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Armani Code Colonia Giorgio Armani 2017

6.9 / 10 249 Ratings

A perfume by Giorgio Armani for men, released in 2017. The scent is fresh-synthetic. It was last marketed by L'Oréal.
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Main accords

Fresh

Synthetic

Sweet

Citrus

Aquatic

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Bergamot

Mandarin orange

Pink pepper

Heart Notes

Salicylate

Orange blossom

Clary sage

Base Notes

Tonka bean

Heliotrope

Perfumers

Antoine Maisondieu, Givaudan

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Ratings

Scent

6.9249 Ratings

Longevity

6.6221 Ratings

Sillage

6.3220 Ratings

Bottle

7.2250 Ratings

Value for money

6.8107 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone, last update on 11/06/2025.

Interesting Facts

The face of the advertising campaign is actor Chris Pine.

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Reviews

7 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/21/2020

9Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Micha1984
36 Reviews

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Micha1984

Top Review 15

I have to dance out of line...

Armani Code Colonia was given to me as a sample two years ago with a perfume purchase at Douglas. Until that point, I was only familiar with the original Code, which I used to really enjoy. It was the ultimate crowd-pleaser and, at its time, the better One Million with incredibly good longevity. I had definitely encountered all the others at some point, but never had the occasion to buy them. But back to Colonia... I can't explain why this one is rated so poorly...? The sample completely convinced me back then... I already like slightly sweet and fresh fragrances that are a bit different. That's exactly what Armani Code Colonia delivers! The Code DNA is definitely recognizable here, and you can draw some light parallels. But despite the certain similarity, Colonia is somehow different... I find the top note the most interesting and would have wished for the freshness of bergamot, orange, and pink pepper to last longer. I find the pink pepper in the top extremely good and perfectly balanced, which gives the fragrance a slightly spicy touch alongside the fresh sweetness. Awesome!!! Unfortunately, this wonderful composition fades quite quickly, and the other notes are already overwhelmed in the middle by the sweet, doughy tonka bean... Orange blossom and heliotrope quietly linger until the end. Overall, however, the scent progression is very pleasant, and I find it very successful and sexy. The longevity is neither very good nor bad for a "fresh scent"... On my skin, it lasts about 4-6 hours with 4 sprays, depending on the weather. The sillage is well noticeable in the first 1-2 hours, then it becomes skin-close. That's okay, but given the price, it could definitely be better (Davidoff Cool Water Intense sets the example). I only use it as a casual fragrance since I wear scents for work that can accompany me throughout the workday. In summary, it can be said that it is modern, it is sexy, it is fun to wear, it brings compliments, yes, it could last longer since it is quite expensive, I just love the DNA and find it awesome.

06/25/2018

3Scent 6Longevity 4Sillage

FabianO
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FabianO

15

Miserable, inconspicuous, indefinable Aqua-Tonka liquid

Very dreadful. While the "Prada L'Homme L'Eau" I tested on the other hand today still appeared characteristic in its aromatic components, this 100th name iteration of the "Code" series blurs into a stylistically hardly definable, contourless, downright eunuch-like aquatic something without any spirit.

Not only is this immediate skin-close dreariness striking, but in its design, Armani has once again undercut everything and thrown together a completely loveless soup of gray mandarin, some limp sage, and something with water/algae/sea salt concentrate.

Completely trivial, diffuse, subtly synthetic, additionally provided with an inappropriate tonka bean sweetness base that eventually just becomes annoying. Terrible.

03/12/2017

3.5Scent 6Longevity 7Sillage

Leimbacher
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Leimbacher

Very helpful Review 10

Das Wasser von Kölle is... pfui?

Actually, I wanted to join the statement below & rave about the Cologne water. Viva Colonia and so on. Unfortunately, this reference is out of the question, because my city is too precious to me, and this "Code Colonia" is too terrible. Not a good test weekend, because besides this botched code, "Bottled Tonic" made a similarly miserable impression. Like my predecessor, I am also an opponent of prejudices & would therefore sometimes almost like to abolish our statement function... but with these two Smurfs of scents, one can agree with the haters in good conscience. This is not meant to encourage anyone & promote further unqualified, testless statements - but even pronounced Code fans found "Code Colonia" catastrophic when they smelled it on me. It is still unmistakably a Code, but one of the cheapest offshoots of the prestigious line. Experiment failed.

Armani Code has always been a creamy-modern Tonka-orange blossom goer. Code Colonia is a never-goer. The scent feels more synthetic & more relaxed than ever, as if you were adding a cheap chewing gum with a watery undertone. And not clear, cold water, but lukewarm milk broth. Just the original with a mandarin start - that would be uninspired, similar to Bottled Tonic, but at least not a totally lousy scent. Code Colonia, however, pulls both its zesty-citrus side and its usual DNA into a bubblegum balloon that almost makes you feel sick over time. Creamy milk & aquatic notes apparently do not go together at all. At least not like this. Code Colonia is already one of the disappointments of the year. It reminds me of YSL L'Homme Libre, which I also can't stand. I can only strongly advise everyone to rather seek out Code Sport if they are looking for a summer variant. This one has almost nothing to do with the original, but at least it doesn't mistreat its DNA & is a very decent sporty.

Bottle: an iconic bottle that has now become worn out.
Sillage: not particularly aggressive. It still bothered me.
Longevity: 6 hours - I had to endure that.

Conclusion: a code that is better left unsolved... rarely has a mainstream hit DNA been less suitable for a fresh variant. Like a chewed chewing gum... pretty yuck.

12/23/2017

8.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Basti87
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Basti87

Top Review 7

Nice for die-hard fans

Christmas shopping can be stressful. However, it also has its perks. Often, I don't have time to test fragrances. Over the last two days, I tested quite a few. This one included.
My interest in testing this was limited. It sounded rather unexciting. But there it was. It looked quite nice, and I thought I’d give it a try. The blue bottle does look quite nice.

The first impression was quite positive. The exact same code DNA as the original. I love this. This DNA is presented in a fresh guise. While Code is more of a sensual evening scent, this one is a sweet-fresh daytime fragrance. For those looking for something special, it’s not worth testing, but for lovers of this DNA, it’s worth a try. Sage and mandarin give this variant a fresh touch. The rest is very similar to the original.
The performance is quite decent for a fresh scent, but it could be better. The sillage is good at first and remains strong for two to three hours. After that, it stays close to the skin for a few more hours. Longevity is 6-7 hours.

For me, a successful flanker, especially since Code Sport has 0 similarity to Code. I love the entire line. This one isn’t a must-have, but it’s a nice alternative.

03/09/2017

5.5Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

DonJuanDeCat
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DonJuanDeCat

Helpful Review 7

That was really nothing this time…

Okay, first I want to say that I would never just badmouth a fragrance here, just because it’s the thousandth flanker, offers nothing new, or if it has already been trashed by everyone from the start. After all, it’s primarily about how it smells, right?

Of course, sometimes you still have a certain attitude, especially when you can frequently read in the statements from you loudmouths how terrible this fragrance is right at the announcement of the scent… :D
Because the more people complain about it, the more there must be something to it, right?
But sometimes a fragrance just divides opinions too much, I think, and I can only mention one of my favorite examples here: Black Orchid! The brave ones, who apparently have returned from the dead, love this scent. Everyone else feels like they have to bite into vetiver as soon as they smell the first scent molecule... :D
You don’t get any wiser from that, at least not without having tried the fragrance yourself, as I said. So it could very well be the case here!

So I tested the new Armani as well, and… I must now say that this Armani Code is indeed a complete flop,… at least for me (you really have to try it yourself). Which is a shame, as it starts to smell quite good in some places before it just ends up smelling cheap and synthetic and becomes boring…

The scent:

At the beginning, you can smell all the listed notes from the fragrance pyramid regarding the top notes. The citrus notes are a bit weak, as the scent already smells slightly sweet and has a little spicy note from the pink pepper, which, however, becomes spicier over time.
Additionally, the fragrance also smells quite synthetic; I wouldn’t call it shower gel yet, but this synthetic note becomes stronger, which doesn’t do the fragrance any favors, as it makes it seem a bit cheaper in my opinion.
Hmm… Salicylate? I have no idea what that smells like, but in the heart note, there’s a rather disturbing note for me; it could be the synthetic quality in general, which now radiates quite strongly and gives a slightly stuffy impression. But fortunately, that goes away relatively quickly, especially when the tonka bean really unfolds, and the fragrance starts to smell good. For a while, the scent then reminds me of a mix between the original Code and the Profumo (as far as I can remember these fragrances) and radiates well. In this phase, I find the scent quite pleasant and nice, even if the pepper should become stronger. But…
A few hours later, the pleasant notes in the later base become weaker, so that the synthetic impression is reinforced again. This means it remains somewhat sweeter, but also synthetic and thus quite boring like an everyday scent that doesn’t even smell pleasant anymore.

The sillage and longevity:

Hmm… despite being a cologne, I found the scent to project a bit more intensely than the regular EDT (or the Black Code). Overall, it is quite above average and could be perceived well at a normal distance, but not for too long, as the scent weakens fairly quickly.
The longevity is above average, as the scent lasts six to eight hours, but for half of that time, it is very weak on the skin.

The bottle:

The bottle has not changed, except for the color. It is tall and slim with slightly inwardly pressed sides. This time it has a nice light blue color. The cap is dark blue and continues the shape of the bottle. There is no label as always; instead, the name of the fragrance is printed at the bottom on the front of the bottle. I think that’s nicely done, even if the cap can be a bit annoying if you don’t get it on right away :D

Unfortunately, this Code has become a fragrance that the world doesn’t really need. It has some good approaches that unfortunately fizzle out in the later base. It’s not so bad if a fragrance doesn’t always have something new to offer, but the Code Colonia unfortunately also has no great strengths and smells too stuffy or synthetic for me later, making it simply boring and somewhat cheap.

It might still appeal to some who are looking for a sweet-peppery party scent, but even for them, I would rather recommend the other Codes, or rather Armani He, which, although it also has a noticeable synthetic note (and is party-appropriate), doesn’t smell unpleasant or disturbing, and in my opinion, Armani got everything right here (at least I like it), just like with the Armani Eau line, which also offers several flankers, but most of them turned out quite well.

No, as I said, that was really nothing this time… not horrendously bad, but I would rather stick with the original Code or the Profumo.

This means that all you loudmouths who have already rolled your eyes and shouted “Another flanker that nobody needs” are absolutely right this time :D
I’ll join you and shout along :D

So it really doesn’t need to be tested!

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