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Remix Cologne Grapefruit Edition
Grapefruit is the whole argument for 4711 Remix Cologne Grapefruit Edition Eau de Cologne 100ml, and it is used in its bitter form rather than as a pink, sugary juice.
That matters, because grapefruit done properly is one of the more interesting citrus materials. It has a sulphurous, almost rubbery edge under the brightness that makes it smell real, and here it is reinforced by yuzu, which is sharper and more aromatic again, and by blood orange, which brings a deeper, slightly red fruited sweetness. The three of them together make an opening that is cold, bitter and immediately recognisable. The middle softens the attack without losing it. Magnolia is creamy with a sharp citric tinge, freesia is peppery and watery, and orange blossom is the sweetest of the three, bridging the flowers back up towards the citrus. It is a short, efficient heart that mostly exists to stop the grapefruit falling off a cliff. Then it turns unexpectedly serious. Sandalwood gives a soft, milky warmth, and incense comes in behind it with a dry, smoky, slightly papery quality that you would not predict from the first spray. Musk holds the two together. That contrast between an almost rude citrus opening and a calm, smoky finish is what lifts this above a simple summer cologne.
Launched in 2022, it is a cologne concentration, which means a light oil load, generous application and a realistic two or three hours on skin. Hot weather suits it, it reads as unisex, and it works just as well after a shower as it does at a desk.
Its maker has traded in eau de cologne under a house number for well over two centuries. French forces numbered the Muelhens building 4711 during the occupation of Cologne in 1794, and the number became the name.
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