Cologne
Etat Libre d'Orange Cologne begins with lemon and bergamot, and does not apologise for either.
How it moves
It arrives on lemon, bergamot and orange — bright, immediate, gone before you have decided about it. By the half hour it has become neroli, orange blossom and jasmine. What is left hours later is white musk, amber and cedar, and that is the part people follow you for.
Who made it
Antoine Maisondieu composed it in 2009, for Etat Libre d'Orange in France. The house's deadpan joke: a fragrance simply called Cologne, and genuinely a clean citrus-musk. Its provocation is its total lack of provocation.
Wear it for less
There are 16 ways to wear this for less. The closest costs $23 — $122 back in your pocket, and nobody standing near you will know.
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ColognePalermo Perfumes $23 −$122 - 02
GingerbreadBujairami 100ml $33 −$113 - 03
Talented ManScentual Obsessions 30ml $40 −$105 - 04
ChillinScentual Obsessions 30ml $40 −$105 - 05
Ice StormScentual Obsessions 30ml $42 −$103 - 06
Elysian CologneMontagne Parfums $45 −$100 - 07
CologneAtelier Cologne 60ml $75 −$70 - 08
Ó·RAHK Perfumes 100ml $89 −$56 - 09
RadiantHK Perfumes 100ml $89 −$56 - 10
DreamHK Perfumes 100ml $89 −$56 - 11
Light Of My LifeHK Perfumes 100ml $89 −$56 - 12
Spiced GingerPerfume Parlour 120ml $99 −$46 - 13
Mystic EnigmaPerfume Parlour 120ml $99 −$46 - 14
Rich WaterPerfume Parlour 120ml $99 −$46 - 15
Presse CrushPerfume Parlour 120ml $137 −$8 - 16
Hazard StrongPerfume Parlour 120ml $146
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Twins of Cologne that every shop we track has sold out of today. No price is shown until one is back in stock.
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- What smells like Etat Libre d'Orange Cologne?
- We list 16 bottles built to smell like it, including Cologne by Palermo Perfumes, Gingerbread by Bujairami, Talented Man by Scentual Obsessions and Chillin by Scentual Obsessions.
- What is the cheapest alternative to Etat Libre d'Orange Cologne?
- Cologne by Palermo Perfumes, at $23. Prices are read from each shop and re-checked.
- How much cheaper are the alternatives?
- Etat Libre d'Orange Cologne is listed at $145. The bottles that smell like it run from $23 to $146.
- Who made Etat Libre d'Orange Cologne?
- It was composed by Antoine Maisondieu, released in 2009 for Etat Libre d'Orange.