Sì Intense 2021

I have a strong love of the Armani Si line. I own five of the flankers, and a travel size of the original Armani Si, which is where my obsession began. It was not a love at first sniff for me. Based on reviews, I was expecting a deep sweet vanilla, more simular to Roberto Cavalli Eau de Parfum. But what I got on the card, was a light beer scent. It was shocking, as none of the reviews had mentioned it. I didn't dislike it, but I didn't think I would grow to love it. But the scent haunted me. I kept going back to the card like an alcoholic, and finally got around to trying it on my skin. On my skin, the beer scent is seamlessly intermingled with the cassis and vanilla, so it doesn't shout BEER. It's more of a sexy hint of beer, but still classy and expensive smelling. I received so many compliments and inquiries when I wore this, and just fell in love with the scent aura that surrounded me. Since then, I have fallen in love with many of the flankers, but this new Armani Si Intense, is at the top of them all. I own the black bottle Si Intense, and to me that one was very close to the original, but stronger and longer lasting. Basically everything you hope for when you purchase an intense version of a perfume you like. However, this new 2021 Intense version is MORE. It is darker, stronger, sexier, and MORE delicious. They never need to make another flanker, and they can discontinue all of the other flankers, as long as I can have this 2021 Armani Si Intense. At first spray I get the deep black currant, patchouli, and a dark beer scent. That deep black currant smell is addictive, and it lasts for a long while. Black currant is one of my favorite fragrance notes, and in this perfume it is everything. I get a hint of rose, but eventually this settles into a beerlicious deep black currant sexy vanilla. A very classy sexy. Makes me feel...dangerous. Like a James Bond villain. Projection and lasting are amazing. This perfume is heavy fragrance bliss. A must have.

This is amazing stuff. I recently acquired a bottle of this formulation from Depop (if you're in the US and don't know about Depop yet, it's definitely worth checking out...like anywhere else, there are fakes floating around but if you do your due diligence, you can avoid ending up with one...free shipping promo right now and sellers are using much lower prices because they aren't charged all of the seller fees like eBay/Mercari, etc.). Back to Si Intense 2021: this is a fabulous perfume. As someone who is totally into these types of deep fragrances, I knew I'd love this and I do. Like others have said, it has a deep and dark wine type of nuance to it. I was not a fan of any of the Si collection or any of the flankers. There was always some scratchy background muskiness/woodiness that I couldn't get with. I don't smell that here. Performance is good. Sillage/projection is moderate. Going by the notes alone, I was expecting a typical rosy patchouli type of fragrance which I love and can never own enough of...I would've been happy had that been what I got with this but I don't. This is a deep and resinous wine. Like a blackberry wine. I layered this today with one of my other faves, Paco Rabanne Olympea Legend. They work beautifully together as I get a heavy wine nuance with OL as well. If you can find this for a decent price (it's DCd) and if you enjoy frags like Olympea Legend, FM Portrait Of A Lady, Mancera Roses Vanille, Lancome La Nuit Tresor, I highly recommend snapping it up. It doesn't smell like any of those but I get the same type of feeling with it.

I received a small sample of Armani Si Intense last year, and occasionally, when I’d read a positive review of it, I’d spray it once on my wrist. Each time I’d be taken aback by the syrupy sweetness in the opening phase. It didn’t seem like something I’d be able to tolerate. Recently I rediscovered this sample and decided to spray it a few times to get a more accurate impression of it, so I could put the Armani Si dilemma behind me once and for all. Lo and behold, it turns out that, once the fog of blackberry syrup dissipates a bit, Armani Si Intense hides in its middle notes a slightly aromatic and contrasting heart, reminiscent of an expensive body lotion or lipstick. Maybe it’s the original’s DNA, maybe it’s the davana, I wouldn’t be able to say, but it’s certainly fascinating and addictive, and it lifts this fragrance from the crowd of nondescript gourmands, into the sophisticated and quintessentially feminine category. One small caveat is that, in the dry down, a less than exciting and slightly synthetic sugared rose accord tends to dominate the whole composition, this is when it reminds me a bit of a Lancôme fragrance - one of the La Nuit Tresors, a line which I really don’t care for. All in all, I’d give it a 7.5/10. Edit: sadly, the sickly sugary rose became all that I could smell in the dry down. I had high hopes for Armani Si, but it wasn’t meant to be.

After armani reformulated Sì its been a shadow of its former self, nice, mildly sweet, but overall underwhelming. This new intense is very similar to the reformulation but smells like Sì EDP's more glamorous expensive older sister. If Sì EDP is the everyday, Sì intense is the night. It projects well and lasts 12 hours easily. I sprayed my scarf with it and can still smell it a week later. On skin it eventually turns into a skin scent but projects for quite a while beforehand. I get amber perhaps from the benzoin, not much rose but it has a nice deep vanilla scent that lasts and lasts. The blackcurrant is well blended as is the patchouli. I have never smelt davana on its own, but if it smells fruity, then I detect it. The top notes are a little sharp but after an hour it settles down into a warm scent that lasts. This perfume is a delight from start to finish and is easily the best Sì flanker made so far. The only other rival being Sì Rose Signature II just for the focus on roses instead of blackcurrant but its longevity is nothing like this one. I feel expensive when wearing this and therefore its not for all occasions in my opinion. But I love this one and will probably use/sell all other versions of Sì for it. It is 10 times better than the 2014 black Sì Intense, that one was very medicinal and screechy and dried to plastic.

Armani you should never discontinue this beauty! Among the Si flankers I've smelt, this is the closest version to Si Le Parfum, which dare I say has the niche quality, but has also been discontinued unfortunately. Si Intense 2021 is fruity, syrupy, boozy, ambery with a rosy undertone. Despite being very sweet, it never gets juvenile. I'd say this is a younger sister of Le Parfum. Le Parfum is boozier, more ambery and less floral, which is my favourite in the Si line. I can easily tell the difference between the 2023 intense version and this version. The former is more vanilla forward, which to me smells very similar to La Belle. This version has more depth, more grown-up, maybe thanks to the resinous quality from the benzoin and booziness brought by the fermented fruits. Not saying the 2023 version is bad. It's still pleasant, but I definitely prefer the 2021 version. I was almost about to sell it before knowing it's been discontinued and luckily changed my mind. Now I even just bought a backup lol. Please get it when you can at a reasonable price. The only problem for me is it doesn't project much, but has good longevity.

One of my all time favorites. A very well blended, rounded and uniform fragrance. In other words, it is what it beautifully is with minimal evolution throughout the wear. Give her about 10 minutes to settle in and it's another sailing and will stay on clothes for days. Perfect for someone wanting a sophisticated yet indulgent rich gourmand. It's super think. Dense. Syrupy. Sweet, thanks to the benzoin and blackcurrant syrup, but with a fruity floral feminine lift thanks to the black currant and Rose. It's like a deep rich fruity floral caramel, but it doesn't smell like caramel. Just the feel of it. Luscious vibes. The powerful base of this fragrance sinks it's seductive claws in, insisting on staying for the ride. The patchouli is softened with complimentary davana, lending the density of this fragrance a bit of a refreshing sparkle. All of this, whilst remaining completely enveloped in, and not muted by, gorgeous high quality sweet vanillary benzoin, which even wraps the patchouli and carries the entirety of this sexy sexy perfume. Honestly, it's a must for those who like a good strong seductive heavy perfume.

I got this as a birthday present from my boyfriend. I’ll be very honest, I didn’t like this perfume at first sniff, the opening notes weren’t doing it for me at all, I couldn’t even smell the blackcurrant syrup. It just had a strong overpowering, uninteresting vibe to it. Then I sprayed it on my wrist and after some hours, the dry down was pleasant and I thought ‘hmm this smells very familiar’ then I remembered what it smells like, it smells exactly like l’ambre des merveilles by Hermès which is an amber scent. When I got home I sprayed both on different wrist and after a while they smelt exactly the same! The great thing about Si intense is it definitely has that silage that’s needed in a perfume like this which l’ambre lacks. Third day having this bottle and I have to say, I don’t smell that uninteresting smell I got initially when I sprayed it. It’s a sweet scent and I do love it to be very honest. It’s a beautiful scent and a beautiful bottle. It’s a very classy perfume, I’ll wear it to a wedding, dinner date or anywhere I feel fits this classy scent.

They really went and discontinued this and gave us a much inferior version. I really wanted to get this one at some point and I thought "I got some time, it came out in 2021 after replacing an older Intense version, surely they won't discontinue it again (clueless)." Such a shame, I really wanted to get it. And since it wasn't that old the prices never went too down (which is what I was waiting for), and now they won't go down either because it has been discontinued so they want to profit off of that. Update: I went to the store and tested it and caved and bought it from a discounter, still wish the price was lower but given that this is the only Si I've ever liked I feel the need to have it. It's just so pretty - you do get the syrupy texture and sweetness but it's not sickeningly sweet by any means. You get the warm amber, and the slight green undertone. It feels like a freshly made, comforting syrup. The OG Si (as it is currently, in its watered down state) and the new Intense can't even begin to compare to this.

I have the original version of Si Intense and I'm not really a fan. It's sort of bland to my nose. I haven't smelled the new 2023 version yet but suspect I'll like it since I'm a bourbon vanilla lover. However, this version is the most comforting fragrance I own. Even after 300 bottles this is the one I turn to for warmth and peace. I cannot believe Armani has discontinued this version. I'm so distraught over it. I just bought a replacement 100 ml as my 50 ml is on its last leg and I've been lathering myself in it since it is so affordable (for me). Now after learning about the discontinuing of this bedrock fragrance I rushed to buy 3 more 100 ml bottles as I can never be without this. What are these brands doing? Just put out a new flanker, don't try to use the existing fragrance ADD NEW NOTES, and call it the same thing! It's is a vanilla version of Si Intense. Call it Si Vanille or something. Like wtf... really!

This is my newest acquisition and my first Si fragrance. I smelled it on a free tester, didn’t want to buy it first, since I have enough fragrances already.. but this scent just wouldn’t leave me alone. After a week(!) I could still smell it on the paper, so faintly yet sooo delicious. It’s a scent I would want to drink or eat! Somebody wrote 'mouth watering' and that's exactly how I feel about it, too. I'd call this a healthy gourmand. Instead of candy you get the most delicious dried fruit, sprinkled with vanilla and cinnamon. Perfect for fall as it also reminds me of a warm fruity, slightly boozy drink.. like ‚Glühwein‘ as we say in German or ‚mulled wine‘ according to google translate.. I think there’s a different name for this, never heard of ‚mulled wine‘ lol This will be my 'Oktoberfest' and Christmas market fragrance. I’m in love!

I delayed buying this fragrance for quite a while now, but I finally got myself a 50 ml bottle and I don't regret it! To compare with the original Si: - On my skin, both have the same longevity and the same projection (so I don't think it's an "intense" version). - The blackcurrant is an addition but it directly fades away (10 min max), leaving on my skin quite the same dry down as the original Si (so you don't actually need both of them). - The original Si has vanilla in it, that one has benzoin instead, so it's vanillic but in an oriental (ambery) way. (I always say this: for me, the benzoin smells just like a dark boozy sexy vanilla!) - One big difference, the dry down on clothes: the original Si leaves a fresh springy fruity-floral trail, that one leaves a sweet dense fruity warm trail. And I like both! 8/10 for this little gem!

It is a rich, elegant, and sensual interpretation of the iconic Sì DNA. It opens with a sophisticated burst of blackcurrant and fruity brightness, followed by a luxurious heart of rose, davana, and osmanthus, before settling into a deep base of vanilla, amber, benzoin, and patchouli. Its beauty lies in its balance: the sweetness feels refined rather than sugary, while the creamy vanilla and resinous amber create a warm, addictive trail. Feminine, confident, and effortlessly polished, it has the perfect blend of softness and intensity. Compared with the original Sì, this version feels darker, smoother, and more luxurious, with a stronger vanilla presence and a more sensual character. It has excellent presence and feels especially beautiful in autumn, winter, evenings, or whenever you want a sophisticated signature scent.

I just got this today and need to do another review - the old one was from when I tested it in the store last week. I’m still very much in love with this fragrance, I don’t think it’s ever going to leave my top 5! Wearing it at home, after I received it, I can add to my last review and say that I also feel it boozy in the beginning, like I’ve sprayed a sweet alcoholic beverage on me, but in a great way! I also smell in this - and please don’t throw rocks at me, maybe it’s just my skin chemistry - myrrh, like that church aromatic myrrh. Probably because of the benzoin. And I am absolutely in love, it goes so well with that boozy black currant syrup! It’s cozy and nice. The wood grounds the combination and keeps it from being too much. I recommend testing this one first, I think it’s going to be a polarizing fragrance.

This is a total blind buy! After watching several youtubers review on the Si range, I came across this. So I decided to blindly bought it based on the reviews and my personal experience of sniffing the OG couple of times at Sephora. I wanted a good lasting power and good silage as well. And.. I am not sorry at all. This perfume is really lovely, beautiful and boozy blackcurrant-rose. It's quite sweet but not cloying at all. I smell a hint of amber (and oud?) at the beginning but the oud seemed to disappear. This is a warm perfume that in my opinion can be worn whole year round. I live in Indonesia so nearly everyday is summer and this perfume seems to go well and not attacking my olfactory. This perfume makes me happy and want to sniff my wrist all the times. SO yeah... this is a successful blind buy!

I own the original Sí, Fiori, Passione, and recently blind-bought (I only read notes and reviews from here) Sí Intense. Of them all, Fiori is my favorite, but after opening and spraying Intense yesterday, it is a close second behind Fiori, if not right there alongside it. I can’t distinguish less prominent notes in perfume, but as someone who dislikes the sharpness of the original, Intense is juicier, sweeter, and much less screechy to my nose (and thus, easier to wear). I can make out the blackcurrant syrup, davana, and patchouli; the latter two creep in after the explosive blackcurrant opening recedes. This flanker lives up to the Intense moniker. To me, it is deep, dark, and sensual. Fiori is the good girl daytime fragrance; Intense is her naughty nighttime alter ego.

I used to snub designer fragrances in general, especially the entire sì line... I would not even try them on a stick of cardboard. I moved to Italy and the Navy Next they only sell a bunch of fragrances including Armani si Passione intense and si intense, so I decided to spray them on each hand. One minute later I was about to scrub them as they felt generic and boring, but I was caught on doing something else and let it go. To make it short, later on, I started to be obsessed with both of them and couldn't make my mind on which one was better. Two days later, I found a silly excuse to go back on base and got them both...If you like smokey incense (bakhoor type), but oud bouquet/shaghaf oud is too strong for you, try this. It is addictive, sexy, yet elegant...

Armani Si Intense 2021 is alright same DNA of original Si Armani Si intense 2021 is not a amber floral there's no amber in this one at all, this one is a Chypre woody! The Davana in this Intense was a bit disappointing for me I would've preferred Bergamot or Osmanthus instead of the dry fougere Davana. I personally love Julie Masse creations especially her Si Le Parfum but for those comparing the Si Le Parfum to this one I feel no comparison maybe that they're both boozy and the black currant makes it silky syrupy but other than that Si Le Parfum for me is exquisite refined an absolute love very different on me, everyone's chemistry is different and this one is also missing the vanilla the Incense and amber.

Smells like a jammy, thick, expensive black currant red wine pulp. It’s boozy without smelling like you just drank a full bottle of wine and spilled on yourself. It’s sexy and cozy and perfect for cold weather. I prefer this so much over the original Si. Si intense is more jammy, sweeter, stronger and way more long lasting than the original. This is a beast of a fragrance on me. I wore it yesterday, but I only sprayed my wrists. Went to sleep, woke up and took a shower. 20h later and it’s still going strong! I think I need to get a backup bottle of this one, before it eventually is discontinued or reformulated and the preformance is ruined! That’s a thing apparently!

My bottle of Si Intense finally arrived and I am not disappointed. I love the original Si and, as you would hope, the Intense version smells very, very similar. To me, it simply smells richer, deeper and a little darker. It smells a little less "winey" but a wee bit more "boozey" than original Si. What this does in my opinion, is take Si from day into night. One thing that scared me a little is that there is a slight "tar" note that comes out on me for about ten minutes after spraying, but it disappears quickly. I'd have a hard time choosing if I had to pick one, and I don't think you really need both, but I'm happy to have both now.

I'm definitely going to enjoy Armani Si Intense by perfumer Julie Masse who also signed the discontinued Si Le parfum which I absolutely love, this intense version feels like the Sí Le Parfum what a beautiful luxurious perfume with blackcurrant, Incense, osmanthus jasmine amber and Patchouli but this new intense has turkish rose instead the jasmine absolute in Si Le parfum so I'm looking forward to the Intense version with no amber let's see! I'm just wondering why they named it Intense as they already had an Intense in their line maybe Sensuelle or Sensual would've drawn attention lol. Hope it comes with body creme.