Armani Mania by Giorgio Armani, 2002

Armani Mania is a cedary musk, notably synthetic, slightly ambery and a bit citrusy/herbal at the beginning. A sort of barely intoxicating, woodsy and spicy (saffron, pepper and cinnamon in my opinion) temperament starts soon rising from the background. The juice smells finally smooth with a shadowy tangerine/patchouli musky-ambery vibe (virile, fresh/warm and boise). A pleasant but a bit common evening fragrance.

I like Mania, but only just. I get a lot of pepper with it even though it is not listed in the notes. That, and cedar. Pretty simple scent and not nearly the best option for either of those notes. That said, I like pepper and cedar, so it is tough for me not to at least like Mania, even if I still see it as a disappointment. 2.5 to 3 stars out of 5.

I used to wear this back in 2004, when I was living in Tokyo - I'd say this fragrance carries a lot of nostalgic value for me, as it reminds me of these good times! I used to get many compliments wearing it, I found that I could wear it in various situations as well...I was thrilled to find this in an airport duty free earlier this year (it's difficult to find anywhere else!) and snapped it up! I still love this scent. 8/10

Great clean and masculine scent. It projects well and I put on at 6am and still be detected by others at 9pm although I can't always smell it after that long. One of my favorites.

This fragrance reminds of La Nuit De L'Hommein in a very good way. This smells awesome!

Simple and playful with a little twist. Wore this in my younger years and have fond memories of it. Not a sophisticated scent but effective.

This is canali plain and simple. I dont know which came first and dont care. I have canali so ill stick with that.

Basically.. a weaker version of Emporio Armani He, with a little more citrus. Actually.. once the alcohol died down int he opening, I knew I was smelling tangerine mostly, I come over here to BN, and there it is, in the top notes. As others have stated, projection is pathetic. Longevity is ok.. I have gotten up to 6 hours with it, but ya really gotta dig your nose into it, to smell it. Go with Emporio Armani He instead of this one, it is similar and much much better.

Rubbish... no projection, no longevity. if you like the musky drydown of this, opt for 212 Men instead. From Francis Kurkdjian, creator of Le Male, did not expect that he created something so underwhelming.

Fairly expensive, very poor sillage and longevity, and a bad blind buy. I know that this and Code are popular fragrances, but they're just not my cup of tea. I'd take a bottle of Paco Rabanne XS over both Mania and Code any day of the week. This is a scent that needs to be tested before bought.