Giorgio for Men (1984)
by Giorgio Beverly Hills

This comes off herbal on me every time I apply it. I get a spicy floral accord that is edgy, but no too edgy and it becomes semi-smooth quickly due to the low-key accord of amber and vanilla in the heart of the fragrance.

This frag is subtle. It also isn't indicative of what people think a scent from 1984 would be. I have more than a few honey scents, but I cannot count this one among them. I do however get the moss which I believe is made palatable from the mids and benzoin.

This is a good, predictable fragrance which I find useful for basically any occasion that requires simplicity. I wear it in my work rotation because of price and availability.

I just bought this blind a couple of weeks ago, and boy am I glad I did. This is one beautiful fragrance. Be patient with this one - it seems a bit subdued or even diluted when you first spray it on, but within an hour or two, the fragrance really starts to evolve from intensely sweet and floral, to bitter green, and drying down to a nice combination of sweet vanilla and bitter green moss. If I were to compare it to another fragrance, I'd say it smells like a less powerful version of Fendi Uomo. Definitely smells like an 80s power fragrance, but not at all outdated or tacky. I'm really happy to have discovered Giorgio For Men because I feel like I've finally found a replacement to my beloved Eau de Monsieur, Annick Goutal's amazing mossy scent which is sadly now discontinued and whose bottle I have almost emptied. Two thumbs way up on this one. Fans of scents that are heavy, aromatic and sweet like Bel-Ami, Azzaro Pour Homme, Escada Pour Homme or Fendi Uomo will love this.

As much as I liked this back in the day, I don't know what I would do with it now except negotiate with it. It seems to say "I am kind of classy now and might be even more classy later." But this paradigm of a fragrance both in its opening headiness and development is ultimately a been there, done that experience.

I’ve found Giorgio for men to be a genuine shape-shifter. At times it responds as a beautifully balanced, rich, full masculine woody Oriental with a strongly patchouli-plus-citrus opening. It is a dry fruity / citrus and it’s wonderfully and masculinely rich and full. At other times I get a strong, boring herbal note… but herbals aren’t listed and I have no idea where that note is coming from; I don’t enjoy it. At the times I get the good vibrations in the opening, the middle notes are also excellent: Patchouli dominated, of course, with cinnamon, and a touch of rose – quite a rich, masculine scent. But on those times when the opening fails me, the middle fails me, too… it is flat and unresponsive, and I don’t understand why I’m not picking up any of the florals or the cinnamon. Under either result, the drydown is not the kind that usually captivates me because it is missing heavy woodnotes. It has, however, patchouli and moss, and I enjoy this version more than I usually enjoy the combination – it is very well done with its touch of benzoin sweetener. Whether it’s a good day or bad day, I never smell the honey. Upon experimentation I have found that the differences in the scent’s reaction seems to come from two variables: first, the skin must be freshly cleaned. Now I have long known this about patchouli fragrances, but the corruption of the patchouli doesn’t happen with every patchouli fragrance, so I often forget the sparkling clean-skin dictum. The second cause appears to be temperature. I no longer even attempt to wear Giorgio in warm or humid weather – it’s finicky and just doesn’t respond the way I want it to under stressful conditions: Cool / dry is best. If I follow the rules it’s a great fragrance. (Edit of August 28, 2008 review.)

One of those real stinkers. Sweet and powdery. There's a quality to Giorgio that's similar to Kouros and that's the honey note in the drydown but it's combined with a mossy note. I can see the appeal but it's a clunky perfume. CLunky and masculine.

Classic. But I think they changed it. I remember this quality that smelled days later. You could smell it on shirts and I loved it. Am I strange? After writing that I feel strange, smelling shirts and all. Anyway. It smells different now and very cheap. Too much powder. It used to have something at the bottom that would linger and was very pleasant to me. I can still smell that but it's very faint. I did however get the bottle for cheap. It was discontinued for awhile. It's an old classic. Why do they mess with the classics?