Emporio Armani Stronger With You Parfum for Men
Meet Emporio Armani Stronger With You Parfum, the fourth and latest flanker in the brand’s Stronger With You men’s fragrance series. Released in 2025, this oriental fougère fragrance introduces a new twist to the line. With its rich ambery-leathery composition, it leans masculine as expected for a men’s fragrance, but I found it surprisingly enjoyable on my own skin as well.
Ideally, testing all the previous releases in the series before reviewing the newest would provide a more insightful perspective. However, I didn’t have the opportunity to do so. For that reason, I’ll only briefly touch on the other versions for a note comparison. The four fragrances in the series are
- Emperio Armani Stronger with you ~ A spicy EDT showcasing chesnut accord
- Emperio Armani Stronger with you Intensely ~ An energetic answer strong woody-Ambery EDP
- Emperio Armani Stronger with you Absolutely ~ An addictive Liquorous Amber EDP featuring Rum Accord
- Emperio Armani Stronger with you Parfum ~ An Ambery- Leathery Parfum that is the main subject of this blog
Looking at the notes, the common denominators across all versions appear to be lavender and vanilla, at least among the listed notes. However, I’ve always felt that designer fragrances don’t disclose all their ingredients because more often than not, I detect notes that aren’t listed. Since this is my first introduction to the Stronger With You line, I relied on the versions available on the brand’s website. That said, there may be additional flankers I’m unaware of.
Now, let’s turn our focus back to the fragrance at hand Armani Stronger With You Parfum. It is a beautifully sweet, smoky, and woody scent with a straightforward, non-complex composition. Pleasant and effortlessly enjoyable. It delivers exceptional performance, lasting on the skin all day with impressive longevity and projection.
Key Notes
Top Notes: Mandarin, Pink Pepper
Middle Notes: Lavender, Sage
Base Notes: Chestnut, Vanilla
The opening is deliciously sweet, spicy, and slightly herbal, with pink pepper taking the lead. While the fragrance is classified as an Ambery Leather scent, neither amber nor leather are listed in the notes yet I can small them in the dry down. It settles on the skin with a smoky quality. Overall it has a well-balanced masculine profile that is neither teenage-boy-youthful nor old-man mature.
