Acqua di Giò (1995)
by Giorgio Armani

I began wearing this when it first came out and I have had a bottle of it knocking around ever since. The overall effect of this fragrance is fresh, clean, somewhat citrussy and watery, but complex and interesting enough to keep me coming back to it. I usually only wear this scent during the summer or on days when I want my fragrance to enhance rather than take center stage. For some reason I detect a melony essence in this, although it is possible that this is the effect of the peach/pineapple/lemon scent combination. The lasting power of this fragrance on me is decent although I find that I need to reapply this later on in the day if the first application was in the morning. This fragrance is a safe bet for anyone who wants to smell fresh and pleasant. It's a good scent to wear to work as I find it quite unlikely that this would be strong enough to offend anybody. It is very much a fragrance of its time--the mid nineties gave us various citrussy-oceanic-fresh scents that often had a unisex quality to them. I have since become fond of stronger, more complex scents, but this will always have a place in my collection. It seems to work very well with my body chemistry as several women I know have bought this fragrance after asking me what I was wearing.

Well this is nice... wait, where'd it go? Definitely a no-buy: inoffensively pleasant, light smell with absolutely zero staying power, and a drydown remininiscent to me of cheapish body sprays. Why so classic? Was there nothing else around in the mid-90s?

I smell something totally different than everyone else here. When I spray Aqua Di Gio, it reminds me of a lovely spring time floral garden. It reminds me of the sun shining and birds chirping, flowers blooming...Spring time. I'd rather save it for spring and wear something a bit more cold weather friendly, but this is one of my favorites, smells so clean and fresh.

For some reason this is the scent I always spray on myself, furtively and superstitiously, at airport perfume counters. Perhaps because I find this fresh, breezy marine floral so uplifting. I love it.

I love this fragrance, I'd wear the edt when going out into the warm summer days. It's my "shorts, halter top and flip flops" scent. It is definitely a "marine" scent. Being from So. Calif. this was what I'd wear if hanging out in Santa Monica during the warmest months of the year. Here in GA the high humidity does something weird to it on me and I haven't worn it as often since moving here. It's still a fav of mine, as is the original Gio.

I love this scent. It is very fresh and clean~~ I would categorize this as a "marine" scent. It's very refreshing and doesn't give me a headache at all. It's great for all year round, but especially fitting for the spring and summer. I definitely recommend Acqua di Gio for those in search for a clean and light smelling perfume.