Armani Code Profumo

Giorgio Armani Code Profumo opens with a strong projection of sweet, leather, spicy, and fruity notes. The opening is very projecting, aromatic, and pleasant. The leather accord is very prominent, it comes across as dry white leather, and it has a soft gasoline-like vibe but isn’t pungent or animalic. The tonka, listed as a base note, but comes up as soon as the fragrance is applied, it adds a sweet, caramel-like note. The green mandarin and green apple combine their notes adding a fruity touch, and less prominent are the lavender and orange blossom, both a floral accord. The cardamom and nutmeg create a spicy note that goes well with the leather, not prominent but noticeable. Finally, the amber adds a resinous, sweet, and projecting accord. The fragrance has three prominent projecting accords, tonka, amber, and leather. The most noticeable opening to dry-down change is the fruity notes which are noticeable during the opening but significantly dissipate towards the dry-down. Once Giorgio Armani Code Profumo has reached its full dry-down, it can be summarized as a strong projection, sweet (tonka), leather, spicy (cardamom, nutmeg) fragrance with soft citrus and floral accords. The fragrance feels bold, casual, exotic, heavy, high-quality, imposing, intense, leathery, masculine, modern, nocturnal, playful, spicy, sweetly aromatic, warm, versatile, and pleasant. BATCH REVIEWED: 2020 (#38R301W). WOW RATING: 10/10. The leathery, spicy, and sweet notes are impressive. DISLIKE RATING: 3/10. The leather is strong and it has gasoline-vibe. UNIQUENESS: 10/10. The resulting scent is unique and easy to recognize. MASS APPEAL: 7/10. Leather fragrances are not the most mass-appeal, but the tonka in this fragrance helps. PROJECTION: 5/10. Very good, about 5 feet around the wearer. SILLAGE: 5/10. Very good, about 5 feet behind the wearer. APPLICATION: 4 atomizations will suffice. LONGEVITY: 5/10. Very good, about 5 hours, it projects well for 3 hours. SEASONS: Winter, spring, fall, colder days, and climate-controlled environments. OCCASIONS: Formal events, outdoor gatherings, office, business, casual, holidays, romantic, dating, clubbing. In moderation, this is an office-friendly fragrance. VERSATILITY: 7/10. Good, this fragrance can be worn anytime during the mild and cold months of the year. GENDER: Masculine, leather, and spicy tones give it a masculine character. AGES: Any. RECOMMENDATION: Giorgio Armani Code Profumo can be found for about $70, it is an impressive, very pleasant, bold, masculine fragrance, ideal for formal or casual/clubbing wear. This is a great buy. BLIND-BUY: Yes, but only if you are familiar with leather and sweet tonka bean notes. SIMILAR: These are fragrances in the same genre. Jean-Paul Gautier Ultra Male is a great sweet, leathery fragrance; Guerlain L'Homme Ideal EDP is soft leather and almond; John Varvatos Dark Rebel Rider is a great darker fragrance featuring leather, incense, and other notes; Mancera Gold Prestigium is a high-quality fragrance that contains leather, rose, and vanilla notes; Montale Aoud Leather is a great leather and oud scent; Paco Rabanne 1 Million EDP is a super sweet, leather, and orange fragrance; Tom Ford Ombre Leather is a great sweet leather fragrance; Tom Ford Tuscan Leather is smoky and fruity; Tom Ford F Fabulous contains leather, almond, floral notes; Valentino Uomo Intense EDP, is a fantastic leather, aromatic but lacks performance; Amouage Memoir Men EDP is an awesome leather and tobacco fragrance; Bentley For Men Intense EDP is an impressive and affordable leather fragrance. SUMMARY: A strong projection, sweet (tonka), leather, spicy (cardamom, nutmeg) fragrance with soft citrus and floral accords. The fragrance feels bold, casual, exotic, heavy, high-quality, imposing, intense, leathery, masculine, modern, nocturnal, playful, spicy, sweet aromatic, warm, versatile, and pleasant.

Scent: So, first and foremost I was lucky enough to get the 200ml bottle of Profumo on the Armani beauty site for 40% off when they were having huge sales back in 2021. I ended up paying like $83 for that 200ml. It's a steal! Now, when it comes to the scent, this is very, very good. I'm a huge fan of sweet Scents, so this is great for me and right up my alley. The fragrance starts off with a dose of Tonka Bean, lavender, and a bit of leather. After that, the lavender and leather start to fade slowly into the background, while the amber starts to make its way with the Tonka Bean still pretty much present. Throughout the life of the fragrance the amber and Tonka Bean are present. You also get hints of spice in the opening, but not as much, at least to my nose. Finally, the fragrance remains pretty much linear after that, kind of reminds me of a powdery hot cocoa drink, while in the beginning it has a Dr. Pepper or Cola vibe to it. Definitely one of the best fragrances I own. Now, if you're not a fan of sweet, "powdery", and "dessert-smelling" fragrances, then this is not for you. Overall, great Scent. Performance: When it comes to the performance this is wonderful. This fragrance is definitely Beast Mode. Just with a few sprays you're definitely going to leave a Scent trail and fill up a small room or office, so for those reasons I do not recommend this for office wear or tight gatherings. The Projection is pretty loud for the first 90mins, with the first 30 mins being very obnoxious. After those 2hrs it will still project, but just around you with people next to you definitely noticing the scent. The sillage is also very good, leaving a good scent trail for the first hour clinging to the air strongly. The Longevity is eternal. I got 13hrs plus more, but stopped counting after the 13th hour. So great Performance! Seasons: This is a cold temperature type of fragrance. This is not good for hot days or even warm days. This scent is great for late fall and winter. Cons: This cologne was unfortunately discontinued, so I can't really recommend it. The good news is that people say the 2024 version of Code EDP smells very, very similarly to Profumo, so that's the good news.

Armani Code Profumo, AC Absolu's equally hyped sibling. How does is stand up to AC Absolu? Read on to find out; Scent: Opening is dark, sweet, and heavy with a little bit of effervescence to it. Reminds me a bit of root beer. Cardamom, nutmeg, and tonka take center stage while green apple and mandarin play in the background. The dry down is similar to the opening, the main differences being that the green apple and mandarin notes are gone and the leather note has shown up. Still kinda smells like root beer to me though. Performance: Initial projection is strong at around 6 feet. Sillage is strong as well, leaving an easily noticeable scent trail. After about 4 hours the projection was about arms length and there was still a noticeable scent trail. Altogether it stayed on my skin for over 12 hours, making it certified eternal. When to wear: This is definitely a fall/winter fragrance. I feel the brightness of the apple and mandarin gives it enough versatility to be worn day or night, but only in cooler weather. This is not an office friendly fragrance. Blind buy: I would call this a safe blind buy if you like the AC line or anything sweet and effervescent. It's mass appealing, there's nothing offensive about it, and it sticks pretty close to the AC DNA. Final Verdict: This is a great fragrance, my second favorite AC behind Absolu. The simple reason Absolu edges this out for first place is because I feel Absolu is more versatile. That being said, I'm happy to have them both in my collection. The problem with AC Profumo is, as with Absolu, it's discontinued. That means it's hard to find and expensive when you find it. If you can find a full size bottle for $150 or under, I'd say go for it, you won't regret it. Otherwise, go for Armani Code EDP as it will get you close enough. Alternately, you can try Paco Rabanne's Pure XS as it has a similar sweet and effervescent soda vibe. Scent: 10/10 Longevity: 9/10 Sillage: 8/10

Just picked it up while vacation in San Andres and it was cheap asl. Got it for 388k cop and to dollars that’s just under $100. Not to even mention it’s been discontinued for a while now. Dirt cheap pick up if u ask me lmao. As for the fragrance itself, it’s beautiful. Nice and powdery with soft sweetness. The lavander mixes in with the green apple which is not bitter at all btw and make this gentle but very memorable fragrance. Bits and pieces of the Code line can be picked up but it does it’s own thing. I also smelled Absolu and I gotta say it would be a bit redundant to own both. I found that absolu is just a little more feminine Ig?. It feels more rounded and somehow smoother than Profumo. Nonetheless, 100% worth the purchase. I have it sittting on my skin and it’s been sitting there on my wrist for 20 mins now and I find that the apple is giving bubblegum sweetness now with coke and some spices. Do not pay more than $200 for this. It’s an amazing fragrance but it’s not niche level of smell yet. I will say one last thing and that is that versatility on this is average as any other cool weather fragrance. It’s bubblegum sweetness make it usable daytime and the spices make it suitable for nightwear. Its not too formal but it is elegant. Probably don’t take this one to a business meeting but please do wear it at a business party. Anyw, ik this was a long ass review but it was necessary.

So, since all the discontinuing is actually apparently happening, I just by chance found this on sale in an Ulta about a week ago. I am a die-hard Absolu fan, but I never really gave this a fair shot. For the price, I felt the urge to see what the hype was. In my opinion, this feels closer to original Code, but with subtle differences. I'll say this, the opening is slightly alcohol-dominant, but after that initial blast the opening is lovely. The lavender is very dominant here, like the OG for me, but instead of a lot of spices, it is inherently sweet with the apple. I definitely see the cola/root beer vibe for this, but only in the far dry-down. For longevity, at first I thought it was not good. It felt like after 4 hours I couldn't smell it anymore, but then after a short time I would get wafts of it. Noseblindness, maybe. Since then, after wearing it several times, I can say absolutely this has great longevity at about 10 hrs. Projection is moderate, but the sillage might be on par if not right below Absolu. Wonderful scent trail. Overall, I think I still like Absolu better, but after a week of wearing this, I'm glad I have this as well. Might consider getting the second bottle if it's still there...