Welcome to Fragrance Friday, the place every week we’ll be holding you abreast of the most recent and most iconic releases within the dynamic world of males’s fragrances. Born out of the will to showcase probably the most missed, but versatile, components of any discerning man’s model this weekly column will enable you finesse your individual signature scent.
There are loads of area of interest perfume homes that try and seize a European summer time so properly, with a few of the most quintessential being Memo Paris and Aqua di Parma. The latter, a model that’s turn out to be synonymous with a distinctively Italian sense of luxurious, is one I need to deal with at this time given nearly each younger Aussie is rearing as much as head abroad to take in the European summer time they’ve missed over the previous few years.
There’s lots of worth in consistency, and Aqua di Parma Colonia C.L.U.B. aligns properly with the model’s earlier expressions to attach properly with the unique Colonia, which was launched again in 1916 and stays considered one of Europe’s most iconic fragrances. As such, what Colonia C.L.U.B. lacks in ingenuity, it makes up for with familiarity. And generally that’s what you’d need from a perfume, particularly in case you’ve scrolled via a few of the Fragrance Friday editions of the last few weeks and obtained a way that I actually like these daring, divisive fragrances that attempt one thing new.
Colonia C.L.U.B. isn’t making an attempt something new, actually. It’s extra of what you’d count on while you hear the title Aqua di Parma, however for a model with such a repute that’s not essentially a nasty factor. Colonia C.L.U.B. is as a substitute an iterative change from the label’s hottest fragrances, nonetheless aiming the pierce the guts of a European summer time however including some slight gourmand nuances to maintain issues not less than a bit fascinating.
On the highest, you’ll get the anticipated notes of lemon and bergamot instantly bursting via with a pleasant, strong layer of citrus to zip you straight to the Amalfi Coast. Standard substances for while you need a little bit of that La Dolce Vita vibe, however welcome nonetheless as they continue to be strong all through the lifetime of the perfume. Never actually wavering regardless of the spicy twist of pink and black pepper that acts as a little bit of a bridge to the earthy notes of shiso and rosemary within the center.
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Clearly, Aqua di Parma desires Colonia C.L.U.B. to mirror the unique Colonia greater than anything, holding that construction from the highest however grounding in considerably as the bottom dries down with cedar and musk for much more of that full-bodied earthiness that performs properly with the crispiness of the lingering prime.
That’s disappointing for many who have been anticipating one thing newer and a bit extra fascinating, however good for many who need one thing like the unique with solely slight modifications and an incredible sense of steadiness.
Crisp and earthy are the principle performs for this Woody Spicy Eau de Parfum, clearly mirrored within the reasonably light translucent bottle that’s fabricated from clear glass and is strikingly minimal with its darkish inexperienced and gold accents.
Right now in Australia, the winter season doesn’t in any respect lend itself to a spritz of Colonia C.L.U.B. You wouldn’t select these breezy, carefree notes over one thing bolder and juicier.
Yet, in case you’re heading abroad to chase some summer time in Europe, I couldn’t consider a brand new Eau de Parfum extra applicable proper now. Although in case you requested me to I’d seemingly additionally level you in the direction of the newly launched Dior Homme Sport, which is analogous in character. But if we have been to check, a bit stronger and extra ahead in the case of citrus. Whereas Colonia C.L.U.B. has a greater sense of steadiness, restraining a little bit of that citrus the nearer we get to the dry-down however by no means actually dropping sight of what aligns it so properly with the Mediterranean within the first place.
Top notes: Lemon, bergamotMiddle notes: Red pepper, black pepper, shiso, rosemaryBase notes: Musk, cedar wooden
Aqua di Parma Colonia C.L.U.B. is on the market in Australia at $329 for a 100 ml bottle.
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