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Giorgio Armani perfumes are like the perfect pair of diamond studs – elegant, classy, and you know you’re paying for substance.
It’s no secret that Mr Armani worships the feminine form – how else could he create such magnificent pieces season after season? And he also translates this love to his fragrances. I’m not referring to the She/He editions, but rather, Acqua di Gio and Code. These are scents that you wear with class, scents that ooze with femininity.
Now, a new scent has joined the collection.
“I have always carried with me an ideal of femininity – an irresistible combination of grace, beauty and independent spirit. Idole d’Armani is my tribute to this ideal, and to women everywhere,” declared Mr Armani.
Called Idole d’Armani, I think this is his most luxurious one yet (if you don’t count in his Prive scents).
Created by Bruno Jovanovic from IFF (he also created CK’s IN2U), Idole is all about being a woman, so of course you’ve got the heavy florals in there, which, kind of threw me off when I first tried it on.
You’re first hit with sweet (a little cloying) notes of clementine, pear, ginger and Indian davana. Then in comes the strong floral notes of Egyptian jasmine and loukoum rose (I think this means rose Turkish delight – go figure). You smell the rose, but also get that it is layered with spice, in this case, saffron. And to round it all up, is patchouli and vetiver.
For a while, you imagine the strong characters of each note fighting for attention, but really, Idole d’Armani is quite beautifully balanced. It is sweet and spice, and the best part, is that you still get hints of the top notes even with the dry down, and they linger on oh-so-subtly.
I don’t see this as a scent that will suit everyone – you’d need a pretty strong personality and a certain level of maturity to go with Idole. Otherwise, you run the risk of the scent wearing you, instead of the other way round.
But if you can work this, you’re one classy lady, that’s for sure.
Idole d’Armani EDP is RM239 (50ml) and RM280 (75ml) and is available now at department stores nationwide.