Armani Code Colonia

************************************************* Colonia smell way BETTER than old man Armani Code ************************************************* 1. Code Colonia is severely underated by haters: who are ususally old man grew up with Armani Code. 2. Armani Code is severely OVERATED. Its neither Fresh nor Sweet, its an Neither here nor there fragrance overhype by old people. I ♥ Code Profumo (Sweet Clubbing Winter Beast), so everyone tell me I must check out the original Armani Code and how great it is. Well, I got both samples of Code Colonia and Armani Code side-by-side, and I wonder what the fuss is all about??? • Colonia is Fresher, Project Better, Last Longer (3~4hrs) • A.Code is Spicer, very low projecton, last only 2hrs • Colonia is loved by 15+ people I'd ask • A.Code is a neither fresh, nor sweet, and failed to gather any compliments. I think Armani Code was revolutionary back in the 90s, but by 2018, its has become a very mediocre fragrance with horrible performance. Colonia - on the other hand - is severely TRASH by old people, but when I do a blind test (not tell people what's on my left/right wrist). Everyone end up choosing Colonia over original. The only thing I don't like about Colonia is the price, other than that, this is my 2nd favorite CODE after my Code Profumo.

Solid fragrance, versatile and a good DNA from Armani. I do pick up the synthetic smells from this fragrance, but to my nose they’re not bothersome. You get an initial blast of bergamot and a orange esc smell. Lasts all but 2 minutes. Then you get the main players, Tonka and the Amberwood notes. While the base notes start to take over it’s almost as if the “amber” in the note has some ambroxan/ambergris because you get a bit of a refreshing, cool smell coming from the fragrance as it starts to develop. The freshness lasts about 30 minutes, while the tonka, amberwood, and semi floral heliotrope do their thing. After about an hour and into 2 hours all you’re really left with is a nice warm, sweet, tonka bean, woody sweetness, slightly floral smell that lasts for about 6 hours. Overall a good purchase. Can be considered generic but I appreciate the fragrance for what it is. A aromatic, tonka, woody scent with a bit of a twist. Sillage:7 Projection:7.5 Longevity: 7 Overall: 8 Although performance isn’t the best around I like this scent a lot, would rebuy just to have a nice all season, woody/sweet fragrance. Plus I really like the Armani house as a whole. Get this if you like said notes, and said scent profile!

This is a nice little edition for the armani code lineup. My best mate owns the original armani code which I quite like. So when I saw this one had hit the shelves I tried it and instantly loved it. It smells gorgeous straight out of the bottle and just keeps getting classier as the notes start opening up. I think armani nailed the 'daytime' scent quite well, it's very versatile but just has that smart /casual and pleasent Aurora about it. My only gripe is the longevity with this one. They really should of released a perfume which I would of happily paid more for. I find it day to day quite inconsistent. Sometimes it can be on my skin for 6 hours before starting to really fade. Some sprays only seem to last about 2-3 hours and then I have to reapply. Wearing it on my first day to work I reapplied it 4 times. Amazing flanker from armani. Has the same umph as the original and porfumo but just dies of too quickly. If you're a heavy user definitely go for the 125ml. Better value for money aswell. 7.7/10

Essentially the best way to describe this is it is like the lightest blue ever. Slightly powdery, citrus, tonka bean, a DASH of florals in the background. Kinda reminds me of baby powder with a dash of citrus. Its funny it basically smells the way you would think the color of the fragrances liquid would smell. Seeing it compared to Eros is crazy, I smell the initial spray/top notes up close and it smells A LITTLE bit like a lighter eros edt, like 40%. But the dry down ends up going a different way. Definitely not as sweet and juvenile. I find this completely delectable honestly. Performance is pretty dang good for me honestly. Above average. Super versatile. At the time of this review, I give it a 9/10. Only con is I have to be in the mood to wear this. GRAB THIS BEFORE ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AND IF YOU DONT LIKE IT SELL ME THE BOTTLE LOL. This is nothing like the rest of the armani line. (I used to love profumo and absolu until my nose changed and now I find them cloying unfortunately)

I really like this fragrance and find it's somewhat an aquatic scent with some citrus, amber and soft florals elements. It's great for summer, but can see wearing this year round. I got a 125ml bottle for a very good price and I'm happy with it. Having said that I do not feel it's worthy of anything near full retail. The big knock on this is performance. If this was done ala Profumo style it would be fantastic, but sadly I get max 4 hours out of it. I read one review in here where they said they get 10+ hours out of it and to me that's a head scratcher lol. It smells very nice for the first hour or two depending on what I'm doing, but then it sits very close to the skin. If you can grab this one on the cheap I say go for it as it's a crowd pleaser and inoffensive. If you're in a brick and mortar and tempted to pay top dollar I'd highly recommend getting a sample or at least spraying some on for a walk around the mall to see if you feel the performance on you will justify the price.