Acqua di Gio

Dear Readers, I will miss this perfume since its has become discontinued now and this has a personal endearing memory attached to it since this is or was my sisters day signature perfume since its arrival in the scene . I remember this perfume arriving in the 90's and I was a young teen then and my sister had her this aquamarine perfume, im not sure if her boyfriend gifted this for her or she bought it and brought her a boyfriend?, either story this perfume was very beautiful on her , because she smelled like the perfume but the sea spirit of the perfume possessed her and they became one , she did become a captivating sea maiden when she wore this and always got complemented and got herself a man , what a perfume !. So I went to try it myself and well I must say it did not brought me to catch of the day but it was very friendly on me and it reminded me like a glittery gold by the sun upon a beautiful sea and playing with dolphins in the waves and being kissed by the sun , a truly lovely experience but I know that I could never wear this for two reasons: 1. I loved L'eau de Monteil more. 2. Its my sisters perfume and I honor that. But this fragrance is truly a lovely fragrance to behold since its one of those legendary aquatic fragrances since Mr Armani truly captured the sea in a bottle, but not any sea scent but of a virgin sea from a lost age where the earth was young and humans were meek and not powerful to pollute the seas with waste and sins, for this aquatic scent is truly beautiful and mythical , a lovely gift for your aquatic special someone or your own inner water spirit , I and my sister lament that this fragrance is being discontinued and who ever owns this perfume is truly a sea treasure !

Acqua di Gio is such a beautiful cool fragrance for hot weather. It feels watery and refreshing but it isn't really an aquatic. It is a pretty floral with ylang ylang, hyacinth and freesia along with citrus and fruit notes. To me it smells like a less sweet version of a sweet pea fragrance. Back in the 90's when Acqua di Gio first came out I was working for a small department store chain. It was a great exposure to every new fragrance that came along. I remember one particular hot summer day in that midwestern town. We were standing at work discussing the day's tasks and in walked a fresh dressed staff member with her cute summer dress and she smelled like a fresh breeze of clean cool air. It was most welcoming during those dog days of oppressing summer heat. I had to ask what perfume she was wearing and her answer was Acqua di Gio. It really smelled like someone who just stepped out of a shower. I can't even remember if I ever purchased it. I didn't really need to back then since everyone was welcomed and encouraged to wear the fragrances that the store carried. Perfume bliss. Fast forward to present day. I now own a lovely bottle of Acqua di Gio and it's dated 2004 as per the batch code. It's the perfect scent for any hot day when you need a lifting of mood and spirit. I do get complimented when I wear it. It is worth finding some of this classic and adding to your summer wardrobe of scents. Edit: After wearing this in some of our hottest days of summer, I still smelled fresh and cool. Acqua di Gio is a much more interesting floral to me, a non-floral fragrance wearer, than many others I've ever tried. Love it!

ACQUA DI GIO – THE SCENT OF UNGUARDED FEMININITY Opens with the freshest burst of clarity – like raindrops brushing against lily of the valley. You walk into a forest in bloom on an early spring morning. Then a hand clasps your wrist and gently, yet surely, draws you deeper into the elven woods, and you find yourself surrounded by the freshest of flowers. I usually can’t stand synthetic fresh scents, but this one is different – strong, clean, honest. It holds all my favourites: lily of the valley, hyacinth, jasmine, freesia. Yet it never tips into an overpowering white floral – the green notes keep it beautifully balanced. I don’t catch any peach or pineapple. After half an hour, it seems to lift off like a fresh breeze. This is the scent of that fleeting time when a young woman first becomes aware of her femininity – innocent still, but on the cusp of something new. We all know the exquisite beauty of a girl who is fully open, unguarded, untouched by cynicism. It makes you want to protect her at all costs. Others, perhaps envious of that lost phase, might wish to destroy it. This perfume is that moment in time bottled. This is the fragrance of grace. Of innocence. Of unguarded beauty that does not seek to manipulate. I only wish the bottle and name reflected its soul better. It ought to be called Daphne or Persephone, from a house with a poetic name, bottled in forest green glass with white flowers. Don’t judge this scent by the bottle cap. Let it speak on your skin.

Where can I start with this one? I'm late to the Acqua Di Gio party, and did actually confuse Acqua Di Gioia for a rebottled version of this, Gioia and Gio both carry the same "humid" aquatic vibe, if you've ever been caught in a rain storm during the height of summer, you'll know what I mean, its a totally different feeling compared to the usual aquatic, in the sea type fragrances. This actually smells totally different to how I imagined it to, I actually pictured a very sterile/vodka type scent with some sharp green nuances to it, akin to DKNY woman in the sky scraper bottle, but its actually not. Acqua Di Gio actually smells like sparkling, tangy fruit; sort of like a fruity shower gel or shampoo, there are some very prominent green notes though from the lily of the valley (which is probably what gives it a shower gel/clean quality), the banana leaf and the hyacinth. The vodka note adds a slight astringent/sterile undertone to this, but overall its a very easy going, sort of typical aquatic fruity floral from the 90's I love this, I really wish Giorgio Armani kept this along side Aqua Di Gioia in the UK, they both have the same humid, clean aquatic vibe and they do have, to my nose at least, some similarities with the green notes and freshness, but I actually think Acqua Di Gio stands out a bit more. Another 100ml bottle is on order!

ADG we meet again. This is one of those loud "in your face" "I'm the nineties but can't get enough of the eighties" fragrance. At least thats the first spray. As always, I can't tell if Armani perfumes are truly aquatic since they are quite strong, good sillage and longevity. Reminds me of Wings by Giorgio Beverly Hills, but this is better put together, it's not annoyongly sweet, and because of the white florals it smells quite soft. On me it has quite the sillage, I've caught my own whiffs thinking ERMEGHERD WHO'S WEARING THAT GORGEOUS FRAG? Then smelling the neck of my shirt and yeah, It was me. Really pretty on it's own, before the drydown some may complain about the "shampoo" smell, well let me tell you, If there was such a gorgeous smelling shampoo I'd stock on it. Period. I can barely smell the vodka, so don't worry you won't be reeking of alcohol. I can' even pick it up and I'm almost glued yto my wirst. To me this is: prominent white flowers, first jasmine, then peony, then lily of the valley, then peaches and pineapple. With a tinge of lemon in the background, but not like lemon juice, it's more like a dry lemon, or a candied lemon(? Anyways, very classy, all age apropriate. For this review my grammy lend it to me, she's been wearing ADG since it came out.