Sunday, June 23, 2019

Acqua di Parma - Colonia Club Review

One look at the bottle will basically tell you what this fragrance smells like. Colonia Club has the basic AdP Colonia line DNA, but it goes in a greener direction.
The primary note is a multifaceted take on mint. It's earthy, as though it is still in the ground, and is slightly pungent. It lacks the coldness of peppermint or spearmint oil, and smells more like you just crushed some fresh mint in your hand. Lavender begins to rear its head as the scent dries down, and rings true to the smell of pure lavender oil. The neroli is not as prominent as I was expecting, but it's still there, and the lemon is more forward than the voted main notes would indicate.

Performance is moderate, but that's to be expected. I get maybe 6 hours from it, and it's a skin scent by the end of the first hour.

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