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Armani Code / Black Code (Eau de Toilette) (Giorgio Armani)

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Armani Code is a popular perfume by Giorgio Armani for men and was released in 2004. The scent is spicy-sweet. It is being marketed by L'Oréal.

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Perfumers

Antoine Maisondieu, Antoine Lie

Fragrance Notes

Top Notes	Bergamot, Lemon
Heart Notes	Olive blossom, Star anise
Base Notes	Gaiac wood, Leather, Tobacco, Tonka bean

Ratings

Scent

7.5 (711 Ratings)

Longevity

6.7 (506 Ratings)

Sillage

6.4 (494 Ratings)

Bottle

7.2 (513 Ratings)

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05/31/2020

9
Scent 7
Longevity 7
Sillage 7
Bottle

Jota
13 Reviews

Jota

Excelent modern classic!

I think this is a timeless fragrance on the designer side. Clean, sweet, subtle and sexy. It has born in 2004 but remains very modern. One of the best choices if you are begining a colection. You will not regret this one. Plus it´s a compliment getter.

03/19/2020

7.5
Scent 7
Longevity 6
Sillage 9
Bottle

Condorpilot1

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Condorpilot1

Classics of elegance

Feel almost every man has or had Armani Code at hand or in his collection. He rightly has an image of an elegant men's fragrance with style. Somehow everyone seems to like it. To what extent Armani Code has been reformulated and the durability might have deteriorated, I do not know.

For me Armani Code was for a long time a synthetic cocktail that I always liked. Undefinable in its nuances but still round and pleasant. Although it has been one of the classics of designer fragrances for years, it still stands out from the crowd and does its own thing. This also makes him look timeless, it is m.M.n. a perfume that you can almost always wear. A fresh, already synthetic prelude, which then comes along with a hint of olive. Green olive, not black. So at least at first. But then the olive is gone relatively quickly and the scent changes into something darker. Wood, suede, light sweetness. And then the olive returns after about 30 minutes - black olive. And this change of the olive fits the scent enormously well. There is something medical in the background, which I cannot classify, but it doesn't bother me.

Well, a round, very well-made fragrance. If only it had more radiance, that would be great. You can definitely go out to dinner with it, and on a date tonight. Wearing a suit, I guess. Office? On cold days. It's a casual scent, but if you're not too casual. Armani Code has a little bit of everything.

12/28/2019

7.5
Scent 6
Longevity 4
Sillage 10
Bottle

SvenScent

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SvenScent

(K)a code for eternity!?!?

Armani Code was something like my signature scent for a long time. I found it different, not mainstream at all, and I still feel that way today. Especially its heart note of olive and star anise, which has the citric opening immediately under control, makes it quite unique, the guaiac wood gives it some mystical depth. The tonka bean, on the other hand, I have always perceived only very subtly; and whenever I read somewhere that this scent is too sweet, I think either I have had the wrong juice in the bottles for years, or the writer has never smelled code (or, another possibility, confused with 1 million ;-)

By the way, code always reminds me of Sauvage (or better the other way around). It must be the liquoriceiness of star anise that awakens this, my association, although the EdT, which I personally own from Sauvage, unlike the EdP, does not seem to contain any star anise. I have often asked myself where this liquorice accord in Sauvage actually comes from. But that may be a different story in the near future.

Armani Code is, I think, a perfume that is still easy to wear, but I have to say that I rarely wear it anymore. Maybe it's not quite as modern anymore, but I probably just broke my back. Because when I do reach for it from time to time, I am always surprised how elegant and noble it is at bottom.

But there is also an annoying flaw in the code: its poor sillage (and durability). While the durability is not sooo bad at all, it can at least be perceived relatively long at close range, so I have always wished that it would appear much less reserved in terms of silage! I know there are numerous flankers, with better performance, but none of them smell like the "Black". Actually, what I would like is a code that smells exactly like the original code, but with 10.0 points in performance! But after all, a man should have wishes...

08/20/2019

8
Scent 7
Longevity 7
Sillage 7
Bottle

Carlitos01
282 Reviews

Carlitos01

Helpful Review 3

A market reference revisited

[short review]
The original Code made itself a place as the "other" Armani besides Acqua di Gio. It's a classy classic deserving a lot more market attention than it has received in recent years. It deserves a better place than just that secondary brand reference. Actually - in my opinion - is a much better perfume than its more famous aquatic brother.
Code is a mature spicy and sweet fragrance, with an under average performance for the notes, a nice visual presentation and an undeniable ability to pleasure ladies.
It opens with citrus as it is Armani's tradition, to later develop a bit of florals with anise facets. It dries down sweet and woody and it's in this phase that we recognise the real fragrance DNA.
The house of Armani launched a lot of Code flankers and this perfume is a bit "lost" in the shelves with so many same brand competitive offers. I would say that it is even a bit underrated. As this scent is around for quite some years, prices became competitive for an Armani fragrance and it's an excellent alternative for an elegant and formal event or dining out choice. It's not even a bit outdated and I kind of prefer it to other woody sweet formal scents in the same pricing region from similar designers.
It's one of my wife's favourites.
I give this scent a global rate of 8.0/10.00.

Music: Tanita Tikaram - "Good Tradition"

07/10/2018

7
Scent 7
Longevity 6
Sillage 5
Bottle

Rapha

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Rapha

Beautiful fragrance shelf life but once again the shelf life

Endurance burner, woman magnet, Pantydropper There is much which the code says, I must admit it already stands out from the other bestsellers. It is a very nice scent which has its justification in any case but unfortunately Armani has a very bad durability of approx. 4-5 hours as with the also very good smelling "He". Not particularly suitable for celebrating as the silage is not the best either. But what I have to admit is that you get some compliments. For dates therefore very well suitable with a nice meal if one does not want to be too intrusive. It's very popular with women, but men also asked what a great fragrance this is.

To the fragrance itself he starts beautifully citric with a slightly overblown sweet but not too sweet. It then becomes spicier in the course and sweeter the citric freshness is quickly vanished. A gentle woody note slowly creeps in and becomes more dominant over time, but the tonka bean never becomes too dominant. After about 2 hours I almost only smell a soft tonka bean with a nice hint of guaiac wood. As said with a better durability you could have made more out of it.
I am curious what Armani still has great in the portfolio then hopefully times with a better durability.

04/28/2018

6
Scent 7
Longevity 6
Sillage 7
Bottle

DN1982

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Just to be on the safe side

That's what this scent expresses.
Classic citric prelude, which has quite some range. But in the middle of the race it goes steeply downhill. Aniseed is something sweet and flattering, but also requires an appropriate dose. Unfortunately here a bit too much of restraint. So the liaison with the olive blossom does not really succeed. Here a sweet spice like basil or pimento would have been a much better partner. Not that the scent is restless, but I have the impression that it smells a bit strange for a short time, slightly musty. But this phase fades away quite quickly and at the base he rips it out again. Woody-leathery with a matching sweetness that never comes to the fore too dominantly.
I wouldn't call it arbitrary now, because it has its own independence and there are always similarities somewhere. Armani Code is a fragrance that is certainly not suitable for friends of powerhouses, but otherwise always dresses appropriately and at every opportunity. If you are not looking for excitement, but want to be sovereignly scented, you might find the right scent here.

07/15/2017

8
Scent 7
Longevity 6
Sillage 8
Bottle

Manscents
14 Reviews

Manscents

A class scent

Armani Code by the house of Giorgio Armani is great masculine scent. It has a really bright and fresh opening with some sweetness provided by the tonka bean note. I get a hint of mint also possibly provided by the star anise. While i dont have a a good nose for individual notes I dont get the tobacco as listed but I do get some woodiness after the dry-down, I find that this does leave a good scent trail after applying. Longevity for me is average around 5 - 6 hours. It will project depending on skin type for the first 2 - 3 hours. Armani Code is a versatile scent and could work as a good day or night scent. My only negative is the price seems a bit over inflated.

The bottle design is slender and modern and it is easy to use when applying. Although the dark glass seems opaque there is some transparency and you can see remaining juice in certain light,

Overall score 8/10

05/29/2013

9
Scent

Grehn
9 Reviews

Grehn

very good fragrance but expensive!

i Think this is a pretty Amazing fragrance!
i Think its pretty expensive, you can get better fragrances for the same Money, so thats the reason why a gave it 90 instead of 100%, this fragrance just get better if you wear a leatherjacket, so the smell of the leatherjacket and the fragrance go together.. really nice smell!

02/25/2013

6
Scent 5
Longevity 2.5
Sillage 5
Bottle

Miaw2
339 Reviews

Miaw2

Wonderful smell, but...

Code smells absolutely delicious! There isnt much left to say about it.

Warm and comforting, this scent just could project more and last more to be higher in the rank.

I smell lots of tonka bean with a light leather note in the base.

Despite the lack of projection, i do like this and it's worth it in my opinion - a great and romantic skin scent.

There's a cheaper alternative to Code, which is Salvador Dali Black Sun. Both are a must try at least. Thumbs up!

Updated January 2014

03/24/2012

6
Scent 7.5
Longevity 7.5
Sillage

Missk
1165 Reviews

Missk

Very helpful Review 2

The perfect scent for your black tuxedo

The thing about Armani Code is that it's extremely sexy but rather difficult to describe. It's not spicy like most masculine scents, for example, YSL's Opium for Men or CK's Obsession for Men.

In some ways it's a clean and soapy interpretation of a spicy scent with a touch of citrus and leather. There is such an aura of confidence and elegance surrounding this fragrance, making it rather formal in a way, like something you'd perhaps wear with a traditional tux.

The olive blossom is a wonderfully unique additive to the composition, bringing with it an interesting saltiness which is quite alluring on the skin.

There is a powdery like aspect to this fragrance that tends to develop more towards the drydown. Do not fear, it's a masculine powderiness, nothing like sweet, flowery baby powder or anything like that.

Refined and somewhat formal, yet easily transferred into day-wear, Armani Code is probably one of the nicest Giorgio Armani scents I've tried. It's successful in being simplistic and not too over-the-top or too edgy. The longevity and the projection is good which is an added bonus of course. I recommend this fragrance for formal wear, cold weather and those fashion-conscious men.