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.

Num num Great....makes me feel cheerful... Works well on my skin, complex but not overwhelming, a little oceanic, a little neroli...but layers of flowers and wood. A breeze...

On everything, this used to be the darker blue, and ocean was this color. I wonder why they switched. And when do we get our purple rain di gioia and our red fire di gioia?

Finally I found The Body Shop Oceanus again!

Blind bought this yesterday! Reminiscent to Aqua di Gio (edt), this is perfect for summer. The cypress note is so smooth and addictive, and the neroli is a charming opening note. My dad sprayed this on his wrist and the cypress smells much stronger on his skin and brings out the salt, but on myself I don't feel it. It smelled a lot more feminine and white floral-y on me. So this could be a good unisex smell seeing as it didn't smell bad on him. The sillage is moderate, and the longevity is pretty long. Again, good for summer since it's not too strong but not pathetic and weak. I know when I was out on a walk I could feel this scent in the wind, and it really felt like beach air. Just refreshing, but not laundry detergent-y. I haven't tried any of the other Acqua di Gioia ones, but this one smells pretty good and might just introduce me to the other ones. While I did blind buy this, I wouldn't say it's a 100% safe blind buy. Some might think of it too strong, others too bland, but since it looks like this is discontinued I'd say grab a bottle before they're gone forever.

Air di Gioia is a refreshing take on the salty fragrance genre. It's somewhat beachy, without having a coconut/suntan oil, tropical flower or 90s melon aquatic vibe going on, and not too sweet. Even though it's not listed in the notes, I can smell a clean jasmine/white floral note, supported by peony and cashmere wood. It's fresh, floral and creamy and this accord reminds me of Acqua di Gioia EDT a lot. The salt and cypress notes make me think of a beach by a conifer forest on a warm, slightly windy day. I think the moss and patchouli add some earthiness to the drydown, but they're not dominant at all. This is a pretty, fresh summer fragrance with average performance. No must have to me, but I can't say anything bad about it either.

So what this scent smells like in my opinion? Well for me it smells very fresh like shower steam and reminds me of a sunny beach and salty sea. I can smell the salt in this and that is what gives it that beach & sea vibe. It is aquatic scent afterall. Acqua di gioia smelled more sweet and it was not strong like this even i would have thought differently. I like to wear this in cold weather and winter time as in summer. In winter it's wonderful to smell it in the air cause it is so fresh. I use it any time of the day, whenever i like to smell fresh, classy and unique. This is not basic sporty fresh scent, it's something different This scent is fresh, classy, unique and aquatic in my opinion.

Salty woody earth, with crushed orange blossoms and flower petals beneath your feet. This is a wet earth fragrance to me although it is called air. There is a woodiness and wet soil element to the opening. But there is a slight floral quality too, it is very fresh and clean. The dry down is fresh laundry but in an elevated way. When I want to smell fresh, clean and light. I reach for this. The bottles are all beautiful. I have Giorgio Armani Light, Ocean, Air and Acqua. Love them all but below are ranked. #1 Ocean: Salty ocean floral, #2 Light: Perfect Spring Creamy Floral #3 Acqua: Refreshing water and tea #4 Air: An earthy clean scent

Absolutely gorgeous.. This is my favourite from this line and i feel it is so underrated and misunderstood It is neither generic, nor aquatic. It is quite unique! The first stage is confusing. It opens somewhat sharp and bitter with a tad of citrus. Then it turns more floral, but is still harsh. But when the perfume finally finds its form, it is beautiful. As it settles more, it turns slightly sweeter. Yes, it is somewhat "salty", floral, aromatic with a hint of sweetness. The patchouli is very detectable in the drydown. This one needs its time to settle to be fully appreciated! Great summer fragrance

MMMMhhhhh... a fresh, clean, slightly marine breeze. This is very much a-wake -the-tired-self-up-kind of scent. I detect citrus notes in the opening. A lucious ,slightly salted, rose in the heart. A tad of musk in the base, weaving this composition together. I can see the seaside, smell the slalty air and experience the freshness of roses evaporating their soft aroma into the very sun dried air. Verdict: nice fresh clean scent. Not offensive at all. Lastingpower and sillage are moderate.

I usually don't like "clean" scents but this is great AND squeaky clean! Like......geez how do I describe this....aquatic linens. Imagine floating above the ocean on your magic carpet, which is a freshly washed and dried, huge beach towel. Lol!!!! Not much help? Yeah...I know, I suck at this. It's just really clean and crisp. An ocean of dryer sheets......yeah...I'm just gonna stop now. Y'all go try it. Lol!!!! I'll be purchasing this I'm very sure!

Fresh and a little salty and then the floral comes in. Like beach air blowing through a garden. I'd call it a southern US beach, a bit swampy and earthy, rather than Mediterranean sophistication or California casual with more aggressive seas. Agree that it's sharp at the start and dries a bit musky. Not a favorite but very wearable. I have a roll on in my purse for the days I forget to put something on. Use sparingly.

I really like this fragrance, but I have to use it very sparingly—1 pump is more than enough— since I have quite a sensitive nose and don’t want it to be extremely noticeable (I find this a good thing as the bottle lasts a long time). The scent is very fresh and mildly sweet, not too much, which I am very pleased with. From my experience, it lasts the whole day without need for reapplication. I highly recommend it!

Thick, sweet, salty. I'm used to more sheer warm-weather fragrances and in the current London heat wave, Air di Gioia's initial blast is almost too much! After the first half hour however, the scent gets softer and more woody. I love catching whiffs of its stellar longevity throughout the day. A supremely beachy scent that avoids the current coconut/tiara sun cream obsession.

I tried this perfume a few times in the shop, and I love it. On me it smells like fresh air, like wind blowing into your face on a nice summer day. Unfortunately, and the reason why I haven't bought this so far, it lasts only minutes. By the time I was out of the shop, I couldn't smell a thing! Given it's pretty expensive too, I feel like it isn't worth the money.

Quite heavy on patchouli and cashmere. In my opinion, Air di Gioia is rather heavy for an air scent, but I still get the idea. It does smell like air. Not southern, warm, citrus air that makes you dream of the Amalfi coast, but a northern, quite cold and brisk air. Be sure to bring a denim jacket, and this air will be lovely.

I love Air Di Gioia, the smell is wonderful. I’m very impressed that the scent is not over bearing at all. I do always have a hard time trying to find it online though. I am really hoping that the purchase that I am gonna make is going to be the right perfume. I think everyone should at least try it.

This is a Gioia from a new generation - salty and aromatic, nothing reminds me of the previous citrusy bombs. I like the sillage and the scent is very versatile. On me salt, peony and cypress are most prominent. I really love this one. Office friendly, very summery and smells of nature.

I can ́t help myself, but the first smell was like - omg, this is Cartier La Panthere in lighter version, isn ́t it? Even there is no same note. I still can ́t believe it, but that was my first oppinion. I have to test it again to confirm or deny it...

Can I just say if anybody is searching for this as a replacement for the body shop oceanus, then save your money. I fell into that trap. It smells NOTHING like it at all. It's a pleasant salty scent but very nondescript. Oceanus was fabulous 👌

I really like this. So fresh, clean and uplifting. Lasts forever on me too. I mostly smell peony, orange blossom and neroli. I think the name is very fitting as it feels like a sunny but breezy day by the ocean.

Very fresh, slightly salty, intense cypress scent. Quite manly, to be honest. It smells like humid, marine air after a storm. I like it, but I don't find it feminine enough.

Beautiful fragrance.It smells like Italy to me, may be because I wore it in Florence and may I say, it really suited the atmosphere:)

I’m not entirely sure why but, has no one else realised that this is quite similar to White patchouli by Tom Ford?

This is strong compared to the other gioias. So that's a huge plus

Eh, not for the price. It smells like a candy store.

Weird fragrance.. for test :-) I love cypress..

A very fresh chypre, with OK lasting power and sillage. It starts like a peony bomb on my skin, but it then settles on a more cypress-citrusy-neroli scent with a tad of saltiness. Nice fragrance, but it doesn't move me. 6/10

I had high hopes for air di gioia since I like the others in this line and I'm usually into fresh and clean floral scents When first sprayed I thought not bad but not that I like it.on my skin it Smells like clean,almost soapy peony and white florals(a soapy jasmine I was guessing).as mentioned before I love clean scents but it's not among good clean scents I know,I can get floral air freshner association in other reviews.still I may press the like button if it stayed like that but after couple of minutes I could feel something aquatic/ozonic wafting through clean florals.in this stage I started to understand what other reviews mean by saying a cool breeze in seaside.well,I highly dislike aquatic/ozonic scents so no wonder I dislike it in this stage.I gave it enough time to drydown and it changed but didn't get any better for me,patchouli and woody notes started to show up and become strong.what lasts on my skin for some good hours is a hint of clean and soapy but not lovely florals+ something that makes me think of cool air of seashore(like salty,wet air)+ patchouli and other woody notes with green edges.there's nothing for me to like here so this is my least favorite one in gioia line(sun di gioia is my most favorite) Armani air di gioia is a cool,non-fruity non-sweet summer scent,it has a unisex vibe and doesn't have happy,carefree,sunny,sparkly qualities of some other summer scents

This was a blind buy that I was planning to take on my vacation to Greece. I sprayed one spray on my wrist to test it out and I immediately smelled flowers. This particularly reminded me of the air of a beach town that has a lot of flowers. I also smell mossy rocks and trees which I assume is tge Cyprus. Finally it reminds me a being at a beach un said town and your beach towel smells like has dried fluffily in the sun. As great as this sounds Im not crazy about perfumes with such long lasting flowers. In all this is a nice scent but not for me. The wear time was quite long - more than 8 hours and it radiates within arms length even after that amount of time. I can only imagine what would’ve happened if I would have sprayed a few more sprays. If you like this type then you won’t have to worry about carrying this around to top up.

I purchased a bottle of this in the summer, it was a blind buy. Acqua di Gioia was my first signature scent so I assumed it would be similar. When I sprayed it on my skin the top notes were nice, then I felt sickened to my stomach. I want to find out which note it is that doesn’t agree with me because I need to avoid it. I think it’s the ylang ylang note that I can’t stand or possibly the cypress or the combination of them. I love peony flowers and patchouli so I expected that I would love this perfume but I was sadly disappointed. I gave it to my sister for her birthday and she doesn’t get the same reaction as I did. I would rate it a 4/10 because I had a bad reaction to it and it gave me a headache.