4711 Acqua Colonia Juniper Berry & Marjoram

I basically agree with kerini's review. 4711's Acqua Colonia line is a line of fragrances I highly enjoy and I own probably over half of them. They're all simply designed but all refreshing and a pleasure to wear in the spring and summertime. Juniper Berry and Marjoram is probably one of my least favorite in this line. However, that doesn't mean I don't like it - it just doesn't really do much for me. It smells nice, but it gives you no real reason to want to purchase it again. The scent itself is rather relaxing, maybe good for a cool summer day as it winds down into autumn where absolutely nothing is going on - like you're sitting on your patio and just looking around.

Juniper berries combined with lemon in the top, with a little majoram as it dries down. Nothing fancy, simply a pleasant smell. Nice, but nothing really interesting going on here. I'll gladly use up my sample but I'm afraid this fragrance couldn't hold my interest over the course of a full bottle. It's great for the occasional juniper berries craving though. With 11+ hours it's surprisingly longlasting.

I discovered the Acqua Colonia range in Cologne, Germany when travelling there a few years ago. The 4711 shop was very generous in giving me plenty of samples to take home and I purchased the Lemon and Ginger, thinking I could buy other scents when I returned home to Australia. Unfortunately they aren't sold here, but I've bought several scents in the range last week (December 2017) from US online company FragranceNet. My favourite so far, which I hadn't tried before, is the Mandarin and Cardamom. It's high Summer here with energy sapping humidity, so this range of light Eau de Colognes is perfect for our weather. The 100ml bottles come with a spritzer attachment and screw cap lid, so you could decant some into a small atomiser and carry in your purse. They aren't powerful, but you don't want that in Summer anyway. They are inexpensive but the bottles look like gorgeous vintage cut crystal. Highly recommended for light, happy fragrances and to jazz up a dressing table.

Sorry this is not a review (yet) but a request for information- Does anyone know where this or the others in the Muelhens Acqua Colonia collection can be purchased by someone residing in the United States? I've searched online repeatedly and all I find are false leads all ending in "out of stock" listings at a site called ultrafragrances.com. The Muelhens website does not sell them. Thanks for any recommendations! Updated to add this- I found that the German Amazon site sells these but will not ship to my location- I got my hopes up - what a disappointment!

A crisp green herbal that verges on masculine, but stays unisex herbal. Lovely fresh and clean smelling, but doesn't last at all. I can't say it smells like marjoram precisely as it's much fresher and greener than the dried variety I'm familiar with. Still, great if you're only expecting a cologne strength scent.