Sometimes reading up on the history of a perfume is about as complicated as finding it. Organza Indecence had an earlier launch sometime in the late 1990s. I presume somewhere in and around that time it was also discontinued. It has been brought back since 2007 with a reportedly weaker sillage and it is the brought back version that I have.
Organza Indecence
In Bottle: Spicy with a clear cinnamon note and a nice mildly woody, floral in the background layered over a warm, sensual amber.
Applied: Spicy, a little bit sweet with a soft floral background that takes Indecence toward the feminine a little bit. I get some of the patchouli but it isn’t distracting because I swear there’s some florals here that are taming that dreaded patchouli and making it work with the spicy cinnamon. As the fragrance ages, it acquires a slight sweet and woody quality and that amber amps up giving this a warm sensual feel that takes it a bit closer to its sister, Organza. In Organza, I got a stronger amber note, with Organza Indecence I get a lighter, tamer amber with a spicy kick at the start and a flowery patchouli. The amber gets stronger and warmer as the fragrance wears on until it’s gone and all you’re left is that golden amber echo.
Extra: One of the more exciting parts about researching Organza Indecence is finding out that the collection it belongs to, Les Parfums Mythiques, also has a redistributed version of L’Interdit, one of those perfumes that I’d go gaga for. Funny enough you can find a few bottles kicking around discounters, on eBay, and even Givenchy’s Amazon.com branch has a couple of these fragrances in stock and the prices aren’t too bad either.
Design: Organza Indecence’s design is a delightful change from Organza as the fragrance plays up the feminine figure motif adding a lovely flowing coat to the bottle. Putting these two side-by-side would be awesome but unless you have the original release bottle, the Les Parfums Mythiques version is a decidedly simpler affair with a rectangle-ish thing that doesn’t inspire as much whimsical artistry. Still, both designs are pleasant.
Fragrance Family: Spicy Oriental
Notes: Patchouli, plum, cinnamon, amber, musk.
The two Organzas are distinct and of these two, I think I prefer Indecence’s spicier interpretation. There’s something to be said about the tamer amber in this and the sweetness mingling with the spicy cinnamon opening. It’s a little more approachable to my nose, though both of these fragrances have very lovely amberous hearts.
My thanks go out to Dovile for reminding me to get a review of Givenchy Organza Indecence out there. 😀
Reviewed in This Post: Organza Indecence, 2009, Eau de Parfum.
There is no floral in this. And it was in the early to mid 1990’s that it was introduced. the formula has not been weakened.
Thanks for the info, Juniper! Seems Indecence was released a lot earlier than I thought and I’m happy to hear they didn’t water it down when it was re-released. I tend to report what I think I’m smelling in a fragrance so I could very well be smelling something that isn’t actually in there, but wish or imagine was there. Or I could just be getting notes mixed up and it’s happened plenty before :D. Another good reason for everyone to test a fragrance before they buy.