Armani · 2013 · Christine Nagel

Sì

VersionEau de Parfum

Armani says

You’ll smell blackcurrant nectar, mandarin, orange blossom and vanilla.

More from Armani’s description

It also mentions Rose, Woody Vanilla and Rose of Mai.

The house’s page

Top notesthe first minutes

Heartthe first hours

Dry-downhours later

Sì’s scent picture, a draft: blackcurrant, mandarin, orange blossom, vanilla, rose, coumarin drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top notesthe first minutes

Sì, top notes: Blackcurrant, Mandarin

Heartthe first hours

Sì, heart: Orange blossom, Rose

Dry-downhours later

Sì, dry-down: Vanilla, Coumarin

On the label

What’s inside it

12 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender6 florals1 sweet1 spices1 powder

Citrus2

LimoneneCitral

Herbs & lavender1

Linalool

Florals6

Benzyl salicylateHydroxycitronellalHexyl cinnamalGeraniolCitronellolFarnesol

Sweet1

Coumarin (tonka)

Spices1

Eugenol

Powder1

alpha-Isomethyl ionone (powder puff)

Not in Ingredients yet1

Cinnamyl alcohol, not in Ingredients yet

Not for the smell11

AlcoholWaterBenzyl alcoholOctinoxate (a UV filter)Avobenzone (a UV filter)Octisalate (a UV filter)BHT (keeps it fresh)Benzyl benzoateRed 4Yellow 5Orange 4

Named by Armani, never on a label

Blackcurrant nectarMandarinOrange blossomVanillaRoseRose of Mai

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Wearers say

How far it carries

Perfumers call it sillage.

Close to the skin

An arm’s length

Across a room

Not researched yet. We gather wearers’ reports for the most popular perfumes first.

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Counted from the printed lists: 12 scent ingredients on this label. A shared name, not a shared smell.