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Giorgio Armani Code (originally launched as Armani Black Code) is an oriental spicy eau de toilette for men, launched in 2004. It opens with lemon and bergamot, has a heart of star anise, olive blossom and guaiac wood, and a base of leather, tonka bean and tobacco. It is the original edition of the Armani Code line, distinct from the 2023 reissued Armani Code Eau de Toilette.
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To me this smells like a secret told after midnight. Lemon and bergamot open bright, almost innocent, and then star anise twists everything — dark, licorice-sweet, mysterious — with olive blossom adding a strange green warmth. Guaiac wood smoulders underneath like a fuse. The base is pure after-dark: leather, tonka, tobacco, the inside of a jazz club at 2am. It is the scent of a plan you are not telling anyone about. A rewarding wear for the curious.
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