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      CODE (2004) • ARMANI🔺, ScentAdvice

      ARMANI
      CODE

      2004

      PERFUMER
      Antoine Lie


      CODE (2004) • ARMANI🔺, ScentAdvice


      Lemon
      Bergamot
      Star Anise
      Olive Blossom
      Guaiac Wood
      Leather
      Tonka Bean
      Tobacco

      CODE (2004) • ARMANI🔺, ScentAdvice

      Armani Code was my signature scent for over 10 years, before getting into the fragrance hobby. I started wearing it around the age of 18 I think (when it was still called Code Black) and wore it pretty much every day or every other day until I was 29.

      I still consider Code one of the best designer lines and one that, despite its popularity, feels underrated. The main issue I had with it when I started looking for something different, was the performance. My older bottles seemed to last literally twice as long as the last ones that I bought.

      Anyway, Code is a nice, gentlemen’s designer with hints of leather and tobacco, but mostly I get a powdery spiciness from it. In the opening it’s invigorating with the citrus, but it gets heavier, sensual and darker, ending in a much sweeter, tonka bean-heavy drydown. I mostly wore this during the evening and on days out, while I wore the original Acqua Di Gio EDT to work and in high heat.

      Sidenote: After this review, Armani released Code Parfum, which I have also reviewed.


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