Acqua di Giò Parfum Giorgio Armani 2023

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Ranked 88 in Men's Perfume

8.2 / 10 1207 Ratings

A popular perfume by Giorgio Armani for men, released in 2023. The scent is aquatic-fresh. It is being marketed by L'Oréal.
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Main accords

Aquatic

Fresh

Citrus

Spicy

Green

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Marine notes

Calabrian bergamot Ginger

Ginger

Heart Notes

Rosemary

Bourbon geranium

Provençal clary sage

Base Notes

Frankincense

Guatemala patchouly Woods

Woods

Perfumer

Alberto Morillas

Ratings

Scent

8.21207 Ratings

Longevity

7.31110 Ratings

Sillage

7.11099 Ratings

Bottle

7.81091 Ratings

Value for money

7.31044 Ratings

Submitted by multiple users, last update on 07/23/2025.

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What the fragrance is similar to

Acqua di Giò Profumo Parfum

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Acqua di Giò Essenza

Verdigris

Acqua di Giò pour Homme Eau de Parfum

Reviews

38 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/29/2023

4
Pricing 6
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 8
Scent

Razvanyke
214 Reviews

Razvanyke

Helpful Review 9

A missed opportunity ..

I must admit that from the very powerful Acqua di Gió from the 90s which would fill a room with two sprays to the current "Parfum", I am lost in the Armani´s game of sending away the fans.

I have already reviewed the EDP, which was decent in DNA but very thin and fleeting, the EDT is a joke and should not be considered at all as a purchase, I literally sprayed 5ml once from a new bottle and I could have maybe 1 hour of silage..

But we come to the current one, and one comes with the hopes that "Parfum" should act like one and be concentrated, have 20%+ oil in the composition and develop an oily spot on the skin when sprayed.

I believe that if the ADG Parfum is indeed having the % and it´s not only a title, must be right above the 20% .. which is still half from what Profumum Roma will add to their bottles.

This one smells like the original Acqua di Gió DNA, maybe an improved EDT let´s say .. but for my nose and expectations this cannot be called a Parfum, not even by title only.

The Mugler line lost the Men (Pure Havane, Pure Malt, etc) .. the A.D.G Essenza is gone and also the Code EDP or Code Absolu/Profumo .. now the Acqua di Gió Profumo is getting axed to leave space for this ..

I am honestly very confused by L'Oréal S.A. because they have the money, the talent and the distribution and they could make some stellar products .. but instead they chose to kill the good ones and release countless flankers which only are annoying the fan base.

And another thing: No, this is not a replacement for Profumo.

Thanks for reading and for watching the video.

06/23/2024

8
Scent

Smirky
450 Reviews

Smirky

Helpful Review 7

No need for this crazy nonsense

This is a combined review of the following which I tested on consecutive days using samples.
Acqua di Giò Eau de Parfum
Acqua di Giò Parfum
Acqua di Giò Profondo
Acqua di Giò Profumo

Missing is Acqua di Giò Profondo Parfum which was released after I had obtained my samples and plain old Acqua di Gio, which I didn't bother with.

I'll try to keep it short and sweet. They are all pleasant, fresh, masculine fragrances, different and with varying performance. The one I liked the best is Acqua di Gio Parfum. However, after recently dealing with ADP Colonia CLUB vs. Colonia C.L.U.B and then on these wrapping my head around EDT vs. EDP vs. Parfum vs. clear bottle vs. blue bottle vs. black bottle vs. Profundo vs. Profumo vs. available vs. discontinued, based on comments it turns out the Acqua di Gio Parfum is sold in a 2023 version vs. 2024 version and the only way to tell the difference (outside of smell) is if the cap is magnetic or not and where the writing is on the bottle. That doesn't help me since I have no idea what I sampled and what I would get via mail order - I say to hell with all of Acqua di Gio. The fragrance world is too big to have to deal with this crap. I'll use up my samples and that will be the end of it. There are good clones out there of these fragrances. At least I know what I will be getting with clones by mail order.

05/24/2023

8
Pricing 6
Bottle 9
Sillage 10
Longevity 8
Scent

Vitodito
93 Reviews

Vitodito

Top Review 5

Profumo.

On my skin i feel this is a Profumo in a new bottle, marketing stuff.

Maybe they added a little more aroma chemicals but you could never tell “this is profumo” or “this is parfum” if you blind smell them.

Again, just marketing. Nothing new or different, don’t worry.

Performance is quite great, 8+ hours with a spray on my hand.

06/16/2024

6
Pricing 4
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Maksy
19 Reviews

Maksy

2

The Odd Middle Child…

Okay, let me begin by explaining, that I always attempt to go into this with an open mind, as “Art is in the eye of the beholder” and all that. In buying this flanker (that already wasn’t needed as a “replacement” to Profumo), I put these feelings aside when I had the opportunity to pick this up from Ulta for well below MSRP and again “go into it with an open mind”. Now even me at first glance of this flacon, would’ve assumed it would bear the name “Profumo” in some sense, but alas, the Parfum craze had finally gripped Armani to its core like every other designer.
When I opened my box, and went to take the cap off, my first “Ugly” with this fragrance. The cap not being magnetic, and having a removable collar for refilling the flacon, combines into a moment when you first take the cap off and you think you’ve broke your bottle. As when I pulled my cap off, the collar came right up with it. Apparently, this was already realized by Armani, as the new 2024 Parfum has a more Armani code style atomizer assembly it seems. But to the scent, “What does it smell like”, I can hear you saying.

Here’s where some positives happen. I’m greeted with a fresher, warm weather rendition of Profumo. Now, all the die-hard Profumo fans are going to be mad at me when I say this, but I think this greener/fresher take is honestly invigorating. As someone who loves Profondo to its core, with its aquatic overdose, it’s not as bracing as say Megamare, or Fantasquatic, but I feel left a little “oomph” in the formula to be had. So, I was pleasantly surprised to find that this flanker, has this lovely marine facet to it that warms into a woody patchouli with the balsamic frankincense lending that heady sticky atmosphere. It’s not a potent incense stick to the nose like Profumo, but it’s not the salty ocean water blast of Profondo, it’s somewhere in the middle; with the usual suspect of Bergamot lending a splash of juiciness and virility, a green leaf nuance. Somewhere in the mix of these accords, there’s a dash of minerality from what I can only assume is from the marine accord, seeing as how it smells similar to Profondo directly in the opening.
Rosemary and clary sage contribute a playful dash of herbaceous nuances to the other green and woody elements, the sage especially is noticeable in the opening through most of the dry down, and I quite like it as it adds a little kick to the citruses.

Wearing this out and about, people have commented on it positively; and while I’m not leaving a monstrous sillage, as this flanker is closer to the skin than Profumo it’s not completely vapid either and people do notice it. I’ll admit I go nose blind to it unless I’m right at my skin, but others have smelled it from “conversation distance”. This is the “every man’s” Profumo in my opinion, it’s a more energetic fresh twist on the original DNA.
From first spray to skin scent, I get around 8-9hrs from Parfum which works for me! I personally don’t bellyache about longevity all that much and 8hrs is more than agreeable to me, with it fusing a marine and woody aromatic profile. Do you need to go out and buy this right now? No, not with 2024 Parfum already launched with a vastly superior flacon.
If you’ve never smelled Profumo, would you like this? Perhaps; if you’ve been a die hard fan of Profumo however, you’ll find this vastly inferior to the original.
All this being said, this is the flanker nobody asked for but we got, and clearly Armani realized how awful their 2023 flacon is as they’ve already scrapped it for the new one.
Still, I do enjoy this quite a bit and it’s definitely cheaper than sourcing a price gouged listing for Profumo now. This middle child is here, for how long who knows, but it’s here and boy is it weird.

06/08/2025

8
Pricing 8
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 10
Scent

cphfragranc
11 Reviews

cphfragranc

1

The best ADG ever.

Green + Blue fragrance in one. Only for men & young adults age +20 years old, not for teenagers. Formal fresh that is a bit old school (90'ies Armani), but very comfortable. Not a "strong" scent, but a very comfortable.

The more this dries down, the better it becomes. The opening is not bad, but I am personally not impressed. The drydown, I have to say, is very nice. This was my first Aqua Di Gio, and wow. They know what they are doing. I also get "ginger" as a note.

I would recommend this, but the price is in the "overpriced" category.

Difference between 2023 and 2024 is that 2023 does not have a magnetic cap.

The smell is very natural, and not synthetic at all. The more I smell this, the more I love it. Great job Giorgio Armani.

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