Victoria: I have only started using it in the past couple of years, so I’m sure I missed some of its golden period. 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. is a summer staple for me, but I apply it under my arms along with crystal mineral deodorant, or later in the day after I've sweat a bit but am not ready for a shower. Read about this perfume in other languages: Deutsch, Español, Français, Čeština, Italiano, Русский, Polski, Português, Ελληνικά, 汉语, Nederlands, Srpski, Română, العربية, Українська, Монгол, עברית. If you were stuck with insufferably sweaty people in a stuffy train compartment you'd dash some on your handkerchief and sniff that.

My mom never cleaned our faces with cologne, but when we ran a fever we would get the limon kolonyasi treatment: arms and legs wiped down with a handkerchief soaked in kolonya. The next day I removed the pieces of card and took the ice cream cake and gift over to my brother for his birthday. 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.Having compared them side by side, there are *slight* differences; the vintage presents more of the rosemary and lavender elements of the scent, while the modern formulation seems to push the citrus and neroli to the fore. I think that offering recommendations with little explanations is more helpful than just giving a list, but we can certainly have a thread where we share what fragrances we find similar. Its lack of sweetness is wonderful as an antidote to rich fragrances, and sometimes one craves something simple and clean. My sisters and I were introduced to it when we were children, by our much-beloved Oma, my father’s mother.

There is a touch of bitterness here that stays light-handed and doesn't go into deeper, oily bitterness (I'm thinking cocktail bitters).The citrus and alcohol content in this is incredible at inhibiting bacterial growth and neutralizing some of that "hot weather musk" that may develop with a more natural hygiene routine (read: no chemical deodorizers or antiperspirants). If you like Neroli then Thierry Mugler Cologne is a much better choice, and if you have deep pockets and want beastly longevity then take a look at Tom Ford Neroli Portofino. In 1708, Farina wrote to his brother Jean Baptiste: "I have found a fragrance that reminds me of an Italian spring morning, of mountain daffodils and orange blossoms after the rain". The smell (to me: opens with fruit tingles, dries down to a vaguely pleasant lemon peel) isn't really the point, but the act of applying it, the ritual of anointing or whatever.