Today I Will Be Wearing: 4711 Original Eau de Cologne

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Despite the clocks going forward, when I woke today it was a beautiful bright blue morning, the sun was in the sky, there was a chill in the air and a sparkle of frost on the ground. Bad news for the crocuses but this really is my favourite type of weather.

Easter bunnies feeling anything less than bright eyed and bushy tailed should renounce the caffeine and instead spritz with an eau de Cologne, packed with all the natural essences needed for that little extra get up and go.

4711 eau de Cologne (Wonder Water as it was called) was originally made by monks as a tonic, a health drink to be imbibed; it was only when the government decreed that the contents of all remedies had to be made public that the use was changed to that of external to avoid disclosure of the secret recipe.
4711’s essential oils of bergamot, lemon, orange, rosemary, lavender and neroli revive and balance the senses, at once calming and invigorating.  If you are feeling groggy or hung over, 4711 packs a powerful restorative punch.

An eau de Cologne such as 4711 is the perfect daytime fragrance, unlike heavier perfumes its uplifting composition is light and fresh enough not to linger longer than a few hours. This is great if you want a spring in your step in the morning but want to kick up your heels in the evening with a more potent perfume, unadulterated by another scent.
It is a beautiful bright blue morning, the sun is in the sky, there is a chill in the air and a dusting of frost on the ground. Bad news for the crocuses but this really is my favourite type of weather.

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