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Cologne Etat Libre d'Orange 2014

7.4 / 10 123 Ratings

A perfume by Etat Libre d'Orange for women and men, released in 2014. The scent is citrusy-fresh. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Citrus

Fresh

Floral

Green

Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Bergamot

Blood orange

Italian lemon

Mandarin orange Orpur®

Curly mint

Heart Notes

Orange blossom

Magnolia

Jasmine

Base Notes

Cedarwood

Musk

Patchouli Orpur®

Perfumer

Alexandra Kosinski

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Ratings

Scent

7.4123 Ratings

Longevity

6.595 Ratings

Sillage

6.095 Ratings

Bottle

6.9102 Ratings

Value for money

7.232 Ratings

Submitted by Apicius · last update on 08/12/2024.

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Reviews

8 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/22/2014

5Scent 2.5Longevity 2.5Sillage

Gold
726 Reviews

Gold

Very helpful Review 4

A very decent "Cologne" from ELdO

"A nice scent": blood orange, bergamot, orange blossom, jasmine, musk, leather... - that's what it says on my sample. "Cologne" is one of the latest EldO scents, but as the name indicates, it is a traditional Eau de Cologne that presents a cool, fresh topnote through which the bergamot-jasmine heart emerges with clarity and without any sweetness. A pleasant scent which represents the genre in an exhilarating and vivacious fashion. Hints of leather and musk only appear at the final stage. Ageless and unfussy.

02/28/2024

8Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Myrtillajus
538 Reviews

Myrtillajus

1

sunny

“Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”
-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry-
Cologne is a simple fragrance, but as simple as it is perfect: in short, a passepartout... lemony, fresh and elegant notes accompanied by very light floral scents.
Versatile perfume, suitable for any occasion, formal or informal.
Obviously citrus fruits convey happiness and well-being, perhaps this is the concept behind this creation: being happy for the little things, enjoying them.
“Sunflowers” very famous painting by Van Gogh.

04/30/2020

6Scent 5Longevity 6Sillage

Emorandeira
395 Reviews

Emorandeira

A Cologne more...

This is just one more Cologne as the cents that most brands have. I smell one and i think i have smelt all of them... It doenst Matter if is called Cologne indeleble, neroli portofino, Brasil & neroli, 4117 etc etc. Just a fresh fragance good for spray after shower or to usé yo go to work, to the beach or during the day under Hot weather. Unisex and very weareable but too classical for me... It is not necessary to pay this amount of money for something like this...

Scent: 6
Longevity: 5
Sillage: 6
Quality/price: 3
Versatility: 10
Originality: 4
Global: 5

04/06/2021

9Scent 7Longevity 4Sillage

FvSpee
323 Reviews

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FvSpee

Top Review 43

Neukölln 26 - And where are the nasty pieces of work?

The brand ELDO has worked extremely hard to shed its bad image with me, and now it has almost succeeded.

It starts with the name of the brand. I don’t like companies that consist of 3 1/2 words; I find it rude to force customers to either talk themselves hoarse ("Have you heard about the new Etat Libre d'Orange?" - who talks like that?) or resort to silly abbreviations like ELDO (somehow it reminds me of FRG, El Dorado, and for inexplicable reasons also of Scrooge McDuck). Moreover, the name Oranje Vrijstaat always makes me think of apartheid.

The problem continues with the names of the individual fragrances, which often seem too hip ('Encens et Bubblegum'), too long ('Fils de Dieu du Riz et des Agrumes', aka FDDDREDA), too deliberately daring ('Putain des Palaces', i.e. palace whore), or simply too ridiculous ('Hermann a mes cotes me paraissait une ombre').

And finally, I can’t relate to the promise of presenting disgusting shock scents, as I am too much of a square to want to smell bad - almost everyone knows from stories that the 'Secretions Magnifiques' is supposed to smell like sperm, blood, pus, and brain matter.

However, I must admit that I have really liked all three ELDOs I have tested so far (Vierges et Toreros, Fat Electrician, and the aforementioned Son of God of Rice and Citrus Fruits). I found them all rather cuddly than scandalous. A bit refined, yes, but overall mainstream-compatible and not dissonant at all.

And now the Oranier are presenting a Cologne (also declared as 'Eau de Parfum' in the fine print, so a Cologne-EdP like the Gunpowder Cologne from Urban Scents that I reviewed four days ago), which has truly convinced me and earned it a (albeit very narrow) 9.

Although only the lemon remains from the typical Cologne five-note harmony of lemon, bergamot, neroli, lavender, and rosemary (at least according to the officially declared ingredients), this Cologne comes across as a genuine member of the Farina family. The resemblance to classics like 4711 is unmistakable. This image is reinterpreted through a series of small accent shifts (mandarin instead of bergamot, mint instead of rosemary, orange blossom instead of neroli, heavy flowers instead of lavender, and a rich, smacking base underneath).

It feels juicy, powerful, and vividly bright, with exciting fruity-herb-sweet and even, from who knows where, salty notes shining through. While I had previously expressed disdain for the trend among Mugler Colognes, which seem to belong to a similar category, of making Colognes "more modern and sensual" through musky additions (why does a Cologne need to be modern, and why on earth sensual? If I want it sensual, I wouldn’t reach for a Cologne!) - here this modernization has actually succeeded. Perhaps, because unlike with Mugler, the musk does not cloud and smear the image but truly makes it fuller and at most slightly softer.

One last note:

The 'list price' of this fragrance is 100 euros for 100 ml. This is a lot, despite the good quality. Because 'Cologne' lasts significantly longer than a traditional Eau de Cologne, but only with very generous application and even then only very close to the skin. A somewhat decent fresh projection can be enjoyed, almost like with a 4711 or similar classics, only for a few minutes.

I found the scent surprisingly good enough that I took a closer look at the perfumer Alexandra Kosinski. She is quite productive and apparently not under contract anywhere, but works freelance. She has composed fragrances for Playboy and Kylie Minogue as well as (two even) for Parfums de Marly. However, I am not aware of any other fragrance by her so far.

07/22/2014

8Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Adan
52 Reviews

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Adan

Top Review 15

Hybridcologne

The motto of Etat Libre d'Orange for "Cologne" was: "Now we give you nice."

Cologne, a nice scent.

Yes. Neroli waters are generally nice, but never so amazing that I would buy one. I also eventually gave up Chanel's Eau de Cologne after several baths (yes, baths).
In between, I considered whether I should give Neroli Portofino by Tom Ford another chance, but ultimately it's the same again, just a bit better fixed with other musk bodies.

But the Cologne from ELdO is something innovative; it is classic and modern at the same time, because what hits me at the beginning is a hybrid of the typical neroli water (Chanel's EdC, 4711, Neroli Portofino, Grand Neroli, ..., Neroli Bianca, etc.) and this clean, juicy-citrusy opening that you know from Mugler Cologne.

And the whole thing is fixed and supported with a decent dose of fabric softener musk (like Serge Lutens' "Clair Du Musc," for example).

All in all, it is truly an absolutely solidly constructed Cologne, which manages to not smell too boring or too functional (fabric softener, hand sanitizer) thanks to this modern twist leaning towards Mugler Cologne.

Currently, it would be my favorite among all Colognes.

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