Si

This perfume has a special place in my heart. It was the first "high end" perfume I ever purchased, and it was a blind purchase. I bought a small gift set from Macy's that came with small bottles of Giorgio Armani Original Si, Si Intense, and Si Passione. The gift set finally delivered and I was in LOVE. It is such a classy, fruity and floral scent. It lasts forever and projects well. I can see it being perceived as "too sweet" for some, but it has a level of complexity that makes it very encaptivating. I would say the appropriate age range is wide. I don't perceive it as a very "mature" scent aka old lady scent. BUT I also wouldn't say it's a teenagers scent either. Again, could be suitable for a very wide range in age. All of the Si scents are similar, but the for the original Si, you can definitely pick up more on the woody/earthy scent which makes it better for the daytime in my opinion, however I would say it's versatile and can be well suited for the evening as well. Si Intense and Si Passione lean more into an evening scent for me. With Si Intense, the "warm spicy" shows. The rose/vanilla shines with Si Passione, but again, they are all similar and fruity. A little story that attests to its amazing smell -- when I first started wearing this, I was a server at a restaurant. Perfumes and strong fragrances weren't allowed, especially with an anal boss that had a strong sense of smell. I wore this to work anyways. My boss stopped me and asked "are you wearing perfume?" I was scared sh*tless. He has scolding others before for wearing fragrances or using products that had too strong of a smell. I said ... yes .... he said "what is it?" I was confused. I said perfume. He said "No like what is it called? It smells really good. I want to get that for my wife". LOL. He couldn't even be mad for me wearing it in the restaurant because it smelled so good. I eventually ran out of those small bottles, but I recently purchased more which led me to writing this review. I love it as much as I do when I first smelled it 4 years ago. If you like Si (especially Si Passione), then I would recommend Jimmy Choo I Want Choo. That is also an AMAZING scent. Jimmy Choo has gotten more compliments than Si but both of those are my favorites. Versace Crystal Noir is also great.

I am honestly a bit shocked by some of the reviews of Si, but I understand where a lot of people are coming from. I tried this for the very first time recently after trying Replica's "On a Date" and it smelling absolutely putrid on my skin (I was so sad). I was interested in that one for the red wine note, and when it ended up performing so poorly on myself I went searching for something similar and Si came up again and again. I'm so happy it did because I love it so much! I wore it basically everyday even when the occasion didn't call for it because I just wanted to smell it on myself that much. I agree with some reviews that it is quite cloying, sweet, powdery, etc., but in my opinion that is exactly why I love it so much! It's hard to describe but it's at the same time very fruity-floral yet warm and juicy and complex -- which I think is where some of the 'cloying-ness' comes from because there is quite a lot going on. I think it works for day and night, depending on the person, but probably leans slightly more nighttime. I don't agree that it's overly sophisticated or mature smelling -- I actually think it's quite a flirty and fun scent for almost any age. I don't think I would recommend for a teen but I'm 23 and I think it's perfect for me right now and I could continue to wear it for many years. It probably is a little bit 'commonplace' but scents like that are popular for a reason. I don't see any point in not wearing a fragrance that I love on myself for risk of smelling basic.

When I first sprayed this inside the store I did not like it. It reminded me of an old perfume. I walked around for a bit smelt it again and fell in love. seeing the comments on here I am convinced that people are spraying this and immediately judging it based off the initial spray instead of the dry down. Comparing Armani Sì to Flowerbomb, soda, beer, and described as sticky makes zero sense to me. Personally I do not smell rose in Sì. I've been wearing this perfume 12 years and still am head over heels for it. However, since they changed packaging they definitely changed the scent. It used to be so much stronger and more musky. Instead of rose I get orange? Judging by the comments I am the only one haha. The Patchouli and woodiness are my favorite parts of this fragrance. It's a masculine feminine scent that a man can not pull off in my opinion. I only wish they would stop reformulating for cheaper ingredients and ruining the scent while also upcharging due to "better packaging." Something to always remember while reading others comments is that it's going to smell differently on everyone's skin and that's the important part. You can't judge it based of the first spray. Wait awhile afterward because who knows how you'll feel after 🖤 I know I am biased because I have a sweet spot for this but it's clear that people are not giving it a real chance!

in my opinion, this DNA has been recycled so many times now that si in its essence is not really unique anymore. however it does not take away the quality of this fragrance or maybe its charm too. it's a timeless fragrance worth a good penny and i think it's a pretty safe option that would probably not offend anyone. si opens up really warm fruity, underlined with a good deal of earthiness. right from the get go i could tell it was a chypre fragrance. interestingly enough tho, there are no fruits listed in the notes, however it's fairly fruity in my books. in a sense it felt kind of comforting from the start, the warmth just envelopes you. the dry down is extremely vanilla earthy, but in a good way. i love it. it reminds me of a vanilla cupcake brushed with some berry mint powder - i cannot really explain it. for sure, it's not a suitable scent for everyone. probably people who strongly dislike chypres will have an issue with si, but generally i think it's a type of chypre that can be easily tolerated thanks to its sweet vanilla quality (of course that excludes if yall have a problem with sweet fragrances too lmao). i personally like it a lot. the chypre category is a little individualistic to me, but in a good way - they kinda intrigue me. honestly, i'm thinking of getting a bottle one day in future. :)

I tested this on my skin yesterday, and let me just say - I’m getting a bottle! For some reason (probably because of it’s massive popularity a few years ago), I hadn’t tried the original Sì until yesterday. However, when another perfume that I was going to test was out of stock, I tried this one on instead, since I liked how it smelled from the bottle. I’m not going to lie - it was NOT love at first sniff. The first ten minutes it smelled like an old lady in the worst way. But then, something magical happened, and it just transformed into this beautiful, classy, well-balanced masterpiece?! On me, this came out very feminine and effortlessly chic. It’s definitely floral, but it has this unique, almost mysterious base that made me want to smell my wrist every third minute. I actually find it really sexy, but not in an obvious way, just like you happened to be incredibly good-smelling without trying too hard. It’s really addictive and on me it stayed for at least 6 hours with two sprays on my wrist. My skin usually keeps ambroxan, vanilla and woods the longest, so if yours does too, it may linger for a ling time on your skin as well.