Emporio Armani...lei/elle/she/ella/女... by Giorgio Armani

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女... Giorgio Armani 1991

7.4 / 10 29 Ratings

A perfume by Giorgio Armani for women, released in 1991. The scent is gourmand-sweet. The longevity is above-average. It was last marketed by Estēe Lauder Companies.
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Main accords

Gourmand

Sweet

Floral

Fruity

Fresh

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Bergamot

Bitter orange

Mandarin orange Loquat

Loquat

Persimmon

Heart Notes

Magnolia

Peony

Rose

Perpendicular Pepper

Base Notes

Chocolate

Amber

Perfumer

Maurice Roucel

Ratings

Scent

7.429 Ratings

Longevity

8.221 Ratings

Sillage

7.521 Ratings

Bottle

7.529 Ratings

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Reviews

6 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/17/2012

3Scent

Awesomeness
247 Reviews

Awesomeness

Helpful Review 3

Well below Roucel's standards

This opens with chocolate on me. I've got a fresh bottle - wonder if that has to something to do with the inconsistent reports of Missoni's opening. (?) Anyway, as it dries, I pick out the plastic magnolia that is characteristic of many Roucel fragrances, at least on me. The base is chocolate, woods, & nuts, and it's really good. Thankfully, I don't find Missoni as sweet and sickly as some other Roucel fragrances, such as Tocade.

Turin tags Missoni as a kaleidoscope floral. Well, with the citrus & chocolate & florals & woods, it is. In fact, I find Missoni most similar to SJP Covet in that regard. I do like Missoni better than Covet. But given the price differential, I'm not sure that a purchase of Missoni is justified. I was *lucky* to find a 30ml bottle of Missoni for about the same price as a 100ml bottle of Covet.

Unless you're a Roucel fiend, keep your money. Turin says 5*? No way. More like a solid 3*, maybe 4* on a good day after a martini. Missoni was developed in conjunction with Estee Lauder - given Turin's love affair with all things Lauder, that might be a reason for the excessively high rating on this one.

The bottle is frugly, as is the tacky fabric near the spray nozzle (really?). Good example of the picture of the bottle being more attractive than the bottle really is.

07/15/2012

jtd
484 Reviews

jtd

Helpful Review 3

Incongruous

There are any number of expressions that convey incongruity. For rhetorical use, the oxymoron (eg. deafening silence.) The unintentional, often humorous contradiction in terms (eg. compassionate conservative.) The misplaced modifier (“I bought a doll for my sister with a plastic head.”)

A non sequitur though is less a mistake than a peek into somebody’s thought process. A good non sequitur gets at that wonderful, riotous feeling of a mind racing faster than the ability to communicate. My favorite was someone saying, “I like ice cream! Can you swim?!”

There are perfume equivalents that exemplify the distinctions. Contradiction in terms: Britney Spears’s unquestioningly conforming Curious. Oxymoron: Lalique’s blindingly bright Encre Noir pour Elle. Misplaced modifier: Chanel Bleue’s shrill saccharine note.

Then there’s Missoni, the non sequitur that points to a mind just buzzing with invention. It’s a chocolatey floral. A starched, crisp, sweet fruity. A savory wood. We sometimes say “synthetic” to connote “bad” but will say that synthesis is an accomplishment. Roucel trashes the negative connotation and makes the distinction meaningless. Missoni is simultaneously exuberant and harmonious, composed yet somehow spontaneous. It succeeds conceptually, merging and twisting perfume genres while still managing to be strikingly beautiful to wear.

03/28/2012

4Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Missk
1350 Reviews

Missk

Helpful Review 2

Not my cup of tea at all

Missoni just doesn't sit too well with me. It disturbs me, yet it's difficult to pinpoint exactly what it is that turns me off it.

For starters I dislike strong, overly juicy citrus openings, which is exactly how Missoni opens. It was a mixture of bitter and sour oranges with a touch of salty ocean water. It fizzled in my nose and made me a little nauseous.

As it settled it became much more bearable, however the oranges do tend to clash with the softer floral notes in the heart. I am a little confused and amazed as to how 'Perfumes: The Guide' rated this fragrance five stars.

I was looking forward to the chocolate note in the base, however when I finally smelt it on my skin, it was the last straw and I promptly went to the bathroom and scrubbed Missoni off my wrist. It goes from being refreshing, tangy and sharp to dark, chocolatey and far too foody.

Missoni almost turns me off orange-flavoured chocolate for good. Jaffas are like a worst nightmare for me now.

09/01/2012

3Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Sherapop
1239 Reviews

Sherapop

2

Kaleidoscopic, Indeed

After having read so much about MISSONI edp, I finally decided to give this perfume a whirl, and my initial impression was a positive one. After the opening blast of synthetic ("abstract") florals cleared out, this composition seemed to me like a chocolate-orange fougère about half-way between Hermès ELIXIR DES MERVEILLES and Sarah Jessica Parker COVET, both of which I love. Happily, I was not reminded of Estée Lauder BEYOND PARADISE in the least. I also did not find any similarity whatsoever to Rochas TOCADE, which I happen to like.

Everything was going fine, and I was even reminded of those dark chocolate oranges which come with the individual pieces wrapped in foil. What a nice perfume! I thought to myself. Then it happened: the dreaded headache arrived. In the drydown, there is a decidedly cucumberesque quality (aka aquatic) which really ruined the overall experience for me. (Past tense because I will not be wearing this again...) Something in this composition does not agree with me at all, and as a queasy feeling akin to seasickness overtook me. I found myself imagining this bottle being sold alongside the budget-couture Missoni items at Target (pronounced "Tar-zhay"). There is just no way that I could wear this perfume, because the headache stage is much more intense and longer lasting than the pleasant chocolate-orange fougère stage. Désolée.

As an aside, I am quite surprised at the price which this ill-conceived, truly kaleidoscopic concoction is commanding these days. People must be buying blind on hearsay, which in a demand-based perfume market causes the price to spike. Is anyone really wearing this? I think that it would work for those who frequent the lower-grade celebrity scents and are of sturdy constitution or else have sanded-down nerve endings.

03/05/2017

8Scent 7Sillage

Serafina
479 Reviews

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Serafina

Top Review 17

Unsweet Dark Cocoa with Floral Spring Freshness

I was drawn to this perfume by the two existing comments - they could hardly be more divergent! However, since I know that Catch22 and I have almost diametrically opposed fragrance tastes, I dared to make a - not exactly cheap - blind purchase. And I was not disappointed! No, it doesn't quite reach a 10 for the top note, but it earns a solid 8.0, which translates to a grade of 2.0 in my individual rating system. Therefore, the critique from Catch22 was quite helpful for me personally.

Cocoa is definitely the dominant note in “Missoni.” The perfume primarily appeals to fans of cocoa and chocolate fragrances, of which I count myself as one. Cocoa certainly belongs to the gourmand notes, but it doesn’t have to come across as sweet. I perceive it here as a dark, unsweetened cocoa powder - with a slightly powdery character. For those who prefer sweet cocoa perfumes, I recommend the clearly sweet options, such as “Chocolate Greedy.” I cannot, for the life of me, find any similarity to “Angel,” nor to the chocolate-heavy variant “Angel - Le Gout de Parfum.”
While the citrus notes mentioned in the top note elude my perception, I find the flowers in the heart note to be a pleasant spring-fresh counterpoint to the cocoa, emphasizing the rather cool character of the perfume.

My personal conclusion: a rather unobtrusive, yet unusual daytime fragrance that fits very well into the current early spring. Worth a try for cocoa lovers!

Only the bottle… I really don’t consider it a masterpiece! The fabric piece and the two ribbons remind me of “home made” jams with checkered lids, but without being able to match their country house charm. Additionally, the egg-shaped bottle appears quite bulky. Well, it’s primarily about the scent...

Addendum: I deleted the last paragraph to avoid further discord. I had also called for constructive criticism in it - and then implemented it subsequently.

Updated on 03/05/2017

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