Is cologne a men's perfume? What does cologne mean?

When talking about men's perfume, people often mention cologne. So is cologne a men's perfume? What does cologne mean?

Cologne is not just for men, it is a general term for perfume types. Its fragrance is mainly fresh citrus notes, and the concentration of fragrance is relatively low, only 2%-5%, so the scent is fresh and the lasting time is short.

"Gulong" can also be "Cologne", which is a transliteration of the German place name "K?ln" (called Cologne in French). From the perspective of perfumery, "Gulong" can take into account both the sound and meaning. "Eau de Cologne" means "cologne water" in French, because it was originally a fragrance type, and later perfumers used to call "Eau de Cologne" the "cologne" fragrance type. But nowadays, "cologne water" has two meanings: one refers to the cologne fragrance type; the other refers to perfumes with low concentrations of various fragrance essences (generally 2~5%).

Perfume is a general term, while cologne is just a type of perfume. Perfume is mostly used by women, but can also be used by men, and men mostly use cologne. The fragrance rate of perfume is about 12-18%; the fragrance rate of cologne is about 3-7%.

Cologne is just one of the categories classified according to the concentration of perfume essence, not just one type. Many brands have different types of colognes, both for men and women, and the prices are also different.

In fact, there are many good men's perfumes in the two categories of Eau de Toilette and Eau de Parfum, and the fragrance lasts for a long time.

1. Fresh style: Kenzo Fenglian, Davidoff echo, Issey Miyake's Issey Miyake original version

2. Tough tone: Gucci's rush, Celine's namesake

3. Others: Lancome’s miracle, Givenchy’s gentleman, CK’s one or be, and Hugo Boss’s many, many more.

Many counters in large shopping malls sell it. The price in China is relatively expensive, and 30ml-50ml costs 500-600-700 yuan. If you bring it from abroad, you can get half the price or even lower.