Terra di Gioia

So happy I have this! I blind bought it many weeks ago, and liked it at first, but wasn't really sure. I sprayed it periodically, getting used to it over time, and now I LOVE it. It's warm and comforting, and feels like home. It gives me that feeling you get on a chilly spring or fall day, when you find the warmest sunbeam on the patio and lay across it, absorbing the warmth from the stone underneath as much as the rays from above. Perhaps this image is cued by the name and color as much as the fragrance... which I guess just attests to the power of a good marketing package that complements the scent! It worked on me. :) Comments below mention a plastic-y and / or a lipstick-y note, maybe flirting with the play-doh effect, and I get that too. It's a little bit waxy in the best possible way. It's calm, peaceful, warm and quiet. Not a party or make-an-entrance scent... more of a thoughtful-conversation-on-the-patio-with-a-glass-of-wine scent. I highly recommend wearing it more than once to get to know it. I found that with a little bit of time, this "like" became a true "love"!

I love it. I also own Tardes by Carner Barcelona and I find the almond in both to be similar. This is easier to wear, a bit sweeter and a bit more flowery, but they are comparable. This scent is very innovative in the way we don't usually use this type of scent in the summer. Terra is done to perform well in the heat, with reduced sillage, keeping a good longevity. It sits very close to skin. It is not fresh to me, not fruity at all, certainly not citrusy. It is warm, soft, creamy, and a tad sweet but remaining very dry. There is a floral touch but it ia not a floral in my opinion. Smells like dry warm skin. Not perfumey. I can see the bug spray reference, but I don't think many people would get that impression. I honestly think that the lady or gent who wears this in summer will be standing out for the totally different type of scent, for smelling extremely sexy, even sultry, effortless and put together. Maybe even classy, due to the lingering powderiness.

I'm in love. This smell is just gorgeous and exactly that sweet flowery powdery cloud I was looking for and what I wanted Guerlain Terracotta to be (which has absolutely no similarity). I don't find it generic at all - to me this is very well done as it usually is when it comes to Armani fragrances. It is such a good mixture beetween flowers, very soft mature oranges, powder dust and amberwood. The longer I wear on skin the better it gets. The beginning is rather fresh and sparkling but settles within 30 minutes and you'd be surprised by that beautiful creamy jasmine you are going to find. One mentioned I would smell like a fluffy capuccino when wearing it but to me it's deeper than this it's a high class fragrance with the right amount of sweetness. Never cloying, flowers are always tender and light what may likely come from bergamot. Fits all ages. It's very close to the skin so you'd better buy a taller bottle ;)

I got a sample of this and ended up getting a full bottle, the first time I tried it I wasn’t impressed initially but after a couple of minutes it developed the most amazing sillage, it’s ambery and almondy and warm but still manages to smell fresh and not too heavy, I didn’t think this would be great for winter initially but I actually think it’s wonderful for cold days where I don’t want something too heavy or syrupy but I still want something cozy. I’ve worn it several times after I shower and before I go to bed and I can still smell it when I wake up, so I’d say the longevity is decent (it also lasts much longer on clothes). The projection isn’t huge, it definitely won’t fill a room, but people who are close to you can smell it. It’s a great every day perfume and I’m honestly surprised I like it as much as I do, and I’ll definitely be picking up the biggest bottle when I go through the 1oz I bought initially ❤️

This is such a beautiful powdery almond scent. It’s such a soft, floral fruity scent, not loud or in your face at all. It settles into a musk over the course of the day and becomes very skin like. It smells like summer in a bottle, walking along the beach side, got a bit of a sunscreen scent to it but I don’t mind it. It sadly doesn’t last that long, so I tend to overspray it and I use it with a white floral perfume oil so that it lasts longer. Not something I’ve smelt on anyone else but it does give me a more subtle version of Alien Goddess by Mugler. On my last juice so I’m using it sparingly as it’s a bit hard to find. This could be a beautiful signature scent, but I think it’s something you’d enjoy more in the Summer. So light and powdery. It doesn’t project as well, someone would have to be in your scent bubble to smell it, but not every fragrance has to be loud and in your face.