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Colonia vs Original Vetiver
from €220.00
The scent fingerprint
Citrus: Colonia 85 out of 100, Original Vetiver 55 out of 100. Woody: Colonia 55 out of 100, Original Vetiver 72 out of 100. Aromatic: Colonia 65 out of 100, Original Vetiver absent. Green: Colonia 40 out of 100, Original Vetiver 50 out of 100. Musky: Colonia 30 out of 100, Original Vetiver absent
What brings them together, what sets them apart
In common
Exclusive to Original Vetiver
How they evolve on the skin
Notes shared by both perfumes.
Base notes
the trail that remains (4 h and more)
What are they for?
Colonia
Original Vetiver
Seasons
Spring
Very suitable
Very suitable
Summer
Very suitable
Very suitable
Autumn
Suitable
Very suitable
Winter
Not its territory
Not its territory
Moments
Office
Very suitable
Very suitable
Everyday
Very suitable
Very suitable
Evenings & dates
Not its territory
Not its territory
Night
Not its territory
Not its territory
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
- It brings what the other lacks — lemon, lavender, rosemary.
- More track record: launched in 1916, it has been worn for 110 years.
- We have no price recorded at our retailers yet.
- Less concentrated (Eau de Cologne), it should last less long.
Why choose Original Vetiver
- Eau de Parfum against eau de cologne: more material, and a longer expected longevity.
- Facets Colonia does not have: white musk, orris root, mandarin.
- More recent creation (2004, against 1916).
- Its formula is out of the ordinary — orris root, ambergris are among the least common notes in our database.
The verdict
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Most concentrated
Original Vetiver — Eau de Parfum against Eau de Cologne
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Most original
Original Vetiver — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (orris root, ambergris)
Each trophy applies to a specific use, not in absolute terms.