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Acqua di Giò — Giorgio Armani
Giorgio Armani

Acqua di Giò

  • For men
  • Eau de Toilette
  • 1996

The aquatic reference of the 1990s, Giorgio Armani's Acqua di Giò captures sea air and spray: bergamot, neroli and marine notes on a base of patchouli and cedar. Fresh, luminous and summery, it remains a timeless best-seller.

Perfumer Alberto Morillas

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Bergamot · Neroli · Lemon

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Jasmine · Rosemary · Marine notes

  3. Base Several hours

    White musk · Patchouli · Cedar

Top notes

Heart notes

Base notes

What its composition says

  • 3 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Rosemary: its rarest material, which only 35 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 57.
  • White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
  • Citrus, floral, woody, musky, aromatic and marine: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with citrus supplying 2 of 9.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Low
3 to 5 h estimated on skin
Projection Moderate
noticeable at arm’s length

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

Tailored for the heat — above 22 °C (72 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Office & everyday Measured enough not to overwhelm a closed space or a meeting.
  • Sunny days & holidays Its freshness breathes the outdoors and rising temperatures.

Strengths

  • Great versatility: goes from the office to dinner without a false note.
  • Immediate freshness, easy to wear and to give.

Avoid if…

  • you want very long-lasting wear: its freshness fades.

What people like in Acqua di Giò by Giorgio Armani is its crisp, luminous freshness — the immediate “clean” effect, effortless, that suits everyone.

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