Giò Giorgio Armani 1992Eau de Parfum

Bottle Design Giorgio Armani, Michel Blanc

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7.7 / 10 79 Ratings

Giò (Eau de Parfum) is a popular perfume by Giorgio Armani for women and was released in 1992. The scent is floral-powdery. Projection and longevity are above-average. It was last marketed by Cosmair.

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Fragrance Notes

Top Notes	Bergamot, Hyacinth, Jasmine, Mandarin orange, Rose, Rosewood, Violet
Heart Notes	Gardenia, Carnation, Clove, Iris, Orris root, Currant leaf, Currant blossom, Lily of the valley, Myrrh, Orange blossom, Peach, Tuberose, White blossoms, Ylang-ylang
Base Notes	Amber, Musk, Sandalwood, Styrax, Vanilla, Cedar

Ratings

Scent

7.7 | 79 Ratings

Longevity

8.7 | 61 Ratings

Sillage

8.2 | 56 Ratings

Bottle

7.1 | 63 Ratings

Submitted by Schnuffi, last update on 08.09.2020.

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06/04/2018

8
Scent 8
Longevity 8
Sillage 8
Bottle

Jazzy76
320 Reviews

Jazzy76

2

Youth mistakes

I owned this fabulous perfume 20 years ago. I bought the 100ml bottle because it was on sale at my favourite drugstore.
I loved it and ....suddenly I gave it away because I began to think it was taking negativity to me! Maybe I was totally crazy! :0
How I 'd like , nowadays, to own again this wonderful and discontinued fragrance, so feminin, so rich, so sweet and warm, with its opulent flowery bouquet. I remember its sillage, maybe too rich and strong for the girl I was, but surely wonderful . How many mistakes I made when I was Young!

03/11/2012

5
Scent 10
Longevity 10
Sillage 10
Bottle

Sherapop
1239 Reviews

Sherapop

3

Everything but the Kitchen Sink Plus a Million White Flowers

Giorgio Armani GIO is a big billowy bouquet of flowers, a few of the white petals of which have been studded with cloves. All of this is anchored in a substantial base which somehow magnifies the florals over time. Apply a tiny bit, and it will expand over the course of a few hours to take over whatever space you currently happen to inhabit.

GIO is very similar in brash spirit, monster sillage, and eternal longevity to Calvin Klein ETERNITY, and equally a part of the late 80's trend to excess. Just look at the list of notes! Everything but the kitchen sink was thrown into GIO. The composition somehow still works, but *only* if *very* sparingly applied. These fragrances are so potent that they can only be washed away--no need for a purse spray!

GIO appears to have gone out of production some time ago--no doubt because ETERNITY won out. And I suppose it's true: No one really needs to own both GIO and ETERNITY. My own intolerance of the clove note explains why my bottle of GIO remained 3/4 full for years and was eventually swapped away, but I do believe on some level that this is a worthy creation, and can recommend it to anyone who likes ETERNITY.

My own relationship to GIO can be compared also to my relationship with Lancôme POEME: I always felt that in theory they were worthy creations, but in practice, whenever it came time to reach for a perfume, I rarely reached for them. (I still have a bottle of POEME in the back of my armoire...)

The elegant GIO bottle is the same as that used for ACQUA DI GIO, with a thin, almost chiplike shape. The ACQUA version is frosted, while the GIO bottle is clear.