Reviews of Armani Eau Pour Homme (1984)
by Giorgio Armani

A very nice classic. IMO, well suited for executive suit wearing types of the "American Psycho" variety or the middle-aged executive who has earned his position.

I most certainly do not see this as casual in anyway shape or form. A suit and tie are a must with this one, period.

I liken this to the green bottled RL Polo. Its a powerful scent that reminds me of how occasion-specific fragrances were just a couple of generations ago. Good or bad, I have to admit that I wouldnt be able to live without the flexiility of modern day mass produced "synthetic" fresh and fruity scents. Try wearing this to a casual day outing, and you can instantly feel out of placed. The rigid purpose of fragrance during its era made sure that ppl wore them like they were a luxury item. Back to present day, you could be carrying a bottle of Ck One or polo sport to freshen up after washing up from a work out, and it wouldnt be at all awkward. I couldnt imagine that for Armani EPH's era. In a way i feel really lucky to have the choice and luxury of being able to select fragrances based on mood alone. Ive used this and RL polo and find it quite hard to distinguish between them. A powerhouse in the longevity dept, and unlike the spice which Drakkar Noir posseses which could pave way for more casual Usage, the EPH is strictly for the less casual meetings or night events. Suitable for office wear, but i guess it can get quite boring as it remains quite consistent in terms of note breakdown.

This is one of my all time favourites; fresh, citrusy, fairly unfussy and a great daytime fragrance. But I have a beef. It really does fade rather quickly and whoever said that lasting power isn't a crucial factor of a good perfume misses the point. People pay a LOT for perfumes and GENERALLY want LONG lasting power. So doesn't it annoy you to pieces when a personal favourite is gone in a few minutes??? For that alone , this gets a neutral.

This is not bad, but its not great.

In all honesty its very lemony, fresh, light and kind of basil mixed in. Its a refreshing nice scent, its masculine, but not quite manly man.

Its a great every day scent if you like refreshing but are sick of all the hugo's, aqua di gio, tommys and trendy new stuff out there.

Its great for every day but for an evening out or a classy fragrance this isnt it. If you want something light and different, this is the one.

All I get from this is lemons. Just lemons. To me it smells like a bucket of freshly squeezed lemon juice. It doesn't even evolve to anything on me. I know it's supposed to be a citrus scent, but it's so boring IMO. I guess it would be good for people who aren't really into wearing fragrance, but that's definitely not me. It does last long, which is the only thing that saved it from getting a thumbs down rating.

It's so subtle that if you don't look for it, you will miss the smell. I like it for nostalgic reasons as it was part of my mid teen years but these days it is so understated I ask myself why I bothered. The basil/bergamot topnote is gorgeous and the drydown of sandalwood whisper light but it has all the staying power of a lit match.