Armani

Acqua di Giò

Premium$$$, 3 of 5

The houseFor men

Salty marine freshness and bergamot with ginger, over rosemary, geranium and sage, drying down to woods, patchouli and incense.

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When you spray ittop notes

As it settlesheart notes

What staysdry-down notes

Acqua di Giò’s scent picture, a draft: bergamot, ginger, marine notes, geranium, rosemary, clary sage drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

When you spray ittop notes

Acqua di Giò, when you spray it: Bergamot, Ginger, Marine notes

As it settlesheart notes

Acqua di Giò, as it settles: Geranium, Rosemary, Clary sage

What staysdry-down notes

Acqua di Giò, what stays: Vibrant woods, Patchouli, Frankincense

What’s inside it

What the label names

9 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender4 florals1 spices1 powder

5 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

For Men IntenseBentley · shares bergamot, geranium (rose geranium), clary sage, patchouli and 1 more
Lyric WomanAmouage · shares bergamot, ginger, geranium (rose geranium), patchouli and 1 more$395 for 100 ml · about twice Acqua di Giò’s $186
Overture ManAmouage · shares ginger, geranium (rose geranium), clary sage, patchouli and 1 more$395 for 100 ml · about twice Acqua di Giò’s $186
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.