When I visited them as a child, my chocolate mouth was wiped with it, if I had an abrasion it was used to clean the wound and I think they also used it as a mouthwash additive. And, not identical, but related to it, it is associated with "humiliating" scenes in which, as small children, we were wiped with handkerchiefs soaked with 4711 to wipe our cocoa mouth or bloody knee, which we found stupid. I can wear this to feel cozy and clean after a bath or shower, but I can also wear this to freshen up and feel sexy. Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out. Mülhens then founded a small factory at Cologne's "Glockengasse" and established the first "Eau de Cologne" as a remedy.

Avon Sweet Honesty must share some notes--it's like a powdery and feminine version, also great for hot weather, bedtime, and kids. It stays on my dresser now, wouldn't be without it's fabulous, light, summer memories of Detroit, and Germany in 1965. Fairly sure I could upend the whole bottle over my head and be pretty well inoffensive by the time I left the house.After a shower, I'd spray it above my head and let the mist fall upon me as I breathed in deeply while my eyes were closed. I would heavily recommend getting a smaller bottle, so it can be carried around and reapplied when needed. It's funny how I never clocked it as citrusy when I was a child, but I recently smelled Tom Ford's Neroli Portofino and it smelled exactly like 4711, which I had not smelled in years.

Thankfully there are so many niche reconstructions of the original scent profile, Diptyque L’Eau de Neroli is a good starting place.

It's like any woman with no interest in spending time and money on beauty and appearances would wear 4711. In the 1950s, the brand erected the "Blue and Gold Building" across from Cologne Cathedral, as well as a brand new manufacturing plant. This recipe was for an “acqua mirabilis,” or a miracle water intended for internal as well as external use. My Dad always wore 4711 (and the Ice version) and when I was little, I'd sneak into his bathroom to put some on myself and get yelled at for leaving the cap off.

Clearly neroli based, but never sweet or fleshily floral - there’s are crisp, sharp, cool herbal petitgrain counter balance that I have only ever found elsewhere in Guerlain’s Imperiale and few Santa Maria Novellas. It's nice because it doesn't last too long, so it doesn't fill the room with the scent all day or waft throughout the house. To this day, the exact composition of the classic fragrance 4711 Echt Kölnisch Wasser - Eau de Cologne is a secret. Even though there is a little fragrance left on the skin, it doesn’t particularly last, which is actually quite good because I’d want to use this a heck of a lot more than I would want to keep applying more cologne.Sure, it would be awesome to be able to shed that emotional bagage and rediscover 4711 with a fresh mind, but for me, personally, it will always be a window into the past. Incorrect items received: We are proud of the robustness of our fulfillment process and the right shipment would reach the right person at the right place.