The EDP & the EDT smell completely different, as I accidentally took home the EDT and quickly took it back after one spray (yuck) and exchanged for the EDP that I absolutely LOVE!! I love fresh powdery scents, and this one fits the bill perfectly. I have terrible allergies and many perfumes make me sick to my stomach and this one does not. I want to smell it all the time. It lasts all day, especially if you spray your hair. I live in a hot climate (Georgia) and it's not too overpowering even on the hottest and most humid days. To me it is worth the price and I don't mind the minimalist packaging as it is easy to hold and easy to spray. But for me, ONLY the perfume not the toilette. continued >>

I love this perfume on me...it has staying power & I feel sophisticated & sexy while wearing it. I believe I have found my signature scent! continued >>

I am totally shocked by Givenchy using the nickname of a 22 year old murdered woman to sell their latest perfume.
Elizabeth Short, to give her her real name was horrifically mutilated and murdered in Hollywood in 1947 and to be correct she was cut in half! Look at the advert, what does the ribbon around the model waist suggest to you with regards that terrible information? The whole styling is a tacky, tasteless, creepy mimicking of the murder, and in spite of the fact that she was killed 66 years ago doesn't give any company the right to use her sad death to sell water that smells, which is more or less what perfume is! I don't think that perfume which smelt like decomposing flesh would sell, so let's make it like baby powder instead!!!!!

Shame on Givenchy and I very much doubt that the classy Herbert de Givenchy would have approved!
I won't buy this if it was the last scent/ fragrance/perfume in the world!
Think before you buy into misogyny and that includes Dolce and Gabbona who are no doubt the worst offenders in this victimhood of women adverts.

The perfect thing to wear if you're 65, wearing a baby dress and have attributed names and personalities to all the members of your enormous doll collection.
Yeeesh.

I really, really like this fragrance. I was initially attracted to it because I became fascinated by the Black Dahlia murder case of the 1940's a couple years ago. The haunting Black Dahlia case was the most notorious murder of the 21st century and it continues to mystify and frighten people today. Is it the name? Is the the advertising? I don't know but when I first saw this in a magazine my mind immediately made the connection to the gruesome murder of Elizabeth Short - the black-haired femme fatale that sported a black attire and blood red lips while frequenting various seedy restaurants and clubs in Los Angeles. The name of this fragrance is enough to draw attention (albeit maybe in a slightly twisted way.) I don't know for a fact if this fragrance was inspired by the infamous murder but the name and the model in the advertisements with the black hair, pale skin and lacy black attire is quite a coincidence if you ask me.
Givenchy Dahlia Noir opens up as softly floral with a touch of baby powder (a typical smell of women in the 1940's). The initial spray reminds me of Miss Dior Cherie. And then you're like "That's it?" ... but then after a few minutes the cedar and sandalwood begin to emerge, take a deeper whiff and your nostrils are caressed with creamy vanilla and tonka bean. Then.. the fourth and final step is where one can detect the "noir" aspect in this fragrance. Yes its there, but you need to wait for the dry down. There is depth and complexity to Dahlia Noir but it is subtle. It isn't heavy and decadent like Crystal Noir by Versace or Tom Ford's Black Orchid. I like Crystal Noir but it can be kind of obnoxious for every day wear. This fragrance is feminine but not too sweet and girly like many perfumes out on the market these days. This fragrance requires imagination, in my opinion.
I received this fragrance in a value gift set for Christmas and fell in love with the cute pale pink and black packaging. I have the eau de parfum version not the eau de toilette because edt is like body spray with a slightly longer longevity. The bottle itself is sophisticated and modernistic. Its pricey, yes. I guess that's a downer. My gift set came with a perfumed and moisturizing body dew (love, love, LOVE) and a sexy dark little candle labeled Dahlia Noir which smells gorgeous when lit.

I tried to do my best in identifying the personality and concept of Givenchy's Dahlia Noir. If it sounds like what you're looking for, what are you waiting for? Stop reading this and go get it! If not, move on. :) I personally love this one.

This perfume (black lid) falls into the "okay" category for me. It's nice and dries down to a powdery scent.

I have to be honest and say it didn't "Wow" me but it's definitely not one to dislike.

If you want to go for a subtle, powdery light floral scent this one's for you.

These are my thoughts on the EDT. I was moved to try this after sniffing a scent strip (that appeared in quite a few women's magazines this fall--maybe Givenchy is reallllllly trying to make it a bestseller). Anyway, I love this, in part because it fits in my favorite genre of fragrances-- light girly floral blends WITHOUT noticeable fruity or gourmand notes (Marc Jacobs Blush, Burberry London to name two). My mom, who is not a perfume person at all, recently complimented me on this saying I smelled so fresh and lovely and asking if I had applied a powder. (I told her that it had a powder note, but no, it is a spray perfume). That is high praise coming from her. My boyfriend loves it as well even though he usually only comments on in-your-face vanilla scents. The name is ridiculous as there is nothing "noir" about this, but it's perfect as an all-occasion "you but better" scent. The lasting power is not bad for an EDT....I spray it on my pulse points and in my hair and it lingers all day, making me feel so happy and deliciously feminine every time I catch a whiff of it. :-)

I have the Dahlia Noir with the black lid.
It smells just like Baby Powder once it has settled on the skin.
I have now purchased a bottle for my Daughter and one for myself, we both love it!
Quite pricey though for the size of the bottle ... but worth it!
Just watch out you pick the right bottle! The pink lid one has a very rose based smell they are very different but seem to have the same names!!

I really love this scent, a nod to old classic oriental scents, but albeit a little tamed and nostalgic. This is a weirdly gothic fragrance from a house like Givenchy. Personally, I love the scent, which is unabashedly musky and powdery with plenty of dried rose and jasmine in there somewhere. I will buy a bottle, but it is a throwback to something even it doesn't seem to quite understand, like fresh flowers on an old tombstone placed by some one who never knew the deceased. Somewhere in time, buried for ages now, there was a marvelous old powdery oriental so majestic that we can only stand beside the stone and wonder.


*Note: The bottle is terrible. This is a review for the EDP only, which smells completely different than the EDT

I smelled this in a magazine and couldn't stop smelling the page, so I had to find a sample. I have the EDT, so I can't comment on the EDP, but I really like this scent. Yes it is floral and yes it's powdery, but it's a very pretty, feminine smell that I like. It has woody and citrus notes too that I think blend together well with the overall smell. It is soft and not overpowering so I don't feel like I'm knocking people down with my fragrance. I have read elsewhere online that this is a summery scent, but I'm going to keep this in my fragrance stash for the upcoming fall and winter seasons.