Armani Attitude

Critics like to pick this fragrance apart, tell us why there are better juices out there, but the truth is there's a lot of people here who hold Attitude close to their heart. So something is working right. Yeah, they say it's not the best in 'this' regard, or 'that' regard blah blah - but for me, it's like an old pickup truck that just reliably starts up for me and no one else. The front seat so worn and tattered to perfectly accommodate my arse. Can't explain it, but it works for me. And so many others. Critics be damned. When you read the hundreds of happy reviews here, it's striking how differing they all are. It's almost as if Attitude is affected by our skin type, and we all experience it differently. Also when poking through the reviews, It makes me wonder if olive/oily skin types don't appreciate it the way fairer ones do ? Personally, if I'm in jeans with a flannel shirt it's guaranteed to draw lingering hugs and compliments. Girls just want to snuggle into it. Definitely it's a close-quarters scent, warm coffee with that fresh lemon and patchouli. Sometimes it almost comes off with a pipe tobacco vibe. It's pegged as a winter scent, but if you wear it spring, fall and patio evenings in the summer you'll get a lot more projection. Fortunatey I picked up a couple bottles when they were around $1.50/ml, now they're hitting $6/ml !! on ebay. But I can say that it's not like Baldessorini Secret Mission. Kind of, but not really. Okay, now I've just shot one arm with Attitude and the other with Montblanc Homme Exceptionnel, and I can tell you Montblanc is WAY closer. However, it has that blood orange note and it's noticeably not as fresh as Attitude. So, now I spritz a shot of Zegna Z Zegna overtop the Montblanc and VOILA - Almost Kinda Sorta Attitude. The Montblanc just needs a hit of fresh lemon citrus note to put it in the ballpark. Zegna is Bergamot, not lemon, but we're getting close. I don't have anything lemony in my stash, but maybe Issey Miyake's L'Eau d'Issey would get this closer to the bullseye Homme Exceptionnel is discontinued I think, but can still be had fairly cheaply, I've just picked up a couple bottles on Ebay for a song. So sad to see Armani killed this one. It's the only fragrance I have that i'd be happy to spray my pillows with haha. Critics, go ahead and tell us why Attitude is pedestrian, weak and not worth it, and I'll just ignore you and go on savouring every last drop.

On first sniff I wanted to love it. almost a year later and finally i do :) I like every note except for the lemon, it clashes with the coffee. If you put lemon in an espresso it'd just be wierd. But after familiarising with Attitude, I've joined it's team. Substitute this lemon with BANANA and see what happens. Just something I thought, because when I first smelt Attitude i thought "is that banana? If it is it's a very sour banana". Well obviously i dont feel the need to change that anymore, and not that id ask Armani TO change it, but that was my first feeling. The sweet style of the smell, and I chock this up to Olivier Cresp, is very similar to Black XS (but doesnt actually smell like it), which is the main deciding point of a purchase by comparison, it being a major favorite of mine personally. Attitude's projection, by comparison, is a bit weak, and doesn't propel the 'attitude' it boasts. But finally, Armani gave me the surprise I demanded and took one step away from their comfort zone, to make something with an outer office, not so romantic character that can be used on a casual basis. But the price, though significantly lower, still doesn't justify the amount of overkill required to give off the projectury stink required to be known. The sillage is best for the first hour after application, then sits closer to the skin. Black XS is better for stinking up a room with real Attitude. Can i just say something else? I was 2 hours into a very unsuccessful perfume-sales shift and i was given Acqua Di Gio, with which I was getting NOWHERE! After being grilled by the boss for not making a sale, I said "f' it all, Im doing it my way" and grabbed the Attitude tester off the shelf. I instantly had people (at one stage 4 at once) asking what it was called, i dont know if anyone bought it cus the Boss sent me home -_- BUT it did the trick. Its a truelly compelling and invigorating scent and, if attention is what youre after, attention is what youll get, so long as it still projects.

The scent of Armani Attitude is absolutely amazing but is let down by poor longevity and almost non-existent projection. If you look at the team of the perfumers who have created this smell, you might even pick it blindly! But it seems like the trio of these heavy hitters forgot to put fixatives in this perfume!! Honestly one cannot go wrong with the scent of this fragrance. Its absolutely sophisticated, delicious and quite versatile, but this just doesn't project. If you thought D&G The One is worse then you might just be in for a shock! The opening of the scent is wonderful, i get lemon and coffee with a hint of lavender. The middle is all about lavender, coffee and a bit of vanilla which gives it a creamy vibe. The drydown is dominated by amber, patchouli and lavender and is quite pleasant to smell. I don't get a gourmand feeling at all from this fragrance even though the notes suggests otherwise. Its definitely masculine with a touch of softness in the base provided by amber. It also smells wonderful if put on shirt and leaves your clothes smelling nicer! I wished that it lasted and projected longer, it would have been one of the best fragrance of all time in my dictionary. In my opinion it had the potential to be a classic but alas it would not be! The best fragrance from the house of Armani purely from the scent's perspective. The lovers of this fragrance should also try Paco Rabanne Black XS, Zino by Zino Davidoff and Mont Blanc Exceptionnel. Fragrance: 10/10 Longevity: 5/10 Projection: 3/10 Sillage: 4/10 Versatility: 9/10 Overall: 7/10

The scent of Armani Attitude is absolutely amazing but is let down by poor longevity and almost non-existent projection. If you look at the team of the perfumers who have created this smell, you might even pick it blindly! But it seems like the trio of these heavy hitters forgot to put fixatives in this perfume!! Honestly one cannot go wrong with the scent of this fragrance. Its absolutely sophisticated, delicious and quite versatile, but this just doesn't project. If you thought D&G The One is worse then you might just be in for a shock! The opening of the scent is wonderful, i get lemon and coffee with a hint of lavender. The middle is all about lavender, coffee and a bit of vanilla which gives it a creamy vibe. The drydown is dominated by amber, patchouli and lavender and is quite pleasant to smell. I don't get a gourmand feeling at all from this fragrance even though the notes suggests otherwise. Its definitely masculine with a touch of softness in the base provided by amber. It also smells wonderful if put on shirt and leaves your clothes smelling nicer! I wished that it lasted and projected longer, it would have been one of the best fragrance of all time in my dictionary. In my opinion it had the potential to be a classic but alas it would not be! The best fragrance from the house of Armani purely from the scent's perspective. The lovers of this fragrance should also try Paco Rabanne Black XS, Zino by Zino Davidoff and Mont Blanc Exceptionnel. Fragrance: 10/10 Longevity: 5/10 Projection: 3/10 Sillage: 4/10 Versatility: 9/10 Overall: 7/10

Armani Attitude was the scent I wore daily for a long time. Until I ran out. Many of my female friends, including all my girlfriends, said they loved it. As many others, I've been searching for a replacement ever since my supplies ran out. I never had the problems with performance that some people mention, although it certainly wasn't a very heavy scent. But when dancing (I do Swing and Salsa), my partners would notice it clearly without being bothered about it. (Which is saying something, normally one needs to be extremely careful with perfume when dancing.) And it fit well in office settings as well. Not sure how it performed in bars and the like, it might have been too light for that as noone ever commented on it in that kind of setting. And Armani Attitude would last about 6-7 hours on my skin. Anyway. I recently ordered the clone from Alexandria Fragrances, Egyptian Allure, and I think I've finally managed to find a replacement for my favourite perfume. The clone is perhaps a bit heavier on the lemon than the armani version in the opening, and the sillage might be a bit weaker. Longevity seems about the same on me. I'd reccomend you try it if you, like I, miss Armani Attitude. It's not entirely the same, but it's the closest I've found in about 10 years of searching.

I’m from Russia. It was 2008. Money was starting to flow in the country. You could suddenly feel it — from the growing number of new German cars on the roads, the appearance of huge shopping malls, and the perfume stores opening inside them. Hard to believe — my first VCR only appeared in 2000, and just eight years later I was driving Toyota, wearing GAS, Diesel, Replay — 23 years old, everything fitted just right, loafers, a Nokia 6630, and completing the look was Armani Attitude, which someone had given me as a gift. The city at night had its own life — the deep house music, so popular back then, filled the streets with bass, creating a genuine sense of belonging — to this city, these streets, this life. The night had been fun, and it ended in the morning. Later that day, as I picked up my black sweater from the chair, I brought it to my face and inhaled the scents of the night before — tobacco, alcohol, autumn, and Armani Attitude. The fragrance was incredible. One of the best I’ve ever experienced. It gives you confidence, drawing attention and compliments. It truly belongs to the niche category. If it were released today, it would only appear on the shelves of selective perfumeries. The regular luxury segment, sadly, no longer sounds like that.

i love this frag.. the bottle does have lot of attitude to it."zippo lighter".an innovation when it comes to bottle designs!! the scent...a sophisticated, sexy, invigorating, formal, dark and handsome coffee, patchouli and lavender scent.. i get lavender with hints of lemon at the start.fresh and clean but definitely not a warm day fresh..i also get the muscle of the coffee at the background strengthening the top making it very masculine.. at the mid..the lemon and lavender steps back and the coffee shines.you still get the lavender smoothening the scent though.at this stage its a coffee and lavender scent with patchouli supporting it.. i honestly don't get much transition from mid to base.what happens to me is that from the mid, the scent just slowly weakens and disappears.. i would recommend it in an office setting.i think that's where it is perfect to be worn at.. longavity is average.3 to 5 hours on me.. and to get a projection of about an arms length, i usually do around 8 to 12 sprays!.disgusting? maybe!.hahaha.but that's when me and other people start to enjoy it.plus my skin kills frags ^_^ i'm done with my 50ml bottle and i have a 75ml waiting...i highly recommend this.or at least smell it guys!! it is a masterpiece!!!

I still can't wrap my brain around Armani discounting this masterpiece?! And to this day, I get mad each and every time I think about it. Grrrrr..... Anyhoo, this is far and away my favorite scent from the Armani house. When you first look at the note breakdown, you might scratch your head and think "how can these notes possible work together?" But boy-o-boy do they work in glorious harmony! This scent is definitely about the whole being so much more than the sum of its parts. The scent is so unique both in smell and the way it's composed. On one hand, it's light and airy.....but still has a slight darkness and spice to it that adds depth and seductiveness. Luring people to get closer for a sniff. Somewhat modest projection on me, but I thought longevity was fine on my skin at 6-8hrs. Performs perfectly for the way this scent smells and the situations/occasions you would wear it in. Leaves a lovely aura around you for those lucky enough to come into your personal space. I SO wished they would re-release this....but until they do, I will cherish the 40% of my 1oz bottle that still remains. Get with the program Armani...pull your head out and put this back into production!!!

This used to be my signature scent back in the days,my older brother had just purchased a bottle of it and when I first smelled it,it made my heart go crazy,I was blown away by this godgiven juice,so much so,that not long after that first sniff I got a bottle of mine. Little did I know when I decided to give this bottle half-full as a gift to an ex-girl I had back then.Wish I could turn back time,I would have never had done that,I curse myself every time that I think about it. What words shall I use to describe this juice,to me it smells like seduction,passion,darkness,richness,apocalypse and mystery,all wrapped up together.I'm not a religious person,nor do I believe in God,but If God ever created a perfume,this would be it. How could something like this get discontinued?This is a priceless treasure!Armani,please,I'm begging you,BRING THIS BACK!I would drink this divine juice,I swear! And If you ever do bring it back,then please make it last eternally and project like a nuclear bomb,cause no matter how divine this thing is,it lacked a lot on the performance aspect.And I promise you,we as a fragrance community will never stop to show you our love and appreciation 😇

One of if not my absolute favorite fragrance! Definitely of the designer category. Its a classy, masculine, sexy, alpha male kind if fragrance. A perfect date scent or just to draw in wanted attention & compliments. Every time I've worn Attitude on a date, women swoon for this stuff. In their own words, its intoxicating and they aren't wrong! I can't get enough of it and neither could the opposite sex! It is a real shame its been long since discontinued, I think they pulled the plug on a masterpiece and they definitely shouldn't have. Most of the fragrances akin to Attitude are also long gone. There are 2 clone alternatives, Dua's #Attitude and Alexandria's Egyptian Attitude. Dua's is in the ballpark, its sweeter & brighter than the real deal, a nice scent, I'd say its 70% match to the real Attitude, great performance too. Alexandria's Egyptian Attitude is very close to matching Armani. Smells amazing, 90% match. Like the original it does lack in the performance department but with an available clone, spray away, top off your scent and enjoy!

After listening to Redolessence's review and realizing that I had one of the small 5ml samples (from Groupon), I realized I needed to try this. The coffee/lavender/lemon blend struck me as puzzling when reading about it, but upon trying it, Armani Attitude is revealed to be a brilliant blend, something that truly thrives on the combination of notes rather than one specific note. It's coffee without being a gourmand and it's lemon and lavender without being overly fougere. Performance isn't spectacular---opening projection is very strong but it dies down relatively quickly and doesn't last more than a few hours before being a skin scent---but this is still something that I needed to track down and buy a bottle of, even give its discontinued status. This might be the best Armani scent I've ever tried, except perhaps for Rose d'Arabie. I recommend fans of coffee especially to track down a sample and perhaps obtain a bottle while it's still circulating. Overall a fascinating and very enjoyable scent. 8 out of 10

Finally i got this one. God...it's amazing! I love it! My girlfriend says that this one is the best smell he ever felt. I wanted this because I work in a bank,facing every day many people and I think this is the best I can get from a fragrance for the office. Repeat,this is the one for the mens who likes to be complimented and also to feel strong,elegant,unique. About the scent,I can say it's very elegant,kind a unique,and definetly masculine. Women loves it. The coffee smell is wonderfull. Is the predominant ingredient. It gives you a sensation of power,sensuality. I would recomand for the office,no matter of season,and for romantic nights. The sillage: moderate, and that's very good. Longevity: On my skin il last 12+ hours. Once I spray this and after 2 days,I still could smelled it. For me,that i'm a fan of this awsome fragrance,I give it 10/10. PS: Sorry for my english:) Later edit: It seems that it don't last as much as I said, and it's not that is a fake one. Normaly I get about 6-8 hours

I was at a department store with my wife smelling Gucci scents. I casually mentioned that it was a shame that Gucci Envy was discontinued; I was trying to sound intelligent. The attendant agreed. She asked had I tried Giorgio Armani's Attitude; she thought it was quite similar. I hadn't. She sprayed some on a card; it smelt ok, but I didn't think it smelled like Envy. I put the card in my pocket, but by the time I got home I couldn't stop smelling it. I kept sniffing the card, and I wanted it so badly. I drove the 30 kilometers back and I purchased it the next day. Heaven help me if this gets discontinued. It's a warm, smooth, inviting gourmand scent that lasts about 6 hours on me, but even 12hrs later I get whiffs of it. A great winter scent that's very soft to the nose. My wife loves it. This is a must have for people who like warm oriental gourmand scents.

One of the best (if not the best) Armani fragrances for man I’ve ever tried, absolutely gorgeous, deep, rich and classy, lemon-coffee-cardamom with a hint of patchouli and tobacco. Attitude is quite complex and alluring, bitter, moderately linear and no "synthetic" or "cheap smelling" at all like someone (who claims to be an expert) wrote before. The final result is a magnificent, well blended masterpiece and I can easily imagine why prices are now skyrocketing. Attitude is one of the most masculine, inviting and dark fragrances around and women seem to really love it. Annick Menardo, Alberto Morillas and Olivier Cresp did a really great job with this cologne and I must say that it's worth every cent invested especially now that it’s sadly discontinued. A real treasure to keep and store with care so get it while you can before it's too late! 10/10

I used to have a 30ml bottle of it back in 2008 and I really enjoyed how it smelled. My bottle got finished and I could not find it anymore. I heard that "Baldesarini Secret mission" was very similar to this so I went and purchased Baldesarini, which reminded me very much of Attitude but I was not really satisfied. Today I got a 50ml new bottle of Attitude and now I am comparing them side by side. I asked my younger brother to tell which one he thinks smells better and he actually went for Secret Mission (blind test). IMO they both smell very similar except that there is patchouli in Attitude which reminds me a bit of Prada Amber pour homme intense. Both are spicy and somewhat synthetic but that is not a problem as long as I enjoy the smell. Now that I have both, I think I like Secret mission more. Scent: 8.5/10 Longevity: 6/10 Projection: 7/10

One day I was buy Armani Attitude Extreme... And don't smell before Armani Attitude... Blind buy... I don't like smell Attitude Extreme because smell so synthetic,bored and I think not good fragrance. Than I was buy Hugo Boss Red and again disappointment for me.. When I was decide to change my fragrance I test to Armani Attitude.. Smell very masculine, characteristic, and elegant.. Like as Bvlgari Pour Homme.. Armani Attitude so different another fragrances so clean not bored and 10+ hours stay on my skin.. Armani Attitude so similar to V de Vakko but Attitude better than Vakko.. Coffee and Amber notes overpowering.. This is so good scent for me. Scent: 10/10 Longevity: 8/10 Projection: 7/10 Versatility: 10/10

I really love this stuff. Longevity isn't great, but it does resonate close to the skin for a long time. I spent about 2-3 days back in 2011, maybe 2012 looking for a new signature scent, around all the retail stores. I didn't stop until something stood out, then I landed on this at Debenhams and it was an instant buy. It's a real crime that they stopped producing this stuff. I guess it wasn't mass-appealing enough? it's one of those scents that literally everyone I know that smelt it found it to be gorgeous. I only wish I'd stocked up on this. If anyone is aware of something that smells similar to this (or a strong clone) please let me know. Based in the UK

I love this perfume, from all the Armani line this is my fav one ! I got it years ago when it first came out from my parents as a gift. At that time i wasn't so much into perfumes and wanted to have this just because i liked the bottle and thought that "beautiful bottle beautiful perfume too". The kind of a 'blind buy' that went to be so worth it. The scent is amazing,versatile, pleasant, so refined with that warmth that coffee and patchouli give in the beginning, settling down, sweetened with cardamom and amber and kept fresh by a pinch of lemon, like a gentleman . Too bad this is discontinued ! Hope i find it somewhere in stock ! 9/10

Unique......that is the word for this scent. Nothing I have had, or tested, is similar to this one. Starts with coffee (liquid coffe aroma, not the grain)mixed with lemon, but combined, is a strange scent, in a good way. After a few minutes, the coffee stays, a little spicy, and a little powdery. At the end, it becomes more "clean", some woods there, and a soft sweetness too, powder still present too. This is a great scent, you will always be asked what you are wearing without any doubt, and noy many people use it, which is a bonus on my book.

I really like Attitude and I don't think it's a generic fragance. In despite of the well know and common ingredients it smells different to my other fragances (and I really have and had lots of perfumes). It's true that it is not really long lasting if you wear it in warm seasons but you can get all of Attitude during winter. It's also true that once top notes are gone you will miss the "initial shine", but wait, pay attention and you will find that a very interesting smell remains on your skin. Finally... yes, it's too expensive.