Armani Code Giorgio Armani 2021 Eau de Parfum

Version from 2021

Armani Code (2021) (Eau de Parfum) by Giorgio Armani

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8.1 / 10 564 Ratings

A popular perfume by Giorgio Armani for men, released in 2021. The scent is sweet-spicy. It was last marketed by L'Oréal.
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Main accords

Sweet

Spicy

Woody

Fresh

Creamy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Mandarin orange

Bergamot

Lemon

Heart Notes

Lavender

Rosemary

Base Notes

Tonka bean absolute

Cedarwood

Musk

Vanilla

Ratings

Scent

8.1564 Ratings

Longevity

7.7510 Ratings

Sillage

7.3511 Ratings

Bottle

7.8516 Ratings

Value for money

7.5437 Ratings

Submitted by MuffinXS, last update on 12/28/2024.

Interesting Facts

The face of the advertising campaign is actor Ryan Reynolds.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Armani Code (2004) / Black Code (Eau de Toilette) by Giorgio Armani

Armani Code (2004) Eau de Toilette

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Armani Code Parfum

Exotic Heritage

Alexandria II Parfum

Reviews

15 in-depth fragrance descriptions

02/07/2021

6
Pricing 7
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

Razvanyke
214 Reviews

Razvanyke

Best Code ever - my favorite from Armani line.

This is a new release from Giorgio Armani only being sold since a few weeks, and this is a very big surprise for me because I like very much the Code DNA but the eau de toilette had no performance at all and I did not bothered to check the other flankers. There are so many of them like Black Code, Ultimate, Luna, Absolu or Sport. I honestly do not know how they smell and I am not even curious.

The initial spray of this beauty is a burst of mandarin with bergamot so quite citrussy, which gives places to lavender very quick. After a bit of time you feel the sweet Tonka bean and a lot of vanilla, which stays with you for the rest of the day. This is really long lasting and with two sprays you are good to go for the whole day, on the clothes it will stay for days which I really appreciate because one criticism for the last code was that it was not long lasting enough.

This is the best Armani Code to this day in my opinion, I have hoped for such thing many years ago and Armani finally did it. There is another nice Code in the line-up called Absolu, but that one smells more like Layton rather than Code DNA so the “eau de parfum” 2021 is the best Armani Code in my opinion.

10/04/2024

Oough
6 Reviews

Oough

1

The single most wearable fragrance I've ever encoutered

It's a unique, fresh, everyday fragrance that reads as masculine (if you believe in gendered frags) without smelling blue, and still being a little sweet. It's not my favorite, but it is by far the one I reach for most often. It's the perfume equivalent of a woman wearing pants-- it would have been defying gender norms like, 50 years ago, but now its probably one of the least polarizing things you could possibly wear.

02/28/2021

7
Bottle 5
Sillage 6
Longevity 9
Scent

ScentSlave
217 Reviews

ScentSlave

This one tempted me 2 weeks ago;

and when I came back, I couldn’t say no... they’re really pushing this one hard at Dillard’s, so expect this one to become one you get wafts of regularly...

It’s got a smoky sweetness to it, and it’s quite intoxicating. I personally don’t get much of the citrus in the opening... it’s actually rather quiet on my skin... not much as far as projection and sillage goes... maybe a soft 2ft radius on the projection diameter, and the trail it leaves is rather discrete... longevity wise, it’s a matter of “perspective”... i.e. if you judge by projection/sillage, longevity is maybe 3-4 hours... however, if you count the total time that it’s perceivable on your skin, it’s an easy 10+ hours...

I personally get an almost rubbery feeling, very smoky, very sweet aroma.... imagine the scent you’d get if someone exploded an M80 in a box of really wet, really sticky Tonka beans... that’s how it hits me... an almost “gunpowder smoke mixed with Tonka/vanilla”... I like it, but it’s very hard to describe...

I’m gonna give it a few more tries, and I’ll try to be back with a more “in depth” description... as of now, however... this is the best I can do... apologies

Update 4/9/2021:
After giving it a few more tries, I’ve noticed that the longevity I personally get is maxing out at about 6 hours or so, and the projection/sillage is a much softer, closer bubble than I originally perceived as well. I still think it’s a great scent; it’s just not a big performer.

The vibe I get from it is a watered down, less sweet, and slightly smokey feeling version of its older brother named Parfumo.

02/13/2021

9
Pricing 10
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 10
Scent

Basti87
375 Reviews

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Basti87

Top Review 34

This release was overdue

Even if I'm the first commentator on this fragrance, you can see a clear trend to this fragrance: Grandiose reviews and also exclusively positive statements. I'm sure the comments will be significantly more and also the have I list will rise significantly. With this fragrance Armani could have succeeded in the very big throw.
My desire for any stinknormal flanker of known fragrances is no longer very high. You rarely get new and much is just a bit of gimmick. With this one, however, it was clear to me: I must have it! When I found it at Parfumo under new introductions, it immediately went on my wish list. An Eau de Parfum from Code? 2021 is long overdue. In my early 20s, Code was THE fragrance for me. Spray on - feel good. Without being too much of a turn-on, but still with a lot of sex appeal and a high cuddle factor. For me, always a special fragrance with which I associate a lot and one of my first great fragrance loves.
The Code range is already huge. Many great flankers are there, however, many are independent and have not quite so much to do with this beautiful original. The Profumo is already a very powerful performance beast. Also many others. The A-List was still very successful, where you could say that this one goes very much in the direction of the original. An option, since the Orginal now seems extremely reformulated to me.

According to the statements it has similarities to the Code and the Code Ultimate. Unfortunately I couldn't get to know the Ultimate, but the similarity to the original is undisputed. Fortunately. Have hoped for a fragrance that comes close to this beautiful original, but with decent performance. That's what you get here. It's not the exact code as you know it, but I'd say at least 70-80% similarity is there. It also reminds me a tad of Profumo and Absolu, but much milder in execution. You get a nice warm scent for mild to cold temperatures that are much more suitable for everyday use than many of the other flankers. The scent is well balanced with lots of sweetness, creamy due to tonka. There is also a mild spice that is easy to detect here. Roughly speaking, you get a modern code, which is never too overbearing. Who expects something revolutionary is of course wrong here. This fragrance is rather for the fan community of the code, which is not small. Definitely has bestseller potential.
The performance is super in contrast to the weakening Code. Here you get a great companion, which never applies too thick, but is always well noticeable and lasts around 10 hours. Top, and for me who also likes to wear sweetish fragrances in everyday life a great everyday fragrance. Also for the evening a great choice. For the big wow and the special moments in life but too ordinary in style. As a feel-good fragrance but a fragrance that I will gladly wear.

The high ratings will certainly still go down, because for now rather the Code fans have tested this fragrance. Nevertheless, especially thanks to great performance for me the best Code. Fans of the original should definitely have this on the radar.

08/04/2021

8
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

1Jelissimo8
8 Reviews

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1Jelissimo8

Top Review 18

The "feel-good code

Back when the first Armani Code came out, that was one of the fragrances that had a DNA that was distinctive and wonderful to me.
When you smelled that DNA, you immediately knew it was Armani Code.
Worn and loved by many men (including me!!!), however, he also had slight weaknesses in the H/S at that time...
But what you got after some time after the release and still gets today was and is a cheek.
A -so it seems to me- reformulated Armani code, which evaporated after about 3h and no one has perceived, not even I as a wearer....
Therefore, it was high time that this great fragrance and this great DNA gets a new edition without any epithets like "Profumo", "Absolu" etc..., because I actually none of these flankers really liked.
Overall, I just wanted my old Armani Code back, which I now even got improved! *__*
The whole thing I would like to explain to you here now and try to describe the fragrance:

It starts with a nice combination of tangerine and lemon. The bergamot I do not perceive. Directly to this comes a certain "freshness" or "cleanliness", which clearly includes the heart note of lavender and rosemary and harmonizes ingeniously.
Subsequently, the whole thing goes into the base note and becomes - unlike the original code - deeper, more adult and very sensual!
Here the tonka bean and vanilla play the main role in the ideally matched ratio and give the fragrance a serious and deep existence.
What I love about this "new old" code is that it sticks to the primal DNA and from top to base all the individual notes are ALWAYS present, but let the other notes take precedence when it's their "turn". I have not had that with other fragrances so far so.
For me, the Armani Code Eau de Parfum smells already at the beginning as he smells at the end, but with the above-described perfect coordination of the individual fragrance notes.
In addition, there is a great durability with me of 8-10h, depending on the dosage.
The whole has a pleasant but clearly perceptible sillage.
Except in the summer you can wear the I find always. He always comes on well, you are clearly perceived and he just always fits. (whether in the office, meeting, wedding, clubbing,...)

The "new old" Armani Code is back, but with more power, sensuality, endurance and seriousness!
I wish for something like this more often when switching from EdT to EdP or Parfum, as these are often completely different fragrances and have little to nothing to do with the original DNA and are worse in H/S to boot...

So men's world: the "code to feel good" is back!!!

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