The eight Acqua di Giò versions, from Eau de Toilette to Elixir

Acqua di Giò Parfum, Profondo and Elixir differ at their centre: the Parfum is built on incense, Profondo on marine notes and lavandin, and the Elixir on violet and leather. All eight current versions below are grouped by Armani's concentration labels, seven of them with regular bottle prices per 100 ml; Armani publishes no percentages, so there is no ranking within a label group.

One cell in that table is empty by design. Profondo Eau de Toilette has no price on the French store on the date checked; Armani sells it on its UK store instead.

Parfum vs Profondo vs Elixir head-to-head

Incense distinguishes the 2023 Parfum in Armani's description. Alberto Morillas composed it around bergamot heart, ginger and marine notes, followed by bourbon geranium, rosemary essence and clary sage heart. Woods, patchouli essence and incense form the base; Armani describes its character as woody, aquatic and spicy.

Profondo arrived in 2020, also by Morillas, as the fougère branch. Marine notes and green mandarin lead to lavandin and rosemary, with cedar and patchouli underneath. Its blue lacquer fades down the bottle beneath an intense blue cap.

The Elixir of 2025 is the outlier, and not only by price. An intense violet accord carries the heart, joined by a sensual leather accord and an invigorating marine accord; Armani labels the family woody leathery and calls this the most concentrated scent ever created in the collection. One size only, 50 ml, in a square bottle with softly rounded edges, lacquered deep black on the inside.

The Eau de Toilette label: the 1996 original and Profondo EDT

The 1996 Eau de Toilette, created by Alberto Morillas of Firmenich, is the citrus-marine original. Jasmine and cedar wood join its bergamot and marine notes, above white musks and patchouli. Armani calls it the range's original signature. Sizes run 30, 50, 100 and 200 ml, with a separate 150 ml refill; the frosted glass fades to clear at the base.

Profondo Eau de Toilette joined in 2025 as the Eau de Toilette of the Profondo branch: lemon essence and fresh spices above, lavandin essence and an aquatic accord in the middle, patchouli and a woody-mineral accord below. Its bottle is graduated frosted blue. The French store carries it in its comparison table without a figure; the UK store is where it is priced and sold.

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  Giorgio Armani

  Acqua di Giò

  Eau de Toilette · 1996

  White musks and patchouli anchor the citrus-marine original, with jasmine and cedar in its heart. Four sizes, 30 to 200 ml, plus a 150 ml refill; the 100 ml costs €120 and the 200 ml bottle works out at €90 per 100 ml.

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  Acqua di Giò Profondo Eau de Toilette

  Eau de Toilette · 2025

  Lemon essence and fresh spices lead into lavandin essence and an aquatic accord. Patchouli and a woody-mineral accord hold the base, and the glass is frosted blue in a gradient.

The Eau de Parfum label: 2022 and the Intense of 2026

Green mandarin joins marine notes in the 2022 Eau de Parfum. Clary sage and lavandin fill the heart, vetiver and patchouli the base. Armani gives the family as woody with an aromatic character. A black gradient lacquer and black cap dress the 50 and 100 ml bottles.

Eau de Parfum Intense followed in 2026, again by Morillas of Firmenich. Its description centres on vibrant bergamot heart, a tonic aquatic accord and powerful woody and amber notes. The launch material adds apple and grapefruit accords, mandarin, clary sage, Yodanol and patchouli. Armani makes its own "+12H" freshness claim for the scent. Deep black lacquer covers the 30, 50 and 100 ml bottles; the 100 ml is listed at €135.

• Giorgio Armani

  Acqua di Giò Eau de Parfum

  Eau de Parfum · 2022

  Green mandarin and marine notes lead into clary sage and lavandin, then vetiver and patchouli. The 100 ml costs €135; a 50 ml size is also listed.

• Giorgio Armani

  Acqua di Giò Eau de Parfum Intense

  Eau de Parfum · 2026

  Aquatic, woody and amber accords accompany bergamot in the newest version. The 30 and 50 ml bottles cost €84 and €99 respectively, while the 100 ml is €135.

Profondo, the fougère of the line

February 2020 brought Profondo Eau de Parfum, the aromatic fougère by Morillas. Sizes are 30, 50, 100 and 200 ml, with a 150 ml refill at €165, equivalent to €110 per 100 ml. The 100 ml bottle is €135 and the 200 ml works out at €100 per 100 ml.

Against the Parfum, Profondo's note list puts lavandin and rosemary where the other version emphasises incense. Both retain marine notes and patchouli; Armani assigns them different families, fougère for Profondo and woody for the Parfum.

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  Giorgio Armani

  Acqua di Giò Profondo

  Eau de Parfum · 2020

  Green mandarin and marine notes over lavandin and rosemary, with cedar and patchouli below. Four sizes plus the 150 ml refill, and the per-100 ml figure drops from €135 at 100 ml to €100 at 200 ml.

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The Parfum label: Parfum and Profondo Parfum

Both Parfum versions cost €157 at 100 ml and are offered in 30, 50, 100 and 200 ml. The incense-led Parfum comes in black gradient glass, described by Armani as fully refillable. Its 200 ml bottle costs €240, equivalent to €120 per 100 ml.

Profondo Parfum, from 2024 and also by Morillas, takes a resinous-mineral route. Its pyramid runs marine notes and bergamot, immortelle essence, then balsamic cistus absolute and patchouli. Armani files it as hesperidic. Deep blue glass fades to translucent turquoise; the 200 ml has the same €240 regular price as the Parfum.

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  Giorgio Armani

  Acqua di Giò Parfum

  Parfum · 2023

  Bergamot, ginger and marine notes over geranium, rosemary and clary sage, with woods, patchouli and incense at the base. The house says the incense is what sets it apart, and the whole bottle is refillable.

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  Acqua di Giò Profondo Parfum

  Parfum · 2024

  Bergamot and marine notes give way to immortelle essence and a balsamic cistus absolute, with patchouli closing. Armani's listed notes emphasise those materials rather than the Parfum's incense; the glass shades from deep blue to turquoise.

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Elixir: violet and leather at the top of the price scale

The 2025 Elixir has no Eau de Parfum or Parfum designation on its French page. Armani instead describes it as the collection's most concentrated fragrance. Its printed pyramid names bergamot, intense violet accord and leather accord; the description also includes a marine accord. The single 50 ml size costs €132, equivalent to €264 per 100 ml.

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  Acqua di Giò Elixir

  Elixir · 2025

  Violet at the centre, leather and marine notes on either side of it. The deep black lacquer sits inside a square, softly rounded bottle. Its 50 ml price of €132 gives a comparable figure of €264 per 100 ml.

Which Acqua di Giò to choose

• For citrus-marine notes: the 1996 Eau de Toilette, with bergamot, jasmine and white musks.
• An aromatic woody composition: Eau de Parfum, with clary sage, lavandin and vetiver.
• Fougère character: Profondo Eau de Parfum, combining green mandarin, lavandin and rosemary.
• Incense and woods: the Parfum; resinous-mineral notes: Profondo Parfum, with immortelle and cistus absolute.
• Violet and leather: the Elixir, with its accompanying marine accord.

Two other line-ups are broken down the same way in our guides to Boss Bottled's versions and Jean Paul Gaultier's perfume lines.

Price per 100 ml across the line

Four steps show up in the figures: €120 for the Eau de Toilette at 100 ml, €135 for the Eau de Parfum, the Eau de Parfum Intense and Profondo, €157 for the Parfum and Profondo Parfum, then €264 for the Elixir, which comes only as 50 ml. Larger bottles pull the number down — the 200 ml Eau de Toilette works out at €90 per 100 ml and the 200 ml Parfum at €120 — while the 150 ml Profondo refill sits at €110.

These are regular prices from Armani's French store, checked 2 November 2026, using the 100 ml bottle unless another size is named. Browse the wider Giorgio Armani range.