Cerruti Perfumes

Nino Cerruti was the Italian tailor who gave Giorgio Armani his start, and the fragrance house carries the same quiet, well-cut sensibility.

Image Femme

Cerruti Image Femme is a soft floral in the classic European style — fresh at the opening, powdery in the drydown, and comfortable rather than attention-seeking. It belongs to an era of perfumery that made fragrances for everyday wear rather than for social media, and it remains genuinely pleasant for exactly that reason.

A sensible option if you find modern releases too sweet or too loud.