Armani Code — Giorgio Armani
Giorgio Armani

Armani Code

  • For men
  • Eau de Toilette
  • 2004

Giorgio Armani's nocturnal seducer, Armani Code pairs an orange blossom and an anise with a leather, a tonka bean and a tobacco. Warm, elegant and sensual.

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

    Lemon · Bergamot

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Orange blossom · Star anise

  3. Base Several hours

    Leather · Tonka bean · Tobacco

What its composition says

  • 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Star anise: its rarest material, which only 28 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 71.
  • Bergamot: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 43% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
  • Citrus, leather, floral, spicy, gourmand and woody: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with citrus supplying 2 of 7.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Moderate
5 to 7 h estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

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  • Guerlain Habit Rouge Amber Leather Citrus Eau de Toilette · 1965

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