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Acqua di Parma Colonia

Concentration not recorded

Citrus · Aromatic · Fresh spicy.

4.14 / 5Rating · 4,070 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originItaly ↗
Made inNot yet verified
About these origins

Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.

Brand origin: Acqua di Parma / Official wedding brochure · Checked 2026-09-21
The official brochure states that Carlo Magnani created Acqua di Parma in Parma in 1916.

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Year1916
Marketed forUnisex
PerfumerNot recorded
The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Acqua di Parma Colonia by Acqua di Parma has a listed citrus, aromatic, fresh spicy profile, with notes of Sicilian Citruses, Lavender, Lemon Verbena, Rosemary, White Musk.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Eau de cologne · US listing

Alcohol denat., Aqua (water), Parfum (fragrance), Limonene, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool, Citral, Coumarin, Benzyl salicylate, Eugenol, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Geraniol, Evernia prunastri (oakmoss) extract, Citronellol, Farnesol

Source: Acqua di Parma official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 18920

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

2.76 / 5

1,922 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
159
2
439
3
1,075
4
209
5
40

Projection

1.97 / 4

2,055 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
501
2
1,235
3
197
4
122

Value perception

2.72 / 5

1,353 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
114
2
376
3
660
4
175
5
28

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

5,654Own it
1,913Previously owned
4,135Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
53
2
336
3
344
4
1,593
5
1,744

Different measures can have different numbers of votes.

Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment

Both list Amber and Sandalwood. Explore Acqua di Parma Colonia’s citrus direction alongside Tam Dao Eau de Toilette’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment

Both list Patchouli and Sandalwood. Explore Acqua di Parma Colonia’s citrus direction alongside Lost Cherry’s cherry profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does Acqua di Parma Colonia smell like?

Acqua di Parma Colonia by Acqua di Parma has a listed citrus, aromatic, fresh spicy profile, with notes of Sicilian Citruses, Lavender, Lemon Verbena, Rosemary, White Musk.

Who created it?

A perfumer is not recorded in this catalog.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 2.76 out of 5, from 1,922 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Acqua di Parma Colonia?

Its listed notes include sicilian citruses, lavender, lemon verbena, rosemary, white musk, vetiver, bulgarian rose, jasmine, sandalwood, patchouli, amber, vervain. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

04 / Find your next bottle

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Leading accords
citrus
aromatic
fresh spicy
woody
lavender
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Sicilian Citruses · Lavender · Lemon Verbena · Rosemary · White Musk · Vetiver

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