Arge
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Arge by Giardino Benessere is a simple, warm amber built on very few notes. Herbal notes and bergamot open it fresh and slightly bitter, before labdanum brings a resinous, honeyed warmth to the heart. Amber carries the base, giving it a soft, lingering glow rather than anything sharp. Dating back to 1980, it suits men and women who like their perfume uncomplicated and warm rather than loud. Voters wear it across autumn, winter and spring, and it moves easily from the office by day to evenings and late nights. Most voters call its longevity long-lasting, and most also vote the sillage strong, so it announces itself without much effort. A 3ml decant is enough to live with it through a full week before deciding whether to keep it.
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The community verdict
Herbal Notes and bergamot give Arge a fresh start; labdanum follows at its heart before amber settles into the dry-down. Most report long wear and strong projection, while moderate wear and projection get fewer mentions. It feels at home on autumn nights, and winter evenings work too.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Brand
- Giardino Benessere
- Scent profile
- Unisex
- Launched
- 1980
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Giardino Benessere Arge, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Wild herbs gathered at twilight, amber resin sticky on the fingers.
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity288 votes
Most voted: 52%Long lasting
23%Moderate
Sillage250 votes
Most voted: 56%Strong
26%Moderate
Season251 votes
Most voted: 34%Autumn
29%Winter
Time of day250 votes
Most voted: 30%Night out
26%Evening
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Longevity288 votes
- Very weak3%8 votes
- Weak9%25 votes
- Moderate23%65 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)52%150 votes
- Eternal14%40 votes
Sillage250 votes
- Intimate6%15 votes
- Moderate26%65 votes
- Strong (Most voted)56%140 votes
- Enormous12%30 votes
Season251 votes
- Spring24%60 votes
- Summer13%32 votes
- Autumn (Most voted)34%86 votes
- Winter29%73 votes
Time of day250 votes
- Daytime25%63 votes
- Office18%46 votes
- Evening26%66 votes
- Night out (Most voted)30%75 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
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Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
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Smell it on your skin before you buy
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Try several scents for one bottle’s price
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Travel-ready atomiser
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No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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The house
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Giardino Benessere is an Italian niche house that the Terenzi siblings, Paolo and Tiziana, launched in 2015, carrying a family workshop near Rimini into its third generation. Its perfumes are all unisex and move between bright and dark. Bergamot, grapefruit and mandarin give the fresh side its sparkle. Underneath sit amber, cedar, guaiac wood and sandalwood, and sometimes a smoky thread of birch tar and leather. Florals such as carnation and lily-of-the-valley appear too, alongside green, herbal touches. Start with Tethys and Teia, the two newest here, both from 2021. Aurelia and Salaria, from 2018, round out a first set. Small sizes let you wear several before you settle on one.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Giardino Benessere Arge smell like?
Giardino Benessere Arge opens with Bergamot and Herbal Notes. The heart brings Labdanum. It dries down to Amber.
Is Giardino Benessere Arge long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (52% of votes), and 66% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as strong (56% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Giardino Benessere Arge good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for autumn and winter; summer takes only 13% of season votes.
Is Giardino Benessere Arge good for winter?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it well for winter: winter takes 29% of season votes, close behind its most-voted season.
Is Giardino Benessere Arge for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities wear it day and night alike: 44% of time-of-day votes are for daytime or the office, 56% for evenings and nights out.
Can I wear Giardino Benessere Arge to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 18% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Giardino Benessere Arge?
Arge is made by Giardino Benessere. It was launched in 1980.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Giardino Benessere Arge?
A 10ml decant of Giardino Benessere Arge holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Giardino Benessere perfumes can I try?
Besides Giardino Benessere Arge, 10ML has Aurelia, Salaria and Sandalo e Mirra from Giardino Benessere, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Giardino Benessere Arge decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Giardino Benessere Arge decant is filled by hand from an original Giardino Benessere bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.