ARMANI
MY WAY PARFUM

2023

Orange Blossom
Bitter Orange
Bergamot

Iris
Tuberose
Ambrette

Cedarwood
Bourbon Vanilla
White musk

My Way Parfum is potentially my favorite designer release of 2023. I should probably revisit and smell the other My Way fragrances, but I don’t remember them being nearly this good and the 2024 My Way Nectar didn’t quite excite me as this one did. If you’re an iris lover, keep on reading.

My Way Parfum opens with a really strong noticeable iris straight away. It’s a rather thick, cloudy iris, mixed with a great citrus to cut through it. I love the citrus in the opening hours (it lasts quite long), which is keeping this from being a, still nice, but generic, iris scent. I get the listed bitter orange and orange blossom, not the bergamot.

The citrus and sweetness feel candied, very sour. Like this candy powder dips that will make your face twist. It exudes a vibrant, fun vibe Candy sweetness, that doesn’t go overly vanillic and never gets too cloying for me, although it’s not far off.

I feel that the base can come across a bit cardboard / cashmeran like, but I actually quite like it. It adds some soberness to this candy festival and pulls it back in enough to not make it an overly juvenile scent. A ‘crisp’, thin and minimal base.

Only citrus is listed, but in the mid of the wear it feels rather fruity overall. There have been a couple of moments where I felt it may be a bit too fruity and sweet for my taste, but its powdery nature reigns it back in just enough.

It leans traditionally feminine on the iris spectrum, but still not as much as some softer and more floral iris scents. I think it leans youthful though, which is often a deal breaker for me, but in this case, it works.