The Pope's Cologne

This is a refreshingly traditional orange and white flower cologne. That is not a bad thing when it comes to colognes. Sometimes you just want to spray on a fragrance that is what it is. No fluff and no surprises - simple and natural. The nice thing about this one is that it is so natural and unpretentious. It sticks to the traditional code of bright citrus/orange opening - to a nice neroli reminiscent middle complimented by an almost invisible violet note fading into a clove rich drydown that manages to stay slightly sweet and refreshing. A very nice, simple, bright cologne. Fades in around three hours to a transparent clove/woody note. I can image this being a cologne Obi Wan Kenobi might wear. Nice quality for the price. I can definitely see a lady or gent wearing this one well in the spring & summer.

This is very similar to Acqua di Parma Colonia to my nose. My 7 year old thought they were the same too on initial spray. Bright citrus. Very nice. While that one dries down to sweet, uncomplicated baby powder in fairly short order, this one gets there but has a darker, more woody (?) note added. I find both scents to have fairly poor longevity. The atomizer on The Pope’s Cologne is very generous too, so a bottle doesn’t last too long... but if you’re the pope, you can probably afford to buy a new one every month. I love historical scents and don’t regret at all picking up a bottle of this but I might not replace it when it’s empty.

Overwhelming top note of sliced Meyer lemon (think lemon furniture polish) followed by white narcissus flowers in a creamy base note ( think Desenex foot cream).