Emporio Armani Lei

Finally it's time to write about this babe,my lovely secret After couple of years wearing kenzo amour as my signature scent,I relized that I'm too curious and too in love with fragrance world to stick to one perfume all the time,so I started to try every perfume I could and blind buy others that are not available to try,I had the chance to get familiar to lots of great perfumes,there are some fragrances that I enjoy and use more than others,actually there are lots of perfumes that I really love but I can't wear any of them forever,I mean I love them in certain times,I love some of them just during hoter days like boucheron quatre or tommy girl,I love some of them just in cold weather like armani code or safanad marly,I love to wear some of them to parties,special occasions and when I'm dressed up like serge lutens fleur d'oranger or some of them are great but just when I'm in my casual clothes or I'm at work or college like bvlgari omnia amethyst,I thought now that I own more than 200 different perfumes,now that I love lots of fragrances from celebrities to niche ones, I can't name something that I can wear everyday,no matter how is the weather,which mood I'm in or how I'm dressed but actually there is one,Armani she is THE ONE for me It opens kind of fresh and soapy on me,I don't know which notes are responsible for this soapyness I only know I really injoy it(I usually don't like soapy scents)it's not sharp,just bright,clean and fresh and not as citrusy or fruity as top notes suggest,If I try really hard I can detect a faint tuberose,lime and pear but they are very well blended,as florals begans to show up,initial soapyness faides,dominant floral note and the only one I can put my finger on is heliotrope,lots of soft powdered delicious heliotropes,fluffy and pure lovely,drydown is warmer and sweeter with soft vanilla,almond,tonka and Clean musk,not much sandalwood for me,it's a vanilla,heliotrope heaven and these two,are my most beloved notes in perfumary Armani lei is soft,clean,warm,cozy and fresh the same,it's elegant and comforting the same time and simple but also unique,it's great in heat and cold,great as a casual scent or as a cuddly blanket to relax at home or as an elegant perfume to wear when you're dressed up,it's even an inoffensive one for office,yet it has character,it's modern yet ageless,I can see a young girl wearing it as it would be good on her sophisticated mother,it's not a loud perfume,not also a light one,it's longlasting on my skin and sillage is good,noticeable for others in a soft way...I can see nothing masculine here,it's pure femininity with all it's paradoxes..it's not exaggerated,it's a normal woman in today's world,not too sweet,not strange,it's a typical woman with it's soft,simple beauties,some of them only detectable by her own Prince charming I love this lovely,clean babe more than any other perfume,though it's not a strange,standout fragrance,I'm not either.I don't wear it always but if I was forced to choose just one perfume and live the rest my life with it,my choice would be my armani lei..it even doesn't have an eye-catching bottle and pretty bottles are really important for me,but it has something much more important,I can be myself while wearing it,not a majestic queen,not a heartless whore,not a successful,serious boss,not a Pretty teenage chick,I can be myself,a normal,typical she..even bottle is simple,comfortable, practical and modern I wish Armani never,ever discontinue or reformulate it,I'm really worried of this,it's that much good that it can be taken as gauranted.it's a pitty my highest rank for loving a perfume is 5hearts,it deserves more than this ❤❤❤❤❤

I love 'Lei' this is the original and best version. I think it's irreplaceable just like the OG Emporio White for her was. I used to buy them together, White for day wear and Lei for evenings. Don't know if this is helpful or not but with regards to this fragrance's reformulation, I did some detective work using Fragrantica as the only reference, so it may not be gospel. This fragrance has had three iterations. Emporio Armani 'Lei' for Women was the original version launched in 1998 in the brushed champagne gold tube and presented in that unique sealed champagne gold packet. In 2008 it was reformulated and relaunched as "For Her' with the words 'lei' and 'she' printed in black on the tube, which was a metallic gold tone, as opposed to the former brushed 'champagne' tone of gold. The 'lime' and 'tuberose' had been removed from the opening, two flowers swapped out in the heart and the base was stripped back to three notes, leaving out the 'tonka bean', 'sandalwood', 'almond' and 'amber'. The third iteration launched in 2020 returns in the brushed champagne gold tube and is boxed instead of in the cute packet of the original. The formulation appears to be a little closer to the original. The base is a little more filled out but still missing 'tonka bean' and 'sandalwood'. The heart has a couple of flowers swapped again and the top is missing 'pineapple', 'tuberose' and not sure if there's any 'mandarin, bergamot or lime' as the new formulation just says 'citrus notes' which may or may not include some of those. After analyzing each note that was removed or swapped, I'm more hopeful this most recent version restored the vibe of what I personally loved about the original fragrance. UPDATE: I ended up purchasing the latest formulation. On my skin the opening notes are not harmonizing, the dry down is linear, the heart notes are indistinct and watery and although the final skin scent is closely reminiscent of the original, it's missing the creamy milky sandalwood and sophisticated tobacco note of the tonka bean. In my opinion 'Lei' was sultry and sexier. Yet the brushed champagne gold tube holds nostalgia and remnants of that soft fluffy skin scent, so I'll keep persisting. Perhaps I'll discover more to like? If you loved the original 'Lei' or 'For Her' I recommend testing before buying to avoid disappointment.

As someone else pointed out, this fragrance truly has stood the test of time. I was beyond excited when I found it after thinking it had been discontinued. I used this in the late 90s/early 2000s and completely fell in love with it the first time I wore it. It was among the first fragrances I collected when I discovered my passion for perfumes at a young age. I've worn this fragrance everywhere, at any time of day, and throughout the year. It's pretty adaptable, as angelfishie said, and always draws compliments. I'm only now realizing that Sophie Labbe is the nose behind this fragrance. She's the nose behind several others I love/have tested/own/want. I have always been very wary of fragrances that contain lime/lemon in them, as well as those described as "powdery". Lime/lemon do not work well with my body chemistry and *some* powdery scents simply don't work for me. There's something about them that I find offensive and somewhat sickening. This fragrance does smell powdery, especially after it's dried down, but it's a lovely, soft, clean, creamy, and warm-ish powdery scent. For lack of a better word, EA Lei is simply endearing. The blending of the notes in this fragrance is just so well done. There isn't one note that's screeching or overpowering (for me, anyway). The notes that would ordinarily come off tart/sharp (lime, pineapple, mandarin orange, bergamot) are balanced by everything else, particularly in the base notes. If you use a heavy hand, you'll likely find this strong enough to cause a headache or bother those around you who are sensitive to perfumes. Use a light hand and the fragrance will leave a clean, soft trail. If you are very conservative with it, someone would have to stand at least at arms' length to smell the scent, which is not a bad thing. The projection will be soft and clean enough to be really pleasant to the person smelling it. I love this fragrance and plan to buy some more in case it disappears.

I've already written a long review for armani she,claiming that I want to choose it as my signature scent.I think I have to write another review because I've found out that it can't be my signature,although I still love it I'm a vanilla lover and Armani she is a vanilla dominant scent.vanilla is mostly warm,sweet,gourmandish but not here.vanilla is powdery and cold in Armani she.it still has soothing and cozy quality of vanilla scents but it also has a coldness which adds a special class to it.so if you're a vanilla lover and you love vanilla's creamy sweetness,you may miss it here.armani she is a vanilla scent which is cold,fresh,powdery,soapy,clean,classy and cozy.but it's not sexy.it can be a great to use it at office,dates,casual and daily uses,restaurants,cinema or whenever and wherever you wanna feel clean and elegant but it can't satisfy you're gourmand needs and can't be a hot,sexy fragrance.I still adore it because nothing can be everything at the same time I'll still use it,love it,repurchase it and recommend it but just don't call it my signature And I don't think that it's a year round perfume anymore.it doesn't work well on me in freezing cold weather.try to find best temperature for it on your own skin because it can differ from a cold and dry soap to a soft adorable creamy scent in different temps and on different people Armani is a great brand and lei is one of it's bests.I still believe that it's a must have for all she s

No idea why I haven't reviewed this yet, I bought this for the first time in 2017 and I was CRAZY (and still am) about it! I bought this blind, I was curious about the notes and the fact that I'd never seen this before, like, ever in stores, I eagerly awaited its arrival, on first spray I was greeted by a very familar scent, I racked my brain for a bit trying to figure it out, then when I went for a shower that night, it hit me: Palmolive So Relaxed shower gel (purple bottle) This doesnt have notes of lavender or cardamom in it which the shower gel has, but the mix of different woods, almond, tonka and citruses as well as the various floral notes all seem to combine to create this gorgeous, warm, comforting and surprisingly androgynous scent. I cant really pick out all the notes from this, but vanilla and amber are two notes that I can pick out, its a warm, enveloping scent that feels very comforting and intimate, demure but very sexy at the same time. Silage and longevity are soft and long, it sits close to skin with a gentle, powdery trail and it lasts for a good 10 hours on my skin. I would repurchase this again, happily, its a versatile scent that you can dress up, wear casually and it never feels out of place, but, DO NOT wear this during the summer and even though its soft, go easy on the sprayer, it can be really headache inducing when worn with a heavy hand. A modern classic!