New York! The city that never sleeps!
New York! The theme of one of Frank Sinatra's most famous songs.
New York! The city where even small children can take down some criminals, as long as they are named Kevin and alone in New York!
New York! Well… this has to be said, especially since you all think of me as a quirky nerd: home of… Spider-Man! :DD (And by the way, New York served as the basis for designing Gotham City, the home of Batman! Mu ha ha ha!).
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Well, this time Armani named the fragrance from his Privé Collection after this city, to which he has a special connection. Drawn by the sense of freedom in the city and his sense of modern luxury, Armani opened his first store in New York over 35 years ago. A little later, he also began to engage socially in the city, supporting schools, for example. In return, the city declared October 24th as Armani Day to honor the designer. Therefore, this fragrance was also named after this city.
The fragrance:
The fragrance starts off quite softly despite the spicy white pepper, which is probably the "work" of the iris, as it has a beautiful, powdery scent reminiscent of this note. The aldehydes are also noticeable, but they are rather weak, so one should not expect these notes to be as strong as, for example, in Chanel No 5.
Then there is a nice, delicate sweetness that should come from the musk. Overall, the combination of iris and musk smells very lovely here. A little later, some resinous incense joins in.
So, for quite a while, it smells just as described. Only after a few hours does the vanilla finally come in, making the fragrance even softer and more powdery, especially in combination with the iris and probably also the cashmeran, which is also a very soft scent note. The later base is also slightly sweeter because the musk radiates more strongly here. I could hardly make out neroli, and unfortunately not white tea either…
No matter, the fragrance has turned out very beautifully anyway.
The sillage and longevity:
The sillage is below average; it is good to smell up close for a while, but it does seem a bit discreet in its intensity and becomes noticeably weaker after three to four hours. The longevity, on the other hand, is really good, as the fragrance lasts longer than ten hours.
The bottle:
The bottle is rectangular and bulges outward at the top. On the front, there is a square indentation where a beautiful, violet label is embedded. The neck consists of a thin, golden ring on which the smooth, white, stone-like cap sits. As always, this bottle from the Privé line is not only high-quality but also looks great.
Yes, yes, this is typical again. I have a fragrance under my nose that smells simply wonderful with its iris-musk-vanilla combination, but it also smells very feminine, so this fragrance is once again not really for me. But I can highly recommend this fragrance to you ladies to at least give it a try if you get the chance.
And don't worry, I won't write that the fragrance will make you sooo sexy or sooo biteable (I really need to come up with new clichés!). But the fragrance feels sooo soft, just as you probably love: It feels like wrapping yourself in a totally cozy and comfortably soft blanket that is as soft as a baby cat's fur :))
But be careful if you are a cat owner,… because from my own experience, I know that these creatures also love such soft blankets and, well… take possession of them. And if you approach the blanket anyway, they meow with such loudness that you can't believe how much power can be in the voice of such a cuddly little cat. Of course, you are then delighted and want to cuddle the little thing, while the kitten probably just wants to drive you away with its meowing and have its peace, and is surely cursing inside :DD
Anyway, this fragrance is simply wonderful, and wonderfully soft as well. It actually feels spring-like and summery, but for me, it’s more of an all-rounder, as you could use it in autumn and winter to wrap yourself in a cozy blanket on cold and rainy days, looking out the window and occasionally nibbling on a cookie that is sitting in a small bowl next to the book or tablet, which the cat has of course already touched all over,… but you just don’t know it, so you happily continue eating cookies with “cat-paw flavor”… :))
Top Notes 
White pepper
Aldehydes
Neroli
Heart Notes 
Iris
Ambrette
Peony
White tea
Base Notes 
Frankincense
Cashmeran
White musk
Vanilla
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