Acqua di Giò Eau de Parfum

I love the opening. Beautiful green and woody note that helps bring ADG up in age and in line with where many of us who had the OG back in the day are at now in our lives. I know it gets said by YouTubers like Ashton (who's probably the same age as me), but i can still distinctly remember the air in every late night college bar being thick with acrid cigarette smoke and ADG. When I was in highschool, everyone who wore fragrances wore polo blue sport. Like ADG, that scent is burned in my head and it takes me for a trip anytime I catch even the faintest whiff. In college, every one of my buddies had a bottle of ADG in their room. I mean literally every single one of the many people I lived in the dorms with or shared a house with, or the people we were all friends with as well. And I actually had a lot of friends back then! I totally forgot about how much fun it was before life became one or two tracks only... Enjoy it if you're still living it... Right. So everyone had it... And that's why I never owned it... In fact, I remember telling people I thought it sucked. Yup. I was an ADG troll/hater just because it was so damn ubiquitous. The same way so many others are today about fragrances like MYSLF (which is f'ing awesome and totally undeserving of the all the hate it gets, btw). Was I pissed that everyone had the same awesome scent so based purely on the principle of needing to be better than everyone else I couldn't possibly have it as well? Yeah, secretly, I remember wishing it wasn't everywhere and hating that women seemed to love it so much. So I wore a bunch of other fragrances as my signature. I think I wore Burberry brit mostly, but I also think YSL L'homme had just come out around the same time. I did well for myself and it wasn't really a big deal (I did already point out that I was better than everyone else and there's nothing cooler than being the one jerk who had to point out how everyone else wore the same meathead fragrance). Anyway, all these years later, I finally found an ADG that isn't worn by literally everyone I know and doesn't make my eyes burn as a psychosomatic response from spending too many late nights in smoke-filled bars with good friends, cheap beer, and lots of incredibly horny sorority girls (I'm telling the story so you'll have to assume it's true). Man, what a cliche. Man, being middle-aged and longingly reminiscing about college is even more of a cliche... I'm literally a cliche from a sitcom at this point. So yeah, the EDP is the happy ending: an ADG that matches my age and it isn't everywhere! Too bad the performance sucks though... Oh well, nothing is perfect. Seriously, it really is awful though. Skin scent after two hours. Maybe it pushes better in the heat - i don't know. Either way, for two hours, it's awesome 👍. Damn, I would gladly wear the OG if it meant I could go back to the early 2000's again for even just one night. I'm going to pour out the EDP on the curb for my homies (I think that was a thing back then), chug a colt 42, rock the EDT and pray to Peter Griffin and Brian to show up and teleport me back to the University at Albany circa 2001. Just not on or directly after September 11... Ok, 2002 or 2003, but not when i had that seriously insane girlfriend somewhere around that time. Yeah, like those 2-6 months when I was at the prime of my life 😎. Sweet.

Wow. It’s actually something I don’t remember to hear in designer fragrances at all. Absurdly photo-realistic fresh flower leaves right after watering in a high humidity flower shop, with full-blasting AC to create the perfect climate. Sometimes it changes to a crushed between fingers grass. Also, the smell reminds me of mint shampoo freshness, which was applied inside an open shower on the beach, but without a single hint of chemical nature. Very interesting mix of aquatic notes and greens It’s actually not a perfume, but a climate changer that you can rely on throughout the day. Just one breath and you'll instantly find yourself in a cold flower shop, whether you want it or not. It’s technically impossible to have such properties and be natural at the same (mineral and aquatic notes together should give some lifeless smell, like wet rocks or something) but it’s here, and it’s perfect One of the coolest summer fragrances so far. I’m wondering to test it during high heat, but can’t imagine it to be anything other than a masterpiece. And like it always is, it’s very hard to say a lot of good words about something you truly admire, rather than to make fun of or to drag through the mud a controversial fragrance Actually, I found a negative point and want to mention it: the price is absurd - 95 euros for 30ml. Are you crazy? Some artisan quality niche fragrances cost the same price per ml. It doesn’t make the composition bad, but 95 EUROS!!!

Just received it: I think it's closest to the original and Profondo with a stronger hint of lavender. There is also something that vaguely reminds me of Hermes H24, perhaps the Clary Sage? Furthermore there is almost certain a bit of Ambroxan in here, which i personally do not mind as it is not overpowering. Undoubtedly an ADG Flanker and not just an amped-up version of the OG. Great replacement for the OG or somebody who wants a bit more mature / Ambroxan version of Profondo. I own every ADG except for Profondo Lights. Comparing everything i'd say it does not have very much in common with Essenza of Profumo (except for the base DNA) if that's what you after. Also not really close to Absolu or Absolu instict either. @smoothsubtlescents, yes there is benzyl benzoate in this Edit: I have to agree with Ranessin, it is actually quite ambroxan heavy in the drydown leaning towards a Dior Sauvage type smell. So if you like both Profondo and Dior Sauvage, this should be something for you

I own the old formulation. How people get any strange odor from this.... I can only imagine their idea of the ocean is a swimming pool and think bell peppers are spicy. Take reviews on this app with a grain of salt. Any strange odors usually come from skin chemistry not the scent itself unless you’re diving into niche which can definitely get weird. This is excellent. The new version is spicier to me whereas the older batch comes off more refreshing and clean from citrus and mineral notes. Both are good. I have probably the last batch of the original juice produced in July of 2023. It comes in a clear 200ml bottle, plastic cap with Giorgio Armani displayed at the base and not under the Gio. From my research, my bottle was a mid manufacturing bottle before the new juice was introduced along with new bottle design that went into production in winter of 2023. Fun fact.

Acqua di Giò EDP is one of those fragrances that just works effortlessly. From the first spray, it hits you with this fresh marine-herbal opening that instantly feels like a crisp sea breeze. It’s bright, clean, and extremely wearable. Visualize it like you are viewing the Amalfi coast with the hints of bergamot, citrus and herbs. What I love most is how it evolves. The heart notes of herbs and subtle florals give it depth, while the base dries down to a soft, warm muskiness that lingers gently on the skin. It’s refreshing yet grounded, perfect for the city or a seaside escape. Compared to other colognes in my collection, like YSL Y EDP or Aventus Absolu, ADG EDP is comforting and approachable, like it was made for everyday life. It’s clean but still has personality—a balance that’s hard to find.