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Colonia vs Virgin Island Water
from €320.00
The scent fingerprint
Citrus: Colonia 85 out of 100, Virgin Island Water 75 out of 100. Aromatic: Colonia 65 out of 100, Virgin Island Water absent. Woody: Colonia 55 out of 100, Virgin Island Water absent. Gourmand: Colonia absent, Virgin Island Water 55 out of 100. Marine: Colonia absent, Virgin Island Water 50 out of 100. Floral: Colonia absent, Virgin Island Water 45 out of 100. Green: Colonia 40 out of 100, Virgin Island Water absent. Salty: Colonia absent, Virgin Island Water 40 out of 100
What brings them together, what sets them apart
In common
Exclusive to Virgin Island Water
How they evolve on the skin
Notes shared by both perfumes.
What are they for?
Colonia
Virgin Island Water
Seasons
Spring
Very suitable
Very suitable
Summer
Very suitable
Very suitable
Autumn
Suitable
Suitable
Winter
Not its territory
Not its territory
Moments
Office
Very suitable
Suitable
Everyday
Very suitable
Very suitable
Evenings & dates
Not its territory
Suitable
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
- Its pyramid opens on vetiver, lavender, rosemary, nowhere to be found opposite.
- 110 years of existence (1916): it has proved itself for longer.
- No tracked point of sale to date.
- Eau de Cologne: the formula is more diluted than its rival's.
Why choose Virgin Island Water
- It is more concentrated — Eau de Parfum where the other is eau de cologne — so theoretically more tenacious.
- white musk, coconut, ylang-ylang: all materials absent from Colonia.
- gourmand give it a roundness the other lacks.
- It is 91 years younger (2007 against 1916).
The verdict
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Most concentrated
Virgin Island Water — Eau de Parfum, so more material than an eau de cologne
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Most enveloping
Virgin Island Water — signature carried by gourmand
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Most original
Virgin Island Water — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (salt, coconut)
Each trophy applies to a specific use, not in absolute terms.