Ingredients · Citrus · Made in a lab

Cologne

A recipe style from Cologne, Germany: citrus and herbs in light alcohol, not one ingredient.

What it is

A classic blend perfumers build from several materials.

How perfumers build it

Bergamot oilLemon oilNeroli oilPetitgrain oilRosemary oilLavender oil

Known in

Eau de Cologne (Farina, 1709)

Worth knowing

A single vial of Farina's original once cost half a civil servant's yearly salary.

Named by the house in 1 of the 1080 perfumes read so far

After SunVacation · “Aqua di Colonia”