History Of Cologne & Fragrances for Men - Gentleman's Gazette

***Stay tuned for more videos about COLOGNES!

Cologne has been around since the old days of Mesopotamia in Egypt. It was quite rudimentary at the time but essentially was considered to be a part of alchemy.

The first perfume was a person known as Tapputi. By using distilled flowers, oils, and other aromatics, Tapputi was able to create the first kind of perfume which is similar to what we know today.

By the 9th century, the book of chemistry of perfume was written by the Arab Al-Kindi. Later on, a Persian chemist of the name of Avicenna experimented with extracting oils from flowers by distilling them; particularly roses.

The perfume was introduced to Europe during the medieval period. It would take until the 14th century until Hungarians created the first alcohol-based perfume.

At this time, perfumes or fragrances were only available to the very rich and they were usually used to mask the odors on
the streets.

Why is cologne called cologne?
Actually, it aids back to the German city of Cologne which in German is actually called KOLN. In 1709, the Italian native Giovanni Maria Farina who had emigrated to Cologne, invented the first perfume as we know it today. He named his creation eau de Cologne which means as much as water of Cologne.

A single vial of that stuff sold for half the annual salary of a public servant in Germany at the time. quite a bit isn't it?

It was believed to be a Fountain of Youth and doctors even encourage their patients to drink it. During the 19th century, there were disputes by the name of Farina and eventually, the eau de cologne 4711 was created towards the end of the 19th century.

It is still around today in the supposedly same recipe and you can buy it everywhere.

What is cologne today? On the one hand, it means any kind of fragrance for men. On the other hand, the term eau de cologne is used to determine the aromatic portions of a fragrance.

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[QuestforaMeaningfulLife]

Love the historical background behind these things

[theactualnic]

I absolutely love wearing my 4711 Eau De Cologne. It’s soft and not too masculine, which matches my personality. It’s also a very classic scent and easily recognisable.

[greatarabia]

Mesopotamian Arab here, your videos about style are unmatched. Keep it up

[cjanie]

Your voice is oddly relaxing and I really enjoy your videos!

[ThomasStClair-zrlb]

I'm really looking forward to this series. I'm usually very casual but I think good cologne is something that can be worn with any style and I'd love to learn more.

[captainscentsible]

I have a bottle from the late 1800's, it still smells nice.a little mildew' but it smells great. Very warm and minty

[Kevinjandro]

Always great content from you my friend 👈🏾👌🏾👌🏾

[Wongheichi]

Your jacket seems oversized? The shoulder of the jacket extends beyond your (right) shoulder and the collar gaps.

[banzaiburger]

Looking forward to your next parts on this topic. I’m one of those “fragheads” with a big collection of fragrances. 😀

[CrepitusRex]

Excellent video. I didn't know the details of fragrances. Now I do.

[bemnet]

You did the same thing on polo shirt video. 👍

[jonuiuc]

I'm a Hermes d'orange verte man myself, but have some Prada Infusion d'homme and Grey Vetiver to mix it up.

[Funionjack]

My grandma used 4711, that's why its sorta considered ``oma Parfüm?? love your channel

[Spacecarboy]

Your personal opinion of the Tabac fragrance, please? Thank you, Tony

[turbos]

You have a nice voice, it just needs to be recorded louder in my opinion because at least in this video, it’s like you’re whispering ASMR.

[AGentlemansJourney]

I remember us discussing this and you didn't like the majority of fragrances out there because it had certain stabilizers. I enjoyed the video however.

[tlotlosenai]

Do you or anyone know where I can get / purchase sample/test perfumes for men even online?

[kcc]

Been a subscriber for a while -now your entering my domain - very interested - put you down as a Creed guy!

[jocaingles]

Hello Master Raphael
I'm quite a fan of DIY. If you could give a few hints as to how to homemake something thats probably best for your health, it'd be much appreciated.
Regards, Jorge Nöel

[joshwise]

Love the spice bomb, just picked up a bottle