Armani Code Eau de Parfum

Antoine Lie composed Armani Code Eau de Parfum for the house Armani, which offers it in Eau de Parfum concentration. The composition is available in a 50 ml bottle.

Top notes

Green mandarin brings a tart freshness and a vegetal liveliness, nuanced by a light floral facet. Lemon and citrus play on acidity, while bergamot adds a fruity, sweet touch. Lavender, floral and camphorous, and cardamom, spicy and fresh, give aromatic relief to the opening.

Heart notes

Nutmeg combines warmth, freshness and a woody accent. Ginger extends the spice with a hint of citrus, while honey brings warmth, sweetness and fruit. Guaiac wood, smoky and balsamic, and a soft, creamy wood note give the tier its density.

Base notes

Tonka bean evokes toasted, almond and caramel facets; vanilla adds sweetness, spice and warmth. Cedar, resinous, recalls pencil shavings. Musk, warm and slightly animalic, and suede, with musky and woody nuances, give the base a soft, animalic grain.

A spicy fougère

The fougère family here rests on the top lavender and the base tonka bean, rich in coumarin: this aromatic, amber pairing founds the genre, which bergamot comes to brighten. Vanilla, honey and spices steer the accord toward warm, sweet tonalities.

What the label declares

Coumarin, with its hay-like odor, is a constituent of tonka bean; limonene and citral recall the top citrus notes. Geraniol and geranyl acetate have rosy accents, hydroxycitronellal evokes lily of the valley, piperonal evokes heliotrope. Vetiverol and dihydro pentamethylindanone, a synthetic molecule, bring woody tonalities.