Armani Code EDT Spray for Men

I received a small carded 1.2ml sample of this for free, for review. Let me start by saying that I have bought a few of the Armani Code flankers in the past and some are very good, but this one in comparison just didn't hit the mark.It's a clean and very light classic barbershop type scent and it's pleasant and fresh but its simplicity and low performance doesn't do it justice against the other Code flankers to my nose. The projection is very low on my skin and the sillage is virtually non existent but perhaps would be better with much heavier sprays from a full sized bottle.It's a serviceable "dumb-reach" scent that if you just want to smell clean and inoffensive would do that job very well but it also smells so similar to a hundred other designer fragrances ... MoreI received a small carded 1.2ml sample of this for free, for review. Let me start by saying that I have bought a few of the Armani Code flankers in the past and some are very good, but this one in comparison just didn't hit the mark.It's a clean and very light classic barbershop type scent and it's pleasant and fresh but its simplicity and low performance doesn't do it justice against the other Code flankers to my nose. The projection is very low on my skin and the sillage is virtually non existent but perhaps would be better with much heavier sprays from a full sized bottle.It's a serviceable "dumb-reach" scent that if you just want to smell clean and inoffensive would do that job very well but it also smells so similar to a hundred other designer fragrances that I don't know what would make me buy this over any of them since the scent profile is fairly interchangeable. The refillable bottle is a nice touch if you want a reusable bottle but if that's all it has to offer I don't know if it would be joining the other flankers I've already bought. If you don't own any other department store clean-fresh men's fragrances then this is a safe blind buy or gift but if you have any others with this scent profile (which is most designer-department-store mens fragrances) then it is likely redundant.In summary: it's fine but from the Armani Code line I did expect a little more. However if you are giving it as a gift and don't know the specific tastes of the person you're purchasing for, it's so inoffensive that you can feel safe buying it and knowing it will be used.If you or any intended recipient is into fragrance at all though I would skip this one in favor of several other Code flankers or other more complex or better performing fragrances in this genre.

I had the OG EDT from 2006 and loved it. I now have the EDP and I love it. I got the chance to test this new Parfum today. At first it smells nothing like the suggested top notes. No Bergamot, no citrusy freshness. Just thick and heavy makeup/powdery/lipsticky iris-root, and lurking behind it, the Code-DNA. This is Armani Code definitely, but darker and heavier. I'm not sure I like it.As for longevity, it smells very strong. I've worn it now for five hours on my right arm, with the EDP on my left for side by side comparison. The EDP is almost a skin scent now, but the Parfum is still going, so it has longevity going for it, at least. In fact I keep noticing it from my arm, so sillage is at least arm's length, possibly more.All in all, I prefer the EDT and EDP, ... MoreI had the OG EDT from 2006 and loved it. I now have the EDP and I love it. I got the chance to test this new Parfum today. At first it smells nothing like the suggested top notes. No Bergamot, no citrusy freshness. Just thick and heavy makeup/powdery/lipsticky iris-root, and lurking behind it, the Code-DNA. This is Armani Code definitely, but darker and heavier. I'm not sure I like it.As for longevity, it smells very strong. I've worn it now for five hours on my right arm, with the EDP on my left for side by side comparison. The EDP is almost a skin scent now, but the Parfum is still going, so it has longevity going for it, at least. In fact I keep noticing it from my arm, so sillage is at least arm's length, possibly more.All in all, I prefer the EDT and EDP, they are lighter, cleaner, fresher and sexier. The new Parfum is heavier, more powdery/makeup-y and could possibly induce a headache if worn in a car or small room right after application. I will have to see how it evolves in a few more hours

I got a little spooked after I ordered. I read many reviews about Classiic Parfums stating fake items were received. I thought great, I should have dug deeper. I tried to cancel the order, but the order processing was so fast and ahead of the projected delivery date, but neither I nor Walmart could cancel. Walmart said just call us to return. Turns out I did not have to..., I hatched a plan....I ordered the exact same item from fragrance. net ( just a little more expensive, not much) to compare the wrapping, box, embossed letters, symbols, batch numbers, QR codes, print font, to the Walmart, Classic Parfums.They both arrived on the same day, so I sat down with a magnifying glass and my nose to A/B the two. They are EXACTLY the same genuine product. I plan to gift ... MoreI got a little spooked after I ordered. I read many reviews about Classiic Parfums stating fake items were received. I thought great, I should have dug deeper. I tried to cancel the order, but the order processing was so fast and ahead of the projected delivery date, but neither I nor Walmart could cancel. Walmart said just call us to return. Turns out I did not have to..., I hatched a plan....I ordered the exact same item from fragrance. net ( just a little more expensive, not much) to compare the wrapping, box, embossed letters, symbols, batch numbers, QR codes, print font, to the Walmart, Classic Parfums.They both arrived on the same day, so I sat down with a magnifying glass and my nose to A/B the two. They are EXACTLY the same genuine product. I plan to gift one for Christmas...does not matter which.I do not know what happened in the other 1 star reviews stating substandard or fake items. Mine was 5 star.