Armani Mania

Finally got my hands on this one! Years ago, when I was 16 and starting my obsession with perfumes, I smelled this at my local Shoppers (in Canada) and LOVED the scent. Something about it was so comforting.. but it still felt too grown-up for me so I moved my sights elsewhere. Then the other day (10 years later), this perfume popped back into my memory. And after reading all the reviews here, I realized I had to try and find it. After looking at many websites, it seemed to be out of stock or discontinued. I called Shoppers.. and hidden away in their cabinets, they still had a few bottles! So I went into store today, smelled it for the first time in a decade, and was in love again. I bought it. This scent smells like orange and vanilla to me, grounded by beautiful woods. It’s warm, feminine and comforting - “cashmere sweater” is a good descriptor. Something about it is so reassuring. I feel like this is the scent of a woman who is wife/mother material. Kind, loving and sexy. Ideally fall to spring scent in my opinion, due to how strong it is. So far, had it on my wrist for an hour and I am so impressed with its intensity. I’ll report back after wearing it a few more times for true longevity and sillage, but I am sure this perfume won’t have issues with that.

Armani Mania smells like the sun to me: bright, warm and spreading its golden rays all around. Each time I spray this juice on my wrist I feel like I'm kissed by sunbeams during a warm spring day, immersed in a Mediterranean landscape with orange trees all around me. Top notes are quite sharp and strong, but the Nose behind this fragrance has created a wonderful blend of soft flowers that seem to capture the citruses and join harmoniously them. Somehow the heart reminds me a lot of CK's Contradiction, though Armani Mania is absolutely brighter, warmer...better. Drydown is one of the best musk-amber accord I've ever smelled, in which vanilla note feels smooth and soft like a caress through a silk dress. The longevity is pretty good, too. If I should pick some scents that are good for any occasions, this one would surely be on my top five: Mania is comforting but still very noticeable, elegant without being snob at all, and most of all here's a fragrance that could please you in cold weather as in warm summer days. This is a Beauty to me, a woman should be adored just because she's choosen to wear this...just perfect. But I feel like it will be soon discontinued (only big sizes or few bottles left on fragrance stores shelves I've seen lately).

My most loved perfume... I love the spicy, menthol opening then the vanilla blends in and at the end they create very creamy vanilla scent with the hint of spices. It ́s very natural scent, too. I know that the name maybe isn ́t very fitting but I think the scent is so good I can forgive this mismatch. For me this is the perfume for every occasion I can imagine going to the date as well as business meeting wearing this. On the other hand it ́s very flirty scent... in some of the previous reviews the word "coquetish" has been used and I second this opinion. Last but not least I also love this scent because the man I was madly in love with :) always come closer to me when we were talking when I was weraing this perfume... He really didn ́t care too much for keeping a personal space when I was wearing this perfume :) If I ever had to choose only one perfume, I could wear, this one would be my choice. EDIT: OK, I may be biased but I really don't get why this fragrance doesn't get more recogniction amongst all new fragrance. It is such a beautiful scent. If nothing else the lasting power and sillage is great (which is not such a common thing in these day of trying not to offend anybody with your fragrance)

How on earth have I not known about this beauty for so long?! This is an incredibly underhyped, creamy, dreamy beautiful concoction that absolutely must be tested if you can find it. I don’t even know how to describe it, but it’s got both my husband and I saying mmmmmm!!! multiple times a day! It’s slightly floral, slightly sweet, so warm and so comforting. Garners compliments easily, is incredibly long lasting with excellent projection. When I saw the bottle at Shoppers in Canada, I had to take a sniff because I had never seen this fragrance before. It was love at first smell, and I bought it immediately. I ripped it open in the car and eagerly sprayed some on me. Continuing on to do some groceries, a handsome man in his 50’s was behind me and while I was choosing tomatoes, he said ‘ I don’t mean to make you uncomfortable, but you smell incredible. Would you mind writing down what you’re wearing so I can purchase it for my wife?’ This has never happened to me! Ladies, no matter what genre of scent you’re into, this absolutely must be smelled. So beautiful, and has quickly moved into to my top five favourites.

I can't believe I overlooked this one for so long. Well actually I thnk I do - it is very different from most of my collection and it is also less (in my area) popular than Si and other Armani's which are everywhere. I like Si Passione which was a nice recent purchase. I hardly ever see this one around but today I saw a bottle of it on it's own and tried the tester and was surprised how much I now liked it where I had once overlooked it. It has an edge to it.. like a pimento type scent.. and it also has a powdery note. I would say that the pimento note (or similar) makes it unique in the sense that it would not be accurate to just say this is a powdery perfume as this conjures up images of Lipstick Rose, etc, whereas this is more like that mixed with maybe Victoria's secret Very Sexy. It has a bit of a unisex edge but don't let that put you off as I rarely if ever like unisex fragrances but it is just something that comes to mind. Very nice and unique fragrance.