domenica 3 novembre 2013

How to recognize GIORGIO ARMANI perfumes.




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HOW TO RECOGNIZE ARMANI PERFUMES
Previously we considered how to recognize, batch-by-batch, year-by-year:
-GUERLAIN perfumes ( here )
-YVES SAINT LAURENT perfumes ( here )
-CHRISTIAN DIOR  perfumes  ( here )
-VAN CLEEF et ARPELS perfumes ( here )
-CHANEL perfumes ( here )
-BVLGARI perfumes ( here )
-HERMES perfumes ( here )
-VERSACE perfumes ( here )
now we'll consider another great House: Giorgio Armani Parfums.


(Note: Giorgio Armani batch-numbers table was a bit complicate to decode, since early Armani perfumes are very rare to find nowadays: so, the list could not be 100% accurate, and some mistake could occur)

ARMANI Perfumes use a batch-code using both numbers and letters, 4 or 5 digits, restarting at the end of the alphabet.
First ARMANI perfumes dated to 1982. Batch-code style during 1982-1994 was a 4-digits one;
since 1995, a 5-digits one.

Are you in a hurry?
You can, as usual, check for Barcode on the box: if the Barcode is missing, it's means = "before 1991"
Otherwise, check for the "long list" of restricted ingredients: if you find it on the box, it means = "after 2004".

But, there are other clues:
Simply check the address on the box. If you read:
"137 rue FG du Saint Honorè, Paris."
it means from 1982 to 1991.
Congratulations! It's a Giorgio Armani vintage perfume, the oldest one!
armani
OLD, early address: "nr. 137 Rue du FG St. Honore" 
(from 1982 until 1991)


During 1992 the address changes slightly, so, if you read:
" 129 rue du FG Saint Honorè, Paris "
it means from 1992 to nearly 1995
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NEW address: "nr.129 Rue du FG St. Honore" 
(from 1992 until 1995)

Since the Mid-Nineties address is:
"16 place Vendome, Paris".
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Since Mid-Nineties: address is "16, Place Vendome, Paris".

Other clues:
if you read somewhere on the box or bottle the word "COSMAIR":
("distributed by Cosmair", Cosmair was the old name of  L'Oreal USA),
it means from 1982 up to 1999.
armani
Until 1999, dist. by COSMAIR

If you read (on box or bottle): "Giorgio Armani Parfums Division Luxury Products LLC"
it means after 1999.
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Giorgio Armani Parfums Div. Luxury Products LLC"
(since 1999)

If you read somewhere in the box:
"distributed by Helena Rubinstein" (other than COSMAIR),
it's a very early bottle and it means from 1982 until 1988.

So, briefly:
ADDRESSES:
1982 - 1990: Giorgio Armani Parfums,  137 rue du FG St. Honorè
1990- 1995: Giorgio Armani Parfums,  129 rue du FG St. Honorè
since 1995: 16, place Vendome, Paris.

DISTRIBUTION:
1982 - 1999: distributed by COSMAIR
since 1999: Armani Parfums Luxury Product LLC

And now let's go to the:
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BATCH-NUMBERS TABLE
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Early Address:
"Giorgio Armani Parfums, 137 rue du FG St. Honorè"
dist. "by Cosmair" (and/or "by Helena Rubinstein")
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UAxx   = 1982
UBxx   = 1983
UCxx   = 1984
UDxx   = 1985
UExx   = 1986
UFxx   = 1987
UGxx   = 1988
UHxx   = 1989
UJxx    = 1990
UKxx   = 1991
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Here the Bar-code appears;
Here address changes to : " 129 rue du FG St.Honorè "
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ULxx    = 1992
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Here the GreenDot appears on the box.
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UMxxx   = 1993 and shifting to a FIVE-digits batch code.
UNxxx   = 1994
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here address changes in "16 Place Vendome, Paris"
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UPxxx    = 1995
letter Q probably not used
URxxx   =  1996
USxxx    = 1997
UTxxx    =  1998
UUxxx   =  1999
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A new label: DIVISION LUXURY PRODUCTS LLC (distributor)
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UVxxx   = 2000
UWxxx  = 2001
UXxxx   = 2002
UYxxx   = 2003
UZ        =  probably not used
UAxxx  =  2004
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Here the "long list" of 26 restricted ingredients appears on the box.
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UBxxx  = 2005
UCxxx  = 2006
UDxxx =  2007
38Exxx  = 2008
38Fxxx  = 2009
38Gxxx  = 2010
38Hxxx  = 2011
38Jxxx   = 2012
38Kxxx  = 2013
38Lxxx = 2014
38Mxx = 2015
38Nxx = 2016
38Pxx = 2017
38Rxx = 2018
CHECK PICTURES AT THE END




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COME RICONOSCERE I PROFUMI GIORGIO ARMANI
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Nelle puntate precedenti abbiamo visto come riconoscere  i numeri di serie dei profumi 
-GUERLAIN ( leggi qui ) ;
-YVES SAINT LAURENT ( leggi qui )
-CHRISTIAN DIOR  ( leggi qui )
stavolta verranno presi in considerazione i profumi della Giorgio Armani Parfums.

Giorgio Armani iniziò a produrre profumi nel 1982, e per i primi dieci anni vennero prodotti solo due profumi: il cosiddetto "Armani Nero" da donna (in realtà non aveva nome preciso), e la "Eau pour Homme": due profumi leggendari che non hanno bisogno di presentazione. 
A partire dagli anni Novanta, invece, la produzione cominciò a diversificarsi. E' molto difficile recuperare i profumi Armani degli anni Ottanta, per questo la tabella dei codici potrebbe presentare qualche piccolo errore. 
Indizi preziosi sono gli indirizzi presenti sulla scatola e i marchi di distribuzione.

Brevemente:
INDIRIZZI (riportati sulla scatola):
1982 - 1990 circa  : Giorgio Armani Parfums,  137 rue du FG St. Honorè
1991- 1995 circa: Giorgio Armani Parfums,  129 rue du FG St. Honorè
dal 1995 circa: 16, place Vendome, Paris.
Distributori
1982 - 1999: distributed by COSMAIR
since 1999: "Armani Parfums Division Luxury Product LLC"


TABELLA DEI BATCH-NUMBERS
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Indirizzo iniziale (sulla scatola o sul flacone):
"Giorgio Armani Parfums, 137 rue du FG  St. Honorè"
distribuzione. "by Cosmair" ( o anche "by Helena Rubinstein", solo dal 1982 al 1988)
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UAxx   = 1982
UBxx   = 1983
UCxx   = 1984
UDxx   = 1985
UExx   = 1986
UFxx   = 1987
UGxx   = 1988
UHxx   = 1989
UJxx    = 1990
UKxx   = 1991
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Intorno al 1991 compare il tradizionale codice a barre sulla scatola;
l'indirizzo cambia nel numero civico:  "129 rue du FG St.Honorè"
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ULxx    = 1992
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A partire dal 1992 compare il GreenDot sulla scatola.
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UMxx   = 1993
UNxxx  = 1994
(a partire dal 1994 il batch number passa da quattro a CINQUE cifre, e il nuovo indirizzo è: "16 place Vendome")
...
UTxxx   = 1999
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Nuovo label: ARMANI DIVISION LUXURY PRODUCTS LLC
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UVxxx   = 2000
UWxxx  = 2001
UXxxx   = 2002
UYxxx   = 2003
UZ        =  ???? (non utilizzato)
UAxxx  =  2004
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Compare la "lista lunga" degli ingredienti sulla scatola
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UBxxx  = 2005
UCxxx  = 2006
UDxxx =  2007
38Exxx  = 2008
38Fxxx  = 2009
38Gxxx  = 2010
38Hxxx  = 2011
38Jxxx   = 2012
38Kxxx  = 2013


TUTORIAL PICTURES

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OLD, early address: "nr. 137 Rue du FG St. Honore" 
(from 1982 until 1991)

Raiders of the Lost Scent
NEW address: "nr.129 Rue du FG St. Honore" 
(since 1992 up to 1995)

Raiders of the Lost Scent
Since 1992: Greendot appears somewhere on the box.

Raiders of the Lost Scent
year 1993: shifting from 4 to 5 digits .
Batch code UM123
(courtesy by Jason Newton)

GIO', batch code UP016 = year 1995
address: 16 Place Vendome

Raiders of the Lost Scent
Until 2004: SHORT list of ingredients, and...
Raiders of the Lost Scent
...after 2004: LONG list of ingredients

Raiders of the Lost Scent
Since 1994: address 16, Place Vendome.
UXxxx = year 2002

Raiders of the Lost Scent
Before year 2000, dist. by COSMAIR

Raiders of the Lost Scent
After 1999:  
Armani Parfums Division Luxury Products LLC

Raiders of the Lost Scent
(on back of the bottle) batch UH2A = year 1989

Raiders of the Lost Scent
batch UJ6L = year 1990

Raiders of the Lost Scent
on left: bottle from Eighties. Address 137 Rue St. Honore (and without Barcode)
on right: bottle from Nineties. Address 129 Rue st. Honorè (and with Barcode)
Both labeled "COSMAIR"

Raiders of the Lost Scent
batch number UG1K = year 1988
plus the label "Helena Rubinstein" (used only from 1982 up to1988)

Raiders of the Lost Scent
(shifting to 5-digits) First bottle of "Acqua di Giò",
year 1995, batch code UP052

Raiders of the Lost Scent
Acqua di Giò, batch UT124 = year 1999

Raiders of the Lost Scent
batch UX329 = year 2002

Raiders of the Lost Scent
 (after year 2003: restarting numbers by letter "A")
UA148 = year 2004

Raiders of the Lost Scent
(from Basenotes) batch UC149 = year 2006 

Raiders of the Lost Scent
batch code UC326 = year 2006
Raiders of the Lost Scent
batch UD325, year 2007


2007 to 2008: SHIFTING FROM "Uxxxx" TO "38xxxx
Raiders of the Lost Scent
(from Basenotes) batch 38E = year 2008

Raiders of the Lost Scent
(from Basenotes) batch 38F = year 2009

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(from Basenotes) batch 38H503 = year 2011


Raiders of the Lost Scent
Different boxes and different batch-styles
(Armani Eau pour homme)




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