Armani Code Elixir

Edit 11/18/2025: I sourced three of these from Italy. I am keeping one and selling the other two through eBay... and yes, for an exorbitant price - no offers. The scarcity of the product, plus what it took for me to get these from Italy to the States, was a pain in the ass. Message me for the link. Continental US shipping only. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tragedy struck my bottle, and I’m lamenting the loss of my sweet, precious nectar. This one is insanely hard to find. If you thought the original Code was sexy and mysterious, this had it beat. Imagine making the original darker, denser, and then amplify the vanilla... you would have the Elixir. It’s incredible. Addictive. Stunning. The smoothest, sexiest concoction. Masterpiece. It was the queen, Her Highest Majesty, of my collection. *sobbing*

This is a lovely scent, very sexy with a sort of orange/vanilla scent at the opening that turns to a mostly smooth vanilla/sandalwood scent after awhile. It doesn't take much and the atomizer makes it easy to control the spray. The only concern I have is that it seems to wear off pretty quickly; but maybe it was just that my nose got plugged and I couldn't smell it. I'll be testing it again in a day or so once the Ange ou Demon has worn off.

It's more potent than the original and I prefer it to the original, in fact. Intense orange blossom sweetened with vanilla. It resembles a lot Dior Pure Poison Elixir ( which i also love). Definitely, there are differences in notes orange blossom featured with vanilla in the Armani and jasmine highlighted with chocolate in the Dior, but the spirit is the same, that's what I mean.

I bought this perfume over a year ago and I’m still in love with it. Sadly, both the pump and it’s replacement broke. It was an honourable attempt at a vintage feature on a modern fragrance. Pump aside, the bottle is gorgeous and still worth the scent it holds inside.

I like this one very much and have just purchased another bottle. There was a time where you'd smell it EVERYWHERE, which is a little annoying. My first bottle had the atomiser pump and it was a nightmare to use. Looked gorgeous though.