Top Notes 
Elemi resin
Pink pepper
Heart Notes 
Cinnamon
Lavender
Clary sage
Base Notes 
Bourbon vanilla
Leather
Marron glacé
Cedar
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A More Mature Flanker
In contrast to other SWY fragrances, the Parfum flanker doesn't exactly stand out in a particular way. But that does not make it bad.
For the opening, Emporio Armani - Stronger With You Parfum opts for a spicy, peppery blast, which is nicely aided by the Elemi resin that adds to that spiciness, but it also smoothens it out more, giving it a slightly lemony and balsamic scent. As things develop, some warm cinnamon spice joins the scene, as well as a small dose of lavender. The classic SWY vanilla-Marron glacé DNA sweetens things up, not too much, and it creates a nice balance between sweet and warm. The leather is not too strong, though, so you'll either like that if you're not a huge leather fan, or you won't like it if you prefer a more in-your-face leather blast, as I do. Nevertheless, it's pleasing and a little soothing. There's also some hints of dry woodiness in the background. Overall, this feels more mature than other flankers from the line, which also makes it automatically a little bit less 'unique' or 'exciting' than others from the line. But I still feel it's one of the nicer executed SWY flankers. Decent blending, decent quality, some smoothness, just not up there in terms of originality.
Longevity-wise, I'm not too impressed. The fragrance held on for about 7 hours, settling quite substantially by the 3-4 hour-mark. The leather note, along with a bit of vanilla sweetness, is pretty much everything I get from that point until it completely disappears from my skin. But it's projection that really disappointed me. For the first half an hour to maybe an hour, I get pretty decent projection; maybe around a feet and a half to two. But afterwards, I asked some friends if they could feel the fragrance and they really had to get very close to me to catch it. So personally, I'd confidently go for 5+ sprays.
Given its more mature and subtle nature, SWY Parfum makes for a pretty nice go-to fragrance for dressed-up events. But it's not THAT mature and sophisticated that you'd be limited only to more formal gatherings; not at all. You can wear this in a variety of situations, and the only limitation would be the weather, where autumn and winter are the clear suitable seasons.
All things considered, I find Emporio Armani - Stronger With You Parfum fairly decent, nailing the mass-appealing sweet-leather combo. But I don't think I want to buy a full bottle of it. Its projection just didn't really do that great on my skin, and the overall blend doesn't "wow" be in any special way. But that doesn't mean that you shouldn't consider it. Although I highly recommend trying out Emporio Armani - Stronger With You Absolutely and Emporio Armani - Stronger With You Leather , which feel like if you'd combine them, you'd get Emporio Armani - Stronger With You Parfum , I do think that the Parfum flanker will find its success, and I do like how it now appeals to a more mature audience, unlike other flankers which seem a tad more playful and youth-targeted with their intensive dose of sweetness. It's definitely worth trying out if you're eyeing a SWY fragrance.
Overall Rating: 6.6/10
For the opening, Emporio Armani - Stronger With You Parfum opts for a spicy, peppery blast, which is nicely aided by the Elemi resin that adds to that spiciness, but it also smoothens it out more, giving it a slightly lemony and balsamic scent. As things develop, some warm cinnamon spice joins the scene, as well as a small dose of lavender. The classic SWY vanilla-Marron glacé DNA sweetens things up, not too much, and it creates a nice balance between sweet and warm. The leather is not too strong, though, so you'll either like that if you're not a huge leather fan, or you won't like it if you prefer a more in-your-face leather blast, as I do. Nevertheless, it's pleasing and a little soothing. There's also some hints of dry woodiness in the background. Overall, this feels more mature than other flankers from the line, which also makes it automatically a little bit less 'unique' or 'exciting' than others from the line. But I still feel it's one of the nicer executed SWY flankers. Decent blending, decent quality, some smoothness, just not up there in terms of originality.
Longevity-wise, I'm not too impressed. The fragrance held on for about 7 hours, settling quite substantially by the 3-4 hour-mark. The leather note, along with a bit of vanilla sweetness, is pretty much everything I get from that point until it completely disappears from my skin. But it's projection that really disappointed me. For the first half an hour to maybe an hour, I get pretty decent projection; maybe around a feet and a half to two. But afterwards, I asked some friends if they could feel the fragrance and they really had to get very close to me to catch it. So personally, I'd confidently go for 5+ sprays.
Given its more mature and subtle nature, SWY Parfum makes for a pretty nice go-to fragrance for dressed-up events. But it's not THAT mature and sophisticated that you'd be limited only to more formal gatherings; not at all. You can wear this in a variety of situations, and the only limitation would be the weather, where autumn and winter are the clear suitable seasons.
All things considered, I find Emporio Armani - Stronger With You Parfum fairly decent, nailing the mass-appealing sweet-leather combo. But I don't think I want to buy a full bottle of it. Its projection just didn't really do that great on my skin, and the overall blend doesn't "wow" be in any special way. But that doesn't mean that you shouldn't consider it. Although I highly recommend trying out Emporio Armani - Stronger With You Absolutely and Emporio Armani - Stronger With You Leather , which feel like if you'd combine them, you'd get Emporio Armani - Stronger With You Parfum , I do think that the Parfum flanker will find its success, and I do like how it now appeals to a more mature audience, unlike other flankers which seem a tad more playful and youth-targeted with their intensive dose of sweetness. It's definitely worth trying out if you're eyeing a SWY fragrance.
Overall Rating: 6.6/10
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