Colonia Futura

Strange no one has mentioned Creed Viking. As soon as I put it on, that's what I thought of definitely more than eau Sauvage etc. In saying that, the DNA is similar but once the opening notes leave it doesn't resemble Viking as much. This is like if Viking was a super sport/rock star, had a child who become also a somewhat similar successful career then they had a baby with Eau Sauvages child to create a similar DNA to both but both having different traits of its own, as for becoming a super star this perfume will not become that. Here's why, this is not a mainstream DNA anymore that era has passed but for those who do like this DNA it will be a great fragrance. I do really like this and believe this is a friendly more rounded and subdued Viking/Eau Sauvage. I will wear this in the office and I believe it can be versatile. It doesn't scream look at me nor drop kick others in the nose as if Chuck Norris just walked past and didn't like your face. This is quite a beautiful fragrance, the selling point of 99% natural ingredients well its hard to tell but it does smell of quality and luxury. I got this at a steal of a price, I wouldn't pay retail for it ever. I have been on the fence about this fragrance for a while and glad I got it. It's in my top 3 from Parma after Mirra & Essenza. The breakdown: DNA - 9 - Not unique but well blended Appeal - 5 - Could go either way depending who you ask. . . Longevity- 7.5 - Decent on this front Projection - 6 - sits close to the skin after 10mins, not a bad thing though Sillage - 7 - Unsure but assume it has a nice sillage Overall - 7/10 Personal overall 8/10 - Better other there but a nice perfume nonetheless, will I buy another bottle? I guess I'll see when this runs out!

maybe the name "futura" is not the best, the fragrance in itself is nothing really new, but i have to say this is a different take on the a.d.p. colonia line, more green and herbal, and the most important thing to point out is....futura smells AMAZING!. fantastic opening with bergamot, lime and grapefruit. the drydown is great with a beautiful lavender and, most of all, vetiver. the note of vetiver is the protagonist of the drydown and i understand the comparison between terre d'hermes(edt and intense vetiver) and futura. t.d.h. in my opinion has a better performance, but futura is definitely more natural smelling. both are great, but futura has that italian gentleman vibe with a soft "sense of humor", it's not too serious and formal. i love this scent, one of my favourite of the a.d.p. line, and the price of the tester is very affordable. performance is good, slightely above average: good projection in the first 1,5 hour, then more silent. longevity about 6-7 hours, not bad for a summer scent. for casual and formal situations, for a well dressed man over 30. glad to have it in my collection! acqua di parma futura ha un nome altisonante, forse non porta niente di futuristico ma bisogna dire che è un pò diverso dalle colonie della stessa linea e soprattutto odora divinamente! mix riuscitissimo di bergamotto, lavanda e vetiver, tutto molto naturale e ben orchestrato. non per giovanissimi, io non lo sono e quindi ci sto a pennello. ottimo acquisto! scent-9 longevity-7,5 sillage-7,5 uniqueness-7,5 versatility-8 presentation-6,5 back up bottle?maybe compliment factor-7 my vote-8,5 in one word- exquisite alternative- terre d'hermes edt and intense vetiver.

Colonia Futura is a pleasant, good-quality warm weather scent. A flanker of sorts of Colonia, the focal point of this house, CF can be best described as a cologne-fougère. Featuring a bright, fresh citrus opening and developing into a lavender-led vetiver scent, it is an elegant masculine spring/summer scent. CF opens with a bright citrus accord, radiantly fresh and reminiscent of Colonia. I get zesty lemon and tart grapefruit in particular. It quickly becomes aromatic thanks to the herbal notes that follow. Lavender is quite prominent for a time, complemented by soft peppery spices, paving the way to the vetiver-dominant drydown. The vetiver is dry and woody, very aromatic and slightly earthy. The vetiver used here is top-quality, bringing to mind Guerlain Vetiver, the gold standard of vetiver scents. The faded citrus lingers, and this alongside the spices complements the vetiver to perfection. It is aromatic and restorative, but also a wearable, casually elegant scent. It fades to a musky vetiver skin scent. Sillage and longevity are moderate. Light and fresh for warm weather, CF also has more body and better performance than a classic cologne, making it ultimately transeasonal. An excellent fresh fougère, this is a great everyday masculine scent that is a road less travelled. 4.5/5.

Initial notes: Please be advised that this is natural ingredients fragrance. That means initial notes are bit harsh with terpenes for a couple of minutes. Great bitter lemon, nearly tonic with chinchona comes in quickly. Mid: Sage, bay leaf, resin, grapefruit pith — slightly in the vein of Terre d’Hermès. Base: Very tart vetiver, slightly toasted. Geranium too? Performance: Excellent for a cologne in terms of both longevity and projection. Not a particularly strong sillage it seems. Value: It’s worth looking around for good offers. Up to 80-100 $/€ differences. I got 180ml for 90€ but saw it in shops for up to 180€. Meta: Natural is one buzzword and I like that thought. It feels and smells rustic and a bit unpredictable like nature itself. It is both classic and new/modern at the same time. Thoughts: Great summer scent, but good base makes it suitable for both colder and more formal settings too. There are enough hints of oomph for evening wear, but if you insist on sweetness for winter this is not it. It is dry but in the same way that a fruity white wine is normally perfectly dry. It also seems to avoid most categories, Someone called it a colonia fougère which I thought was quite accurate. Very exciting.

Colonia Futura is very much a well thought-out, smooth vetiver scent, so not your traditional colonia based on citrus or soapy neroli notes. The opening is a bit misleading and comes across as really harsh. In fact I’m not even sure the citrus in the opening does the overall fragrance much justice. Luckily that aspect doesn’t last. Once the heart notes start pumping out, the fragrance smooths considerably and turns very green. The sage and lavender provide this part which is where things turn quite pleasant to my nose. There is also the gentlest of sweetness at this point supported with a faint hint of woodiness below it. It stays very green. In fact by this point, you may wonder if you’re dressed in camouflage or lying in a herb patch. The vetiver enters with some moss, but these aspects simply underpin the green sage and lavender accord which sits on top throughout. The whole accord makes for a herbaceous, aromatic green scent. I can’t wait to put this on in the warmer months, but even in the winter it has proved unique, vibrant and uplifting. In my opinion it’s everything that the hash-up known as Colonia Club should have been. My faith in AdP may just be restored with this scent.

ADP Colonia Futura. Old World vibe with New World facets. Think fresh barbershop cologne with lavender, citrus and a subtle clean, light soap and vetiver nuance. If you like a little bit of that throwback vibe of lavender & oak moss similarities of yesteryear with a nice infusion of citrus & florals of today, this one must be sampled. Not for everyone and I strongly suggest not blind buying. Under 30? Suspect at best. Over that, seriously consider it as a solid fresh cologne with better that average longevity. Sillage & projection are not its strong points but, with enough sprays you will catch gorgeous wafts of this scent all day. They nailed it, regardless of the naysayers and ill perceived fragrance pundits that downplay this fragrance and what it represents. Most of them can’t tell the difference between their ass and a hole in the ground, let alone what in today’s mindset of existence of what should or should not be considered class & modern day sophistication if they have no clue or semblance of self. Fools really and a pity. Don’t fear this creation and enjoy it for what it is. An homage to the past with delightful modern day traits for yesterdays & today’s man.

Wow - I tried this today at Harrods and really loved it. I can be quite difficult with my perfumes, especially with fresh citrusy perfumes and particularly with some of the AdP perfumes. But this one surprised me. In spite of my already ridiculously huge perfume collection, this one has a given spot in the fresh-herbaceous category. It's composed of three overlapping accords that perfectly tie into and reinforce each other. First accord is the citrus top note. A perfect marriage of bergamot, grapefruit, lemon with a hint of pepper to spice things up. The top note is really well balanced and not too sweet, leaving a slight bitterness at the end. Then the heart is made up the dynamic duo of clary sage and lavender. Here the the herbaceous notes perfectly merge with the bergamot to add some depth to the volatile citrus notes, almost pulling the citrus down and together whilst also lifting up the woody earthy accord that makes up the base of the perfume. Out of all the perfumes that I have tried so far this year, this is one of the best. It is an outstanding perfume and remarkably balanced. Worth trying.

Colonia Futura?? More like Colonia Pasta... If “99% all-natural ingredients” is futuristic, weren't all perfumes 100% natural until the IFRA started banning the natural stuff? Whatever. Either way, the name is way off from what this is: Masculine vetiver citrus as traditional as it gets! The sage comes to the fore after the beautiful lemon opening. I rate the sage as the strongest note in the late opening/mid. Dry, sun-sweetened sage in full glory. It’s quite bracing and smells natural. The citrus hangs around in the background longer than I expected, and of course the vetiver comprises the lingering base. This is a pungent, sharp vetiver- nothing smoky or earthy at all. Futura is a simple, natural, beautiful Italian men’s fragrance. If you enjoy classics like Chanel Pour Monsieur, Loewe Pour Homme, or Eau Sauvage, I can’t imagine you wouldn’t love this. Perhaps the perfumers at ADP have not learned from the past and are doomed to repeat it. For those of us who love this kind of fragrance, Ignorance is bliss.

Blind bought a big bottle full presentation for under $60. Best blind buy to date, this is about to become my warm weather signature. The note tree is broken but so is my nose. I have a hard time with vetiver, it comes and goes like an aromachem for me. Lavender in frags just smells “ubiquitously clean”. To me this is: Live herbs in a pine forest, real citrus rind Sage & herbs SAGE live and pumping in the sun & soil Lived in the sierra foothills of CA for a bit & this instantly takes me back to swimming in big Chico creek late August surrounded by sage, foxtail (dry golden grass) & manzanita. The scent of the pine forest up the hill washing down with the cold mountain water. This frag is eternity EDP with the apple dropped, little citrus added & then classed up. Performance is pretty good on me, 6+ hours on moisturized skin. Sprayer is actually a mister which takes a few sprays to get right. Quality. Same quality in the bottle. Very nice presentation.

This is literally the only Acqua Di Parma fragrance I like, long term. Several of their fragrances are nice and pleasant at first but the dry down is always disappointing to me. I just brought my bottle out of storage for summer and was moved to write a review. This is a star in that it is not the same-old stank musk base that so many fragrances are. It is bright, crisp and classy. Opening is a dry, peppery citrus mix. Also, seems like there is Angelica or juniper in there but the notes are not listed. Pretty linear wear, which I appreciate because there’s nothing more disappointing than spraying a perfume, loving the smell, spending a lot of money on a bottle and having it change to a completely different and off-putting dry down and/or lasting note. Good on ADP for having the guts to release a fragrance that doesn’t smell like vanilla, Tonka, musk, oud or syrup like most. 👍🏻 *I own a few ADP but this is the only one I can actually wear in public.

Colonia Futura opens brightly and you'll get the Green Cirtus Bitter Herbal opening. You will need to like such opening to like Futura. Young adults may not be used to this as this dna and opening is rather old school green herbal barbershopy. Those of us in the know will know if you will likely like it. The reminds me of scent are pretty accurate too. But I don't think it's worth getting it at retail price. Resellers/Discounters price yes. Good for a sunny and warm hot day. It's projection for this fresh herbal like scent is pretty decent, better than a few flora Edp under the brand. 2-3 sprays on arm and forehand and it projects at least a feet or two, not too bad. It's staying power and longetivity is probably half a day, maybe 5-6 hours easily.

I have now rated 200 fragrances and of those, Colonia Futura is currently my number 1. Maybe I'm still on a honey moon with this, but it's the only fragrance I've ever bought where I am already sorry I didn't buy the big bottle. Only one. I never buy the big bottles, but I hate to see this bottle getting empty, yet I crave to spray this especially in the evenings. Lavender, vetiver and citruses, all top of the class. Clean, natural, fresh, invigorating, bracing, classy, manly, beautiful. Lasts for many hours too, which is great for an all-natural cologne. It's almost like a paradigm shift to me: since this is so perfect for me, should I look at natural perfumery next? Edit: The perfumer is none other than Francois Demarchy himself.

I really like this more naturalistic take on the original. Rather than blended into a soapy freshness the lemon, sage and vetiver all smell like themselves, yet the base of the original is still underneath and reveals itself after a couple of hours. It’s slightly medicinal, but I like that. There is also a salt and mineral quality that isn’t mentioned but makes this feel more oceanic than its brothers, and perhaps some cypress as well to make it extra crisp. No sweetness, little spice no florals either really. Colonia stripped down to its essence and taken to the beach then. It reminds a bit of the Italian minimalism often created by Profumum Roma. Might be my favourite of the line.

Very elegant, mature and "old fashioned", but in a good way. I could describe it as a bitter version of the original Drakkar (not "Noir", but the one from the seventies). Only the people of 45 and over will be able to appreciate this cologne. It is a very formal, office scent, that is well suited for warm and hot weather during daytime. Sillage, projection and longevity are average; but the quality of the very natural smell is excellent. Because of the performance, I find it overpriced; but I'd buy it again for its beauty and similarities with the fragrances of my childhood (during the seventies).

Colonia Futura by Acqua di Parma reminds me of a favorite now discontinued fragrance Clinique Tailoring for Men. Tailoring for Men was a fragrance that was ahead of its time. Tailoring for Men combined citrus with lavender and a hint of Heliotrope. I miss this scent as it had almost tonic-like effect. Colonia Futura is very close to Tailoring, but a bit more sophisticated. Colonial Futura keeps the bright citrus that is hallmark of Acqua do Parma range. Colonial Futura is crisp, bright and modern thanks in part to the subtle layering of the lavender. I enjoy Colonia Futura.

Opens up as a citrusy vetiver. Imagine Terre d'Hermes with lemon instead of orange, and you have the opening pretty close. The dry down is more interesting. The lemon fades away and you're left with a fresh green vetiver smell,and pepper. Over time the vetiver starts to fade, which makes the pepper seem more prominent. After 3 hours or so it's basically just a peppery vetiver smell. It actually lasts a really long time - I could smell it on my skin 12 hours later. The problem is it just doesn't project much after the first couple hours.

blind buy On paper: In order of appearance: Bergamot. Lemon. Sage. Pepper. Lavender. Grapefruit. The drydown is citrus, lavender, sage, and a hint of grassy vetiver. After a while I'm getting thyme. Isn't that interesting and delicious. Very bright and fresh, all natural scent made for hot weather. It's powerful and long lasting. On skin: It's all still there but It's a more grassy, herbal blend. It seems darker, greener and more interesting. It's the vetiver that's much more prominent! All in all I'm very happy with this :)

I enjoy wearing this Futura anytime but summer because this is a dense cologne. It stars dense and harsh, on the other hand it will mellow and last a great deal of time. Vetiver should be there at the bottom but not discernible to me. To me it opens with harsh citrus, then goes the sage with the lavender - with a softer citrus that never disappper. Yeah 40 ́s up I agree. It ́s a modern take though. A couple of sprays only will work perfetcly leaving and non heavy but present aromatic aura.

Smells very Mediterranean to me. Opens very zingy fresh. Mid is a extremely elegant sage note in combination with vetiver. Deep drydown is oakmoss (much loved and missed!!). A very intoxicating summer gem. I plan to use it this summer in mid Dalmatia where it will be perfect. Staying power is amazing considering it being a edc, and yes you can go overboard with the sprayer as it never becomes overbearing. A new take on many scents from the past but this time THAT is the wonder of it.

The nose behind this dry, and phenomenal, Fougere is François Demachy. The Grapefruit and Pink Pepper accords give this composition a moden touch, but the rest of the notes are tried and true standards: Bergamot, Clary Sage, Lavender, Lemon and Vetiver. It hardly gets more classic than this. It's not unisex. I don't see anyone other than men over 40 wearing It. It has moderate projection and longevity, so you may want to apply and reapply generously.