Emporio Armani Diamonds Violet

I was walking through Boots and saw this on a stand. Being a violet groupie my eyes started bulging when I saw that one magnetising word on any perfume box... 'violet'. I sprayed it and walked on. Got to the pharmacy and both the pharmacists asked me what the gorgeous fragrance was. (You must now imagine a fisherman standing by the bank reeling a fish in!) Kept sniffing wrist throughout the rest of the shop. Got home and the internet search for a bargain began. I collected it yesterday. Sprayed it last night which was a huge mistake because I had been decanting at least 8 different perfumes and smelt like what I would imagine a high class lady of the night's boudoir smells like. Showered this morning, nice clean, perfume free skin. Result: Disappointing. Got tiny violet about 10 minutes after having sprayed it, but mostly fruity. Can't smell any rose, patch or vanilla. I think I got carried away because I wanted to like it so much. Just seeing the word Violet on the box was enough to send me into a frenzy, how sad is that. I probably wouldn't have thought anymore of it if those two pharmacists hadn't asked me what the gorgeous smell was. Don't think it's a keeper unless it starts to grow on me more. I'll try layering it with some of my other violets and see if that makes a difference but it's a shame it can't be worn as a single perfume. Perhaps I am jumping to conclusions rather too quickly, who knows. I will persevere with it and may have to come back and make a change to the review. Bottom line is I have better violet fragrances.

I bought this yesterday in a really good sale at Boots (UK), 50ml + 20ml purse spray. I already have the Original Diamonds and I love it, its fruity and sweet and very long lasting. I am a Violet freak so I was imagining Diamonds original with a beautiful blast of violets running through it..... Not so I'm afraid. Because I have the original, there is not enough of a difference to warrant owning both. I think I might have got a 5 minute hint of Violet, but then it turned straight to the original, which if you love the original is not a bad thing, but if you were looking for a Violet perfume....then its a disappointment. I might layer it with Violet Essential oil to get that blast of Violets/Diamonds combo, but if I am going to do that, then the original + violet essential oil will do much the same thing. Also layering with other Violet perfumes could also work very well I was told by a friend, and intend to see what ADV + Guerlain Insolence are like. Edited to add.....same day, 3 hours after my initial spritz, I am well into the dry-down phase and I CAN actually detect Violet again, but its very subtle, and I have to say that the drydown is similar but not exactly like the original. I still maintain that it is too similar to feel the need to own both, but it is a pretty perfume, and I have to say that if you are looking for a Violet perfume, look elsewhere as this is not enough to feed your Violet hunger.

This smells Very similar to the original diamonds edp (which I love) but sweeter, more candy like and softer. I love the original diamonds but I love this even more. Yes, I don't get much Violet and can't really distinguish the florals, fruits or praline and vanilla in it but, on my skin it just smells delicious. I don't get the strong lavender or incense vibes that people have mentioned although I don't think I would mind so much if I did as that's what I was kind of expecting and looking forward to when I purchased this but its even better than I was expecting. Its soft, light, fresh, sweet and airy. I would say if you don't like the original you probably won't like this but if you love the original then this would be a good alternative to wear in the spring and summer.

so i wore this little hidden gem today :) and what a nice quiet fragrance :) its one of those scents u grab when u want something that wont offend the whole world when u wear it lol.............. its nice & soft......soft fruit.......soft violet.....and a nice soft powdery desert like dry down :) this isnt ground breaking or unique & u may not get wild compliments lol but its a good safe nice scent - in fact i wore this to my ballet class tonite & no one was choking lol :) it is a close to the skin scent too i really like the diamond line from armani.........its a nice go to scent.........:)

I've got to start by saying yummy this perfume is a rich sweet delectable absolutely beautiful fragrance. It's sweet and the longevity is around the 4-5 hour mark. I must add that I bought this blind based on the reviews I'm so glad I did. It's definitely a unique fragrance and I would encourage all to go out and test it.