“Eau de Cologne” was the brand name tagged by Italian perfumer Giovanni Maria Farina for his scented concoction launched in 1709 after his new hometown of Cologne in Germany; which is now a known global perfume generic, simply, COLOGNE.
N○ 4711 is the address of the perfume factory where the first cologne was manufactured; thus, it was the same name given to this famous Eau de Cologne. It was a very cold winter morning when Bob and I walked the town square of Cologne in search of this teal-colored and gold trademark after alighting from the Thaly’s traveling from the City of Light for a day of adventure in the city on the Rhine.
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did you buy it? can you please describe the scent, i’m very curious?
hi Elizz, oh no, i didn’t buy any, but then we were able to sample some and smell it. from what i remember, it was citrusy hinting orange blossoms … i have a friend who still uses it and says she just loves it!
wonderful.. i love the smell of citrus in colognes, very fresh smelling.. thanks april 🙂
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Beautiful photo, April. And thanks for the short history lesson 🙂
oh my mother used this 4711 – not up to date nowadays …