Vendor: Acqua di Parma
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Acqua di Parma · 2016
Note di Colonia III EDC
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
fresh
smoky
uplifting
bright mandarin tea, ginger spice, smoky resin
Scent Notes
Fresh / CitrusAffiliate link. We earn a small commission, you pay the same.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Acqua di Parma Note di Colonia III comes across as bright mandarin tea, ginger spice, smoky resin. It opens with ginger and mandarin orange, moves into frankincense, jasmine and vetiver and settles on myrrh, cistus and tonka bean. It reads unisex.
It is best in spring, fall and winter and is a daytime scent. Reach for it for casual days. Released in 2016.
Wearers report that it lasts through a full day, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something fresh and smoky for casual days.
- Sample first if: spicy is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike smoky fragrances.
Around $210.
Explore more: More from Acqua di Parma · Fresh perfumes · Ginger perfumes · Frankincense perfumes
Concentration
EDC
Occasion
Casual
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
Acqua di Parma is a heritage Italian house from Parma, best known for the Colonia range, a family of clean citrus-cologne compositions rooted in Italian bergamot and Sicilian lemon. Scendira lists 68 live Acqua di Parma perfumes, avg 4., priced $55.84-$486 (avg $191.50). The catalogue is majority-unisex (41 unisex, 14 masculine, 11 feminine). The family split is unusually concentrated, Fresh dominates at 51 of 68 (75%), with Woody (9), Gourmand (3) and Floral (2) rounding out. Accord signature: Citrus, Fresh, Woody, Spicy, Floral. Standout live picks include Profumo Eau de Parfum (sunlit rose bouquet with soft woody musk), Zafferano Ambrosia (bright mandarin and bergamot, saffron-laced floral), Buongiorno (cool citrus herb breeze over clean musk), Note di Colonia III (bright mandarin tea, ginger spice, smoky resin), and Note di Colonia IV (bright citrus cologne, floral rosewater with resin).
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like bright mandarin tea, ginger spice, smoky resin. It opens with ginger and mandarin orange, moves into frankincense, jasmine and vetiver and settles on myrrh, cistus and tonka bean.
Wearers report that it lasts through a full day, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days.
It reads unisex.
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