Acqua di Giò Essenza Giorgio Armani (2012)

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Acqua di Giò Essenza is a popular perfume by Giorgio Armani for men and was released in 2012. The scent is fresh-aquatic. It is being marketed by L'Oréal.

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Perfumer

Alberto Morillas

Fragrance Notes

Top Notes	Bergamot, Cascalone®, Grapefruit
Heart Notes	Basil, Jasmine, Paradisone®, Sage
Base Notes	Ambrox, Atlas cedar, Patchouli, Vetiver

Ratings

Scent

7.6 (238 Ratings)

Longevity

7.7 (181 Ratings)

Sillage

6.9 (178 Ratings)

Bottle

7.8 (193 Ratings)

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08/21/2018

7.0 6.0 6.0 6.5/10

Schoork
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Greatly helpful Review 24

Derby

After the decisive derby between 1.FC Gio Homme and Bayer Essenza we talked to the coach of the losing team of Bayer Essenza Paul Breitmaul.......

Why wasn't there enough today?
"We were too static. Too unimaginative. We just missed the esprit"

Were you surprised at the offensive orientation of your opponent Gio Homme?

"Yes, they went off like the fire department. It all started right away with orange, lemon and mandarin in the storm front, which seemed fresher and more well-rehearsed from the start, we seemed a little more inhibited"

They had 2 new entrants in the starting eleven with Cascalone and Paradisone. How do you rate the performance?

"Yes, one has already seen that they want, but somehow it was too much art for me without any appreciable yield. That was quite pale"

From the start the opponent was more dominant, straight in the heart, in the midfield all corners were missing, you see the same?

"That's absolutely true. They were more lively, as well as the front. When I see who they had there with peach, rose and cyclamen, followed by coriander and hyacinth, that was good. The mixture was right. With us it was nevertheless quite manageable, basil was endeavored to carry the whole somehow, but then also failed, I do not reproach him with "
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Towards the end you actually had the longer breath, it seemed as if your opponent was outgunned conditionally, why couldn't you turn it over?

"As already mentioned, they were fresher and more active and could first go full speed. There was too much going on in the back in the defense. Ambrox and Patchouli played the balls back and forth too often with Vetiver, there wasn't much forward left. We're missing the certain something"

If you now draw a conclusion, what does it look like?

"And people always accuse us of being a plastic club and that's how we showed ourselves today. In addition, Gio Homme also has a quite large fanbase, which has made quite an alarm. We may have the nicer jersey, but as you say...it depends on the content. I'm already disappointed. The 1.FC Gio Homme is a big club, but I had more ewartet. So it is not enough and so we will have a hard time"

Is there anything that makes them positive?

"I was already in clubs with worse conditions, altogether that was ok for two, only the big kick was missing. We lack the natural finesse."

Thanks a lot and a great match between 1.FC Gio Homme and Bayer Essenza ends with a clear winner from Gio Homme.

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06/02/2018

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CD1810
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Somehow arbitrary

Originally I had rated Acqua di Gio Essenza quite high. My beloved classic from the nineties finally with decent durability, great! When I bought it in 2013, I was even willing to pay the very steep prices for a mainstream fragrance. Meanwhile, Essenza has gone down in price, but so has my opinion of Essenza.

I still like Essenza. It gives me a nice, very fruity freshness, which indeed lasts a very long time. It is really possible to hardly change the original significantly, but only to significantly improve its durability and sillage. That's something. In addition, Essenza attracts many compliments, which is also gratifying.

I find it disturbing that I can hardly identify individual fragrances: Acqua di Gio Essenza is somehow fresh, fruity, but above all synthetic. And I don't think it's aquatic. If you want to smell a pure aquatic culture, you should try Acqua di Sale by Profumum Roma.

I already wonder whether the original was so synthetic back then or whether my perception today is mainly related to the increased age, but especially to increased demands.

Be that as it may, I wear Acqua di Gio Essenza when I don't really know what I find olfactory. It then seems to me like a slowly fading memory of the past. It accompanies me fruity - fresh through the day: Unfortunately increasingly artificial and somehow arbitrary. It will definitely not be re-bought.

07/10/2016

8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0/10

Rickbr
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Rickbr

Helpful Review 1

Without surprises but delivers what is promised

It is certain that being among the first to explore an olfactory trend is a risky thing - especially because what we imagine might fall in public taste may be something very innovative at the time it was released. However, if the bet is right you gain the advantage of working in new lands and develop something that will become the model to be followed/ copied. It happened with the scent Acqua di Giò, which although was not the first aquatic fragrance was one that explored the trend early on hit very well the combination of aquatic freshness with a fruity fresh touch and a transparent musky base, a lightness that had a satisfactory performance for the genre and a lot of consistency from the beginning to the end.

After 16 years of success of what become one of the pillars of the aquatic family, the eau de parfum version comes at a time where the masculine market is not only less prejudiced with eau concentrations parfum, previously seen as feminine, but also demanding perfumes that have better duration and projection, thus able to stand out more. There is not much to reinvent or change in the aquatic trend and Essenza is not because of that a paradigm shift or a radical change from the original. Instead it is, as proposed by the brand, a refined and deeper version of the original, lowering the acquatic aspect but without doing it in order to compromise the original identity.

As a long lasting version, Acqua di Giò Essenza decreases the focus on water and fruity aspect of the output to put more emphasis in conveying the oceanic freshness in a mineral and slightly woody base of good duration. Thus, it opens with the aquatic and fruity departure from the original, less evident in the marine and metallic aroma. As it evolves one perceives another fresh aromatic chord, slightly floral, that gradually leads to the aforementioned mineral and woody base. Sometimes you can see flashes after all the evolution of the aquatic aroma of the opening in contact with the mineral aroma of the base, passing a very serene and refreshing feeling.

Essenza shown even without any surprises to be an acquatic more mature and better worked from beginning to end, with a good technical performance of sillage and longevity, which makes it an excellent candidate for daily use or even as a night perfume, with a good performance for summer nights or hot and stuffy night environments.

06/24/2013

5.0 7.5 7.5/10

JManDave
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JManDave

Fine but uninspiring

AdG Essenza is a good example of a cologne that has been done many times over: aquatic woods, with adornments added for a small twist. Nothing particularly wrong with it, but its been done somewhat better, and at a more economical price point in many cases. It also suffers collateral damage from being the sibling of the original, over-exposed, AdG, despite the fact that it stands on its own as a separate fragrance.

The fact that it ships in an EDP concentration is one of the few things that make it stand apart from the crowded field of aquatic/woody fragrances. The strength is as expected for an EDP, and it lasts accordingly. This at least gives it real viability as an all-day work fragrance. I get full day wears out of it, with no touch-ups.

As for the fragrance itself, it opens with aquatic, slight citrus and woody notes. This transitions to a stage where the woody notes come to the fore and it remains pretty linear from that point to conclusion. Thankfully, it maintains a nice dryness throughout, nothing sweet or gourmandish sneaks in late on the game.

It is work-safe, flexible enough (read that: mainstream) to function "ok" in a number of scenarios.

I'll continue to rotate it with my other fragrances, mostly for work-wear, but won't buy again. Alternatives at a much more favorable price point, with similar scents include Polo Blue, various Issey Miyakes and Nautica Voyage. Between them all, I'll only re-buy the Nautica again.

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06/21/2013

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Laurentparis
7 Reviews

Laurentparis

A good aquatic fragrance but overpriced

It's a good aquatic fragrance with the water-citrus opening, floral notes at its heart and a woody background with a little pepper.

It is less fresh and more floral than the EDT. The EDT is clearly a summer fragrance. This one is more all-seasons and office friendly. As an EDP, it has an excellent longevity and is quite linear.

But, even taking into account these qualities and a beautiful bottle with a magnetic cap, I think it's overpriced. (Maybe too much advertising)

If you want an aquatic fragrance, try it because it's a true reference but I think there are other aquatic fragrances which give the same for less.