Armani · 2022

Code

Premium$$$, 3 of 5

The houseFor men

Green bergamot and herbal clary sage over powdery iris, ending on creamy tonka bean and cedar.

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The drawn Code bottle

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Code’s scent picture, a draft: bergamot, clary sage, iris, tonka (coumarin), cedar, sage drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Code, top notes: Bergamot, Sage, Aldehydes

Heartas it settles

Code, heart: Clary sage, Iris, Citronellol (rose)

Dry-downwhat stays

Code, dry-down: Tonka (coumarin), Cedar

What’s inside it

What the label names

10 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 & lavender5 florals1 sweet1 powder

6 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

Fakhar BlackLattafa · shares bergamot, clary sage, orris, tonka and 2 moreabout $29 for 100 ml · about a tenth of Code’s $170
Bad BoyCarolina Herrera · shares bergamot, clary sage, tonka, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 1 more$168 for 150 ml · about half of Code’s $170
Luna Rossa OceanPrada · shares bergamot, orris, tonka and sage$136 for 100 ml · about half of Code’s $170
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.