Armani Code Absolu Femme

Yes, Yes, Yes to this gorgeous perfume. I was intrigued by this perfume because of the bottle colour (I am sucker for gold) and I was curious if it would be whatever I imagined it to be like since I couldn’t test before splurging on a full bottle online. Well, it was love at first spritz. It is just “gorgeous”. Feminine, captivating, just the right amount of sweetness and spice. It works extremely well with my skin chemistry and bounces off beautifully on me. Everytime I catch a whiff of it as I move, I am like “What is smelling so good?” And I realize it is Code Absolu Femme. I am so glad I gave in to my curiosity. It’s a great floral, spicy, sweet fragrance for a woman who loves her life and lives it boldly and unapologetically. There is a sense of carefree, energetic spark to it that draws me in every time. It dries down to a powdery finish that is makes it generic but still smells really nice. It becomes subtle too quickly for my liking but I love it enough not to be mad about that. Will I buy again? If I could have the top notes last throughout the fragrance, yes I would.

This doesn‘t reinvent the wheel, but it smells just like something called Armani Code Absolu should smell like. It keeps the Code DNA and it‘s very warm, rich and full of hypnotizing white florals. I can‘t decide if I smell more tuberose, jasmine or orange blossom, every time I sample this a different flower takes the center stage. All equally beautiful. The opening is almost fizzy with ginger and citrus notes and a cinnamon-like spicy quality. But what keeps it all together is the super intense, creamy vanilla and the equally lovely, nutty-sweet tonka bean. This is the creamiest fragrance in the Armani Code line and perfectly balances between intoxicating white floral and delicious vanilla nut gourmand. It’s super smooth without any hard edges. I have recently bought Armani Code Ultimate and don‘t feel the need to acquire another Code soon, but if I did, it would be this one.

This very much retains the DNA of the original Code, just turn up the ginger to eleven and add neroli. It's not as smooth as the original because of the ruthless ginger, which makes the first spray a lot like high-strength cleaning detergent. So, give it time to settle and you get that gorgeous neroli with warm ginger, and the background of the original Code as a base for the two. It's warm, sweet, neroli-forward, and still quite different from the rest of today's offerings. I've always appreciated the original Code (pre-reformulation) for being so unique. I'm happy to have this Absolu flanker, as it does hearken to the pre-reformulated Code like another reviewer mentioned. I would wear this spicy, gingery floral year-round, only with a lighter hand for warmer months.

I can feel the code dna. looking at the vote notes which have vanilla and tonka leading the way.. i actually reckon the accords are more accurate. This isn't a sweet bomb- if one were to rely kn votes .. it has the whote florals, i dont think its too similar to dior addict.. Very nice tho

Hi I really wanted to know about how does this perform I cant.find a scent that stays and projects would anyone recommend this one?