Armani Eau Pour Homme (1984)
by Giorgio Armani

I liked the lemon herbal moss blast of citrus in the opening then the scent seemed to disappear into nothing after thirty minutes. The fragrance seems thin and watered down which is a shame as this one had a good reputation in the Eighties. I guess it's been reformulated for the worse.

20th January, 2012.

Armani Eua Pour Homme is a strange scent, I cannot really pick many faults with it and I like the Lemon and Tangerine. This scent is from the classic mold and is not over complicated. I would question the amount of time that this fragrance lasts on my skin as it barely goes beyond 4 hours, but it smells lovely and is worth a small investment. It is far removed from other armani scents that are doing the rounds in the clubs.

31st December, 2011. (Last Edited: 7th January, 2012.)

Bland, boring, cheap-smelling, aromatic/fougere. Chypre-ish but not much until the dry down. I get more lavender than anything. Some dark citrus in the opening. Smells very dated.

There are much better selections from this genre, such as Azzaro pH, and Polo original. I am not thrilled with Armani pH.

21st November, 2011.

Along the lines of Eau Sauvage with its sweat note (basil, sage?) but overall friendlier and sweeter, but still with civet in all likelihood. A tad boring for my taste, which tends toward the bold and bitter.

Important correction: this fragrance is not related to Esencia Loewe, as Diplomat suggests. It shares a couple notes but on the whole is much sweeter and more a classic floral-cologne type of fragrance. Esencia's fantastic, dry herbal-citric opening and dry heart (with just a touch of rose) are a far cry from this conventional offering from Armani; even a superficial sniff by a decent nose would detect they're not in the same realm at all. I'm a huge fan of Esencia, and not particularly a fan of Armani Eau pour Homme.

26th September, 2011.

An excellent lemon fragrance on par (to me) with Eau Sauvage.
The oak-moss stands out and gives this great character.
A true classic.

31st August, 2011.

Excellent!
A True Classic and Masculine scent on the lines of Aramis Tuscany but lighter.
Everything about this is classic including the bottle.
I actually have 2 bottles of this...One marked 80% and another marked 89%.
Let me say that the 80% volume has greater depth and longevity.
I use the 89% for casual wear and keep the 80% for more formal times.
This will always be a favorite of mine.

27th July, 2011.