it's time ladies and gentlemen this is one of the most requested fragrances i've had from you guys
to review here on the channel we're talking the new ACQUA DI GIO from ARMANI eau de parfum
2022 release a few weeks ago almost about a month ago now i did a first impression/unboxing and i
talked about this and at that point it was an amazing first impression but i've been wearing
this and today we're going to find out if this is still a 10 if it's still a great fragrance how it
compares to all the other flankers and if you guys should look into purchasing this because now it is
actually available worldwide you can actually find this readily available so let's hop into it
all right so before we hop into the actual new release i want to talk to you guys about
some of the ranges some of the offerings from Acuqa di Gio i'm not really going to get into the
other releases so much but i'm going to give you a little bit of an overview of my thoughts into
all the other different flankers, so, in Profondo and Profond Lights they added this minty facet to
the fragrance but it was really more marine blue and aquatic, heavy aquatic marine tinge
to those fragrances quite nice very playful and perhaps the most youthful ones from the collection
however if you want to go even more youthful check out these two fragrances here from the range
which was Acqua di Gio Absolute from 2018 if i'm not mistaken this is actually a very similar take
to Paco Rabanne Invictus Acqua and then you had the Absolute Instinct which was like a heavier
sweeter even more playful with the addition of tonka here so it went into like a really youthful
capturing maybe a younger demographic with these fragrances and then if you want to go more mature
more elegant more sophisticated you would go with the darker range which is obviously
the Profumo which gets a ton of limelight because of the addition of the patchouli the incense
absolutely fantastic fragrance and my personal favorite from the range up to that point was this
one right here special blend which was actually a beautiful scent it took the darker facets but
really amplified the florals that you got with the original making this in my opinion the best one
you can find it's still floating out there but it was a limited edition so kind of hard to find but
special blend amazing and then my personal favorite of all time from the range is actually the Essenza
which really took things to this really nice metallic mineral kind of a vibe the vetiver here
was very amplified which i'm a very big lover of vetiver scents so this is definitely my favorite
now let's see because if you look at the bottle here from the new Aqua di Gio eau de parfum they
are very similar with the exception for this is actually metal magnetic cap and the base here
is also metal this is a more cheaper version no metal base and the cap
is actually wooden but the bottles are quite similar from what people said it was actually
a combination between the original and Essenza let's find out. Real quickly before we get into the
actual dissection of this fragrance let's talk about the presentation guys, it's very minimalist
cardboard box really nice very similar to the original except for eau de parfum here
and a great thing is you can actually find this readily available in America and i would highly
suggest anyone in north america canada america go to fragrancebuy.ca which is where i got mine
amazing prices it is available in three main sizes if we're talking retail 40ml, 75 ml,
this is actually the biggest one 125 ml 4.2 ounces and the pricing from 40 ml to 75
into 125 we're talking 80, 107, and 142. all right so let's talk about the actual smell how does this
thing smell guys? so here's the bottle let's take it for a test drive test trip, the sprayers are always
great with Armani one of the best in the game, okay so the opening here is absolutely illustrious
you're gonna smell this you're gonna love it there's nothing here that you're not going to
appreciate, it opens up with this gorgeous melange of citruses to me what screams out is the grapefruit
what they call a green mandarin but it's really grapefruit that you're going to get here
similar to the very natural grapefruits that you get out there that you love which fragrances like
D&G Forever, Light Blue Forever that people loved from last year which i wasn't
a huge fan it was very sharp for me this is actually a little nicer, I love the grapefruit
here it has a little bit of a geranium action here that adds almost like a mintiness to it
and again it has the dna of the original the only difference here is it's not going to be as floral
as you get with the og, this is the original here guys which is an absolute stellar fragrance one of the best
selling fragrances of all time for a reason a masterpiece and again this is going to be, i mean,
this is timeless you smell something like this it never gets old it always smells great always
is very appealing very inviting it's got this timeless beauty to it, citrus aquatic sonic
floral and fruity an absolutely juggernaut of a fragrance and now we're talking Essenza,
the Essenza is going to be the sharpest of the bunch again it has this metallic/
mineral vibe to it and it has almost like a smokiness and earthiness because of that vetiver
amplification that they did with this fragrance it is my favorite there's no two ways
about it now as you wear the eau de parfum which is actually what i'm wearing today as well i have the
dry down here it's very clear that on the tester strip you're going to get most of the citruses
and a little bit of the aquaticness hinges however on skin it becomes more herbal more aromatic that
lavender really pops along with that geranium that i talked about which adds this mintiness freshness
to it that lavender that you have here along with the clary sage and the geranium perhaps makes this
fragrance a little more mature for a lot of people you may not like that i do enjoy that i like that
i think it adds a lot of elegance a lot of sophistication refinement to the scent
but some people may think it's a little bit too aged a little more mature and i have to say
these particular three that i'm talking about here the original
this one as well as the essenza will be perhaps the more mature of the bunch of everything ever
released so far from this line i think everything else anybody can wear and enjoy this one
here perhaps the heart is going to be something that a youngster will not appreciate as much, now
the edp also does not have the calone heavily infusion that the original had and i believe
the essenza also contained this one here has some kind of a synthetic addition to this
fragrance which adds very good projection and performance but it gives the fragrance
a little bit of a sharp astringent dry down which i did not expect to have with this fragrance at
all it's nice it's a nice little twist the vetiver here is very green it's not smoky it's not
earthy it's like i said very green very supple the lavender geranium amazing i love this again
very sophisticated very elegant, i think anybody that, let's talk about who could wear this,
i think anybody could wear this i mean the introduction is very summery very breezy
very uplifting very refined but as the fragrance develops it adds a little bit of more body to it
and perhaps a little more maturity to the fragrance but i think anybody that appreciates
citrus aromatic fragrances will love this i think this is a hit for money i love this i gave it a 10
out of 10 on first impression i still think on first impression it's going to be a 10
out of 10. Now after wearing this for a few weeks i'm giving this fragrance an 8 out of 10. i think
it's a solid 2022 release a great addition to the collection if you like the original but you wanted
something a little bit more modern and you love vetiver fragrances but you don't want something
so pungent or sharp or smoky or earthy you're absolutely going to love this because
like i said develops beautifully projects well as far as performance goes we're talking two
to three hours projection and eight plus longevity you can't complain. So what exactly does this
fragrance remind me of? it doesn't really remind me of anything that's out there it's its own thing
however you could definitely attach to the fact that if you have tried or owned any of the other
flankers talking about the original and essenza and perhaps a little bit of a smidge of profumo
with the patchouli here also in the base so it's like they took a little bit of elements from these
juggernaut releases and combined it highlighting all these little facets into this fragrance
which again, is a great release from 2022 that i highly suggest, i'm not saying go run and buy it
it's readily available now you can find it discounted but furthermore if you don't want to go
to fragrancebuy.ca to pick up a bottle right away get a decant try it on skin make sure you love
it go to perfuum.com enjoy the code there's a code going on and enjoy a sample, live with the
scent make sure you love it before you commit to a full bottle i think it's definitely bottle worthy
So guys thanks so much for tuning in, let me know in the comments which one is your
favorite Aqua di Gio so far. Have you tried the new 2022 eau de parfum? what are your
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