Armani Code
Armani Code by Giorgio Armani is a masculine-leaning eau de toilette from 2004 in the designer price tier. It opens with lemon and bergamot, moves into star anise and olive blossom and dries down to tonka bean, tobacco and leather. Expect around 7 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Lemon Clean, sour, instantly recognisable. Bright but burns off fast.
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
Heart
- Star Anise Liquorice-like and cool. Sweet but not sugary.
- Olive Blossom Green, faintly bitter white floral. Dry rather than sweet.
Dry-down
- Tonka Bean Almond, hay and vanilla in one. Warm and slightly nutty.
- Tobacco Sweet, dried and honeyed. Nothing like a cigarette.
- Leather Smoky, dry and a bit animal. Can be a new jacket or an old saddle.
Smells like this
- BDK Parfums Velvet Tonka Extrait
- Paco Rabanne 1 Million Parfum
- Clive Christian Blonde Amber
- Swiss Arabian Hayaam
- Kajal Fiddah
- Al Haramain Amber Oud Tobacco Edition
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