Florida Water (1908)
by Murray & Lanman

Florida Water smells like cheap, watered-down Guerlain Vetiver. It is not terrible though. Good value and not a bad aftershave. Has notes of orange, lime, vetiver, possibly mint, capsicum pepper, and vanilla to my nose. So slap some on in the morning--it burns like no other!

A cologne of historic interest, quality that has passed the test of time and alleged possessor of occult properties, FW's gossamers of citrus, piquant spices with a bright, auspicious array of floral notes create an assuredly alluring amalgam.

But allure or not, this is as volatile as any traditional cologne. The drydown exorcises the citrus almost immediately leaving an insinuation of low-key spice and distant flowers, as though one had been gardening but managed to not get the least bit dirty. There's little sweetness here even with the floral presence, which is the next-volatile note besides the citrus and has a semiconscious quality to it, like a vase full of vivid, fresh-picked and dead, dried-out potpourri-like flowers bundled together - a creative hybrid of aromas even today.

Brilliant in its own beyond-old-school, near-centennarian way, and can be applied throughout the day as liberally as one would want to with nearly no likelihood of offending, depending on how you handle the finishing touches. Doesn't cost much to find out either, so why not?