GIORGIO ARMANI ACQUA DI GIO REVIEW - THE BEST SELLING MEN'S FRAGRANCE OF ALL TIME

[@thomascarroll5750]

People say don't wear it because it's way too common from back in the day, but here's the thing, if you're like mid 20s early 30s, the women today were kids when this was in it's prime, so they're not gonna remember it as much as adult women did back in the day. Plus it's gonna subconsciously remind these younger women of father or authority figures that were around them growing up - which means they're gonna inadvertently apply those traits of dominance and security onto you. Which isn't a bad thing. Just sayin'....

[@jarrettjustin3031]

Exactly. I’m 20 and getting into colognes and have never even heard of this scent until last month.

[@angelvillarreal3648]

Genius.

[@certifiedchaos4643]

It’s not common anymore nowadays ppl wear 1 million Dior sauvage Gucci guilty bow de Chanel. The og Aqua di gio and azzaro chrome Perry Ellis red 360 are must haves

[@vvvprince9487]

@@certifiedchaos4643 eww, 1million is probably the grossest scent on the market, it’s so sickly sweet

[@johnnyrebellion8672]

True. The younger ladies will not be familiar with this older fragrance. Where I live I never smell any man OR woman wearing fragrances. Since I do I notice women standing behind me all the time. Very fun.

[@jonbyrnes4349]

I have a 2015/16 version and the performance is excellent. 8-10 hours

[@MrTheDevious]

Ha I have worn nothing but AdG for 20 years and was trying to explain why. This video was perfect, thank you

[@mlu007]

This was signature scent from the time it was released until very recently. I received it as a gift in 1996 when I was 11 years old. Every time I finished a bottle, I couldn't make up my mind as to what to buy next, so I kept asking my mom to buy me another bottle of ADG. Now, 24 years later, my go-to scent is ADG Profumo if I don't know what else to wear.

[@rixey]

If it ain't broke don't fix it

[@westonbuford8935]

But it’s important to to branch out, I can’t say much I’ve never owned this one 😅

[@rixey]

@@westonbuford8935 I have a fragrance for all seasons but that's it

[@augustb7535]

Any noticeable differences in formulation?

[@Will-ex2wr]

This was my first scent I purchased and was blown away with the smell of it. This is a classic.

[@girlygirldisney5879]

I've been wearing this since 1999, I have not changed at all. Definitely my go to scent, I get compliments a lot and I loved how the scent would stay in the sleeves of my sweater jackets especially during the coldest times of the year. It's a cozy scent to bundle in and with.

[@relaisrelais6851]

Still the one the masterpeace! and now is the time to wear it specially because is not under everyone radar :D

[@twoscoops2]

I wore it for years in the 90s. Recently at work I smelled someone and complimented them on their scent (thinking it was Acqua Di Gio). When I asked what they were wearing they said Dolce & Gabbana. I asked which one? They said Light Blue. I never had light blue, so I was kind of surprised by how I was reminded of my old "signature scent".

[@vinays3820]

DG Aquatic salty marine Gio Marine

[@aftekharkhan1094]

I easily went through multiple bottles throughout the years. It was my first signature scent back in the year and when it first came out it was life at first sniff. As a young 12 year old back then in 96 there was 3 scents that I rotated with Acqua Di Giò, Versace Blue Jean's and Tommy but later on I used to throw on Iceberg also along with CK One. I reckon I brought at least 15 bottles of Acqua Di Giò over the years last bottle being 2006, 50ml was not enough.

[@HurricaneTBag]

With Acqua Digio having a 20 year head start, can another fragrance catch up? Acqua Digio *still* flies off the shelves.

[@salvadorianboy100]

Its so crazy, my first frag was and is adg my gf got it for me and i have now 40 plus frags and my gf loves adg and its in top 3 for me

[@Scotlandsworstgamer]

I feel a lot of reformulated fragrances have been diluted to save money. This was backed up by a friend who worked for Dior n Clarins

[@EXPRECDJ]

It's no longer the same fragrance, so its not really fair to review it these days. The latest formulations are terrible, very watered down with poor longevity. But they still charge $80-125 for a bottle. A better fragrance easily is the Profumo version, or Essenza, IF you can find that one. A much better value is Perry Ellis 360 Red. Much better performance, a more deeper scent with added pepper and spice notes, and its super cheap. You can buy 4-5 bottles of 360 Red for the price of one bottle of Acqua di Gio.

[@pablopicazocastillo]

Totally agree. Just picked up a bottle at Macy's and it's not the same as the original one. It doesn't even last as half as the original one. I think they are cutting down oils to save money and yes they sell for way more to make more profits. I can still remember the original one back in 1998 when I first got the bottle. It has the Italian smell. Man it would last for ages and crazy projection. Closest thing to it is Profumo. Gotta try that Perry Ellis.

[@elcesar999]

I do not like none of the fruity smell so I always use this one because it smells fresh

[@seekthetruths22]

My personal story...I was pretty heavily into fragrances from the mid-'80s to mid-'90s collecting just about all the new releases. Then I almost completely left the game until last year. Yeah, tons of fragrances came out after I left paying attention to other things, and you know what? There are some unexpected and unplanned benefits from that, like, just about every fragrance was new to me when I started to catch up with the last (and lost) decade and a half from last year. Yes, even this OG Acqua di Gio is still something fresh and new to me just like it's a new release.

[@jonitalia6748]

the money you saved help you soup up the supra

[@mikeprice8307]

I've never purchased cologne my entire life of 37 years, imagine the $ I've saved.

[@seekthetruths22]

@@mikeprice8307 Hope you're a multi millionaire with the money saved.

[@mikeprice8307]

@@seekthetruths22 you know what they say, where its not spent somewhere it spent elsewhere 😜

[@dariowalker6665]

This was my first frangrance ever. Loved it and it is still a part of my rotation. Just love the smell sooooo much 😍

[@MFloresReviews]

On the real, despite barely wearing it these days, I still manage to get unsolicited compliments with this. I get decent performance still, fair enough barely anyone wears fragrances in Tokyo so its easier to get noticed but ADG sometimes gets me better feedback than a lot of the 'modern' stuff I wear too. However, those in my immediate circle say Profumo is better.

[@jarrettjustin3031]

Very interesting, so it’s not in the culture to wear perfumes and such?

[@MFloresReviews]

@@jarrettjustin3031 correct. It’s an extremely conservative, don’t-want-any-attention environment and wearing any fragrance at all is considered offensive. Some people would rather smell like BO than have any fragrance. This is where the ‘basic but clean’ stuff would really shine though such as ADG or Grey Vetiver, etc.

[@jarrettjustin3031]

@@MFloresReviews Ah I understand. Thanks for the reply!

[@mroberts453]

Okay Ash....its time to take a tour of those shelves brotha.

[@LukeisPoe]

I remember the first time I wore this in 2006. I went on a date to a zoo in Omaha and it was 105 degrees out. Your memory serves you well -- I remember it being quite beast mode. Monster projection; filled up a room.

[@andrewlorenz6976]

A classic for sure. I love it too!

[@lotuseater1775]

You need to let your hair grow to a nice backslick aga 80's villian style 👍

[@giofrancotrain18essence]

I love all the flankers of Acqua di Gio💙💙💙

[@Dre_aka_sleepysandman]

I wore this the other day and got a compliment at work.

[@whizkid357]

This is a great fragrance; I have a vintage bottle 2005. The performance is descent 5 to 6 hours. I like this one for summertime and Profumo for colder days… still

[@agosto15]

Huge boss 6 is ironically number 6 most sold lol. Still waiting for Boss the scent parfume review and huge boss wife rating too

[@whatsdownisupwhatsupisdown4115]

This was my signature scent during the summertime for many years. I really enjoy this one.

[@MDCigan]

Perry Ellis 360 Red, 200 ml $30ish, very similar scent profile but actually better scent and performance than ADG

[@michaelhill7415]

P.s I layer it with original source sea minerals and samphire shower gel to ramp up the ocean vibe, then the adg deodorant body spray and shave balm, then 8 sprays of edt then you smell like Patrick swazye in point break, if you imagine armani made it a few years earlier, granted!

[@ShanPrez]

I agree! I wore this in High School and ladies went crazy over it lol

[@JigSawGaming]

A review on platinum egoiste from Chanel? i don't know if you already did one, but i cannot find a quality review for that fragrance

[@DonCastro.]

I must confess, Ive never had this cologne and can't even tell you what it smells like. Currently 35 years old. Everyone mentions how amazing it was. Is it too outdated to grab a small one now a days (2022) or just go for one of the flankers? Much appreciated ahead of time.

[@robertconnole6271]

Timeless classic favorite fragrance of all time

[@Bothrops54]

Still my all time warm weather favorite...its great to layer with.

[@captaindip6970]

acqua di gio will be amazing in 50 million years. acqua di gio is a very pleasant classic fragrance.

[@smickleberrystew8698]

Finally! An actual Acqua Di Gio review on KZbin.

[@HaniOveissy]

Ashton, please review Zaharoff Signature Pour Homme. Thanks a lot for your fantastic videos.

[@TheNickz]

I sprayed this before i entered a coffee shop, a woman just look at me because the wind blows the scent into the shop regardless how popular it is...but the performance is a bit weak...it doesn't last long.

[@Frankie343]

One of my favorite cologne

[@brucediluca9539]

I think it was probably very ones go to scent I think u nailed it in your video Kudos

[@garbageatbroader]

Hey Ash, I know that this scent is considered “the best selling fragrance of all time”, but really? Armani sold more units of this fragrance than Old Spice? Old Spice has a 60 year head start over Aqua Di Gio and it must’ve dominated the men’s grooming market until sometime in the 60s when scents like Brut and Hi-Karate were released. Old Spice was still a big scented aftershave well into the 80s, and Proctor & Gamble must’ve moved a ton of units after their “I’m on a horse” Super Bowl commercial sometime after the year 2000. Anyway, this title is a bit of a head-scratcher for me. Great channel.

[@dirkvancauwenberg4553]

you are so right, I had the first bottle, immediately when it came out, than it was super ! Now, it is to watered down, a shadow, as with so many reformulations...To expensive nowadays

[@sesimie]

I wanted to smell it and bought it with my first Sauvage. I use Aqua Di Gio as my everyday fragrance (almost finished). It was a disappointment though as it cannot stand in this Caribbean heat i live in. I got some compliments (mainly friends) but nothing near Sauvage. Aqua Di Gio is pleasant....best friend | friendzone stuff. Sauvage (Very Cool Spray) is a head turner for 7 hours plus. (Heat here is sometimes over 33 degress celsius.) I'd love to smell & wear Profundo.

[@attrition71]

I've been using this literally as long as I can remember. I love it, and especially at Christmas I get a lot of compliments >

[@kedarmukherjee7412]

This is a master piece.

[@VapeTime79]

I finally got a friend of mine to go to dinner after we both had bad relationships, and this is my signature scent.... her ex who was abusive used to wear this. So, azzarro wanted it is lol.

[@dazzo1469]

Nope..you're not imagining it was stronger back in the day...it was!! It has been reformulated and its definitely weaker. So much so that i've not bought it again in the last 5 years. Don't fix what aint broke...

[@jdmatthews7639]

What do you think of a 2009 version of ADG?

[@chonkyboi8633]

Is that Hugo boss: the scent up on the shelf next to the red and white box? One of the best fragrances of all time how do you feel about that scent?

[@sambomcl]

Whilst I understand not mentioning 320 Red, it's what ADG should be today. An amped up version of what ADG is now. PE 320 Red is a far superior and far cheaper summer fragrance.

[@jdmatthews7639]

360*

[@marvincraig]

i’m about to get this today and test the smell out !!!!!

[@blacksrt3791]

Fall and winter for me Dies down in 20 min in the heat

[@markamoreno1]

Love this fragrance but purposely stayed away because all my friends wore this too. I wanted to differentiate myself.

[@demonwares]

This scent used to be amazing. I do like profumo more than current version, but I remember my 90s bottle was in a league of its own. I wonder why no niche house has made their version of this. I mean other fragrances like individuel have inspired niche, why not aqua si gio?

[@marcjohn9404]

I remember my cousin, who was probably 11 years old at the time, and I was probably 13, wearing this. I remember really wanting this stuff when I was a kid, and still to this day I don't own it. I want it still, but I've heard so many bad things about the performance and I think I'll ultimately just end up going with Profumo or maybe Profondo.

[@milesmay4878]

Had the same worries for a long time but the biggest knock on it is it’s performance but honestly 5 to 6 hours on skin isn’t bad for such a classic masterpiece and even longer if you spray your clothes. I own absolu and Profumo as well and the OG is still King bro

[@cosminxxx5287]

i think guerlain can beat that ,if not already beat it.back in the older days ppl were not doing so much research/statistics so we can't know for sure but i think Guerlain had 2 perfumes that could or did beat AdG.still,yes,Aqua di Gio was a huge hit.

[@claudiuroman2475]

I love guerlain . they have parfumes that smell better then ADG.

[@kenjohn12]

The best smelling fragrance in my opinion. It is incredible but its extremely over done a very long time ago. Even my neighbors wear this one.

[@varunkharb5803]

essenza is best flanker. Great videos love ur content

[@cajunpoet8701able]

Hey Ashton great review as usual, I've been looking for a clone for ADG other than Perry Ellis 360 cause my wife is not a big fan of the cinnamon I heard belcam made one called geau that is super cheap and well done but there aren't any reviews on KZbin if you ever get a chance to get your nose on it I would love to hear your opinion.

[@biggboi1967]

That was my favorite fragrance back in the day. It brings a lot of memories.

[@Yimster98]

I guess because this has been overused and longevity is a bit poor, I just never bothered to test this at a store, especially when Acqua Di Gio Profumo would always call to me to sample. But thank you, Ash, for the review and your take on it!

[@daze5357]

Love this cologne, first time I smelled it I was blown away. I bought a 300ml bottle from sephora for only $150. Great deal

[@jasonrock5220]

The Best by far

[@silversalo8143]

This is better than Profumo! Amazing classic.

[@chi-towncalifornia5916]

I have tried ADQ, and I do like those white florals and the calone opening, but the performance is so bad on my skin that I never bothered. 2 hours max as of the current batch. I'd either go with a flanker, or try Versace Pour Homme/Signature.

[@michaelbullock8011]

Great review and I enjoyed it and i like this fragrance I give it a eight out of ten and have a blessed day

[@shaunphan9039]

I think the earlier release has smell of cucumber/melon in it which I really like. But the ones that I get now, I don't get that melon smell anymore. Anyone knows what I'm talking about?

[@Ignatius1972]

Today has a bad performance. Still a delicious frag, but it's very weak. In Brazil we have a vegetable called chayote (chuchu in Brazilian Portuguese, the pronunciation is like "shooshoo") . It's healthy, but tastes like nothing, no smell, no nothing, it has a gigantic amount of water and fiber and it's very cheap. When a perfume is so weak or have a bad performance, we called it here "Água de Chuchu" (Chayote's Water or, if you prefer "Eau de Shooshoo"). Today, Acqua de Gio is an Eau de Shooshoo. Unfortunately. In my teenage years was my signature scent. After, I've developed a strong love with Essenza (the best of all flankers, in any time). But I love Profumo too. It's sad the frag houses modifie their classic scents to turn them so weak.

[@m-p-s-80]

Lol learnt something today. But maybe Brazil is so hot the scent just evaporates.

[@Ignatius1972]

@@m-p-s-80 not exactly. I know most foreigners associate Brazil with Rio de Janeiro and Amazon Forest, which is perfectly normal and comprehensible, coz this are the tourist attractions. But important part of the country has subtropical/temperate climate, and there's big mountainous and cool cities, like Curitiba where summer is more a desire than a reality. This large part of Brazil (the three southern states, plus parts of São Paulo and Minas Gerais states) has a climate VERY similar to southern USA. And it's exactly this part of Brazil where the population is concentrated, not in Amazon, that has gigantic empty, green and wild spaces. São Paulo, the biggest city in South America has a much less hotter summertime than Atlanta, for example. I live in extreme South, state of Rio Grande do Sul, at the border with Argentina and Uruguay. It's horribly hot in summer, but it's just 3 months. It's quite cold in the winter, very comfortable rest of the year. Last week we have the first below freezing temperatures of the autumn here. So, the problem is really with the "new" performance of this frag. But it's still an amazing scent, really is!

[@roderickmoppins2478]

From a woman at Macy's told me a few years ago, the Fragrance police gotten to this and made them take out a few strong notes due to their findings

[@ExtremelySkilledGamer]

That’s bs lol

[@Robruz]

I'm really enjoying your in depth reviews but the cuts in between every every few words are making it pretty tough to watch through to the end. There's nothing wrong with just natural flowing sentences otherwise it becomes very robotic. Ch--o--pp--y if ya ---know ----what I ----mean.

[@lancehunter4425]

Thanks for the video Ash. Classic fragrance, one of the first ones I bought along side Polo Green and Drakkar Noir.

[@jonitalia6748]

The best-selling cologne of all time is 4711. Look it up. Every woman had it for over 200 years and men love it too.

[@jonitalia6748]

@Channel That's like saying that more Harry Potter books have been sold than bibles.

[@lusiscus]

I believe the original fragrance which was a brownish colour has been replaced with a newer one now, is this correct?

[@marcelocornejo7239]

Ash, really nice video. But what about essenza? where i live i have the opportunity of buying a bottle. What do you think?

[@RockSClone]

Marcelo Cornejo buy it! Sell me one..

[@abunadia5506]

Essenza is the Boss!

[@LeBeautiful]

ADG an all time classic, but Essenza the only one I would wear, all the time.

[@Adnan-ix5ng]

Essenza they dont sell no more

[@abunadia5506]

Essenza IS the best of the line! As soon I caught rumours of being discontinued I purchased 4 180ml backup bottles. So many compliments I’ve received wearing this over the years. 👍🏾

[@satanasatana7931]

Essenza was really what Acqua di Gio was in the 90s! And the normal ADG is what it is now... water.... :((

[@TheCodeSwordfish]

Hey ASh, maybe a video on the 2 best scents of each scent category? :)

[@libertarian4366]

It's like a time travel for me. O had this fragrance in 1997. The only problem with that was the sprayer. He dosen't work very well so this f**cked me up and i never gave this fragrance another Chance. Fail. It's one of the best fragrances of all time.

[@raphael4275]

I'm 17 and I'd say I don't look "that" mature (like I don't have a beard, blonde hair, kinda young face) and just got this fragrance. I really like the smell but I'm worried that it's too mature for me since I kinda feel like it smells like the after shave of a man in his 40s smells. Do you think I should keep it or return it?

[@ExtremelySkilledGamer]

Dior Sauvage could end up being the next Aqua Di Gio

[@smallworld707]

No

[@clausm2203]

I stil like it to this day

[@Fancyoctopuss]

Smelling ADG for the first is what got me into fragrances 🙏

[@kinezyr]

How does Bvlgari aqva marine compare to this?

[@slapjacks8136]

How do they compare to Aqua Amara?

[@jesstindevoe7086]

100 bucks for cologne is NOT expensive lol. I’m wearing YSL and it’s a 3.5/7 mil bottle and it’s like 160. This is lowkey cheap

[@resco91]

Could you make a Aqua Di Gio / CK ONE showdown? Being in the same ball park and having the same nose behind them it would be an interesting video I think and haven't seen this video anywhere 🙂

[@itsjustrain6328]

I bought a bottle and it smelled like tiger bond or vicks vapor rub. Not what I smelled at the mall lol.

[@RunningKpop]

Wow what a pleasant surprise! Where's the clap? :)

[@bgeek]

An undeniable classic. I owned this when it first came out. I can still recognise it on people when out and about. It might be old but you still get people wearing it. I received it as a gift a year or two ago and have been reluctant to wear it because of its age. I'm not sure that I'm a fan of signature scents - I get bored easily over time and prefer to keep mixing things up and trying new ones.

[@michaelhill7415]

I think performance is down to wear, if you spray it every day on clothes and liberal spraying on point, it will last clothes, and on you, thus giving the impression of longevity, maybe?, Anyway, still love it, now it's cool to be ironic, it's probably best to go back to these original style, like fashions come and go, it needs to come back and inspire a whole new generation.

[@nicktoth3994]

Thank you for pronouncing it right lol Alberto Morillas is the king of aquatics! Even this is mature and not bubblegummy! I do prefer the Profumo though...

[@David_DY]

Love me some ADG.

[@burns0100]

My first real fragrance that isn’t from a cheap brand or shaving company.

[@HI-nx7lh]

Can you review Imperial by Roberto Vizzari which has acqua di gio vibe. It's under $30 and quality of packaging is also nice

[@TheThekapuka]

Do you ever tried ? Is better and last more than Perry Ellis 360 red ?

[@zombiesoul]

Sad to say I don’t really like this fragrance it’s way to floral for me and something about it irritates me. Idk if it’s because I naturally hate the smell of flowers. But it just doesn’t do it for me. Although women in my family love it. I was just Soo disappointed.

Is Perry Ellis 360 a better Acqua Di Gio?

[@myceliboyboy12]

Perry Ellis 360 heard it was stronger with smell but only last 2 hours when aqua di gio last 4 to 5

[@jayokay7044]

This fragrance was yearrrss ahead of its time. Does not smell dated at all.

[@thetattooedguy1413]

Agree! It smells incredible. It’s so fresh yet doesn’t smell feminine like a lot of men’s fragrances these days

[@cuchanu]

I was always torn with this one because I think it smells great girls seemed to think it smelled great, but it almost certainly reminded them of their ex-boyfriend which is the last thing that I want to do

[@dualityofman1253]

Best fragrance ever infinity jink jink period can't say anything done.

[@jonburrows9816]

I still have my bottle from the 90's. It's an absolute classic but aquatic doesn't do it on my skin or clothes now days.

[@edtaggart9779]

Very Fresh Great Deodorant

[@deepakchohan9457]

This was huge in the late 90s early 2000s

[@jamhuman2499]

Is the original aqua Di gio better than the new profondo

[@TheCodeSwordfish]

He said it in at the end and also in previous video that the profondo is the best of the line. For me profondo is more depth and modern. Still have the same vibe, I find it blue and green and aquatic. I like it a lot even if I am not a fan of the Gio line.

[@jamhuman2499]

TheCodeSwordfish thanks

[@blacksrt3791]

Profumo smells like burning ceder smell keeps going

[@TreyjonjiFTW]

Hey Ash, thx for all those videos! I just received my bottle of Salvatore Ferragamo Acqua Essenziale Colonia, which i bought thanks to your suggestion! I like it a lot :) Edit: Love the shirt as well!

[@roderickmoppins2478]

ALWAYS can wear this in summer months. Yes a lot of people have this but I still Absolutely wear this. Summer days and after showers at night