Giorgio Armani: Acqua Di Gioia Jasmine

Don't you just love it when a blind buy goes right?! I had seen this juice while browsing the Armani website. Like many of you, I hadn't realized that Armani did a Acqua Di Gioia version in jasmine. From what I understand, this one had been released, sold out, and then brought back "by popular demand". Who knew? Ok, well obviously someone did!

So when Armani recently ran their 20% off promo, I thought it would be a great time to blind buy this. Frankly I wanted the small bottle but it was unavailable. I was quite nervous waiting for the shipment as blind buying the largest size of a juice can be terrifying!

Clearly, my concern was unwarranted. Wow, this is a serious jasmine floral aquatic bomb! Jasmine isn't floral aquatic in the strictest sense of the definition though. It comes on more as a fruity floral and the aquatic nature is felt through the lightness and flow of the scent. It comes on like a powerhouse of fresh, crisp green apple and jasmine. The orange flower plays second fiddle. Fragrantica mentions musk, brown sugar, and cedar. They are absolutely correct - these notes don't make their presence known until a few hours into scent wear.

"Armani Gioia Jasmine is a floral yet fruity interpretation of Gioia. Its key notes are jasmine, green apple, and orange flower." (Giorgio Armani)

"Invigorating essences of green apple, violet leaf, lemon and bitter green galbanum open the composition. The heart includes water jasmine and jasmine absolute. Musk, brown sugar and cedar end the composition." (Fragrantica)