Girls Can Say Anything Zadig & Voltaire for women

Girls Can Say Anything Zadig & Voltaire for women

main accords
vanilla
powdery
amber
iris
floral
musky
aromatic
fresh
sweet
earthy

Perfume rating 3.79 out of 5 with 657 votes

Girls Can Say Anything by Zadig & Voltaire is a Amber Fougere fragrance for women. Girls Can Say Anything was launched in 2018. The nose behind this fragrance is Quentin Bisch. Top notes are Iris and Peony; middle note is Tonka Bean; base notes are Vanilla, Musk, Fern and Amber.

Girls Can Say Anything comes out in 2019 as a scent that "proclaims freedom." This composition also contains fougere elements, this time combined with floral notes as it is declared a "floral fougere". Aromas of peony and iris mix with tonka, musk, amber and vanilla.

Top notes: iris, peony
Heart: tonka
Base: musk, vanilla, fern, amber

Zadig & Voltaire Girls Can Say Anything is available as a 30, 50 and 90 ml Eau de Parfum.

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Pros

Pros

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Good lasting power
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Playful
11
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Has a happy vibe
6
1
Nice, velvety scent with notes of peony, iris, and musky vanilla
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Feminine without being too girly
3
2
Confident without being loud or heavy
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Sweet and uplifting
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Suitable for grown women
Cons

Cons

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Too simple for a night scent
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Too sweet for some people's tastes
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Makes some people nauseous
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Slightly musky/woodsy at first spray
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Not office-appropriate
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Overpowered by vanilla and amber
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5
Not suitable for summer or fall
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Reminds some people of other fragrances like Chloe and LVEB

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Top Notes

Iris
Peony

Middle Notes

Tonka Bean

Base Notes

Vanilla
Musk
Fern
Amber

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Kelly5

This is my favorite perfume. Do anyone know where I can buy it? Can’t find it anywhere!

lapharme

I’m SO CONFUSED by the reminds me of section? 44 thumbs up and only 3 thumbs down that this smells like Versace blonde? Where? How?! The notes and accords are all vanillic and powdery and iris and tonka, the review below me says it’s kind of like Black Opium which I could see, but Blonde?! Did Versace release a totally different scent under the same name and packaging or something? Versace BLONDE is an animalic tuberose with gardenia, very similar to Fracas! How on earth can this have the listed notes and accords that it does, and the reviews, but smell like VERSACE BLONDE? Is this a glitch? Help, I’m so confused!

szania

My hidden gem.
As a gemologist I own diamonds and precious stones but this one is as rare.
I have 3 full bottles in case I run out of it and I will try to go to a perfumer to recreate a similar one.
Basically this is ecstasy in a bottle and I am very picky about my perfumes.
Think of a Niche version of black opium, without the coffee and with a fresh accord. The dry down is divine..the Musk here has has a laundry powder quality but this is not too powdery, this is clean fresh and sharp Musk, mixed with a fresh cut fern and a musky warm dark vanilla reminiscent of the one used in black opium.
The peony adds an airy and white floral quality that makes it wearable at any season.
The perfect blend by Mr Bisch, inexpensive and highly underrated if not forgotten.
The perfumer transmitted to perfection the Z&V DNA.
Edgy, sultry,addictive, sexy.
Sweet but not too sweet, fresh but not too fresh. Strong but addictive. Kind but playful.
That’s what confidence should smell like,
That’s a perfume that I wear anytime, and everywhere. You can mix it with something else for a special occasion, I like to add something darker like a woody dark smell or incense oil to make it even more seductive.
The bottle is awful, the name it awful, those reviews are awful, that’s why it will remain a hidden gem. Mine.

CiCiGourmand

Girls Can Say Anything is a laundry scent. I like to wear it on the weekends when I'm cleaning my house and running errands. It's a shame that it's not available in a bigger bottle because this is an everyday scent as a nice "clean" musk. It smells like an elevated dryer sheet with some sweetness.

Upon initial spray I do get a touch of fruits but it's non-descriptive. If you're into clean musk then definitely check this one out because the performance is above average.

wondervalley666

Fresh, warm, light, clean, sweet.

I blind bought this and Girls Can Do Anything because I'm a Quentin Bisch fan. Never really dabbled in Z&V fragrances prior. I got both bottles for under $50, which is a pretty good deal compared to others in my collection. I recommend letting the bottles macerate for a couple days if you're having them shipped to you. Both of these were quite different and not so nice the day they arrived, but settled down and developed better after a few days.

So the first thought that came to mind when trying both of these scents out is how theres something in the overall vibe of the initial application that reminds me of something Victorias Secret used to make between 2005-2012ish. My mom used to buy me mini gift sets of VS perfumes in college. I never committed to any of those scents so I don't remember any of the names or which ones were which. It's probably the peony, as I remember smelling a LOT of peony on teens and 20-something women during that era. I'm surprised these scents were made in 2018, as they both remind me of perfumes I smelled on younger women a decade earlier.

Overall scent of this starts a bit more loud and sharp floral, and mellows to a "fresh vanilla musk" type scent. This one doesn't turn to powder on me, though the Girls Can Do Anything scent turns much more powdery and isn't as musky or sweet. This isn't quite gourmand. To me, it's fresh & clean-sweet. Like this is what I feel I'd smell like after showering with a perfumed floral soap. As it dries down, the soapier florals mellow and it turns more into a vanilla musk. Initially smelling this perfume makes me think of a slightly generic body spray blend, like walking through the perfume section at VS or BBW. But when I actually wear this, the blend develops very nicely and smells way better quality & more expensive than the cheapie scents. It's very pear-heavy in the opening and somewhat reminds me of La Belle, only more sweet and fresh where La Belle is sweet and spicy.

Both this and the GCDA version remind me of scents I used to smell during the late 00's on hot rich hipster girls with trust funds, coke habits, museum internships, and degrees in fashion design, who watched a lot of Gossip Girl and barhopped wearing American Apparel bodysuits without a bra. I don't exactly know how I feel about that, but I like the scent! It performs and wears very nicely on me. I don't see it becoming one I wear all the time, but it's not like too many other scents in my collection and it's a nice easy grab for days when I'm running errands, grocery shopping, going to doctors appointments, etc. and don't want to announce myself when I enter the room or be asked about my perfume. I'm usually an oversprayer, but I think this one is better when sprayed a bit more lightly, so the opening notes don't get too loud. Glad to have it in my collection, I can see a lot of people liking this, it's a great in-between type of scent for girls that grew out of body spray and are just starting to get into perfume. It isn't the type of scent or scent profile I see taking the world by storm, turning heads at a club, or becoming a hot in-demand fragrance for gen Z, but I know many women who would look for something like this to wear to work or as a quick and easy grab, and it would actually be a really good safe gift for coworkers and relatives.

ivadim

По-милата сестра на girls can do anything, много ми харесва

bahar1208

Beast longevity and sillage but don't blind buy because this is the queen of polarizing. I've had people complain that they got nauseous around me and others that adored it. I love the vanilla, tonka, musk and amber combo but i could do without the fern. It gives it a sort of grassy background, quite faint but still annoying.

sanjahermes17

Oh, I don't like this. Very pretty and feminine, but I have a weird feeling in my throat when I wear it. Definitely not for me.
Longevity is quite good, tho.

Carah

If you like Burberry Brit you're going to love this one, it's not exactly same but it's like an improved version. It's way more superior in longevity (12+ hours) and projection (it literally fills in the supermarket) as well. This perfume is so good I had people stop me on the street, multiple times !!!, to ask what it is, never happened to me before at this scale. I'd say it's a very safe blind buy, unless you're strictly light fresh vert person.

raiza1990

This is pleasant and inoffensive. Fresh and powdery, slightly sweet. It’s not groundbreaking but it’s nice.

terrapin-tank

a cheeky, high energy pillow fight of a scent (a musky cotton envelope with leaves and petals tumbling out). i’ll wear this next time i go out dancing.

Kitty9

The sweetness shouted out loud Sweet, cold, mysterious The first smell is very similar to prada candy But there is a difference when the smell goes down after 1 hours The smell is similar Versace Eros pour Very Closest.if anyone likes the mysterious sweetness You have to giit a try and Affordable price.
I love it

Coriemulvey

Majestic Opulence from Zara is close to my nose.. which happens to be a clone of LVEB intensment. Majestic Opulence is less laundry fresh, An amber, fruit iris that smells like a really nice fabric softener. I’ve become quite the frag head and I’ve moved on to the stinky stuff so it’s not my cup of tea anymore. I prefer my iris earthly and cold. This claims to be an earthy frag, there’s nothing earthy about it. It’s young, a tad bit tart .. somewhat sweet. It’s not a powder bomb. It has hints of raspberry even though raspberry is not listed. It’s laundry fresh.. and that freshness is what keeps this from being cloying or sickly sweet. This also remind me sorbet/sherbet. Hagan Das used to have a raspberry sorbet and this frag reminds me of it.

Lola78

I find this scent very sexy, sweet, ultra-feminine and alluring, suitable for night time (date, night out) in virtually every season (maybe not summer if it is too hot). I cannot sense any earthiness or aromatic note, but the vanilla and the sweet and powdery notes are very prominent. I can totally get why some people might find this nauseating, but to my nose it is not. On the contrary, I keep sniffing my arm and I quite like it! The opening is indeed a bit sharp and heavy on the florals, but it softens quickly and leaves room for the warm, cozy and inviting scent to glow. It is not a rare and uncommon smell, nothing special really, but it does the job (it is quite strong, just a spray is enough for me). I have a small tester sprayer but I think it is enough for now and I do not intend to purchase it full-size.

Update: after a while the smell becomes quite boring... It acts different on clothes vs skin: on clothes the sharp florals stay a lot longer while on my skin they dissipate quickly. In terms of performance, nothing impressive. I have cheapies with better longevity. So yeah, I would clearly not purchase a full bottle of this. So don't mind me while I'm changing my vote to 'meh' lol

Mea.G.Newcastle

Way too sweet!
Well blended and long lasting, it really would be interesting if it wouldn’t be sooo sweet!
Wanted this to be ferny earthy perfect for fall, but it’s overpowered by the sweetness of vanilla and amber…I really don’t know when would it be suitable for wearing. Sommer definitely no, fall no, rainy cold fall/winter also no…would it be springish? no, for office it’s a nogo, maybe a night scent, but it’s too simple for that…🤷🏻♀️

mcos

It makes me extremely nauseous… I tested it in the store and i liked it so i bought it but the more you wear it the more you start to hate it

rinawildflower

This is an easy reach fragrance for me. It wears beautifully feminine. It opens up very floral but the magic happens in the dry down... a creamy vanilla floral that lingers for hours. This is a scent that I think is perfect for the office. It's inoffensive and dainty in the most girlish way. It's soft but with great sillage, but its not a wow scent. Just pretty.

violetelle

I picked this up in TK Maxx like a lot of other reviewers here - and I’m glad I did! This scent is powdery, feminine, soft, a touch sweet. It has amazing longevity and sillage, I always get lots of compliments. At first I wasn’t sure. I thought it was slightly nappy (diaper) smelling, as when you open a new nappy and it has that powdery yet chemical smell. I think it’s the strong blast of alcohol in the opening that someone else mentioned. I don’t tend to notice that anymore though. I’ve come to really like this scent, it’s my bedtime scent because it’s soft, pretty, light and feels positive, just how I want my dreams to be! I’m really glad I have a full bottle and will probably re-stock once it’s finished.

nonelle

I bought this from the supermarket clearance bin. There was no tester around so this was a blind buy. When I sprayed it at home, I thought that it was nice, but not special. However, nowadays this is one of my most worn perfume. This is beautiful vanilla with light iris and peony scent. Musk here is more powdery than bold. It wasn't love from the first sniff, but I wear it a lot. It's an easy pick if I'm running errands or spending time at home. I don't think anyone could hate this, so it's a safe choice for the office also.

haunt_me

I smell blueberry or some other forest fruit note there and rose. It smells very similar to Galliano's Parlez moi d'amour....

LauraAD

This was a blind buy based on my love of "This is Her" for the winter, and a quick skim of the notes whilst standing in TK Maxx clutching a very cheaply priced bottle of this lest someone else buy it whilst I was deciding. What a great win for me! I really love this, it's very strong and has great sillage. The boldest notes on me are peony, vanilla, and musk, but there's a powdery background from the iris and a gentle spice from the amber, but it's definitely a vibrant spring-like amber, not a heavy winter amber. It's genuinely uplifting; a happy perfume that always gets compliments.

piahellgren

It’s a very good composition, but you need to figure it out. Lovely mix of fluffy sweetness with slightly sharp fern. Cozy, clean, kind of unisex.

truemoon

I was trying to find a simple everyday scent maybe two years ago.. I knew I loved iris, tonka, musk and vanilla..
came acrossed with this one, blind buying it and never let it go !

petitparamour

I do a lot of blind buys where i only read the description on here and decide if I'm going to like it or not. I purchased this one randomly at some clearance sale after being able to test it. Wow. This was a love at first spray. I would have NEVER bought this one after reading the description and components. It doesn't sound like i would like this one at all.
But i do. I love it.

It's playful, uplifting, sweet but doesn't make you nauseous. It has this gorgeous peony smell and a fresh kick to it. At the begging it smells slightly too musky, woodsy to me but the dry down is honestly just too good. The subtle tonka bean and vanilla that come out about an hour later are heavenly.

This is the kind of scent that makes me feel comfortable, happy, confident, lifts me up and helps me get through the bad days. It's interestingly also the only scent that i always get compliments for, despite many reviews stating that it's extremely bland and unremarkable. It truly seems to be working for me. Maybe it's my skin chemistry that embraces this one so nicely.

Of course the longevity could be better but for the price (it's often on sale) it's totally okay.

hexed

Can be recognized as a flanker. If 'Girls Can Do Anything' is whipped cream, this is like milk foam. It has a steamy quality somehow. Again, not sure if you need to own both, they have a similiar vibe but different volumes. This could be good for someone who's interested in scents like Cloud but are in need of something more quiet.

iam.tsveti

I love it. At first it's very strong and a little bit floral, when it dries down it becomes warm vanila and amber mix. It's long lasting, potent and on the clothes it lasts for days literally.

lizalab

i like it very much. at first it has this strong powdery + vanilla scent, but then it settles down and turns into this very pleasing scent of amber and a little bit of freshness.

fanciful

First whiff quite fresh or even aquatic. Quickly turns into amber vanilla. Drydown is still fresh and sweet, but with some woody tones. Pleasant but not remarkable.

Koko_S

Great perfume for teenagers and young girls. But they can use some body mist as a cheaper alternative

vattenmelon

To me it smells like shrimps or sushi or something! No way in hell i would spray it on me again, scrubber!

grapefruit352

Right after the spray, it comes a smell of a pure alcohol denat (without any other scent notes). Then it comes out the fragrance of some kind of hand cream or body lotion with glycerin (I feel a note of glycerin here).
After half an hour, I start to detect iris root and fern. On this stage fragrance start to feel interesting and cozy, finally. Tonka although is scilent here, but this is something catching. Fragrance itself it not oriental, not that warm. It is more aromatic, feels like some kind of spicy balm for skin or hair on a base of plants and roots. (herbal lotion))

Jacquis

Girls Can SAY Anything is very similar to many of the current girlie, pretty, sweet perfumes currently on the market. I see similarities in Girl of Now, Black XS, Armani Because It's You (or something like that). It's not very unique but the longevity is quite good.

Agnes81

This is a nice, sweet, girly perfume. I like it, but not enough to buy a full bottle. It's a little too young and girly for my taste. It does smell soft and good of vanilla and tonka bean, but it lacks some more character for it to be a love.

bronni666

Firstly, it’s winter in Australia so I’m not sure which season this scent is good for yet as I have only just received it in the post today. It was a blind buy because it has all the right notes.
Anyway, sprayed it 3 times. It was lovely but morphed very quickly. Vanilla was most dominant for me. And I say “was” due to fact I can no longer smell it and I only sprayed it 1 hour ago. More like an eau de toilette. Very disappointed as it is nice but I can’t reapply 10 times a day.
Also, my juice isn’t pink like in the pic. It has a very faint trace of pink and that is all

justfloral

I like Girls Can Do Anything so I've tested this one too.

It was a bad idea. It smells like perfume shop when somebody staying by you sprays Chloe and another LVEB or Si and all perfumes mix, and you get sweet Chloe.

After spraying: rose or new carpet scent 4-phenylcyclohexene (Chloe) + pear + red currant + caramel/cotton candy.
After 30 minutes: it's sweeter now, no fruits, rose + caramel/cotton candy.
After one hour: rose + I smell also menthol/wintergreen and ink in this caramel and now it is a little bit similar to Girls Can Do Antything.

But I like pure version "Can Do" better.

Asoss

One summer day I went shopping and stopped by a local drug store/perfumery. This perfume was advertised there, I liked it at first sniff, so I sprayed it a little over my arm.
After an hour or two I returned and bought a 90 ml bottle, I was totally hooked. It's supposed to contain notes of peony, iris, musky vanilla. I'm no perfume expert, to me it smells very nice, kind of velvety but light, vanilla is there but it's not taking over, even later I smell the same notes as in the openning, it does not change. It has good lasting power. It is summer scent, but not typically so. I expected it to be a good fall perfume, but it just doesn't do the magic for me now as it did in the summer (if that makes sense).
I don't understand why this perfume is not more popular though.

JodieAx

I got a mini sample of this and I love it!!
its sweet but not overly sweet like candy, its feminine without being too girly.
it just smells so nice and has a happy vibe to me. the longevity and strength is great too, strong but not overwhelming.
I find the scent to be confident without being loud and sharp or heavy.
its nice and smooth smelling , like everything is blended well.
the name of the perfume suits it quite well I think, its feminine with a hint of sweet girliness and a little bit of edginess. But I also think this perfume is for grown women too
the smell lasts all day and I just feel good when I smell it. I really like it right now during winter. its feels a little comforting for me for some reason. in the way a warm apple pie in winter comforts you this perfume has the same affect for me personally

larabahun

it reminds me of Naomi Campbells's Sunset that doesn't exist anymore...anyone remembers it?

bashe

the drydown brought me instantly 5 years back in time - to the exact same place in my local perfume store - where I first found and sniffed the paper sprayed with Ange ou Demon Le Secret Poesie d’un Parfum d’Hiver Givenchy for women...
this is my winter must have for upcoming season.
smells like candy cotton.
it is an absolute winter poesie - imagine outside it's freezing cold and covered in snow.
this frag has nothing to do with summer in my opinion...too sweet, too warming. very dreamy

karen.fiallos

Z&V just launched this one this month and I am loving it! I loved the edginess of Z&V Girls can do anything and I got a little sample at the store yesterday of "Girls can SAY anything". This perfume is sweetness with a rocky edge. First you get a lot of the peony, but the tonka and vanilla predominate the notes. The musk is quite present mostly at the dry down. I am a total sweet tooth when it comes to perfumes, this fragrance to me qualifies as a gourmand-fougere... although we have floral notes it is as sweet as candy. Yes it does reminds me a bit of Ariana's Sweet like Candy... my daughter's favorite. It has some edginess like Olympea does, but it is not salty and I don't smell any strong amber notes.
When you walk around with this people will turn their heads, this fragrance can be quite overwhelming and so sweet it may offend some. So be kind with it. I think is a great perfume for a younger woman in her 20's, but I feel it is so femenine that I believe a 40 year old can get away with :) I personally absolutely love it! If you like sweet like YSL Black Opium you are on the right track here! No coffee notes but quite similar smell categories.

 
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