Armani Code Absolu

Giorgio Armani · Parfum / Extrait · 2019

≈ $95 · 110ml · approx. retail

A 2019 parfum-strength flanker by Antoine Maisondieu that pushes Code toward a sweeter, gourmand-leaning amber. Green mandarin and apple lead into nutmeg, orange blossom and carrot seeds, resolving in a creamy vanilla, tonka bean and suede base.

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Perfumer

Antoine Maisondieu

French · 18 in collection

Antoine Maisondieu is a Grasse-born senior perfumer at Givaudan who trained at the company's in-house school after a law degree, and comes from a family steeped in perfumery. He is known for translating bright Mediterranean and natural materials into commercially successful designer scents.

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