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Guerlain, for example, offered an eau de cologne version of its flagship perfume Shalimar and many of its other fragrances. In contrast to a classical eau de cologne, this type of modern cologne is a lighter, less concentrated interpretation of a more concentrated product, typically a pure parfum, and is usually the lightest concentration from ...
Perfume formulas 1910. Eau de toilette is a weaker concentration of fragrance than perfume. [10] [11] The concentration of aromatic ingredients is typically as follows (ascending concentration): Splash and after shave: 1–3% aromatic compounds; Eau de Cologne (EdC): Citrus type perfumes with about 2–6% perfume concentrate aromatic compounds [12]
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The original Eau de Cologne is a spirit-citrus perfume launched in Cologne in 1709 by Giovanni Maria Farina (1685–1766), an Italian perfume maker from Santa Maria Maggiore, Valle Vigezzo. In 1708, Farina wrote to his brother Jean Baptiste: "I have found a fragrance that reminds me of an Italian spring morning, of mountain daffodils and orange ...
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eau de Cologne eau de Cologne a type of perfume, originating in Cologne. Its Italian creator used a French name to commercialize it, Cologne at that time being under the control of France. eau de toilette lit. ' grooming water '. It usually refers to an aromatic product that is less expensive than a perfume because it has less of the aromatic ...
Fragrance pyramid. Notes in perfumery are descriptors of scents that can be sensed upon the application of a perfume. Notes are separated into three classes: top/head notes, middle/heart notes, and base/soul notes; which denote groups of scents which can be sensed with respect to the time after the application of a perfume. These notes are ...