By Thomas
One of the unanticipated joys of a receding hairline comes when you re-visit 80’s fragrances. It turns out that the powerhouses that wore you as a callow youth now sneer at you for not growing up to be Fabio. Case in point: Giorgio for Men.
Giorgio for Men fit perfectly with the broad-shouldered, power-suited 80’s. During the watery 90’s GFM fell out of fashion and was discontinued, but it has been recently re-issued with no noticeable decline in quality (I wore both original and re-issue). Giorgio For Men remains a big, brawny scent – one spray is sufficient, two gets the whole spectrum of notes. Three sprays is olfactory assault.
But, the scent? Well, the short version is that this is a rich, warm mossy-woody scent, but no 80’s scent is that simple. Honey is prominent – it’s sweet but never cloying. At the opening you get a nose-full of honey, orange, and mossy pine. On paper none of these notes would strike you as loud, but the opening is precisely that.
As with meeting a politician, things settle a bit after the opening posturing. The orange goes away and the pine recedes leaving a mossy herbal vanilla. Cinnamon loiters to add warmth, and the woods are still around but not as noticeable. Giorgio has become warm and relaxed, but remains a trifle loud.
Eventually the vanilla fades and we return to the well-balanced honey-mossy-balsam base of Giorgio for Men. Through the transitions this scent retains its rich warmth, and it lasts a full day at least, longer if you spray on clothing. After all the years and the rigors of adulthood, I welcome and enjoy the return of this scent, even if I don’t have Fabio’s mane.
Year: 1984
Perfumer: Notes: Aldehydes, Orange, Pimento, Bergamot, Carnation, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Cinnamon, Orris Root, Cedar, Rose, Honey, Tonka Bean, Amber, Musk, Benzoin, Oakmoss, Vanilla
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