That company now owns the rights to Eau de Cologne extra vieille in contrast to the Original Eau de Cologne from Cologne.

So, I hardly ever paint my nails, only my toes, but I paint them all year round, even in the winter. If you apply a lot at once--especially on fabric, I find a masculine base of lavender and rosemary emerges (think mid-tone of Rosemary, not top aromatic). When it came to fragrances 4711 and Tosca was all I knew and I'm pretty sure that holds true for most women in my family. It does smell a bit like some modern cleaners, but only because they have probably tried to capture this pleasant smell in their products.

The brand has been expanded to various other perfumes and products besides the original Echt Kölnisch Wasser, which has used the same formula for more than 200 years. Additionally, I find it useful from a historical perspective; as I continue to learn about perfume and study individual samples, I appreciate having one of the oldest (yet still in production) commercially available fragrances on hand to compare the art of fragrance today to the way it was hundreds of years ago.

Spritz on some 4711 before going to sleep so you have something pleasant to sniff (plus, lavender and sleep are something of an item, or so I've heard, and 4711 contains lavender, so. After my mother died a few years ago, I acquired her collection of perfume and other scented products, including soap and talcum powder. She used to always have a handkerchief with Eau de Cologne, in the Netherlands where I live, that was the most common way to use it, back in the olden days. If you inhale deeply, that spicier rosemary aromatic top note is available throughout until deeper stages of dry-down. This EDC opens with a strong citrus scent, almost comparable to laundry detergent, but passes down to the jasmine and rose after a minute of application.

FleuryCat in Recommend Me a Perfume : October 2023: Epidor by Lubin, Delicate and floral with a sense of honeyed flowers, yet not overtly sweet or cloying. It still reminds me of my childhood and I will alway have a small bottle in my collection to remind me of my Omas and childhood! They come as a powder that you add to plain water and they create an intensely fizzy, lemon-y, salty drink that's like nothing else. Wearing this for the first time (in the form of the perfumed towelettes, thanks to the sudden UK heatwave). Rosewater was preferred for religious reasons I think, alcohol in any form is frowned upon in many religious circles.

But honestly, whispering as this is unpatriotic, there’s something more instantly recognizable about 4711 it is more special, well I like it best, so there.I’ve always wondered what it smells like, reviews on perfume sites were not that favorable but when she handed me the bottle I really liked it. It tells me 'this is (slightly ripe) neroli that you smell in late spring, no matter how many floral and fruity notes you list as some pyramids do'.