Because It's You by Giorgio Armani Eau de Parfum For Women, 100ml

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I think it is best suited for cool weather - since I got myself a partial bottle in May, I haven't used it once until today (it was a chilly morning in Glasgow! It’s not the most complex perfume out there, quite youthful, but why be serious all the time anyways? I've paired it with vanilla lotion which is nice but tonight I paired with hempz grapefruit raspberry. Because Its You plays with her powers of seduction as vanilla mixes with musk, revealing a complex and incredibly deep sensuality. I had this perfume in my house such a long time and didnt gave it a chance because the bottle looked so old-fashion to me and I really thought it would be some kind of vintage boring musky perfume, but not at all, the scent is totally the opposite of how the bottle looks like.

I feel like this perfume really wishes to be a day to day scent, but the floral notes are too weak and it becomes too syrupy, what a shame.

The heart carries the addictive charm of rose absolute which warms into the creamy smoky sensuality of Vanilla Jungle Essence and the deep complexity of musk and amberwood in the base. Also there's no cloying note like some truly sweet perfumes seem to get (looking right at you "sweet sticky things"). This fragrance is simpler in composition but has lots of noticeable layers that are very interesting. I received several samples of this perfume with my Sephora purchases and I really enjoyed wearing it.

The scent itself then again has nothing to do with 80's, but instead this is a modern extremely fuity and sweet scent. I see 90 percent of perfumistas declaring that the sweet and fruity smells are immature or strictly for youth. Raspberry and neroli open the scent with a fruity freshness that's full of vitality and life; this then melts away to reveal a heart orientated around the complexity of the addictive rose absolute. I don't wear this as much anymore since I am trying to utilise all perfume in my collection by rotation, but I still have the tendency to choose this one that more complex perfume for office. Fast forward to me now getting a decant and I don't really pick out raspberry, it's a dark red fruit to me and jammy boozy rose.I also found it super hard to get a perfume that my partner would like but he really loves this one! I quite like this even though it is quite syrupy at the beginning, it smells like a simpler, cleaner version of Versace Eros for women, and I find it actually lasts longer than the EDT!

talan was kind enough to contribute a positive review; scroll a little further and see a positive review from shauna. That citrusy top with the raspberry is really nice and that musky/vanilla/rose blend in the drydown is so good. It doesn't smell exactly like any other perfume, but it still feels very common and generic, like it's made of fragments from a lot of other popular fragrances. For what it's worth, I think the originator DOES have a genuine interest and knowledge of perfume and its history, although some of their comments identifying individual notes are so detailed it's difficult to believe a chromatograph wasn't used (or that s/he isn't a professional nose). I think it can't even compete with Zara's fragrances, that's how boring and generic this perfume is.Back then I was taken with how just one spritz on my wrist would envelope me with albeit quite synthetic yet still very mood lifting raspberry. Before starting my fragrance journey, who knew that raspberry and lemon could make such beautiful scents! I don't think it is very suited for autumn in terms of the mood, but hey, if you like it, you do you.