Fragrance notes
How this scent is often described (from community votes on accords—useful when a full pyramid isn’t in our data yet).
Citrus
100%
Soft Spicy
70%
Fresh Spicy
51%
Musky
47%
Sweet
44%
Performance
Empty fields use this listing’s top accords (Citrus, Soft Spicy, and Fresh Spicy) plus the overview text—add your own numbers anytime after testing on skin.
Longevity
With Citrus, Soft Spicy, Fresh Spicy, and Musky among the strongest accord tags here, brighter, lighter families in this mix often fade sooner; reapply or keep a travel size if you want all-day presence.
Projection
With Citrus, Soft Spicy, Fresh Spicy, and Musky among the strongest accord tags here, lighter profiles usually hug the skin; you can layer sprays to push without filling a whole room.
Overview
4711 Acqua Colonia Pink Pepper & Grapefruitby4711is a Aromatic Spicy fragrance for women and men.4711 Acqua Colonia Pink Pepper & Grapefruitwas launched in 2013. The nose behind this fragrance is Cecile Hua.Acqua Colonia is introducing a new fragrance 4711 Acqua Colonia Pink Pepper & Grapefruit in March 2013, with an aim to improve our mood and offer a blend of carefully selected raw ingredients. Contrasting ingredients are carefully united to provide a refreshing, euphoric mixture spiced with fruity and floral notes.The new Acqua Colonia is like an adventurous expedition in the rainforests of South America where hot and humid air is filled with the scents of pink pepper developing in the lush greenery of tall trees.While posing contrast to spices, the composition adds sparkling grapefruit with the role to provide dynamics, refreshment and liveliness to the new composition. Its aromas embody feelings of joy and happiness. The perfume is signed by perfumer Cécile Hua who discovered pink pepper at one of her journeys to South America. She enriched the composition with a fresh and fruity blend of pink pepper with clear tart hues of pink pepper. Grapefruit symbolizes energy and a good mood while pink pepper symbolizes luminosity. These joined notes offer a sparkling fragrant union in 4711 ACQUA COLONIA PINK PEPER & GRAPEFRUIT.The fragrance is available as 170 ml eau de cologne, as well as refreshing shower gel 300 ml.
Quick answers
Short takes based on this page’s notes and accords—your taste still wins.
- Is 4711 Acqua Colonia Pink Pepper & Grapefruit office-safe?
- Fresher, lighter profiles often feel easy in conservative offices at one spray.
- Best season
- Mixed profile—often bright up top with a warmer base—works year-round depending on sprays and temperature.
- Where to try it
- Department-store counters, brand boutiques, and trusted sample or decant sellers online—always test on your own skin before a full bottle.