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Acqua di Gio vs Acqua di Gio Essenza

Poll Results: Acqua di Gio vs Acqua di Gio Essenza

 
  • 47% (21)
    Acqua di Gio
  • 52% (23)
    Acqua di Gio Essenza
44 Total Votes  
post #1 of 23
3/16/13 at 9:21am
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If you had to pick one, which is a better overall scent?
More for warmer weather wear in the spring and summer.

Don't take into consideration popularity/overuse.
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post #2 of 23
3/16/13 at 9:42am
I'll take the original Acqua di Gio - the first designer fragrance that I ever owned, and a classic that deserves the massive sales that it gets.

As for Acqua di Gio Essenza: Though you can't mistake it for anything but AdG, it is WAY too strong in the winter. And in the spring and summer, Essenza probably will be even more suffocating than in the winter.
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post #3 of 23
3/16/13 at 9:44am
I don't think much of them both but essenza is the better..
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post #4 of 23
3/16/13 at 9:56am
Essenza has the better SCENT.
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post #5 of 23
3/16/13 at 10:01am
Adg
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post #6 of 23
3/16/13 at 10:02am
Acqua di Gio
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post #7 of 23
3/16/13 at 10:05am
The original ADG is much better, but I suspect most Basenoters to vote Essenza because it is less known.
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post #8 of 23
3/16/13 at 10:20am
From the press release i read; the perfumer has replaced the Calone note with something new called Cascalone, which supposedly gives a fresher spring water sensation at the opening and a new element called Paradisone that enhances the middle stage in Essenza.

Personally i dont really like the current version of AdG. The persimmon fruit note is gone and replaced by just something fruity there.
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post #9 of 23
3/16/13 at 10:23am
Out of these two, Essenza
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post #10 of 23
3/16/13 at 11:36am
I'd go with Essenza.
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post #11 of 23
3/16/13 at 11:42am
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Essenza version is way better, refined and with more character.
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post #12 of 23
3/16/13 at 12:37pm
Essenza is a small improvement of ADG. At twice the price it's a no brainer.
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post #13 of 23
3/16/13 at 12:50pm
Prefer AdG, Essenza to clawing.
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post #14 of 23
3/16/13 at 2:46pm
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Essenza is supposedly spicier and it seemed to be stronger and last longer. But I'm not sure if its as much of an aquatic as the original is.
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post #15 of 23
3/16/13 at 8:21pm
I've recently come to really embrace Essenza. IMHO it is the better scent. I don't find it cloying or too strong.
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post #16 of 23
3/17/13 at 5:34am
Essenza is better done with a notably higher quality of components.
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post #17 of 23
4/12/13 at 12:46am
They are both excellent scents, but I much prefer Essenza. It's AdG, but all grown up. It's really more of a floral aromatic than an aquatic, and it's one of the best modern floral aromatics out there, imo.
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post #18 of 23
4/12/13 at 1:56am
Essenza is an improvement on the already fantastic original.
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post #19 of 23
4/12/13 at 2:05am
Both are great.
I own 200 ml ADG original and 180 ml ADG Essenza.
Almost always blend them.

Essenza is my favorite of the two though.
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post #20 of 23
4/13/13 at 3:49am
My pick today when i had to run some errands this morning. The scent is still AdG but with a good improvement, kind of give me a faint spearmint and fruity aura surround me when the weather is actually quite warm here today. Pretty nice
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post #21 of 23
4/13/13 at 3:56am
Either or. Doesn't really matter. If you have one, you don't need the other.
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post #22 of 23
4/13/13 at 4:46am
Essenza.
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post #23 of 23
4/13/13 at 10:00am
Essenza
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