Which Giorgio Armani sample to try first

Giorgio Armani is on DecantGems with 87 samples. Here are 8 of them, each with the data that is on record for it. The order is not a ranking; it is a way to choose where to begin.

The selection

Giorgio Armani My Way Intense

Giorgio Armani My Way Intense is on the list from Giorgio Armani. Its notes are not on record here, and we do not guess them. A paper strip shows the outline, skin shows the detail.

Giorgio Armani Stronger With You Only

For Giorgio Armani Stronger With You Only from Giorgio Armani we hold no notes; wear it and judge. What reads as sweet on one person can read as dry on another.

Giorgio Armani Acqua Di Gio Elixir

Giorgio Armani Acqua Di Gio Elixir by Giorgio Armani: no note list is on record with us, so the sample page sticks to name and house. Smell it right after applying and again later in the day, because the first minutes rarely tell the whole story.

Giorgio Armani Code

For Giorgio Armani Code from Giorgio Armani we hold no notes; wear it and judge. One wearing shows a mood, several wearings show the perfume.

Giorgio Armani 'Prive' CUIR NOIR

Giorgio Armani 'Prive' CUIR NOIR, by Giorgio Armani, comes without a recorded note list on our pages. Write down what you notice after a few minutes and again after lunch, and you will see how it moves.

Giorgio Armani Acqua Di Gio Absolu Instinct

Giorgio Armani Acqua Di Gio Absolu Instinct by Giorgio Armani: no note list is on record with us, so the sample page sticks to name and house. Clothes hold a scent differently from skin, which makes a scarf or sleeve a useful second test.

Giorgio Armani Rose Alexandrie

Giorgio Armani Rose Alexandrie by Giorgio Armani: no note list is on record with us, so the sample page sticks to name and house. The opening is the loudest part and the shortest, so let it pass before deciding.

Giorgio Armani Stronger With You Powerfully

Giorgio Armani Stronger With You Powerfully by Giorgio Armani: no note list is on record with us, so the sample page sticks to name and house. Pay attention to what is still there by the evening, since that is the part you live with longest.

Also in this selection: Giorgio Armani Rouge Malachite, Giorgio Armani Code Cashmere, Giorgio Armani He, Giorgio Armani 'Prive' VETIVER D'HIVER, Giorgio Armani Cyprès Pantelleria, Giorgio Armani Code Profumo, Giorgio Armani In Love With You, Giorgio Armani Figuier Eden, Giorgio Armani Armani Code Absolu Gold, Giorgio Armani 'Prive' FIGUIER EDEN.

How to test them

Leave other perfumes off that day, so nothing interferes. Ask someone you trust what they notice, because your own nose adapts quickly. Note what you think each time, and read your notes back at the end of the week. Use it the way you would use a full bottle, on a normal day.

A decant gives you time with it, which a quick spray on a paper strip never does. Two or three samples at a time is plenty; more than that and the impressions blur. Skin, weather and habit change how any perfume comes across, and a sample shows you your version of it.

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Questions

Which sizes do the samples come in?

Every sample comes as 2, 5 or 10 ml in a glass spray vial. The smallest is enough for a first impression, the larger ones for many wearings.

How many samples should I try at once?

Two or three is a good number. Wear one per day, on clean skin, and write down what you notice in the morning and in the evening before you move to the next.

Why do some perfumes show no notes?

Because we only print notes we can trace to a source. Where no note list is on record, the page says so and leaves the judging to your own skin.