07/10/2020
Drseid
819 Reviews
Drseid
Wonderfully Reimagining the Classic Eau de Cologne...
Kolonya opens with just a tinge of citric orange bergamot coupling with moderately sweet plum infused rosewood before quickly moving to its heart. As the composition enters its early heart the bergamot vacates, leaving the plum infused rosewood to meld with slightly sweet, natural pipe tobacco and subtle jasmine and lavender florals with clove spice in support. During the late dry-down the tobacco and florals gradually diminish as smooth, slightly sweet amber takes the fore, bolstered by supporting natural cedar and sandalwood unveiled from the base through the finish. Projection is below average but longevity is excellent at around 12 hours on skin.
With a name like Kolonya, I really expected a different perfume profile than encountered, but in this case the change was a very pleasant surprise. The perfume turns out to be a fabulous mix of natural smelling tobacco, florals and woods that wear like an Eau de Cologne, but have impressive endurance. The perfume really focuses on the tobacco and woods primarily, but they never turn too deep or overpowering, adding a very different spin to the genre while keeping to the "easy to wear," casual presentation one might expect from an EdC. The late dry-down is probably the weakest aspect of the perfume, but even there the amber led finish never stands out in a bad way or gets too sweet as the cedar and sandalwood balance it nicely. I rarely mention bottles, but in this case the beautiful real wood bottle makes for exceptional housing, though the very wide "splash on" opening could indeed lead to *splashing* on the cologne unintentionally, so consider wearers forewarned. The bottom line is the $120 per 60 ml bottle "excellent" 4 stars out of 5 rated Kolonya may not be the typical Eau de Cologne expected, but instead the wearer gets a more distinctive offering that never veers *too* far from its historical "easy to wear" EdC peers, earning it an easy recommendation to just about anyone.
With a name like Kolonya, I really expected a different perfume profile than encountered, but in this case the change was a very pleasant surprise. The perfume turns out to be a fabulous mix of natural smelling tobacco, florals and woods that wear like an Eau de Cologne, but have impressive endurance. The perfume really focuses on the tobacco and woods primarily, but they never turn too deep or overpowering, adding a very different spin to the genre while keeping to the "easy to wear," casual presentation one might expect from an EdC. The late dry-down is probably the weakest aspect of the perfume, but even there the amber led finish never stands out in a bad way or gets too sweet as the cedar and sandalwood balance it nicely. I rarely mention bottles, but in this case the beautiful real wood bottle makes for exceptional housing, though the very wide "splash on" opening could indeed lead to *splashing* on the cologne unintentionally, so consider wearers forewarned. The bottom line is the $120 per 60 ml bottle "excellent" 4 stars out of 5 rated Kolonya may not be the typical Eau de Cologne expected, but instead the wearer gets a more distinctive offering that never veers *too* far from its historical "easy to wear" EdC peers, earning it an easy recommendation to just about anyone.
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