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