Giorgio for Men Giorgio Beverly Hills 1984 Eau de Toilette

Giorgio for Men will always be a nostalgic fragrance for me. My Grandpa, who is just as much addicted to fragrance as I am, has always been partial to Giorgio, and smelling it reminds me of a trip I went on with them in the summer of 2007. We were going to St. Louis Missouri, and much to my Grandpa's displeasure, he forgot to pack any fragrance in his bag. We stopped by a local drug store that happened to have Giorgio for Men on discount that day, so that was what he picked. The coincidence of that being his only available fragrance, and the fact that my Grandpa is a chronic over sprayer has forever burned the scent of Giorgio into my mind, which is a good thing of course! Years later, I went back to St. Louis with other family members, and everything that we saw there still reminded me of Giorgio for Men. It's a small memory, but a good one nonetheless. I can't say that I would wear this scent myself, as it's just not my usual cup of tea, but I do enjoy it. It's a powdery scent with a bit of a fruity tinge, but it's made to lean masculine with a bit of fresh citrus, dirty patchouli and some very dry woods in the base. I do also get tinges of leather as it dries as well, but a very clean and supple leather as opposed to anything animalic. For it being an older scent, and one that can be had without hurting the wallet too much, it's actually exceptionally well formulated. I have not smelled any vintages of this fragrance, but I found the current formula to be quite good.

Another funny story to add, I actually no longer own this fragrance, as I dropped the bottle months ago, and it shattered into a million pieces. My closet and bedroom still smell of this fragrance even after 5 months having passed since dropping it, so I suppose that we can say the performance here is good? This is also the first and only bottle I have every broken, and I'm crossing my fingers that I don't do it again.