Armani Mania pour Homme 2002 Eau de Toilette

Armani Mania pour Homme (Eau de Toilette) by Giorgio Armani
Bottle Design Fabien Baron
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7.5 / 10 162 Ratings
A perfume by Giorgio Armani for men, released in 2002. The scent is spicy-woody. It was last marketed by L'Oréal.
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Main accords

Spicy
Woody
Fresh
Citrus
Fruity

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
Mandarin orange leafMandarin orange leaf SaffronSaffron
Heart Notes Heart Notes
CedarCedar VetiverVetiver
Base Notes Base Notes
MuskMusk AmberAmber

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.5162 Ratings
Longevity
6.5118 Ratings
Sillage
6.2120 Ratings
Bottle
7.1128 Ratings
Value for money
6.526 Ratings
Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 14.04.2024.

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Farneon

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Farneon
Farneon
Helpful Review 10  
Best buddy in town
A master of his guild, the good Mr Kurkdjian, was at work here. Created at the beginning of the millennium, this fragrance is probably no longer produced. Which is a pity (as so often). If I were to apply a few attributes to the Armani brand, I would practically say through the bank: solid! I don't know any scents that are repulsive in my nose (in contrast to Bulgari, Guerlain, YSL, Dior or Gucci), but there is no colossal highlight for me (in contrast to Bulgari, Guerlain, YSL, Dior or Gucci ... haha).

Virtually all of my favorite fragrances contain some form of vetiver, including Armani Mania (AM). I practically never have anything against musk in the base either. In this respect I find here finally once again an EDT, with which the list of ingredients can be deduced from the overall impression (very good). Often enough this is unfortunately not the case and I think to myself: Where is the cursed sandalwood, the incense or the cardamom!?

The word "mania" can be translated as mania, fad, madness, frenzy. So you should expect something more extreme than what you get here. Because AM is definitely not going in an extreme direction, but in my opinion it fits ideally into the big city. If I define a fragrance over what I DO NOT want, then I would apply that to AM: not sweet, not leathery, not overblown, not fruity, not powdery, not soapy! The result is a melange that is optimal for me and that I can apply all day while working and going out. Only that maybe a little bit of the last thrill is missing.

I would describe the scent color green-grey. AM comes from there like an urban oasis. One is just as aware of the trees and the meadow in the park as one is of the adjacent shimmering air over heated asphalt. Therefore, this fragrance is a bit like the more everyday, natural and refreshing "Tom Ford Noir Anthracite". An EDT, with which you don't get a great smack or attract attention, but still master the day self-confidently and confidently. That's what I'm praising!
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ColinM

516 Reviews
ColinM
ColinM
Very helpful Review 7  
Transparent spicy cedar
Guilty pleasure. I admit this is clearly utterly synthetic, kind of cheap, with a ridicolously crap persistence...but I like it - for the first thirty minutes (which is nearly the entire life span of Mania) I actually almost love it. It smells like something Comme des Garçons could have come up with, and in that case it would surely have got more praise. Basically it is a really simple, almost “geometrical” cold blend of icy white cedar, violet, saffron (for once, I get a real smell of saffron, even if for really short) and crisp, slightly watery musk. The notes are conventional, and so is the blend somehow: but they get a treatment here which makes them smell metallic, fresh, transparent, really “contemporary” and slightly different from, for example, other “pencil sharpener” scents. Saffron probably gives some spicy twist which makes Mania smell a bit more unique, but also musk plays a role in providing a really peculiar sort of watery-metallic feel underneath the spicy woodiness. Also I get a sort of rubbery vinyl-like feel resembling to synthetic leather, really subtle and oddly “fresh” like the rest for the notes. Shortly a different – more modern, more aloof – take on a spicy “pencil shavings” fragrance, in the same league of Montana Graphite and Balmain’s Carbone crossed with the synthetic transparency of many Comme des Garçons fragrances. This is a bit like a really common piece of glass, just positioned in a slightly different way thus reflecting things differently. Nothing new and nothing great, but it works good and it’s worthy a sniff for me.

6,5-7/10
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HugoMontez

71 Reviews
HugoMontez
HugoMontez
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Metallic cedarwood
Francis Kurkdjian said one time that this was his favorite creation for the designer/mainstream market. I kinda like it but i find Narciso Rodriguez for Him and Le Male much better fragrances.

But this one is funny cause it plays a semi modern tone in 2002. A woody and fresh masculine. Not sweet, not gourmand, not citric, not Fougère. Very dry, fresh and woody.

It starts off with a lot of saffron and a bit of something citric and slightly sweet but not juicy. They say mandarin orange leaf. I don't know for sure but it's probably that. The saffron is the key cause it gives this slightly metallic edge to the composition. After a while, the cedarwood became more proeminet, the fragramce became drier and the musk adds creamy-floral and soft sweetness to the overall scent.

It's not a complex scent but it's kind of unique. That fresh metallic cedarwood along with the white musk in the base works very well. Great for casual and office wear. I tend to wear it on summer nights. It's not a great performer, since it lasts around 3-5h max, and it just projects moderately, during the first hour, essentially. But thats why i enjoy wearing it during summer nights. I just need it to last 3-5h.

The smell it's unique and very updated so, if you like this woody scents that reminded me of lumber and hammers, you have a good option here. Funny enough, the saffron helps this one being a kind of a predecessor of Baccarat Rouge 560, that came out many years later.

Overall, a very enjoyable woody-fresh scent but since it's discontinued for a while, i will not pay much for a bottle of it. I'm glad i have it, cause i enjoy wearing it from time to time, but it's nothing groundbreaking or a must sniff.

3/5
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7.5
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5
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2.5
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Drseid

819 Reviews
Drseid
Drseid
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Pepper And Cedar That Is Just OK...
I like Mania, but only just. I get a lot of pepper with it even though it is not listed in the notes. That, and cedar. Pretty simple scent and not nearly the best option for either of those notes. That said, I like pepper and cedar, so it is tough for me not to at least like Mania, even if I still see it as a disappointment. 2.5 to 3 stars out of 5.
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Cherlyn

16 Reviews
Cherlyn
Cherlyn
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A soft, close to the skin beauty
Despite his beautiful and smart composition, this one remains a very soft scent, well ballanced with discrete projection. I see it perfectly for office, kind of Equipage Hermes, especially made to be discrette. Mr. KURKDJIAN made a very good job here and Mania is one of the beauties that keeps something smart also erotic in the result. Among thousands of chemichal fragrances that screams " here I am" Mania is the gentlemen who waits patiently to be discovered. The siage is muted, longevity needs 6-8 sprays to be present for 3-4 hours. A very beautiful fragrance.
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PedroCabralPedroCabral 2 years ago
8
Bottle
7
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7
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8
Scent
Fragrance for daily use (especially on mild days). Strong presence of cedar and musk. Smooth and not cloying.
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KimJongKimJong 4 years ago
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7
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It is a clean woody soap and in my opinion it is the father of the Baccarat Rouge 540. What I most liked before.
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HugoMontezHugoMontez 5 years ago
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5
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An underrated fragrance that is discontinued, unfortunately. Very pleasant cedar-saffron-citrusy combo.
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