Raiders of the Lost Scent: How to recognize GIORGIO ARMANI perfumes.

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!

Raiders of the Lost Scent - vintage Armani fragrances

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

NEW address: "nr.129 Rue du FG St. Honore"
(from 1992 until 1995)

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

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.

Until 1999, dist. by COSMAIR

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

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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TUTORIAL PICTURES

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

NEW address: "nr.129 Rue du FG St. Honore"
(since 1992 up to 1995)

Since 1992: Greendot appears somewhere on the box.

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

Until 2004: SHORT list of ingredients, and...

...after 2004: LONG list of ingredients

Since 1994: address 16, Place Vendome.
UXxxx = year 2002

Before year 2000, dist. by COSMAIR

After 1999:
Armani Parfums Division Luxury Products LLC

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

batch UJ6L = year 1990

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"