Armani Code Eau de Parfum (2024) by Giorgio Armani

Arrived beautifully and I loved it. Starts citrusy, evolves with nutmeg, and closes sweet with tonka bean. Ideal for those over 25, it adds formality and maturity; perfect for work or dates, it generates intimacy but not for clubs. Average projection for the first hour, then skin scent.

Top quality perfume. It is true that it leans more towards sweet, but I see it as versatile for moderate heat, the office, or night outings, where it shines the most. It doesn’t evolve much: opens with an energising mandarin that lasts a minute, then becomes clean and spiced with lavender and nutmeg, always creamy thanks to the tonka bean. It lasts 8 hours on skin and longer on clothes. I have received many compliments from people more than a metre away at work, even after 3-4 hours of wearing it, so it has good projection.

I am an untrained user, I have the three reformulations of the Code waiting for the Elixir in Argentina. The three share the essence but are distinct with different uses; it is not just the concentration that varies. This is the sweetest, richest version. The iris or cleanliness is not as noticeable as in the EDT or the Aromatic Parfum, but rather vanilla, amber and sweetness. It is already much more long-lasting, the scent persists and has good projection. On skin it lasts 7 hours, on clothes much longer. It is much more wearable and less sweet than the Stronger With You line, which is markedly for winter. I see it as all-year-round, with fewer sprays as the heat rises.

What a rich fragrance, it reminded me of 212 Sexy by Carolina Herrera with a citrus touch at the start and then lets the vanilla be felt, very easy to like.

Spectacular and phenomenal. The best reformulation of Armani Soy: it brings back Profumo but makes it less sweet and more wearable. Right, I won’t be looking for Profumo again. Thanks, Armani.

For Code Profumo fans, this new EdP is 80-90% identical to the original; the difference is a fresher touch that makes it feel modern. The best Armani scent has returned with a new name!

This isn’t my final review, but I’ll give some key points for anyone thinking of buying it. The most important thing: the longevity passes eight hours. However, the scent doesn’t fascinate me. It’s sweet but distinct from vanilla. I recommend NOT buying blindly and being over thirty years old.

It smells good on the opening, with mandarin and a masculine touch, but after twenty minutes it dries down to be extremely sweet, hardly masculine at all. There’s nothing to highlight its masculinity; it smells purely of tonka bean with a hint of amber, undeniably sweet, making it unisex. A disappointment.

Pleasant, versatile and clean. Smells like soap, slightly woody and sweet; it’s synthetic but rounded and agreeable. I love the tonka. In performance it is satisfactory. Nobody has ever commented on it, it’s rich but doesn’t draw much attention.

At first it smells good, with masculine mandarin, but as it dries down, after 20 minutes, it’s extremely sweet, nothing masculine. It has no note that stands out as such; it smells like pure tonka bean with a bit of amber, as sweet as it gets. In the dry-down it becomes unisex. A disappointment.

To me… I didn’t like it, even I disliked it. I don’t understand or comprehend, but simply I didn’t like it.

The 2024 Armani Code is a spicy, sweet blend with an amber base. It starts with a fleeting citrus touch before unleashing its full spicy and vanilla flavour, dominated by tonka bean and nutmeg, with hints of cardamom and a green edge. It’s elegant and very pleasant, more akin to the new Code Parfum than the previous version, and even reminds me of Luna Rossa Black, so if you like that style, you’ll love it. It’s better suited for evening wear, though on crisp autumn or winter days it could work during the day. Ideal for dates or events calling for elegance. The longevity was good, between 8 and 9 hours, with decent projection for the first hour before settling close to the skin.

The Armani Code Eau de Parfum 2024 is spicy, sweet, and features amber notes. It begins with a fleeting citrus touch to launch into a spicy and vanilla aroma, with plenty of tonka bean, nutmeg, cardamom, and a green edge. It’s elegant and very pleasant. It leans closer to the new Code Parfum than the previous one, and even shares similarities with Luna Rossa Black, so if you like those, you’ll surely like this. It’s more for evening wear, though on crisp or cold autumn and winter days it could work during the day. Ideal for dates or special occasions calling for elegance. The longevity was good, between 8 and 9 hours, with good projection for the first hour before settling close to the skin.

I’m a huge fan of the original Code EDP, but when I tried this new version, I was blown away: it smelled incredible. You can tell the strong lavender and musk from before are gone. It’s spectacular! It has a crunchy touch from the nutmeg that, mixed with mandarin and tonka bean, creates a super rich, addictive, and powerful aroma. Yes, it reminds me a lot of Profumo and a bit of Absolu, but I love the Code EDP 2024 more because it literally smells like another world: sumptuously seductive, masculine, and with a conqueror attitude. Truthfully, every time I wear it and enter somewhere, people stare. 😃 For me, along with Guerlain L’Homme Ideal Parfum, these are the best launches of the year. 👌

Although I’m not a huge fan of sweet scents in men’s perfumes, I needed something less formal for weekends but with an elegant touch for daily wear, so I bought it. Does it have class? Yes, but the longevity fails. I’ve been wearing it for 3 days and can’t smell it after 3 hours. Occasionally it throws a note, but it’s not present even in my personal bubble. I tried the EDT before, which projected much more (too much for me, even overwhelming) but lasted the same. Olfactory fatigue? Perhaps, but I don’t think that’s it. I’ll leave it aside for a while to see if it improves like with other perfumes. In summary, I’m happy with the scent (not enchanting but not bad either) but disappointed with the performance.