Sì Giorgio Armani 2023 Eau de Parfum Intense

This is weird. When i smell it, I don't perceive any notes from the note pyramid, besides vanilla. But even vanilla is not pure to my nose, it has some spiciness to it. Nevertheless, it's a warm, creamy-powdery, feminine, classical scent. As mentioned, I don't smell any black current or any fruits, this is a very white floral to me. I actually think Si smells very close to Chanel No 5. It's like Si is No 5's twin sister with a dash more vanilla.

First of all, this is my first review on Parfumo and I actually don't want to tell such inflated stories, but the scent itself immediately evokes images in my mind of truly mild summer nights in Seville, you're out and about, having dinner with a lovely lady, watching a flamenco show, maybe even dancing yourself... and the lady is wearing this perfume, which completes the night. The scent is clean to creamy-powdery, very feminine and sexy, while at the same time delivering exactly what it promises. We have a very clear sweet-bitter blackcurrant, a gentle tea note, and a strong rose that pushes forward - rounded off by a beautiful vanilla that promises a soft finish, balanced by a light patchouli note. I can only not perceive the davana, but that could also be because I'm not familiar with this fragrance ingredient. For me, this is my absolute favorite scent on a partner. It radiates confidence and temperament, but also invites cuddling and sniffing.

The original Sì Eau de Parfum accompanied me for a while during my student days, but as it often goes, sometimes you grow out of such fragrances - and this is the case here as well. What has stayed in my memory is primarily the almost syrupy sweet blackcurrant opening, which could become almost piercing with too high a dosage. This blackcurrant note ran through the entire fragrance progression for me and gave the perfume its typical character.
In this respect, I was a bit anxious whether a flanker with Intense in the name would make the blackcurrant even more screechy and overshadow everything else that is included.
I can give the all-clear: That is not the case (at least on my skin). The blackcurrant disappears very quickly on me and makes way for a powdery vanilla. This reminds me more of "Sì (Fiori Eau de Parfum) | Giorgio Armani," which unfortunately has been discontinued. After that, not much happens; the fragrance simply becomes soft and cuddly, the patchouli that gave the original a bit of edge has been omitted here, making the scent feel much "tamer" to me. I imagine Sì Eau de Parfum as a woman who knows what she wants and stands up for it, while Sì (2023) Eau de Parfum Intense is more of a people pleaser and doesn't want to step on anyone's toes.
I find the drydown really nice, but somehow also not particularly exciting. It jumps on the well-known vanilla train and thus feels quite generic. Unfortunately, I don't perceive any tea at all, even though it had piqued my curiosity as a big tea lover. And with the very subdued blackcurrant here, the original felt significantly more intense to my nose.
I am truly not someone who puts niche fragrances on a pedestal and believes there is nothing exciting in the mainstream, but all the new releases lately have not really convinced me, as they simply rehash a successful formula (Looking at you, "Goddess | Burberry!")
In this respect, I find it a bit difficult to give my final assessment. Do I find the scent pleasant? Yes, indeed. Does it have a right to exist? I really don't know; for someone who doesn't have anything like it in their collection, maybe.
A fragrance (lightly dosed!) for the office, the cinema afterwards, cozy couch days, a true all-rounder. Longevity and sillage are average.
So my conclusion: You can do it, but you don't have to.

I make myself a cup of black tea with milk and sugar, add a splash of blackcurrant liqueur and a little rose liqueur... no, that's not enough yet, a good splash of that very fine expensive vanilla liqueur goes in as well.
Yes, for a cozy afternoon while the rain lashes at the blackcurrant bushes outside.

I received a perfume sample, at first I wasn't convinced, it smelled very much like a standard perfume and like many ladies' designer fragrances. However, I still wore it from time to time since I had no better alternative. Now I've had the sample for about 4 months, and the perfume has developed tremendously; from the initially superficial sweet scent, it has now become an incredibly deep complex vanilla fragrance that smells really good. Whether I will buy a bottle, I don't know, but if I do, I would definitely let it "marinate" first.