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Colonia vs Sycomore
Nose: Jacques Polge
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The scent fingerprint
Woody: Colonia 55 out of 100, Sycomore 90 out of 100. Citrus: Colonia 85 out of 100, Sycomore absent. Aromatic: Colonia 65 out of 100, Sycomore 35 out of 100. Smoky: Colonia absent, Sycomore 55 out of 100. Green: Colonia 40 out of 100, Sycomore 45 out of 100. Tobacco: Colonia absent, Sycomore 40 out of 100. Musky: Colonia 30 out of 100, Sycomore absent
What brings them together, what sets them apart
How they evolve on the skin
Notes shared by both perfumes.
What are they for?
Colonia
Sycomore
Seasons
Spring
Very suitable
Suitable
Summer
Very suitable
Suitable
Autumn
Suitable
Very suitable
Winter
Not its territory
Suitable
Moments
Office
Very suitable
Suitable
Everyday
Very suitable
Suitable
Evenings & dates
Not its territory
Suitable
Night
Not its territory
Suitable
How is it calculated?
These markers are an editorial estimate calculated automatically from the perfume's real accords and their intensity, following the classic reading of scent families (hesperidics and aromatics shine in summer and at the office, ambers and gourmands in winter and in the evening…). They do not come from user votes and do not replace a test on skin.
Why choose one… or the other?
Why choose Colonia
- Its pyramid opens on lemon, lavender, rosemary, nowhere to be found opposite.
- Freshness dominates, with citrus and aromatic in the lead.
- More track record: launched in 1916, it has been worn for 110 years.
- We have no price recorded at our retailers yet.
- Eau de Cologne: the formula is more diluted than its rival's.
Why choose Sycomore
- It is more concentrated — Eau de Parfum where the other is eau de cologne — so theoretically more tenacious.
- tobacco, aldehydes, cedar: all materials absent from Colonia.
- smoky and tobacco give it a roundness the other lacks.
- Our calculated profile has it at ease in 8 situations out of 8, where the other holds 5.
- We have no price recorded at our retailers yet.
The verdict
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Most concentrated
Sycomore — Eau de Parfum, so more material than an eau de cologne
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Freshest
Colonia — signature carried by citrus and aromatic
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Most enveloping
Sycomore — signature carried by smoky and tobacco
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Most versatile
Sycomore — at ease in 8 contexts out of 8, against 5
Each trophy applies to a specific use, not in absolute terms.