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the one you wantAcqua di Parma ColoniaUSD 233, 100 ml
USD 233USD 33
86% less
All 3 matches, ranked
smells like it, for lessDUA Fragrances The ColonyUSD 33, 34 ml

Smells like Acqua di Parma Colonia.

3 bottles the community rates close to Colonia, 86 percent cheaper at the top, with the one thing each does differently. citrus, aromatic, fresh, for men.

Scent overlap

Both bottles' accords, strongest at the top, facing each other. A bar joined through the middle is one they share.

Acqua di Parma Colonia4 accords
3of 4 accords shared, 75%
DUA Fragrances The Colony3 accords
not listed

Notes of Colonia

What Acqua di Parma publishes. Black means DUA Fragrances The Colony shares the note.

Top

  • lemon
  • sweet orange
  • bergamot

Heart

  • lavender
  • rosemary
  • verbena
  • rose

Base

  • vetiver
  • sandalwood
  • patchouli

Notes of The Colony

What DUA Fragrances publishes. Black means Colonia shares the note.

The house has not published a note list for this bottle; the accords above come from its own description.

The 3 worth trying, ranked

Similarity is the owners' vote plus the note overlap. Price is a typical US bottle price when the house publishes one. Bars are each match's own accords.

No. 1
The Colony
DUA Fragrances, EDP, 34 ml
80similar, reported by a few owners, inspired by it
notes not published by the house
USD 33233
86% less, typical price
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Where it differs: The Colony is sold at eau de parfum strength rather than cologne strength, so its citrus and lavender should sit heavier and linger longer than Colonia's light splash.

Buy Colonia ifYou want the classic airy cologne you can splash freely.
Buy The Colony ifYou want the Colonia idea with more staying power.
No. 2
Echt Kölnisch Wasser
4711, Cologne
60similar, reported by several owners, a close alternative
notes not published by the house
price varies
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Where it differs: 4711 is a flatter, completely linear citrus-neroli splash without Colonia's lavender, rose and vetiver structure, so it smells simpler and fades much faster.

Buy Colonia ifYou want the refined lavender-vetiver drydown under the citrus.
Buy Echt Kölnisch Wasser ifYou want a cheap classic citrus cologne to splash after showers.
No. 3
Jean Marie Farina Extra Vieille
Roger & Gallet, Cologne
60similar, reported by a few owners, a close alternative
notes not published by the house
price varies
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Where it differs: Jean Marie Farina has a stronger herbal base that shifts its character, so it smells more herbaceous and old-school than Colonia's polished citrus-lavender.

Buy Colonia ifYou want a smoother, more polished Italian citrus cologne.
Buy Jean Marie Farina Extra Vieille ifYou like a herbal, old-world eau de cologne for little money.

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Side by side, the way people actually decide

Two bottles, two prices, one honest sentence. Every match on the site has this card.

Read about DUA Fragrances The Colony
Acqua di Parma Colonia
USD 233, 100 ml
DUA Fragrances The Colony
USD 33, 34 ml
80 similar, 86 percent less. The Colony is sold at eau de parfum strength rather than cologne strength, so its citrus and lavender should sit heavier and linger longer than Colonia's light splash.

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