Excellent review Robes! You nailed it. I had a big bottle of this and due to the hype around it, i kept telling my self it was a great fragrance. Honestly it was just ok and like you said it, better than Profumo but just did not have the wow factor. I sold it off
Honestly it helps others out as I'm not trying to sell them this item while trying to get clicks calling it "best of code" etc... but it also helps me in my journey. Now I have more experience with the Code line if someone asks me. I think it's worth the time to continue to learn and grow.
@@robes08 - Every reviewer is different and some are more independent than others, to put it politely. But what I respect about your approach is that you put your passion and professionalism first. Your reviews are well reasoned and objective and whether we agree with you or not you give us your unvarnished opinion of each fragrance. And that is why you have a loyal following and longevity. Everyone else cannot say the same. Salute
Good to know about it and hear your take, I remember the days that I was excited when Armani release a new Fragnkler, now they're just Meh! 🤷♂Thanks for the Samplin' Marc!!!
I actually picked up the original Code (edt) based on your review back in the day in like 2010. I really liked it but outgrew it and moved on to better things fairly quickly. The first time I tried this one I wasn't too impressed. Especially with all the hype I had higher expectations. But as I wore it more it really grew on me and became one of my favorites for super versatile dumb reach cold weather frags. Sometimes it can be a bit too sweet. But I actually really love this one. Grabbed a backup bottle as soon as I found out it had been officially discontinued. I think it walks that line of youthful and sexy yet classy and a touch sophisticated perfectly
Not enough shelving space. Makes sense. Didn't know this one was discontinued. That might be the reason I grabbed these so cheaply on the Aramni site. Yup, same thing with the ADGs.Not a fan of calone, but for the price, ring me up. Yes, Absolu is a little too sweet like Profumo. The Gold is too, but I own them now. What was the other one I picked up, Colonia? That wasn't too bad. Picked up a couple of them. I have a big ol box of Aramni, just like I do with YSL. I wore YSL's L'homme Sport the other day. I was transported back in time to the mall eating Sabaro pizza and watching the people walk around. Armani, YSL, and Prada take up the most room in my closet. That said, Guerlain, Dior, and Chanel, along with Hermes are my favorites in the designer game. Ya know, I wouldn't pay up for an Aramani discontinued, but I would for a Dior. Oh, got to sample Givenchy vintage Gentleman. Really nice. I'd pay up a little for that one.
Good review! I would only add that if you like Code in general and already have EDP, it’s hard to top that. I opted to buy Gold Absolu which felt to me a little more nuanced and complex but I agree that this is not new and there’s enough tonka in EDP not to buy this…
I found this a great fragrance especially for date night but I turned myself off to it from wearing it in the Florida hot weather. Definitely winter based
Great review Marc! Armani Code Absolu Gold (2020) has Iris in it - its way classier you should sample it! - Would you say Code Ultimate is in the same vein as Code Profumo and Code Absolu? Ultimate is still my favorite flanker -2nd is Ice then Special Blend.
Man you are bringing me back, I do need to sniff my Ultimate bottle since it's been years. If I recall it reminded me of the original and it was really good. I do need to get my nose on Ice before the bottles are no longer available.
Code Profumo and Absolu have migrated to “personal enjoyment scent” only options. I wear them only when I get nostalgic. Definitely code Profumo over code Absolu
Grabbed this one a few years ago when I was pretty early my journey and was still susceptible to the hype trains. Weird thing is, I hated it at first. I had paid damn near retail so I made myself wear it a few times, but just wasn't digging it. I started to sell it after it was discontinued, but for some reason I didn't. I broke it out last winter and ended up liking it the few times I wore it, but I'm still kinda on the fence about it. I think if it had a bit of a cherry or almond kick in it, I would like it a bit more. I think I'll hang on to it, though. I've reached a point where I enjoy having some discontinued frags just because, even if I only occasionally spray them to wear around the house.
Absolu was decent. 7.5 is fair for me. Code Profumo is at least a 9 for me. It’s beast mode and I get this rootbeer sparkle with some spice and heavy sweetness. Statement maker for me. Personally the parfum is nice, it’s codes take on Prada lhomme (fresh iris) wish they went more to Prada lhomme intense and darkened it up. Codes line main failure is not gong dark enough, leave Gio for the fresh takes, code should focus on being darker overall
Talk about classing up a fragrance, are you familiar with Code Absolu GOLD? That one uses saffron as one of the notes, to class up the composition. Would love to hear your take on that flanker and its way of upgrading the classiness of that scent profile
Whats interesting is how they came out with this & then a year later, the Absolu Gold. Very similar to absolu but smoother. I almost wonder if they couldn’t decide between Profumo, absolu and absolu gold so they eventually released all of them. 😂
@@robes08Well it's funny that you say that because Absolu Gold actually had iris in it as well but didn't sell as well/wasn't as popular as Absolu. I feel like they couldn't decide between carrot seed and iris so tried both and ended up discontinuing all of them in order to simplify and streamline the line and then added the iris again to the parfum to class it up even more and also raise the price tag
Personally, I still prefer Profumo over this one. Absolu is, I feel, the Code that had missed potential. It seems as if Armani almost went in a direction with this one that would have made it somewhat daring and very classy, but hit the brakes. Had they amped up the suede and added a boozy edge.... It's still a good dumb reach, though, for chilling with friends.
I recall Emporio Armani He being one of my early fragrance purchases that I deliberately googled and came up with in 2010 or so based on popular sentiment of the day. I’ve also discovered Basenotes around the same time while doing that research. Lol. Just wanted to see what was popular out there, now it seems like ages ago 😂 Oh, and the fragrance was shit, btw. Gave me headaches, so I haven’t purchased any other stuff from the brand since then. 😖
@@robes08 That’s the one! The insane part is that so many fragrances have been discontinued since then, but EAH appears to be alive and well stocked on internet 😆
The Code line is the only line that I like from Armani. I don't find them bottle worthy, but for the most part they are really nice for the price, if you buy from discounters.
Absolutely phenomenal review on this fragrance. 👏🏿
Thanks Paige, nice to see you back on the channel!
So well done that made me feel like reviewing frags is the isiest thing to do... 👌🏾
appreciate it, not easy to do to review but it's a pleasure to share.
Great review! Would love to see your review of Code Parfum.
I'll eventually get to it
Great video and I enjoyed it and I like this fragrance and I give it a 9.5 out of 10 in my opinion and have a blessed day
9.5 ! WOWOWOW
Great review. Love the code line and I would like to mention that the EDP gets barely any love and it's the best of the line (for me). Try if you can.
I will be
Excellent review Robes! You nailed it. I had a big bottle of this and due to the hype around it, i kept telling my self it was a great fragrance. Honestly it was just ok and like you said it, better than Profumo but just did not have the wow factor. I sold it off
Makes all kind of sense.
I respect how you did a thorough review of a fragrance you would not normally be interested in.
Kudos
Honestly it helps others out as I'm not trying to sell them this item while trying to get clicks calling it "best of code" etc... but it also helps me in my journey. Now I have more experience with the Code line if someone asks me. I think it's worth the time to continue to learn and grow.
@@robes08 - Every reviewer is different and some are more independent than others, to put it politely. But what I respect about your approach is that you put your passion and professionalism first.
Your reviews are well reasoned and objective and whether we agree with you or not you give us your unvarnished opinion of each fragrance. And that is why you have a loyal following and longevity. Everyone else cannot say the same.
Salute
Good to know about it and hear your take, I remember the days that I was excited when Armani release a new Fragnkler, now they're just Meh! 🤷♂Thanks for the Samplin' Marc!!!
Thank you for coming by, I was never excited about any Armani release to be honest but I can see why your excitement would go down with the years.
I actually picked up the original Code (edt) based on your review back in the day in like 2010. I really liked it but outgrew it and moved on to better things fairly quickly.
The first time I tried this one I wasn't too impressed. Especially with all the hype I had higher expectations. But as I wore it more it really grew on me and became one of my favorites for super versatile dumb reach cold weather frags. Sometimes it can be a bit too sweet. But I actually really love this one. Grabbed a backup bottle as soon as I found out it had been officially discontinued. I think it walks that line of youthful and sexy yet classy and a touch sophisticated perfectly
I can see what you mean about it, I think you just need one of these in your collection though as this formula is being copied quite a bit.
Not enough shelving space. Makes sense.
Didn't know this one was discontinued. That might be the reason I grabbed these so cheaply on the Aramni site.
Yup, same thing with the ADGs.Not a fan of calone, but for the price, ring me up.
Yes, Absolu is a little too sweet like Profumo. The Gold is too, but I own them now.
What was the other one I picked up, Colonia? That wasn't too bad.
Picked up a couple of them. I have a big ol box of Aramni, just like I do with YSL.
I wore YSL's L'homme Sport the other day. I was transported back in time to the mall eating
Sabaro pizza and watching the people walk around.
Armani, YSL, and Prada take up the most room in my closet.
That said, Guerlain, Dior, and Chanel, along with Hermes are my favorites in the designer game.
Ya know, I wouldn't pay up for an Aramani discontinued, but I would for a Dior.
Oh, got to sample Givenchy vintage Gentleman. Really nice.
I'd pay up a little for that one.
Cool comment
@@millenialbroadcast Well thank you.
always interesting to see everyone's journey with each scent, they all have stories. Thanks for sharing
I love this one
Awesome to see that!
Armani Code Ultimate was my favorite by far.
Great choice
Love this one for the September October time of year, but honestly not worn it in a long time.
Maybe time for me to bring it into rotation
Thanks Bateman.
Good review! I would only add that if you like Code in general and already have EDP, it’s hard to top that. I opted to buy Gold Absolu which felt to me a little more nuanced and complex but I agree that this is not new and there’s enough tonka in EDP not to buy this…
great addition to the review. appreciate that
I found this a great fragrance especially for date night but I turned myself off to it from wearing it in the Florida hot weather. Definitely winter based
100%
I personally love this code.
Awesome to see that!
Great review Marc! Armani Code Absolu Gold (2020) has Iris in it - its way classier you should sample it! - Would you say Code Ultimate is in the same vein as Code Profumo and Code Absolu? Ultimate is still my favorite flanker -2nd is Ice then Special Blend.
Man you are bringing me back, I do need to sniff my Ultimate bottle since it's been years. If I recall it reminded me of the original and it was really good. I do need to get my nose on Ice before the bottles are no longer available.
Code Profumo and Absolu have migrated to “personal enjoyment scent” only options. I wear them only when I get nostalgic. Definitely code Profumo over code Absolu
I think the Profumo has more personality imo so I can see why you prefer it.
Pls review Armaf black onyx, its unique, will be waiting your review. Tks Robes
I don't do clone houses sadly however good news is that many reviewers do.
Just sprayed Absolu and Profumo next to each other. I have feeling Profumo prijects more.
it does.
Grabbed this one a few years ago when I was pretty early my journey and was still susceptible to the hype trains. Weird thing is, I hated it at first. I had paid damn near retail so I made myself wear it a few times, but just wasn't digging it. I started to sell it after it was discontinued, but for some reason I didn't. I broke it out last winter and ended up liking it the few times I wore it, but I'm still kinda on the fence about it. I think if it had a bit of a cherry or almond kick in it, I would like it a bit more. I think I'll hang on to it, though. I've reached a point where I enjoy having some discontinued frags just because, even if I only occasionally spray them to wear around the house.
Great story! Guess you're stuck with Absolu now lol
They also added iris with absolut gold - I prefer it
You aren't the only one that mentioned it, guess I'm on the lookout for that one.
Absolu was decent. 7.5 is fair for me. Code Profumo is at least a 9 for me. It’s beast mode and I get this rootbeer sparkle with some spice and heavy sweetness. Statement maker for me. Personally the parfum is nice, it’s codes take on Prada lhomme (fresh iris) wish they went more to Prada lhomme intense and darkened it up. Codes line main failure is not gong dark enough, leave Gio for the fresh takes, code should focus on being darker overall
Talk about classing up a fragrance, are you familiar with Code Absolu GOLD? That one uses saffron as one of the notes, to class up the composition. Would love to hear your take on that flanker and its way of upgrading the classiness of that scent profile
I heard that's the one to check out, guess I got work to do.
Whats interesting is how they came out with this & then a year later, the Absolu Gold. Very similar to absolu but smoother. I almost wonder if they couldn’t decide between Profumo, absolu and absolu gold so they eventually released all of them. 😂
I feel like once Le Male Le Parfum came out with Iris based scent they needed to revamp Code and they did.
@@robes08Well it's funny that you say that because Absolu Gold actually had iris in it as well but didn't sell as well/wasn't as popular as Absolu. I feel like they couldn't decide between carrot seed and iris so tried both and ended up discontinuing all of them in order to simplify and streamline the line and then added the iris again to the parfum to class it up even more and also raise the price tag
Personally, I still prefer Profumo over this one.
Absolu is, I feel, the Code that had missed potential. It seems as if Armani almost went in a direction with this one that would have made it somewhat daring and very classy, but hit the brakes. Had they amped up the suede and added a boozy edge....
It's still a good dumb reach, though, for chilling with friends.
Great take!
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does anyone know if the Code Absolu range will be deploy soon in the market ??? This fragrance range was wonderful
they moved on from what I see. Say good bye.
I recall Emporio Armani He being one of my early fragrance purchases that I deliberately googled and came up with in 2010 or so based on popular sentiment of the day. I’ve also discovered Basenotes around the same time while doing that research. Lol. Just wanted to see what was popular out there, now it seems like ages ago 😂 Oh, and the fragrance was shit, btw. Gave me headaches, so I haven’t purchased any other stuff from the brand since then. 😖
I have that one, the bottle was like an axe bottle all plastic, I also have the blue one called remix.
@@robes08 That’s the one! The insane part is that so many fragrances have been discontinued since then, but EAH appears to be alive and well stocked on internet 😆
Armani code gold edition has iris discontinued.
If I can remember, the suede is amped up a touch, or it could be the iris playing tricks on me.
Suede is toned back to my nose, noticably. But yeah iris and saffron are amped up
@patrickbateman4541 true, I've smelt it from a friend some time ago but remember I like it better than Absolu. 😁
I'll get that gold edition, seems like they knew that they should of done the iris.
The Code line is the only line that I like from Armani. I don't find them bottle worthy, but for the most part they are really nice for the price, if you buy from discounters.
listen to Muddy
Not for me. Tonka heavy, sure. But it’s the double dose of heavy Amber woods that made me dislike this. I’ll stick with my vintage bottle of Code.
Good call Panda
One word review. Boring!
that's one way to review it.