Colonia Collection

Colonia Pura Acqua di Parma 2017

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A perfume by Acqua di Parma for men, released in 2017. The scent is citrusy-fresh. It is being marketed by LVMH.
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Main accords

Citrus

Fresh

Floral

Woody

Green

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Italian bergamot

Paraguayan petigrain

Italian orange

Heart Notes

Jasmine sambac absolute

French narcissus absolute

Russian coriander

Base Notes

Musk

Indonesian patchouli

Virginia cedar

Perfumer

François Demachy

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Ratings

Scent

7.3418 Ratings

Longevity

6.2367 Ratings

Sillage

5.9365 Ratings

Bottle

7.6351 Ratings

Value for money

6.7189 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone, last update on 04/11/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the "Colonia Collection" collection.

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Reviews

13 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/19/2018

7
Bottle 5
Sillage 6
Longevity 5
Scent

Darkbeat
350 Reviews

Darkbeat

Very helpful Review 3

A cool colony too expensive for what it offers.

Today I am testing this Pure Colony of Acqua Di Parma, thanks to a sample, and that's it, a cool colony with an inflated price.

The output I love, it is a floral citrus aroma, quite pleasant, cheerful, fresh and sparkling, perfect for the heat of today, but, with how good the output is, in a matter of 20 minutes, it has given me a turn, that It has left me with a shrunken stomach, highlighting a pungent note of musky narcissus, which has stirred my guts, and it's a shame, because the start is fantastic, a pretty jovial and fresh aroma, incredibly nice to cool next summer, but its development, from the start, is deadly to my nose.

The perfume feels quality, but its performance is very loose, staying on my skin between 5 or 6 hours, with a moderate low projection, and although it sticks to the skin almost from the beginning, the narcissus got into my nose , and I was dizzy, smelled continuously, but only me, because I told my family members to smell me, and they told me that it smelled soft, but very well, in short, things of each other's chemistry.

It is a perfume of warm and temperate climates, and for day use, for casual outings and morning walks is a good candidate.

Being honest is a perfume that smells good, but I would not recommend it, especially due to its high cost and poor performance. It is one of those perfumes that I highly recommend a test before buying, to avoid disappointment, and once tested, if you like it, you yourself will know if it is worth the disbursement or not.

Sorry for my bad english.

03/27/2024

7
Pricing 8
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 6.5
Scent

Smeriglio
72 Reviews

Smeriglio

1

Forced ventilation

Bergamot and orange with an aldehyde edge kick off this fragrance. The aldehyde note remains and forms an aura that persists throughout the development of the perfume. At the center of the pyramid, narcissus and jasmine flowers contrast with the spicy note of coriander and quickly leave the scene to make room for a blend kept fresh by aldehydes, composed of cedar wood, patchouli and white musk.
A composition that makes use of good raw materials, but which is too focused on aldehydes.

02/08/2019

8
Bottle 3
Sillage 5
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Leimbacher
462 Reviews

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Leimbacher

Top Review 18

White shirt for Men

"Colonia Pura" is a white floral for the modern gentleman of world. At least that's what the makers of this polarizer must have thought. Almost a perfect perfume for a perfumer himself - discreet, radiant, pure. A citric jasmine jet man who redefines "freshly washed". Futuristic flower.

Dry and deluxe. Very high quality, there's no other way to say that. Some may find it boring or meaningless, but I can take enough pleasure in this pure style to keep my thumb clearly up. A "white" like that for a man, you gotta get it right first. Ungenious, summery, flowery, sensitive. Moschus is a big player here, along with brand-typical citrus chords that remain unbeaten. Iso-E-Super gives the whole thing an ultra-modern, synthetic coating. Idiots would say "gay," I would say "cool" to that. A matter of taste. And about that, as is generally known... Heavenly, in many ways and reversing some prejudices. And so then again somehow brave?!

Flacon: timeless elegance. The brand has found its language.
Sillage: not perceptible. At the most, if you get very close to the crowd. A fragrance almost exclusively for the wearer himself.
Durability: short-lived and cool - 5 hours

Conclusion: a pure, bright, radiant white floral fragrance for men - neutral and very noble, but also somewhat lame and bland. I like this luxurious, more neutral version of "Fleur du Male", though. Not very good. But enough. Test requirement for all men who like to wear flowers. A wedding scent?

04/05/2020

8
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

Basti87
438 Reviews

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Basti87

Top Review 19

Timeless classic modernised with light flowers

Another fragrance from Acqua di Parma entered my collection last month. I didn't have the great desire for heavier scents this year, also due to extremely mild temperatures and little winter feeling. So you can start buying summer scents earlier. Especially since Flaconi had a 30% discount. So I bought the 180ml for under 90 Euro. For the size and the high AdP prices a great bargain. A good size as well, because it is a great cologne that can be worn for many purposes.
Acqua di Parma is a brand that I like very much. It simply stands for elegance with Italian flair. A lot of classic, especially through this Colonia range, which started with the classic over 100 years ago. In addition, many modern and new releases followed, including the Blu Meditirraneo series of which I also own 3 fragrances. Maybe one or the other will follow from this brand.

I really like the bottles of this brand. Great glass in a round flacon, with a stylish logo, simple and noble. The Blu range is even more beautiful with blue glass, but here the bottle simply conveys the content: style and elegance I will keep the description of the fragrance short. Gemini is the original from 1916 and you can clearly smell the relationship. Especially the opening with lemon bergamot is quite similar. In my opinion the Colonia Pura smells modern and contemporary over the whole course. This is probably also due to fresh light flowers and a lot of petitgrain, which freshen up the fragrance in a modern way. The original is 100% timeless, but you have to like these classic vintage DNAs and they have to match the style. With this one you can say: It always goes. A great blend of fresh, citric DNA paired with light flowers and tart green notes. The base finishes with slightly woody notes. All in all a round thing from beginning to end. The really big highlights remain, which is nothing unusual with this Cologne concept. Always wearable at warm to hot temperatures, especially in everyday life. Not so suitable for the job if you don't want to spray more often. It lasts 3-4 hours with good sillage, maybe even longer with tender skin. But in summer I like a great refreshment for a few hours. This one is wearable from young to old, from woman and man. The scent type is similar to Artisan Pure by john Varvatos, which is a bit better and also performs much better.

Conclusion: For me a great modernization of an absolute classic. It always works at temperatures from 20 degrees. A fragrance I can recommend, but only if you get offers or have a discount code.

Under the given circumstances, let's hope for a great summer with many possibilities to wear great summer scents. Stay healthy

12/01/2018

8
Bottle 5
Sillage 6
Longevity 6.5
Scent

DonJuanDeCat
667 Reviews

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DonJuanDeCat

Very helpful Review 12

Pure boredom

Soo... *munch* *munch* *crunch* *crunch* ...
You'll have to excuse me for a moment, but today is the first of December, which means I was able to open the first door of my Advent calendar, wohoooo! This time from this After-Eight Tower with delicious mint chocolate (today with white chocolate!) in it, hmm... :)

Soo,... after the chocolate's been crushed, I can come to the fragrance description!

Hmm,...
You know, somehow it took me quite a while to comment on this scent here. Normally I can hardly wait to try new Acqua di Parma fragrances. Because I like this brand, especially since I discovered Fico di Amalfi, which is one of my favourite fragrances especially in summer. Gradually I tested myself through the different perfumes and Colonias and at some point I had most of them, so that I could only wait for new fragrances. In 2017 Colonia Pura finally appeared.

I was happy to try this scent, but although the scent was not bad, the spark just didn't want to jump over. I have tried it again and again since then, and now also again and it simply could not inspire me. Still, I thought I'd write my opinion on it. To of course provide you with new reading material as always, so that you are not sad, so shortly before the 1st Advent (aaaaaah soon is finally Christmas, juchuuuu :))

But first of all: I still don't like the scent very much, and no, it's honestly not the coriander this time, which I always despise so much :D

The fragrance:

The scent actually begins quite nicely. It is fresh and I smell citric notes (mainly oranges) and light, sweet scents. There is also the coriander, which, however, is weak and doesn't really disturb, actually it provides a little, even nice herbaceous change. So you see that the coriander doesn't bother me here and that it is not the reason for my somewhat low rating of the fragrance.
The sweetish notes become slightly stronger after a few minutes, which is probably due to jasmine, which often gives off a stronger, sweet scent. Then a light, flowery and bitter note is added. This is the daffodil, but she is weak and I have to admit that I wouldn't have found this flower if it wasn't in the pyramid of scents, because normally the daffodil has a very distinctive scent for me, which you can recognize very fast.
A little later, the fragrance continues to be slightly citric, slightly sweet, woody and earthy because cedar and patchouli are added to the base. That's the way it stays. That means, the scent is not grottenschlecht, but somehow nevertheless boring (you will understand that especially if you smell the scent yourself). So for me it is a fragrance that you can safely leave behind, because there are much better fragrances from Acqua di Parma, even in this fragrance here.

The Sillage and the shelf life:

The Sillage is above average, at least at the beginning. Then the intensity decreases quickly and although it doesn't get close to the body, it is still quite weak, so that it can be smelled more closely.
The shelf life is five or six hours before it becomes too weak, and for a light Colonia I think it's quite good.

The bottle:

The bottle has the basic shape of all Acqua di Parma bottles and is therefore cylindrical, with a slightly wider height. It is clear and filled with a slightly green scented liquid. On the front there is a grey-silver label. The cylindrical lid is also wider in height and has the colour of the label, so the interplay of colours here is pretty good. In addition, the bottle lies very well in the hand. I like the bottle, even though I find the blue bottles of the Blu Mediterraneo fragrance range much more beautiful.

Okay, I think I know by now why I don't like this fragrance so much. As of the heart note, the fragrance begins to smell slightly insignificant as described. It's actually quite okay, because it doesn't smell bad, not overly synthetic (well, maybe a little synthetic in the later base), but it's nothing new, and even among the Acqua di Parmas there are similarly scented fragrances. He seems almost as if the perfumer wasn't so sure what to do now, so he has created a fragrance that looks like a kind of Colonia Light of existing and similarly scented fragrances, just a little more herbaceous and possibly even looser. In principle, Colonia Pura is a fragrance that already exists millions of times in this form and therefore looks boring.

I think that's a pity, because I expected something nicer, but still, if you want to have a look at it, you can do it for me. However, I would recommend more to many other Acqua di Parmas. With the "Mirra", which also appeared in 2017, Acqua di Parma did everything right again (don't forget, all this is of course only my personal opinion!), so that I would rather try the Mirra, or also the Chinotto di Liguria, which appeared this year. The Vaniglia should also be good, but I haven't tried it yet... I'll have to catch up quickly! By the way, Colonia Pura belongs to the summer and can be used as a simple day fragrance.

So, with this comments my written and published comments number has been increased by 1, yes! And for all those who just don't want to check it out, that's what I meant! Even though I should write many comments (and some might even think that I would do it compulsively, tss...), I do it because I like writing here and not to get as many commissions, awards or anything else as possible! Have you finally figured that out? No? I honestly didn't expect it either, tsss... :DDD

Well then, have a nice rest weekend! And especially tomorrow a nice 1st Advent... even if it is said that tomorrow should be quite stormy and rainy...
And we... "see" each other tomorrow evening probably again :D See you :)

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