Nouveau Cologne 4711 2011

Since July 4, 2011, Nouveau Cologne has been available.
With quite a bit of advertising fuss for a product in the lower price segment.
But why not? It is produced here in the country.
At Berlin's main train station, there was a huge advertising image on the ceiling-wall semicircle.
When I saw it after work on those few hot days last summer, it had the effect of an optical refreshment on me.

Surprisingly, I saw yesterday on the international perfume site that someone from the USA has Nouveau Cologne as well as the classic 4711 in their pretty well-stocked collection.
That somehow touched me pleasantly, in terms of the fragrance community, because you can't find 4711 in every store there.

I had tested Nouveau last summer as well, but it couldn't hold a candle to more intense fragrances tested in parallel.
I found it pleasant enough.

During today's shopping round, I sprayed the cologne on my wrist.
After that, it was allowed to come with me.

When I opened the outer packaging at home, a small leaflet came out, describing the fragrance pyramid in several languages.
And that the scent would develop more "fruity-sparkling" for the female gender, while for men, the "woody-soft base" is more prominent.

Accordingly, I am a hybrid, as both happen to me.

At first, I smell citrusy-sour freshness. I have no idea what stinkwood smells like now.
Pretty soon after, it becomes powdery-woody-musky.
Though - I suspect Ambroxan here.
I can smell that substance very well. And that has significantly influenced my purchasing decision; I’m into that stuff.
The entire fragrance development takes place in about 15 minutes.

Of course, there are higher-quality, finer, and more expensive colognes, but I find this one to be a pleasant scent for hotter days or whenever I feel like it.