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Cologne instead of Corona, No. 9: "Leads to Devaluation".
As mentioned in an earlier edition of this series, the offerings from the company L.A. Schmitt include the three brands Bernoth, Elasco, and Maravilla. I really liked the Maravilla cologne, so I assumed that I would also enjoy the wash cologne from the sister brand. It is reasonable to suspect that, despite the different brand assignment, it is an identical fragrance blend where only the water-alcohol ratio has been altered.
The term "wash cologne" does not seem to be legally defined, but it generally refers to colognes whose alcohol content (in favor of water) is reduced from about 80% to about 50%, so that when one washes with it due to a lack of water and soap, the skin does not dry out as much. In fact, this cologne has only 50% ethanol according to the label (thus it is not suitable as a disinfectant); it also contains hydrogenated castor oil ("PEG40 - Hydrogenated Castor Oil"), which is also found in wash lotions and is supposed to contribute to skin moisturization. So, it is indeed more of a (emergency) body care product than a fragrance water.
The scent effect is extremely short, under a minute; even with generous application, no close-to-skin scent veil remains. It really feels a bit like "only water and CD touch my skin." One must be very quick in perceiving the fragrance notes. I initially liked it very much, and my suspicion that it was merely another formulation of Maravilla (classic 4711 formula, but softer and with more lemon and less bergamot) seemed to be confirmed at first.
However, then, while one must indeed concentrate due to the very short longevity and may easily fall prey to sensory illusions, the scent seemed to have a strange imbalance, as if the formula somehow did not match. I then also perceived - at times quite distinctly - a "foreign note" that does not belong in a cologne (as it would be termed in a sensory test of olive oil or vanilla ice cream by Stiftung Warentest), leaning towards "boiled sausage with marjoram." Thus, the first tested cologne in this series ultimately fails. Emphasizing that this could also be unfair and merely due to my olfactory center.
However, for those who are indeed looking for a wash cologne in a very old-fashioned way for long train journeys or flights, or for the long bike ride to the office where there is unfortunately no shower, to freshen up the face and possibly deodorize hidden body areas, but do not have access to the qualitatively better and guaranteed sausage-free product from Harry Lehmann, this will certainly serve them well.
The term "wash cologne" does not seem to be legally defined, but it generally refers to colognes whose alcohol content (in favor of water) is reduced from about 80% to about 50%, so that when one washes with it due to a lack of water and soap, the skin does not dry out as much. In fact, this cologne has only 50% ethanol according to the label (thus it is not suitable as a disinfectant); it also contains hydrogenated castor oil ("PEG40 - Hydrogenated Castor Oil"), which is also found in wash lotions and is supposed to contribute to skin moisturization. So, it is indeed more of a (emergency) body care product than a fragrance water.
The scent effect is extremely short, under a minute; even with generous application, no close-to-skin scent veil remains. It really feels a bit like "only water and CD touch my skin." One must be very quick in perceiving the fragrance notes. I initially liked it very much, and my suspicion that it was merely another formulation of Maravilla (classic 4711 formula, but softer and with more lemon and less bergamot) seemed to be confirmed at first.
However, then, while one must indeed concentrate due to the very short longevity and may easily fall prey to sensory illusions, the scent seemed to have a strange imbalance, as if the formula somehow did not match. I then also perceived - at times quite distinctly - a "foreign note" that does not belong in a cologne (as it would be termed in a sensory test of olive oil or vanilla ice cream by Stiftung Warentest), leaning towards "boiled sausage with marjoram." Thus, the first tested cologne in this series ultimately fails. Emphasizing that this could also be unfair and merely due to my olfactory center.
However, for those who are indeed looking for a wash cologne in a very old-fashioned way for long train journeys or flights, or for the long bike ride to the office where there is unfortunately no shower, to freshen up the face and possibly deodorize hidden body areas, but do not have access to the qualitatively better and guaranteed sausage-free product from Harry Lehmann, this will certainly serve them well.
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