Air di Gioia

After 50ml bottles of Si Intense (black bottle) and Sky di Gioia earlier this year, I continue to emtpy the oldest perfumes from my collection. Today I emptied Air di Gioia, which I bought in late winter/early speing of 2019 along with a 50ml bottle of Sun di Gioia (which I finished last Summer). I had the old bottle of Air di Gioia: it did not have the gemstone cap yet. Air di Gioia should be called sea/beach/ocean di gioia in my opion. It starts of with a very salty breeze like smell, like when you just arrive at the beach and the smell of sea water hits you. I grew up going to my countries islands every Summer and I spend a lot of time at the beach, so to me the smell ia very nostalgic. I also get a lot of cypress, which makes the smell a bit atypical woody/forrest like. When walking to the beach, my family would always trek through the forrest with our family dog so another point of nostalgicness for me. Air di Gioia does not really change much from that initial first blast. I get vages whiffs of something floral and something citrus after a few hours, but not enough to point them out if I did not know the notes pyramid from fragrantica. Peony for example is listed as a note and peony always works wonders on my skin in terms of projection but here I do not really smell it in the blend of notes. I get a solid 5-6 hours of longlivity with this fragrance, which is fine to me because this is a warm weather (Spring/Summer) scent for sure and I actually like my warmer weather scents to be a bit less beast mode and more light/easy to wear. Overspraying this fragrance is very easy, because like the name suggests, its an airy and light fragrance. But if you overspray you will smell just a lot of salt, like you just opened a bag of sea salt crisps. I am all for smelling tasty, but this is just not it when you overspray so spray careful. I would call this fragrance a safe blind buy if you can find it (its been discontinued for a few years now already). This is an excellent beachy summertime scent for when you do not want to smell like tanning lotion.

I grew up with and have lived with ocean and beaches surrounding me on all directions. The smell of salt air has been in my veins since I was born. So I pick up on the salt air vibe this one gives very quickly. After about 20 minuets, it’s all I can smell. Tranquil, peaceful ocean air. It’s an odd thing to imagine but somehow I can detect that the peony and salt together are what create this. Peony and salty air are almost completely all that I get. (No citrus at all for me sadly) But it’s glorious. This is a specific ocean air scent. Not a sunshine day running on a beach. Not on vacation. This is a scent that locals know. It’s cloudy, almost windy. But you’ve gone out to the jetti to search for seashells and sea glass with your friends, because you know that after a storm brings the best treasures. No sunny warmth. Just pure beachy, salty, intoxicating air. I noticed the word “freedom” in the official description of this scent and I would agree. No walls to be seen. Delicious Open air. Lots of fragrances try to replicate the ocean air scent, but I will tell you as one who lives in, and experiences ocean air most of the year...this one nails it. I LOVE this scent. I would bathe in this for Spring and summer.

Air di Gioia is what I WANTED Acqua di Gioia to be. It’s sand, sea, and sun in a bottle. The opening gives bright orange and neroli mixed with the salt, then it mellows into a sunny blend of orange blossom, ylang ylang, and peony. The cypress in the base is absolutely gorgeous. It’s supported by cashmere, patchouli, and sea moss, giving it a green-aquatic quality. Air d.G. reminds me of poking around all the little shops up and down the Galveston Strand, visiting my family in coastal South Carolina, or childhood trips to the Boardwalk in Atlantic City. The fruity-floral freshness of this fragrance is heavenly to a beach bum like myself, so I’m sad it’s been discontinued. It’s nice when a perfumer understands aquatic doesn’t have to mean coconut. I’m not sure what they were thinking, but the new Ocean di Gioia simply doesn’t compare.

Blind bought a 50mL from Ulta, and I'm pleasantly surprised. More siren than mermaid, certainly. >:] Almost unisex, but not quite--I think the florals save it from being too masculine. I agree with @SeauxGood that aquatic =/= coconut, and for that I'm grateful. @missk was spot-on with this bit: "Air di Gioia for me evokes the smell and the sensation of sitting on a deserted beach on a cold morning, rugged up in a sweater and a scarf, feeling the cool sea breeze against your skin. This is definitely not a bright, fun Summer scent to my nose. It appears to be more somber yet also soothing." As par for the course with most perfumes and my skin, it's now a skin scent at the 3 hour mark--TBD how long it lasts until it fades entirely.

How dare Armani discontinue Air di Gioia!! This is in my top 5 all-time favorites and it is my go-to summer scent. I agree with another reviewer that this one should have been called Aqua and Aqua called air as this one smells more of the sea than the air. This scent transports you to another place. Like sitting on a Mediterranean beach on a cool day with the salty aromatic breeze gentle wafting. I find this aquatic but somewhat unique I don't have anything that smells like it. The opening as well as the dry down are beautiful and I feel this really blossoms in the heat. I have 4 backup bottles and 2 backup lotions. I'm utterly HEARTBROKEN to see this one go. If anyone has bottles they don't want I'll gladly buy them.

I have been dying to get my hands on this! Mostly because it was showing that so many people were comparing it to Oceanus by The Body Shop and that was one of my favs in my younger years but I gotta say that nope! Not at all! Not only does it not smel like that, I am just at meh about this sadly! For how much I spent I can’t believe it! So sad about this because I love the other Di Gio scents, like all of them! I love “blue” scents they are some of my favourites but this comes off much more like a cleaner than I was expecting it to. I really thought it would be much more ozonic like in its name but it’s not “airy” at all, it’s sharp. I really hope it settles into something I enjoy more!

So originally I went to the fragrance section with every intention on buying, Acqua Di Gioia. Wanting to refresh my memory I accidentally sprayed Air di Gioia and man am I happy I did! I have fallen in love with this so much so it may just be my new signature scent! The notes come together beautifully. From initial spray to the dry down it remains seductive & enticing great sillage, little goes a long way. Not familiar with the note of salt in fragrances but the way it works in this particular parfum is quite alluring! I went out Black Friday shopping and the compliments were endless. Give it a try!

THIS PERFUME GUYS!! OMG Today was the first day I wore this perfume and in the first hour literally 10 people gave me so many compliments on how good I smelled, I was just in shock. I think I've finally found the ideal type of perfume that suits me. The perfume smells so airy, fresh, clean, simply wonderful. I applied the perfume in a layer with Mancera Wave Musk, even though it's winter, the perfume indoors is just a real refreshment, it's not heavy and it's a very pleasant combination, definitely worth recommending.

I don’t know what it is about this perfume but I frequently crave it. Just received a back up bottle from eBay- I’m in that territory of “my precious” with it. Everything about this scent feels perfect. It’s unique like a niche find but has the ultra professional polished effect from what you expect in a mass release major brand scent. No jagged screechy bits. The saltiness adds volume- like a velvet bubble of ocean water. The patchouli is very present and gorgeous. Ugh I love it so much!!!!

I did review Air di Gioia previously. I was just about to type that "this is my favorite scent" when I noticed, in another review, that it was to be discontinued!!!!!!! I ordered another bottle immediately. I am grateful to Fragrantica. I live on the ocean, the north Pacific, where winds blow in different scents across the bluffs. When the ocean wind blows through the "coyote bushes" on the bluffs, it is like this scent....sweet but a tiny bit mentholic and woody and very fresh.

I can't smell any saltiness. This opens with a burst of... jellybeans? I guess that is sometimes what I get from ylang-ylang being in it. It smells gorgeous, perhaps it is the peony adding to it. It is the most beautiful sunset ocean breeze moving though coastal blooming trees. I compared this to La Panthere edp Legere and La Panthere smells oddly peppery in its opening in comparison to this. They don't share notes but they do feel strangely related in a cousin kind of way.

This fragrance has definitely left a lasting impact on me, mostly because I regret not purchasing a full bottle before it was discontinued. And I often think about this fragrance every summer since it's discontinuation. This is the kind of summer scent that's fresh, clean, and aquatic. It's starts off salty and fresh but dries down into a sweet woody scent after a few hours. I absolutely love this fragrance and miss it dearly.

Absolutely beauty!Very very beachy smell with a depth in it.The salt with patchouli and peony is very very beautiful combo. The opeining was for me a little bit harsh and strong but fresh.But the dry down was gorgeous,the salt was fresh the patchouli was earthy,such when you walk on the beach.For summer or spring is a real beauty.Very feminine,refreshing beauty.This is on my wishlist from now.

So now I’ve settled into this more and I do love it, way more than I thought I did. I think it was mixing with another perfume I had been trying out that day. I will say that I have all of the “di gio” line (Ocean, Sky, Acqua etc) and Ocean is by far my favourite but this is a close second! It is much more aquatic than ozonic in my opinion but still really lovely!

Its really nice on those days when I just want to escape to a coast line. I could be any coast, where salt mixes with the wood on a boardwalk or picnic table at the beach. I'm getting a bit of pine and dried laundry too. It reminds me of beach camping. Its dry, not too sweet. I am in love with it!

Like a fresh and salty sea breeze. Salt, peony, neroli and cypress. Like a summer vacation on the beach. Long lasting and medium silage. A really plesant and feminine. Fresh, airy and not like any other summer/ beach perfumes I have. Very delicious for both spring and hot summer days.

It's really nice,fresh and clean scent, love to wear in summer or spring makes me feel clean and fresh. I think this quite unique,classy,earthy but something sweet. It sits on my skin last all day long with a little sillage not overwhelming, can't tell how much I love this perfume.

Air di gioia is very strong willed by nature. Both very feminine and masculine, this is the perfume of a natural born leader. Think woman with suit with shoulder pads coming to work in her corporate job, and this perfume complements the feeling of that thought.

I test it today, and reminds me Angel sunessence eau legere. It's not identical but the tamed patchouli and sweet acord in the drydown smell similar to me. The salty note it's there and it's blend beautiful with my skin. I really like it.

Woah how come such a delicate and innocent scent got so many dislikes! Personally, I love it, it's fresh and airy but also silky. It's cheerful and aquatic but in no way childish. It's suave and amazing.