Armani Giorgio Armani for women

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Though i am not really into this type of smell, but this one is gorgeous. Yes it is chypre, but apart from many others this is not an offensive chypre, not a heavy one. Opening has bitter note, yet it is warm and not scary (thought about bitter orange but this is soft marigold, yes it is beautiful here). It has very strong vetiyver note, which is quite dominanting, but not overpowering like i have experienced in some other chypres before. Maybe because of all the flower notes that are also in composition? At first you don´t smell them at all, but later when it begins to develope you can smell the floers here as well. At first i was starting to wonder where are all of them hidden and "voila" here they are! I can smell bergamot, narcissus, a bit of rose and lilly-of-the-valley and a very unusual and surprising accord of mint, which makes it truly refreshing after a bit harsh opening. The drydown is just a bit soapy without being too strong on vetyver and has a really soft and nice woody note and unexpected mint note. The mint in this fragrance is "the catch", if there wouldn´t be it, then it would be just another regular chypre fragrance. Bravo!
Great sillage, great lasting power. Really nice. Now i am ready for pure parfum as well.
This was a review for EDT.
It reminds me a lot of Courreges "In blue" in the opening which i have in pure parfum concentration, though Courreges is a softer one and more warm, less chypre to my nose. "Cardin" by Cardin has also similarities, though Cardin is even more harsher and stronger with vetyver note and really misses the fabulous minty note. And i agree with Action who wrote that this one is also similar to "Leonard" by leonard, though Armani is less flowery to me in the middle and in the drydown..

UPDATE (5,5 hours later): this one is really beautiful! I guess i begin to start loving it more and more. The longer it stays on my skin the better it is... Can´t say enough good words about this one. Minty-soapy-woody drydown has really got me! My oh my, why didn´t i go for a pure perfume bottle straight??? I really hope the one i was looking at is still available. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

Profumo spettacolare che ha segnato la mia infanzia, mia mamma ne conserva una bottiglia quasi vuota e annusarlo di tanto in tanto mi fa piombare di colpo in quegli anni lussureggianti e dorati, dove tutto sapeva d'estate e di lusso. Estremamente sensuale e femminile, particolare per l'accordo della menta e di note calde e profonde. Lo trovo un po' simile a Magie Noire de Lancome.

I remember this was very unique and truly special. It was somewhat innovative too. The chypre feeling was green but not sporty as one would naturally expect, or masculine. Not at all. It was an extremely feminine fragrance, very elegant, totally in line with the couture of Re Giorgio Armani. It is a pity this has been discontinued, I would really love to buy and enjoy it again. And I am puzzled that all the Armani perfumes that followed are not in the same league of this first masterpice. Not even close.

TODAVÍA ESTOY LLORANDO POR LA DESAPARICIÓN DE LA MEJOR FRAGANCIA FEMENINA DE LOS 80'S.
PUEDO ENTENDER QUE FUERA DEBIDO A QUE ALGUNO DE SUS COMPONENTES YA NO SE PODÍA UTILIZAR EN SU MOMENTO. BIEN.
PERO SEÑOR ARMANI: ES NECESARIO ABURRIRNOS CON EL CONSTANTE LANZAMIENTO DE FRAGANCIAS QUE HUELEN TODAS IGUAL, ES DECIR 'A NADA'??????

And I love it too!
I am wearing it now, i have some left although the smell is changing after all these years.
But it still is warm, soft, feminine and I wish it was availbale again.

Those people offering those bottles, that's old stash?
When did they stop the production?

I don't like it for some green oily old fashioned note ,but longlasting of this perfume is very notevole !

I would give up most of my 100 or so fragrances, to own gallons and gallons of the pricey rare beauty. It is simply divine.

WHY OH WHY DID THEY STOP MAKING THIS MAGIC ELIXIR????????

This one being so hard to get and soo expensive, try some members of the same family: leonard de leonard, weil de weil, lancetti suspense and the also hard to get azzaro original. Love this family!

QUISIERA COMPRAR LA FRAGANCIA ESTA

ARMANI FEMME BY ARMANI ESA FRAGANCIA SALIO EN EL AÑO 1982 MARACAIBO VENEZUELA

there's a little perfumery near my town where they still have a few bottles left, quite expensive though, 105 euro for a 50 ml eau de toilette spray, bought a couple though!

This was my 'signature' perfume - I loved it from when I first tried it at the age of 15 and used to wear it all the time. I was so disappointed when it was discontinued - I've never found anything I've liked as much as this. I still have a small amount of a 35ml EDT bottle left although it is beginning to deteriorate now. Wish they would bring it back again.

This was gorgeous. Grassy and fresh, I always felt there was an orange-type note in there although it's not listed as far as I can see. I found it especially nice when worn on a cold day, when a crisp waft could be detected when air hit skin. It is obviously remembered by many and highly sought after today with old bottles appearing on the net for £150 and more. Armani, PLEASE BRING IT BAAAAACK!!!!
UPDATE: I have now emailed Armani with a link to this page to say they should bring this perfume back!
UPDATE: Thanks so much to Galya who has sent me a mini of this.
It is a masterpiece, I love it as much as I did when I was 19 as the 80s turned to the 90s.
If anyone chances to buy the £150 sealed bottles apparently available please let me know if they are genuine and in good shape!

This was the very first scent I bought with my first pay. Never could find anything like it. The best ever, nothing new can match it. Trying to find it everywhere.

This perfume was the best perfume armani ever produced for women.I wish they would bring it back .ther was nothing like it.all new perfumes smell synthetic

One of the very first perfumes I bought as a teen and I loved it. Stylish, gorgeous scent, I wish Giorgio Armani would bring it back on the shelf, it was truly a fantastic oriental, modern fragrance.

I still have some left!! The orginal perfume and some eau da Perfume and a very little eau de toilette. It really is a beautiful perfume.

Sarah

Agree with soirdelune. I just love this perfume.

This was a gorgeous scent, one of the defining fragrances of the Eighties for me. Could never understand why this gem was discontinued -- it was a beautiful, feminine partner to Armani's original fragrance for men. It also had a loyal following among ladies of my acquaintance. I'd love to smell this again! A stylish scent.