Today I Will Be Wearing: 4711 Original Eau de Cologne
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natural essences needed for that little extra get up and go. 4711 eau de Cologne (Wonder Water as it was called) was originally made by monks as a tonic, a health drink to be imbibed; it was only when the government decreed that the contents of all remedies had to be made public that the use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,...