Comments on: Perfume review: Carven Ma Griffe

By: Robin

Robin — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 18:07:04 +0000

Good luck!

By: tucansam70

tucansam70 — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:32:46 +0000

Looking for Green florals, tried the vintage EDP version of this from TPC.com. Loved it! Very green, retro, bitter and gorgeous. Hope I can find a vintage FB!

By: ma griffe girl

ma griffe girl — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 22:34:26 +0000

hi anonymous,
i feel exactly the same way….ive been wearing ma griffe since 1972…have watched it go through its reformulations. ive searched for anything current with the same scent, but no such luck. id give anything to be able to find the original scent in parfum, not eau de parfum. ive tried emailing carven in france, with no response. have you been able to get anywhere?

By: Robin

Robin — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:20:42 +0000

Oh yes, it has changed several times over. Still a great scent!

By: pistachio07

pistachio07 — Tue, 25 May 2010 09:56:29 +0000

The smell has definitley changed, its not as strong as it used to be. In fact my mum swears its been changed a couple of times as my mum has worn this perfume since the 50′s, she knows what she sniffing!! Its not as easy as it used to be to buy anymore, but if you hunt around you can get it. She has tried many a scent in the past but always comes back to this one. It may not be everyones cup of tea… but it makes me think of my mum when I smell it!!

By: Robin

Robin — Thu, 13 May 2010 12:13:03 +0000

They did repackage at Carven last year, so quite possibly MG was redone at that time. Have not tried it though. Will say that it is a million to one shot that they’d ever redo it in its original formulation — the most we can hope for is a “respectful” reformulation.

By: buckeyelady

buckeyelady — Thu, 13 May 2010 04:40:55 +0000

Do you know if Ma Griffe has been restored to its original formulation yet?

By: buckeyelady

buckeyelady — Thu, 13 May 2010 04:39:28 +0000

Has Ma Griffe been reformulated back to the original yet?

By: CharmingOz

CharmingOz — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:44:53 +0000

I am one who loves this perfume. The only difference I found with the second generation Ma Griffe was it seemed a little lighter and less long lasting. I am delighted that the french company is re-making this perfume – hopefully to the original recipe. I only have one bottle left and have never had any other perfume I like as much

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:51:51 +0000

Congrats on your find! I have sampled 2 vintage versions since writing the review, but I do thank you for your kind offer, and of course I'll post something if they do a newer version, assuming I find out about it!