Giorgio Armani
Giorgio Armani
407 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Blackcurrant and pear descend immediately, almost liqueur-like in their concentrated sweetness, whilst pink pepper crackles across the top notes with surprising aggression—it's bracing, almost medicinal, and keeps the opening from sliding into pure fruity sentimentality.
The heliotrope emerges with creamy, slightly almond-tinged character, wrapping itself around a jasmine that refuses to be conventionally pretty; the overall effect is powdery yet slightly funky, with the rose providing soft support rather than heroic presence.
The vanilla becomes prominent but thin, lacking richness, whilst cedarwood attempts to anchor the composition but registers as vaguely synthetic and pale; by the fourth hour, the fragrance has faded considerably, leaving only whispers of almond-tinged sweetness on skin.
Sì Passione occupies an intriguing middle ground between fruity spritz and creamy floral, though it commits fully to neither with entirely satisfying conviction. The opening assault of blackcurrant and pear feels almost jammy—there's a jammy thickness to these fruits that immediately signals this won't be a delicate affair. Pink pepper provides necessary structure, introducing a peppery bite that cuts through the fruit's sweetness before the composition has chance to cloy.
What makes this fragrance genuinely compelling is the heliotrope-dominant heart. Rather than soft florality, the heliotrope here carries an almost almond-like, slightly soapy character that sits in conversation with the jasmine absolute's indolic richness. The rose plays a minor role, acting more as ballast than star. This floral arrangement feels deliberately constructed—the jasmine's slight funkiness prevents the composition from becoming the generic "pretty floral" it might otherwise be.
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