Right from the name this is an attractive perfume. The name diamonds was designed to appeal to 'Armani' woman; those considered to exude elegance, desirability and sexiness. This perfume certainly is worthy of this kind of woman.


Packaging:
The perfume came in a fairly simple box with the words Emporio Armani written, with the eagle logo in between and 'Diamonds' written below. It is also studded in a few places to look as though there are diamonds on the box. The simple design has a good effect and I like the way Armani don't make their packaging too fancy as that is the part that is going to be instantly thrown away.

The bottle itself is clear glass cut with triangles and diamond shapes to make it look like a diamond itself. The effect is stunning. On the top of the bottle is a large, rectangle, chrome spray, with a large depress button, making it harder to miss or end up with most of the perfume on your finger. The front of the bottle as the simple Giorgio Armani logo. The bottle curves itself nicely into your palm as you pick it up to spray.

The bottle contains 50 ml of perfume (1.7 Fl oz), there is a 30ml bottle available (1.01 Fl oz). The perfume itself is clear, with a slight bluish tint which gives a nice look to the diamond glass.


Fragrance:
The head notes of this perfume, also known as the top notes, which are the first scent you sense after spraying the perfume and do not last long, have a sharp raspberry scent which I personally find a little shocking, but it then moves into the heart notes which are my favourite.
These heart, or middle notes, are very floral with fragrances of rose, lily of the valley and freesia. The base notes also have a nice scent, they are more woody with smells of vanilla and cedar. Overall it is a very refreshing scent and isn't too heavy.

Thierry Wasser designed this fragrance for Armani, and seeing as he has created scents for brands such as Dior he wasn't going to make a mistake with this scent. Diamonds follows his classic floral tones.


Staying Power:
Once you have sprayed the perfume you definitely know you are wearing it with its strong top notes. I find the initial scent too strong for me, but as it settles in it becomes a perfume that is comfortable to wear, either during the day, to work or on a night out. I didn't find that the perfume had as good a staying power as some of my other perfumes, like Dolce and Gabbana, but it was still around for a little while and I do find that as I move about I get the occasional extra wave of rose or vanilla.


Price:
If you are looking to buy this perfume remember that it is an Armani product and you are going to pay for the name, a lot of their perfumes are around £40 for a 50ml bottle. I would recommend shopping around online as you may be able to get 30ml bottle for about £20 on the right websites. The perfume shop website may be a good place to look.