It’s very much similar to Nivea cream for French women. This Proust Madeleine is a product that one finds in most bathrooms. Grandmothers used it on a washcloth to cleanse bodies on busy days.
Today, eau de Cologne is once again the star in supermarkets. It is to be used as a perfume just as much as a refresher during the day, in the image of beauty Queens from yesteryear. Hermès was inspired by it to create their cult Eau d’Orange Verte perfume.
Dyptique Eau de Cologne l’Eau de Néroli, 79€ at Bon Marché.
Eau de Cologne aux absolues de roses, Bien Etre, 6€ at Monoprix.
Colonia Assoluta, Acqua di Parma, 75,5€ at Galeries Lafayette.
