Is The Essence Vault Si a dupe of Giorgio Armani Si?

Si EDT

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Si EDP

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Si Eau de Toilette bottle Si EDT
EDT Concentration EDP
F Gender F
2015 Year -
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Where they differ

Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.

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Which Should You Buy?

Our Verdict - Si EDT
This EDT flanker is a divisive one, splitting opinion between those who find it a lighter, fresher take on the original, and those who feel it loses the EDP's magic, becoming generic. It's discontinued now, much to the chagrin of its ardent fans.
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Our Verdict - Si EDP
The Essence Vault's interpretation of Armani's Si (2013) - Christine Nagel's blackcurrant-rose-patchouli chypre-leaning feminine that defined a new sophisticated mainstream signature, here translated into a budget reading with the blackcurrant-rose-patchouli spine still legible. Honest dupe-fidelity for evening and date wear.
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Scent Profile

How they compare
Si EDT A Si EDP B
Where they part company by gap size

How They Wear

Showing: Overall Blend

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding
Si EDT
Si EDP

Notes

Shared Notes
Blackcurrant Blackcurrant 27% vs 47%
Vanilla Vanilla 22% vs 28%
Musk Musk 22% vs 19%
Freesia Freesia 21% vs 23%
Patchouli Patchouli 20% vs 30%
Mandarin Mandarin 17% vs 28%
Neroli Neroli 16% vs 40%
Only in Si
Pear Pear 23% Grasse Rose Absolute Grasse Rose Absolute 20% Woody Notes Woody Notes 17% Amber Amber 17% Strawberry Strawberry 16% Bergamot Bergamot 16% Mango Mango 15% Jasmine Jasmine 14% Osmanthus Osmanthus 13%
Only in Si
Rose Rose 60% Ambroxan Ambroxan 21%
Shared Notes
Blackcurrant Blackcurrant 27% vs 47%
Mandarin Mandarin 17% vs 28%
Only in Si
Pear Pear 23% Neroli Neroli 16% Bergamot Bergamot 16%
Only in Si
Freesia Freesia 24%
Only in Si
Freesia Freesia 22% Grasse Rose Absolute Grasse Rose Absolute 20% Strawberry Strawberry 16% Mango Mango 15% Jasmine Jasmine 14% Osmanthus Osmanthus 13%
Only in Si
Rose Rose 60% Neroli Neroli 40%
Shared Notes
Vanilla Vanilla 22% vs 28%
Musk Musk 22% vs 19%
Patchouli Patchouli 20% vs 30%
Only in Si
Woody Notes Woody Notes 17% Amber Amber 17%
Only in Si
Ambroxan Ambroxan 21%

Note weights are our estimate from each note's place in the pyramid, not the share of the formula. Brands do not publish formulations.

Performance

Si Si
Moderate (4-6h)
Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Moderate
Projection
Intimate
Moderate
Intensity
Moderate

Season and Occasion Fit

Si

Seasons

Best For:
Spring
Also Works:
Summer Autumn Winter

A spring fragrance - light, bright, made for the warmer turn of the year.

Occasions

Best For:
Office Casual
Also Works:
Date Formal

Its lighter nature and moderate strength make it suitable for office wear and casual outings without being overwhelming. While it can be worn on dates, some find it lacks the gravitas for formal events, preferring a bolder scent.

Si

Seasons

Best For:
Autumn Winter
Also Works:
Spring

Blackcurrant-rose-patchouli is autumn-winter natural; summer the patchouli reads heavy.

Occasions

Best For:
Date Formal
Also Works:
Office Casual

Sophisticated-feminine signature - evening, date and formal natural; office acceptable at low dosage.

Similarity Breakdown

Our estimate of how alike these two fragrances smell, calculated from their published notes. It is a position on our scale, not a measured percentage of shared smell.

Overall scent match
77%
Key Similarities

Shares 7 of its 9 notes, including Musk, Mandarin, Neroli

Key Differences

Adds ambroxan and rose, drops amber and bergamot

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