart are white-fleshed florals — heady, slightly narcotic in the way tuberose gets when pushed — but the pepper's heat keeps hovering underneath, preventing any full softening.
The base arrives firmly: leather, vetiver, and patchouli together read dark and dry, giving the drydown a deliberately opaque, grown-up quality. The opening-to-base arc is coherent and committed — this is a fragrance that commits to darkness rather than dabbling in it. Suited to evening and cooler seasons; it would read oppressive in heat.
Scent twins
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