Acqua di Colonia del Ponte / Acqua di Colonia Imperial
L'Erbolario

Formerly called Acqua di Colonia Imperiale, this offering now goes by the name Acqua di Colonia del Ponte. Regardless, this is a well-turned out, bittersweet, quite soapy, herbal cologne, which juxtaposes bright and bouncy lavender against the more grown up notes of artemisia, tarragon and sage, while pretty much leaving out the citrus punch bowl. The notes are a bit blurred round the edges, but nevertheless form a satisfying whole.
Uncomplicated, but pleasing, especially at L'Erbolario prices, give this a go if you enjoy old-fashioned gentlemen's colognes with all-day staying power.

This is simply a fantastic fragrance, a traditional cologne with a soapy-green barber-shop temperament based on a conservative chord of citrus, lavender, moss, musk and herbal-green elements as terragon, sage, oregano and artemisia. The combination of greens is astringent and aromatic and the final, almost incensey, mildness is minimal and is the mildness of sweet resins and citrus. May be the note of labdanum is inserted in the blend. I don't catch flowers and spices and if flowers are in the mix could not be different than carnation or geranium in my opinion. The smell reminds the english colognes with their whiffs bringing out soapy freshness, bath foam and woodsy-aromatic smell of forest. The smell is natural and close to the skin while the lasting power is in the average.