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rough-edged refreshment
Perfumistas don't discuss Jean Marie Farina much. It's not unpleasant, but has little artistry to it. I don't detect anything except a rough-edged, high-pitched citrus that's similar to better-known 4711 but with poorer lasting power. (It starts to fade within a couple of minutes of hitting my skin.) If this were all I had around on a hot day, I'd store it in the refrigerator or other cool place and mist myself with it again and again, enjoying a brief citrus hit with my cooling evaporation. But there are colognes even within this same inexpensive brand that are far superior colognes in longevity and interest (Gingembre, The' Vert).[Edited for historical correction.]
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PBullFriend 11 years ago
Wonderful, Girasole! Thank you for the historical insight!
ExUser 11 years ago
His shipping list reads like the who's who of the 18th cent. After the French Rev. his EdC was copied relentlessly because at that time there was no copyright law. In fact, it were the Farinas who fought for it.
ExUser 11 years ago
J.M.Farina actually invented the Eau de Cologne in the 18th cent. Before people used musk, civet and amber. His EdC was revolutionary, partly also because he was the first to use lemon in a frag, which was technically not possible before. His shippig