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Midnight in Paris compared to Armani Code

post #1 of 21
3/2/12 at 10:16am
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I know a lot of people state that MIP smells a lot like Bvlgari Black and Dior Homme.

Recently I have read a few places that it smells like Armani Code...which I really like.

No stores around here sale MIP so I can't test it.... What do you guys think are there any similarities to Armani code????
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post #2 of 21
3/2/12 at 11:25am
Not to me.
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post #3 of 21
3/2/12 at 11:30am
To me neither. I really like MiP but I don't care about Armani Code at all...
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post #4 of 21
3/2/12 at 11:31am
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Originally Posted by hednic View Post

Not to me.

Nor me. I would test this one, rather than rely on supposed similarities to other scents.
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post #5 of 21
3/2/12 at 11:48am
They smell different to me, MiP is the better of the two
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post #6 of 21
3/2/12 at 12:08pm
Nor to me.
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post #7 of 21
3/2/12 at 2:22pm
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Originally Posted by Marais View Post

Nor me. I would test this one, rather than rely on supposed similarities to other scents.

Ok cool...I will order a sample for $4 from luckyscents.com....is luckyscents any good????
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post #8 of 21
3/2/12 at 3:12pm
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Ok cool...I will order a sample for $4 from luckyscents.com....is luckyscents any good????

yes luckyscents and theperfumecourt are good for samples
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post #9 of 21
3/2/12 at 5:58pm
Armani Code smells like cola to me (roughly) and MiP smells like powdery vanilla leather.
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post #10 of 21
3/2/12 at 7:11pm
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Originally Posted by Oupavoc View Post

yes luckyscents and theperfumecourt are good for samples

Cool thanks for the info man.

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Originally Posted by starshipvelcro View Post

Armani Code smells like cola to me (roughly) and MiP smells like powdery vanilla leather.

Armani Code smells pretty good too me I didn't buy just samples some stuff in Macy's. The longevity was crazy. Sprayed in on at 3:30, washed the wrist I put it on by accident, went to the gym for 2hrs sweating crazy, and I could still smell the scent.
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post #11 of 21
3/2/12 at 7:19pm
Go with MiP
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post #12 of 21
3/2/12 at 7:27pm
I can understand the comparisons to Bvlgari Black and maybe a tiny bit of Dior Homme. However, the first time I smelled Midnight in Paris I immediately thought of Armani Code. The only thing keeping them from being identical is the lack of star anise in MIP. It gives Code a licorice kind of smell, which is absent in MiP. Code and MiP are both sweet, powdery scents. I'd say MiP is much more similar to Code than it is to Bvlgari Black or Dior Homme. The thing is, if MiP had a rubber note, it would smell just like Black. If it had anise in it, it would smell just like Code. I prefer MiP ove Code b/c MiP lasts 6-8 hours, whereas Code lasts 4-5 hours and sticks incredibly close to the skins.
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post #13 of 21
3/2/12 at 8:37pm
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Originally Posted by mesaboogie View Post

I can understand the comparisons to Bvlgari Black and maybe a tiny bit of Dior Homme. However, the first time I smelled Midnight in Paris I immediately thought of Armani Code. The only thing keeping them from being identical is the lack of star anise in MIP. It gives Code a licorice kind of smell, which is absent in MiP. Code and MiP are both sweet, powdery scents. I'd say MiP is much more similar to Code than it is to Bvlgari Black or Dior Homme. The thing is, if MiP had a rubber note, it would smell just like Black. If it had anise in it, it would smell just like Code. I prefer MiP ove Code b/c MiP lasts 6-8 hours, whereas Code lasts 4-5 hours and sticks incredibly close to the skins.

Cool man...love the insight you gave on this. Based on your description the 2 are very similar. Glad you shed more light on it because I was about to go and get Code tomorrow, but something told me to wait and try MiP first for some reason.

Code does smell good to me....and if MiP smells better I'm sure I will like. I don't believe in blind buy's tho therefore..

I just ordered a decant from perfumedcourts.com it was the EdT.

Which last 6-8hrs with MiP the EdT or EdP???
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post #14 of 21
3/3/12 at 9:06am
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Originally Posted by mesaboogie View Post

I can understand the comparisons to Bvlgari Black and maybe a tiny bit of Dior Homme. However, the first time I smelled Midnight in Paris I immediately thought of Armani Code. The only thing keeping them from being identical is the lack of star anise in MIP. It gives Code a licorice kind of smell, which is absent in MiP. Code and MiP are both sweet, powdery scents. I'd say MiP is much more similar to Code than it is to Bvlgari Black or Dior Homme. The thing is, if MiP had a rubber note, it would smell just like Black. If it had anise in it, it would smell just like Code. I prefer MiP ove Code b/c MiP lasts 6-8 hours, whereas Code lasts 4-5 hours and sticks incredibly close to the skins.

Agreed
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post #15 of 21
3/3/12 at 3:30pm
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Originally Posted by frostyicy View Post

Cool man...love the insight you gave on this. Based on your description the 2 are very similar. Glad you shed more light on it because I was about to go and get Code tomorrow, but something told me to wait and try MiP first for some reason.

Code does smell good to me....and if MiP smells better I'm sure I will like. I don't believe in blind buy's tho therefore..

I just ordered a decant from perfumedcourts.com it was the EdT.

Which last 6-8hrs with MiP the EdT or EdP???

The EDT lasts 6-8 hours. The EDP lasts longer I hear. Also, they smell the same to me. I don't see much difference between the EDT and EDP but I've only worn the EDP once. I also have to tell you that Code is more masculine smelling than MiP b/c of that star anise, if that matters. I prefer MiP over Code personally.
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post #16 of 21
3/3/12 at 3:36pm
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Originally Posted by mesaboogie View Post

The EDT lasts 6-8 hours. The EDP lasts longer I hear. Also, they smell the same to me. I don't see much difference between the EDT and EDP but I've only worn the EDP once. I also have to tell you that Code is more masculine smelling than MiP b/c of that star anise, if that matters. I prefer MiP over Code personally.

Ok cool thanks for the input. I've read that MiP is more unisex but that really doesn't bother me. Ready for my sample to arrive....if it smells good on my skin I'm gonna get a bottle.

Vicks Vapor Rub ftw tho....lol.
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post #17 of 21
3/3/12 at 3:54pm
Haha yeah good ol' Vicks
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post #18 of 21
4/23/12 at 1:40pm
I had gifted my Armani Code to my father and MIP EDP has been a very safe replacement for it. I only smell the resemblance in through the opening. It then dries down to its own identity. Really great stuff and 4.2oz EDP for less than US $50, a damn good deal.
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post #19 of 21
4/24/12 at 7:44am
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I had gifted my Armani Code to my father and MIP EDP has been a very safe replacement for it. I only smell the resemblance in through the opening. It then dries down to its own identity. Really great stuff and 4.2oz EDP for less than US $50, a damn good deal.

Yeah I do smell the similarities in the opening the dry down's are different. As you can see I did go with the MiP as it smells fantastic that tea note really comes through the more I wear...and I really like it.
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post #20 of 21
4/24/12 at 8:47am
I just wanted to slightly revise what I said before, Armani Code is much closer to MiP than Bulgari Black to me, so much so that I sold Code and kept MiP to replace it, but I felt I could keep Black.
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post #21 of 21
4/24/12 at 9:24am
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Originally Posted by starshipvelcro View Post

I just wanted to slightly revise what I said before, Armani Code is much closer to MiP than Bulgari Black to me, so much so that I sold Code and kept MiP to replace it, but I felt I could keep Black.

Yeah they're (MiP and Code) very similar in the opening and the middle the base does change.

Other than the leather I really don't detect much of a similarity between MiP and BB.
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