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GA187 Acqua di Gio

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Jubilee Scents GA187 Acqua di Gio is an Eau de Parfum. GA187 Acqua di Gio opens with Bergamot, Lemon, Orange, and Mandarin, settles into a heart of Hyacinth, Cyclamen, Mignonette, and Sea Water, and dries down to a base of Musk, Amber, Cedar, and Patchouli. Jubilee Scents's GA187 Acqua di Gio carries a Statement verdict, a fresh-led wear.

Acqua di Gio basically invented the modern marine-aquatic genre, and GA187 keeps the calone-driven sea-water accord front and centre - the dupe's citrus opening is a little brighter and less blended than Armani's original.
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  • Clean
  • Confident
  • Energetic
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GA187 Acqua di Gio Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
Acqua di Giò by Giorgio Armani
92%
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Acqua di Giò the original GA187 Acqua di Gio inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Top, heart and base are the brand's own listing, not a timing claim - the industry classifies a note by its character as much as by how fast it fades. Each curve here is modelled from that material's own volatility, so groups can overlap when a house lists long-lasting materials in its heart.

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Projection
Moderate
Intensity
Light

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Spring Summer

A bright marine-citrus scent that performs best in warm spring and summer weather.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Casual
Also Works:
Office Date Sport

Versatile for office and casual wear, with enough freshness for active or sporty occasions.

Declarable allergens

We derive these from the materials behind this fragrance's notes, not from the bottle. Each one is likely, not confirmed. The list is partial - the box can name others.

In standard patch-test panels

  • Citral Geranial from Lemon
  • Eugenol from Nutmeg
  • Geraniol from Rose
  • Oakmoss Evernia prunastri extract from Oakmoss

Other declarable allergens

  • Bergamot Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil from Bergamot
  • Bitter orange peel Citrus Aurantium Amara Peel Oil from Neroli
  • Neroli Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Oil from Neroli
  • Synthetic musk Hexamethylindanopyran from Musk

The large name is the everyday one. The small name is the INCI form on the box, so you can compare the two. Reactions differ between people. A patch-test panel is not a ranking of risk. How we derive this

Ethics and formulation

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  • Cruelty-free Brand-stated Jubilee Scents says so · no third-party certification found · Read the claim

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About

GA187 opens with a full citrus spread - lime, lemon, bergamot, orange, mandarin and neroli - before the fragrance moves into the calone-rich sea-water accord that made the original Acqua di Gio the defining aquatic fragrance of the 1990s. Freesia, hyacinth, rosemary, cyclamen, violet, coriander, nutmeg, rose and mignonette add a busy, green-floral texture to the heart, closely following the original's famously complex pyramid, though the dupe's citrus notes come through brighter and slightly less rounded than Armani's more polished blend. The base of white musk, cedar, oakmoss, patchouli and amber gives a clean, woody-marine finish, if a touch thinner than the celebrated original's long-lasting drydown. Performance leans moderate rather than the all-day power some vintage formulations of Acqua di Gio are known for. Still, this is a faithful, wearable take on one of the most influential men's fragrances ever released, and works especially well as a warm-weather daily scent.

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