Santa Maria Novella Acqua Di Colonia
Introduction :-
Acqua di Colonia was launched in 1533 under the oldest niche luxury fragrance house in the world is known as Santa Maria Novella. Acqua di Colonia by Santa Maria Novella is a Citrus Aromatic fragrance for Women and Men. The Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella is the oldest apothecary in the world, having been in existence since 1221. The first stage of existence of the “Officina” can be traced back to the 1221 when the Domenican friars, arriving in Florence, built their monastery just outside the city gate. Shortly afterwards they began to study and experiment the properties of officinal herbs grown in their gardens next to the monastery. The preparations obtained in this way ( medicaments, balms and ointments) were at first intended for the monastery’s small infirmary, used to keep the friars and other members of the community in good health. In 1612 the monk Fra Angiolo Marchissi opened the pharmacy to the public, earning in this way, from the Grand Duke of Tuscany who had taken note of “such apothecary talent” the right for the dispensary to bear the honorable title o “His Royal Highness’s firm”. So the Domenicans officially started their commercial activity selling their curative and ephemeral products directly. Thus the Officina Profumo - Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella (Perfume and Pharmaceutical Oficine of Holy Mary Novella) was born with an emblematic name that gave precedence to perfume or the ephemeral rather than the curative aspect of more spiritual inspiration, the medicinal or pharmaceutical. In any case this seemed to have been the shrewd move, if it is true that the first “testimonial” of the Dominican brand was Caterina de’ Medici, the Florentine noblewoman who was crowned Queen of France for whom the friars created the essence that was known as Acqua della Regina – Water of the Queen, today named Water of Santa Maria Novella. During the 18th century the fame of the products and formulas developed by the friars spread far and wide reaching Russia, India and China. In 1886 after the confiscation of the Church’ property by the State, for the first time the control passed in the hands of a layman, Cesare Augusto Stefani, nephew of the last Dominican friar who had been the Director of the Officina. Acqua della Regina tells a royal story, inspired by 800 years of tradition, just waiting to become the story. A royal tribute to the gift of love from Caterina de’ Medici to the King of France. Acqua della Regina is the Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella’s oldest fragrance. Acqua di S.M. Novella also known as Acqua della Regina Or "the Queen's Water", it celebrates the perfume that Caterina de’ Medici commissioned the Dominican monks to create in 1533, and she took it with her to France when she married Enrico di Valois. It is a fresh and citrusy bouquet. There are various versions of the legend which explain how the "Acqua della Regina" "The Water of the Queen" came to be commercialized as a cologne.
Seasons :- Hot Weather Spring, Summer, Rain,
Time :- Day & Night
Occasions :- Office, Work, Business, Meetings, Gatherings, Weddings, Ceremonies, Red Carpet, Formal Evenings, Award Functions Colleges, Dates, Gym, Sports, Dinner, Lunch, Club, Parties, Indoors, Outdoors, Trip, Travel, etc.
Projection :- 15 feet
Silage :- 7 feet
Longevity :- 8 hours
Compliment :- High
Impression :- High
Seduction :- Nice
Versatility :- High
Presentation :- Nice
Audience :- Men & Women
Launch :- 1533
Nose :- Unknown
Brand :- Santa Maria Novella
Ingredients:-
Middle notes :- Lavender, Petitgrain, Clove and Rosemary
Base notes :- Benzoin.
Overall Score :- 10/10
Smell :-
Acqua Di Colonia opens with fruity citruses florals notes, transforms towards florals aromatic spicy oriental earthy notes, and dries down to resinous smoky incense notes.
Remark :-
Acqua Di Colonia is still hand formulated in Florence, this remarkably light and fresh scent combines the provocative citrus and bergamot with subtle white flowers and deeply exotic spices. It opens as a bergamot bomb with a large slug of neroli, underneath lavish spicy cloves almost balsamic and a waft of green rosemary and petitgrain with lavender and a dark mysterious resinous incense base. The composition consists of fresh essences of bergamot, citruses, white flowers and exotic spices. It's that great bergamot opening and the cloves in the dry down It is a bouquet of fresh citrus notes with a base of Calabrian bergamot. Coveted by Men and Women alike, a unique aroma that's timeless and perfectly modern. is fresh nostalgic, fresh, airy, refreshing, seductive, sensuous, unisex fragrance for Everybody and the "Legendary Heritage" of Perfumery. Anybody can wear this at anytime and anywhere a perfect signature for a Mature Queen.
Recommendation :-
We highly recommend Everybody Acqua Di Colonia to highly expensive so keep in mind before purchasing the Living Legend itself. From the oldest niche luxury fragrance brand in the world Santa Maria Novella.
