Zegna Colonia (2009)
by Ermenegildo Zegna

I'm very disappointed in this scent. This nowhere near Essenza di Zegna, which is an excellent scent.
Colonia has a brief floral-spice opening. Very quickly, it settles into a very synthetic-smelling, stale and metallic musk scent. Where is the neroli? Where is the green galbanum? Nowhere to be found. I find it quite unattractive. It is certainly not a classic cologne in style. Bah.

10th July, 2011.

Generic, simple and watery. It starts as a citric, slightly flowery, woodsy, lime based scent and slides in to a warmer but still sunny and airy clean juice, casual and easy. A touch of benzoin and spices give a whiff of texture and motion to a stuck woody base. The sillage is pale. A drop in the olfactory ocean.

13rd January, 2011. (Last Edited: 13rd March, 2011.)

Everyone is pretty spot on about the just "woody" and "lemon" smell. Although that is what you get from the top notes which seems to scream at you saying, "I'M HERE, PAY ATTENTION!" Because it's not a subtle citrus woody smell but a more outlandish overthetop smell that reminds me of furniture cleaner.

This is not something i would ever buy again and it's not that it's horrible but it's just very below average to me. It's actually not that linear and you can pick out the notes throughout it's lifespan. As it dries out, you start to get a scent that is not so much baby powder but more like baby pampers. Then as it goes to the end notes (the best part) it has a pretty nice woody fruity smell. Too bad the sillage isnt great on that part but overall this is something that i probably wouldnt even give someone as a gift.

Not sure what direction Zegna were going with this but it's unfortunate being that this is my first Zegna fragrance.

31st December, 2010.

Slightly floral, woodsy lemon cologne. Cool and crisp on first spray and dries into a warming woods. Very straightforward, simple and "safe" scent.

29th December, 2010.

Zegna wants us to think of La Dolce Vita, but i say stress on the Dolce.
It's an attractive scent, with a fresh opening of neroli, bergamot and galbanum with an interesting iris mid and cedar and musk base, it's not bad at all, but it's just not quite there yet. Lacks longevity.

9th August, 2010.

I've been a fan of Zegna frags for awhile now, so I certainly had to give this one a try. It's a sweet smelling woodsy scent that is fresh and easy to wear. It smells a lot like Hugo Boss Selection to my nose, but as long as you don't own both, it's a worthy frag to include in your rotation.

14th May, 2010.