Agua de Colonia Concentrada

FRESHER THAN A LEMON ICE CREAM [short review] This perfume isn't free, but it's still very inexpensive. "Alvarez Gomez Agua de Colonia Concentrada" opens with a marvellous, spicy, intense and vibrant lemony note. This citrus accord smells like a hand-picked bio lemon sold at an expensive market stall in any given Spanish town, where local master chefs are loyal customers for the sheer quality of lemon peel and oil. This highly concentrated citrusy scent is quickly topped up with a strong dose of exquisite lavender. The same master chefs are then solicited to add herbs and spices. They probably employ bouquets of rosemary, thyme, cloves and aniseed seeds. Throughout the entire evolution, the highly aromatic scent of the lemon oil remains bright and clear. The fragrance has been sold throughout Spain for more than 100 years now. It is presented as an EDC, but in reality, it has an EDT concentration. The performance isn't famous, but a 400 ml or an 800 ml splash bottle, will be quite enough for you to shower with it several times a day during a hot day, and for a long time! My opinion: Don't trust this fragrance to be a seductive and cuddly fresh scent. In reality, it turns out to be a scent energizer, a true lemony fragrant Red Bull that may grow an addiction among its users. Music: Monty Python - "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"

Paradise with citrons... I have tested it in German Pharmacy today in Merz Apothecary in Chicago and its really nice. Yes yes... you won't see lemons from Capri... straight to Carthusia... but it's a nice summer water. I use it in the winter too... blends well in Mexico and in really warm weather. Perfect for the summer in the big city full of dust and humidity. One of my fav colonial water. I feel the little medicine scent in it but with this type of lemons.. I see it kinda attractive. Believe me I had in my hands bottles for $1200 for 100 ml and I still appriciate it. Just because it cheaper doesn't mean is bad. Just because you don't see it in magazines doesn't mean is worse than others. I really respect this scent. Besides design of the bottle is really cute as well. I like this look of old fashioned scents. You won't find anything like this bottle form any house around. And I consider it as a plus. If you ask me if it's similar to 4711- classic. No. Its has similarity but this one is more unisex- while 4711 is more masculine. Besides this one is more zesty lemons/ zitrons

Fresh, zesty and refreshing scent from a traditional well established perfumery in central Madrid, Spain. The scent has lemon, rose and geranium notes. My grandfather used it on a daily basis for years so it brings wonderful memories; we would visit him in the morning running into his apartment looking for him; he would nearly always be having a shave sat next to a massive square white porcelain basin checking every inch of his face for the perfect trim... This scent is a classic if you were born in the 60`s as on those days there were not very many perfumes/scents in Spain; French scents from Paris were the only ones available...maybe General Franco had something to do with it...Paco Rabanne emigrated to Paris on those days... Huge perfume line in general...shower gel, body lotion, bath salts, hair conditioner, soaps...etc and very well priced with decent longevity Give it a go if you fancy a sniff of the Spanish civil war...1936-1939... Big thumbs up...!!!

This is the definition of fresh, clean and energizing. Its a blast of aromatherapy with real natural oils of lemon and bergamot. Its not sugary or synthetic. Real fresh scents dont last and have to be reapplied. They are ment to give you a very uplifting punch for an hour and fade to very beautiful skin scent. Long lasting freshies do not exist. Even though jeremy fragrance wants them to. Anything fresh and long lasting is pure chemical. This house was founded in 1899 in Madrid Spain, and this scent was created in 1912. They've never had big marketing and have just a loyal fanbase. This is a timeless classic at a stupidly affordable price, the only downside being that you have to reapply if you actually want to project. It smells better than Aqua di Parma and has a higher percentage of natural ingredients. People are going broke buying fragrances meanwhile this fragrance is cheap, fresh, clean, timeless, natural...

Tal cual, un caramelo de limón y eucalipto, pero de los antiguos. O sea, como más artesanal pero con mucho limón, afortunadamente. No sienta como esnifar Vic's Vaporub. La bergamota es FLIPANTE aquí. El geranio da contexto pero no invade. El romero y la lavanda se dan la mano. A mí esto me huele también a malvavisco a veces. Es un limón dulce y abizcochado a medida que se seca. Al rato predominan las hierbas y se nota el tomillo, yo creo que hay algo de salvia también por aquí. Huele exactamente a orégano brujo llegados a este punto. Me gusta mucho, yo creo que es la que más me gusta de las tres. Compraría el formato grande, pero desde luego te digo que no dura un c*raho. Es pa llevar el formato pequeño encima siempre. Por el precio no me quejo, la verdad.

I have to say and recognize that I really love this cologne. I find delicious and brings me great memories of childhood. I always had the feeling that it is thanks to those childhood memories, I'm so fond of fragrances and this is the typical odor memory, which sometimes "I bathed", heh, heh, after leaving the bathtub. :) Notes that compose it are citrus, especially lemon and floral with geranium and rosemary. Maybe a little lavender, almost imperceptible to my nose. Nothing more. Fresh, simple and economic sooo well done. Longevity is moderate, exceeding 5-6 hours with gentle but noticeable sillage. Above the average, even for this style of fragrance. Little more to say, I love it. I admit, I'm addicted to this kind of fragrances.

I am Spanish and this has always been on the shelf in my family's bathroom. It is the perfect splash, great for the day, fresh and clean. As said in previous reviews citrus is the first note but the geranium (or clove)and bergamot will last all day. It is popular in Spain, but not massive and when I splash it on in the mornings after showering everyone tells me how nice I smell and asks what I am wearing. I dont use it at night unless its 40o (not unnusual in July or August)since I prefer something a bit more sensual or sweet (with vanilla, jasmine or ginger) but it is very comforting and in especially cold mornings it warms me up and brings memories of summer.

Somewhat boring on a strip ‒ smells like lemon candy, not lemon. There may be an indiscernably small amount of lavender or some other herbs, but not enough to make the scent likable. On the skin though, it's a different animal altogether. Very enticing, clean and complex, and yes, I'm getting cloves here too. I wouldn't exactly say a big dose, but just enough to give the fragrance a spicy / earthy base that fits very well with the rest of the composition and makes the scent more interesting. There's something sweet as well ‒ not sure what, but it might be cinnamon as someone's mentioned. And a tiny bit of anise. Beautifully put together and perfectly balanced.

Bright lemony citrus opening with a strong backbone of lavender and herbs, perfect for a hot dusty Spanish summer. Can't believe I haven't reviewed this already, it's one of the very first frags I bought based on MrSmelly1977's YouTube videos. Already went through my first 80ml spray bottle and now bought a massive splash bottle I'll be decanting. Perfect dumb reach all weather frag but with depth and complexity. Some might say it smells like household cleaning product, but I don't care...it's just so satisfying. That's probablhy the result of this being such a classic clean DNA that others have copied this scent profile. Scent: 8 / Sillage: 7 / Longevity: 7

If this scent was bottled under a different brand, people would pay 250 euros for it. This is a great, effervescent citrus cologne, perfectly unisex, with a sugary touch and a bit of aromatic dryness to balance it. The body cream with shea butter from this line is a great base for this cologne, as well as other scents, I apply it under most of the Hermes and Sisley scents I own, it also works well with most of the sweet Montale/Mancera frags (Instant Crush, Sensual Instinct, Purple Flowers etc).

Lovely fresh lemon scent (I can see how some people feel it smells like lemon cleaning products as there’s no complexity to it). Pure lemon scent, with some “sugary-ness” to it, and the slightest spice from the herbs which become stronger as it dries down. I’ve found this is a good, non offensive, smell to wear to work that you can respray throughout the day without overwhelming the people around you

In the summer I look for light eau de Cologne, this year in the first days of June I bought via eBay from Spain a 750 ml bottle of Alvarez Gomez Aqua concentrada a nice big and heavy bottle of EDC. , light duration and very volatile sillage but the bitter lemon and rosemary are felt very distinctly, I would say sparkling. For everyday use it is perfect. A true master piece of Cologne. I love it!

This is amazing! As a lover of classic fragrances ranging from 4711 to Drakkar Noir, this is absolutely something I gravitate towards. It smells amazing, very heavy on the lemon and clove, but I have not met a single person that disliked it on me. Just decant it, and get like, 30 sprays on yourself, then it DOES last for a solid 3 hours. Its cheaper $/ml than getting yourself an espresso.

Alvarez Goméz Agua de Colonia Concentrada is my go-to eau de cologne in the hot Spanish summers. It's fresh, clean and it has a delicious lemon scent. Now that I am a woman of certain age, this product also encapsulates my childhood in a bottle, as I have vivid memories of my mother spraying us with Alvarez Gomez before going to school, church, the park or visiting relatives.

This is a nuclear explosion of citrus and herbal aromas done right --- nothing more to add your honor. Wait no more, run and buy this gem and bath yourself in it on any given warm/calid/hot summer day. Longevity is stellar for a cologne, even if "concentrated" --- all this for just 12€ for 150ml feels like I'm ripping alvarez gomez off

2nd wearing, smells just like Florida water, which I like. Sweet, lemony-spicy, with plenty of cloves and cinnamon on top of the citruses. Rather reminiscent of cola. Sadly it also lasts about as long as Florida water, despite being a "concentrated" EdC, though in Central Europe you can get it at 17.5€ per 300ml.

really nice, aromatic, slightly bit sharp and sweet lemon, almost like a lemon candy in a way, I've lived in Valencia in Spain and it does remind me a bit of the orange trees in there, performance is just okay but then again this is a cologne, perfect for most occasions in summer and office friendly

Lovely fresh lemon and geranium (which comes across as spicy), without the musky base of some other colognes. It is quite herbal and natural, simple and refreshing. As you would expect, it is not very long lasting, but it is cheap enough to use in repeated (and repeated) applications.

I ADORE this wonderful lemon cologne. I don’t find it overly sweet, to me it’s a perfectly ripe lemon, squashed with rosemary & lavender & drunk straight! It’s a cologne so needs frequent top ups but it’s affordable & available on Amazon!

Alvarez Gomez's Agua de Colonia Concentrada is hands down the best pound for pound (penny for penny, in this case) eau de cologne. The hotter the weather the more likely you'll appreciate the fragrance! 9/10