Giorgio Armani
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The Calabrian bergamot hits with immediate brightness, a sharp citrus sting that's almost medicinal before orange blossom rushes in with its honied sweetness. For the first five minutes, there's genuine vitality here—a push-pull between brightness and florality that feels animated and alive.
By the first hour, the tuberose absolute has fully bloomed, and the fragrance transforms into something distinctly creamy and powdered, the ambrette adding a soft, almost dusty texture. The citrus top notes fade to whispers, replaced entirely by that heady floral-vanilla sweetness that settles into a comfortable, if unremarkable, groove.
The American cedar finally emerges, introducing a dry, woody austerity that prevents this from becoming merely another white musk vanilla. The base transforms the fragrance into something slightly spicy and restrained, though by this point, the projection has become so minimal that it's practically a skin scent.
My Way Parfum is a fragrance caught between two identities—neither fully committing to either, which paradoxically becomes its defining characteristic. Carlos Benaïm has crafted something that reads as aggressively feminine on paper yet wears with surprising androgyny, thanks to the interplay between honeyed florals and creeping woodiness.
The Calabrian bergamot and Egyptian bitter orange announce themselves with a tart, almost medicinal freshness that immediately collides with orange blossom's heady sweetness. It's a clash that works, briefly, before the tuberose absolute muscels in. This Indian tuberose is neither fresh nor green—it's the creamier, almost coconut-tinged variety that pairs with ambrette to create a sickly-sweet floral middle. The ambrette is crucial here; it adds a musty, powder-like texture that prevents the tuberose from becoming cloying, though it walks that line uncomfortably.
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