Acqua di Giò Profondo Giorgio Armani 2025 Eau de Toilette
5
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Effervescent mineral water
A classic masculine EDT. Fresh, citrusy, aquatic. Large initial cloud and overall sillage – clearly visible in 2m radius around the wearer. If you sit down in one place indoors, it soon fills the whole room.
Prominent citrus top notes – more grapefruit than lemon. But underneath there's a peculiar type of aquatic scent that I haven't encountered before. Mineral water. The kind that's bottled from a named spring and is more expensive because of its claimed medicinal properties.
There are woods below. Not much lavender. A long lingering trail.
I also tested this perfume on my partner some time later to have a better point of reference. As always – a single spray. About ~1 hour into the experience he went out for a smoke break. 15 minutes later I could still smell a faint trail left in his wake. So I'm pretty sure that if you ever get lost in a poorly ventilated maze – you could use this perfume as a makeshift Ariadne's thread to find your lover.
Citrus started fading away about ~2 hours in. Something else came to the forefront – the woods. But they smelled almost creamy and just slightly bitter, and reminded me more of young walnuts. Still aquatic and mineralic. Honestly? Delicious.
At that point it started settling closer to skin. Well, closer by its own standards – it only projected an arm's length away now. Lovely from afar, and don't get me wrong – still beautiful up close... But strong, sharp and overwhelming. A hug that's a moment too long would come with a bonus headache.
It took about ~4 hours to soften enough to become approachable. The watery notes fizzled out by then, and mineralic woody base transformed one last time into something new. Like a lonely tree on a rocky shore. Faint, but lovable. At ~7 hour mark it got very soft and barely visible, and soon after completely disappeared.
It was wonderful. Despite sharing an overall flavor profile with hundreds of other masculine freshies trying to do the same thing, it still felt interesting and unique. I loved it. Unfortunately, I don't think I'll be able to actually use it – even one gentle spray was way too strong for my nose's comfort.
But I'm aware that for many people "dumb reach" is a positive quality, so if you're one of them – this one is dope, go for it ദ്ദി ( ᵔ ᗜ ᵔ )
Prominent citrus top notes – more grapefruit than lemon. But underneath there's a peculiar type of aquatic scent that I haven't encountered before. Mineral water. The kind that's bottled from a named spring and is more expensive because of its claimed medicinal properties.
There are woods below. Not much lavender. A long lingering trail.
I also tested this perfume on my partner some time later to have a better point of reference. As always – a single spray. About ~1 hour into the experience he went out for a smoke break. 15 minutes later I could still smell a faint trail left in his wake. So I'm pretty sure that if you ever get lost in a poorly ventilated maze – you could use this perfume as a makeshift Ariadne's thread to find your lover.
Citrus started fading away about ~2 hours in. Something else came to the forefront – the woods. But they smelled almost creamy and just slightly bitter, and reminded me more of young walnuts. Still aquatic and mineralic. Honestly? Delicious.
At that point it started settling closer to skin. Well, closer by its own standards – it only projected an arm's length away now. Lovely from afar, and don't get me wrong – still beautiful up close... But strong, sharp and overwhelming. A hug that's a moment too long would come with a bonus headache.
It took about ~4 hours to soften enough to become approachable. The watery notes fizzled out by then, and mineralic woody base transformed one last time into something new. Like a lonely tree on a rocky shore. Faint, but lovable. At ~7 hour mark it got very soft and barely visible, and soon after completely disappeared.
It was wonderful. Despite sharing an overall flavor profile with hundreds of other masculine freshies trying to do the same thing, it still felt interesting and unique. I loved it. Unfortunately, I don't think I'll be able to actually use it – even one gentle spray was way too strong for my nose's comfort.
But I'm aware that for many people "dumb reach" is a positive quality, so if you're one of them – this one is dope, go for it ദ്ദി ( ᵔ ᗜ ᵔ )