Acqua di Colonia (1996)
by Lorenzo Villoresi

Lorenzo Villoresi pays homage to Eau de Cologne, a fragrance that changed perfume history, by offering his own all-natural rendition of this classic genre made famous and christened by Johann Maria Farina of Cologne in Germany.
It is the best of its kind out there and thus by no means redundant if you enjoy this type of light hesperidic scent. The néroli is indeed wonderful and Villoresi adds his signature resinous aspect in the form of elemi, which also seems to enhance longevity. As one may expect of the creator of Spezie and Uomo, Villoresi's Acqua di Colonia is strongly herbal as well, with noticeable rosemary and clove notes and a musky base which must consist of ambrette seeds. It is sufficiently different from, say Acqua di Parma Colonia with its citrus-floral character, to justify owning both. Highly recommended and by no means discontinued. It is featured on the Villoresi website and available at perfumeries in Europe carrying the line.

Acqua di Colonia is so generic and predictable that it's painful...

[Original submission date: 15 January 2007]

I am not normally a citrus lover but this is really lovely and the neroli note is beautiful and totally dominant but softened in the drydown by the musk. It is actually nicer than ADP imo. I have just purchased in London, so not discontinued. Superb for summer.

Kaern

A very special "Classic Eau" type fragrance with a beautiful prominent neroli note at its heart, clean natural smelling citrus (notably a lemon note of note) and bright focused notes of rosemary and sage. A sprig of fresh lavender completes this.

Villoresi seems to have the knack of blending very natural and clear notes so all retain their individuality but balance perfectly.

Really excellent, this is not intended to be new or ground breaking but a well constructed contribution to a long tradition of refreshing citrus colognes.

Beauitful but a yawner. We've been here before...oh so many times.

While this item is superbly made it is not at all, in my opinion, a unique fragrance. It is a citrus blend and that is all too common in the fragrance world. HOWEVER, if you are searching for your very first citrus blend then I highly suggest it as it will certainly become the benchmark by which you judge other ctirus scents. It reminds me vagule of a certain kind of lemon candy.