New York

Based on the note pyramid, I thought this would be my ideal fragrance and was willing to shell out an exorbitant amount for a sample. That being said - it's a lovely, fairly timeless scent: Light as a cloud, crisp and aldehylic, but still laying on a base of wispy pillow-soft-vanilla, with some 'generic clean notes' thrown in. The drydown is a crunchy ambrette/iris melt, and it's very cozy. The sore spot here is how unrealistic the full bottle price is in relation to how WEAK and short-lived this is... and for that price I'd tend to opt for something a little bit less 'done, and safe'. So much so... that I had a hard time pinning down what this scent reminded me of - there were so many close calls! 1) Frederic Malle L'eau D'Hiver. (More full bodied) 2) The actual most watered down/less powdery-more boring reincarnation of John Galliano EDP. 3) I would even go so far as to draw a mild comparison to Chanel No. 5 Eau Premeire (No torches and pitchforks please) 4) Xerjoff Fatale Charm (Packs more of a punch!) (I don't dare select any of these for the 'reminds me of' option.. they are just my humble two cents. Perhaps if you love any of these scents or they are hard to find where you live- check this one out!) I hope this isn't coming across as a negative review - it's lovely, soft, heavenly, a little bit addicting... but pretty safe and unoriginal for nearly 400$.

The Bergdorf Goodman exclusive Armani Prive New York struck me as unassuming and not too outstanding at first, especially for a BG exclusive priced above-the-norm for Prive at $360 for 100ml. The scent, is overall, modest---a blend of white pepper, white musk, white tea, iris, vanilla, some florals, and incense. It's quite white, as the note list allows me to imagine, and it's an even-keeled, balanced impression of the various elements. It's sharp but not too sharp, and smooth but not so smooth as to be boring or too sweet. It evolves from the sharper to the sweeter, eventually remaining on my skin as (predictably) the vanilla and white musk, primarily. Classy stuff, four-season and gender versatile, surely leaning slightly feminine but not enough to move the needle for me, at least. Performance is well above average on projection and quite great on longevity, impressive given that it's not a particularly heavy scent, but it is a rich scent, nonetheless. The price is a lot to swallow but this could be a unisex signature scent. Certainly something to think about. At least for the time being, it does not appear to be slated to be discontinued. 8 out of 10

My newest bottle and it is oh so beautiful 🤍✨ I blind bought this from Bergdorf Goodman last week and yes, it is still available but it is an Exclusive from BG so it did hurt my wallet a bit 😭 Nevertheless, I have no regrets! This is a fragrance for musk lovers. It’s powdery but not overly so. I love the burst of pepper at the top, it makes this fragrance joyful and fresh! Then, the florals appear accompanied by a powdery musk that is warm and enveloping in a most comforting way! There is a hint of sweetness as the dry down happens but it’s very verrrry subtle. I love looooove this fragrance!!! I’m so glad I took a risk, it doesn’t happen frequently but this is a successful blind buy! 🤍✨

Ah heavenly father my lord my savior? Why hast thouh forsaken me ? ... i wanna say cuz this was only sold in new york bergdorf goodman and the lady was kind enough to give me 2 x 1 ml samples, all the way in 2017 and today i still have one 0.5 ml left. Guarding it like mybaby. This scent, people, is divine. Please contact me if you get aa hold of it. İ can trade my liver and two kidneys, just kidding. Or maybe not. Dear iris is so endearing here and i almost smell peony and suede like JML peony blush suede. Great combination it would make. 10/10, and sillage too is just to the point. Ah fifth avenue! Ah central park! Ah my youth!

I blind bought this for some crazy reason, and let me say I am so glad I did. This is such a beautiful fragrance. Feathery light, yet warm and sweet, It just is so beautiful. Opens with pepper, iris and neroli and dries down with wisps of incense, tea and cashmeran. The aldehydes give this a faint sparkle, and the iris gives it some beautiful powdery notes that all come together with the musk, incense and vanilla. Nice longevity and sillage as well. Not for everyone but well worth checking out if you have the opportunity!