Fake Armani Code ? Pictures provided !

hahaah funny experience.... we have to spend a little more to be sure of "original " fragances..... good luck in your next purchase..

I've seen both of those packaging types in stores like Macy's, so both are probably authentic.

The one on the right is the second version of Armani Code's packaging (the first one was from the days when it was Armani Black Code). The one on the left is the newer third version of Armani Code's packaging, which launched around the same time as Armani Code for women. Hope this helps!

Yeah, I strongly suspect that the one on the right [the Ebay one] is a fake, even disregarding the shoddy construction, and the store-bought one on the left is genuine.

Look at the "armani" in the top image. The typeface is classic Armani [I seem to recall it's a Bodoni variant]; note the hairline serifs and lines where the bowl of the "a" meets the stem of the "a".

By contrast, the "armani" printed on the bottle is a different typeface, with thicker tapered serifs and a more even weight.

If you also compare the "code" on each bottle, you'll also see that they are two different typefaces too - the tail of the "c" is more curved and the depth of the upper storey of the "e" is different. There are also hairline thickness differences too.

These are subtle differences, but it strikes me that an aesthetic-led company like Armani would be utterly exacting with their type and packaging and not allow such variance. I work in the graphic design industry, and such fastidiousness is commonplace among prestige brands.

In fact, on further examination, pretty much *all* the typography/printing on the right hand box - bar the "armani code" itself - is subtly wrong. This could possibly be put down to a lower-quality print run, but again I feel it would be under the threshold of what Armani consider acceptable presentation of their branding; they would have rejected it.

The upper-/lower-case difference is weird, I admit - it's predominantly upper-case on their website, but as you say the lower-case version can be seen in photos used by reputable online stores. My guess is that this is just Armani doing some design tweaking, making this particular difference a red herring.

I just bought a Armani code tester of ebay and i can say that its authentic stuff.
The inside of the box looks like the one in the pic on the left.
The bottle too has the same font as the bottle in the left pic.

So this might be the latest variation as mentioned by MFfan310 above.

gupts

Oh yeah. Witness Apple. If you look at the all white apple from a few years ago to today, you will see subtle refinements throughout. As long as you like the fragrance, you're happy, right?
- Rich

It's real
code has undergone a lot of change

black code (oldest)

armani code

then

ARMANI CODE (newest)

Some fakes on ebay are so good that you really have to compare the bottles and boxes right beside a original to tell them apart! This happened to me with a bottle of 212 Sexy for men. The box looked the same but the color of the fake bottle was off and the metal it was made out of was cheapy thin and the spray was way off.

Sad part is ebay was really no help against the seller.

a friend of mine bought a fake bottle of Armani Code in Malaysia. It smelled like a wooden twig, no vanilla or whatever else is supposed to be in there

I was just at the departments store and they had both styles of bottles and packaging that are in the pictures posted.

I'm wondering if you know if Armani Code for women ever had a different bottle design than the one shown on the armani.com site. I bought a bottle on ebay and the bottle, though elongated like the one on the Armani site, is a different shape. Are there any tell-tale signs for fake Armani Code for women knock-offs?
Thanks !