Play by Givenchy

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Play

Citrus Woody · 2008 · Emilie Coppermann, Lucas Sieuzac

Bitter OrangeGrapefruitBergamotMandarin OrangeCoffeePepperAmyrisTobacco BlossomVetyverPatchouli

Notes checked against a published listing.

Reported longevity
Moderate
Reported sillage
Moderate
Typical occasion
Office/Daily
Typical season
Summer

These describe how the fragrance is generally reported to behave. Skin chemistry, weather and how much you apply all change it, so your own experience may differ.

Modelled profile

Opens on mandarin and coffee, settling into amyris wood and vetiver. The character is cool, with a little weight underneath, dry throughout. It keeps within arm's reach.

Taste Profile

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How Play smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Play is broadly easy to wear, familiar in its structure, and keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere.

Modelled profile. This profile is derived from the evidence currently available and may be refined over time.

Warmthcool, open0.27

Play reads cool and open, nearer to citrus and air than to skin. That is 14th percentile for warmth across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Projectionmid-range0.43

Play sits mid-range on projection. That is 24th percentile for projection across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Riskfamiliar0.17

Play is broadly easy to wear, familiar in its structure. That is 7th percentile for risk across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Texturebalanced0.42

Play carries body without weight, present without filling a room. That is 22nd percentile for texture across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Sweetnessdry0.18

Play keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 13th percentile for sweetness across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.

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