Number Six

Number Six dates to 1772, and you can smell that long lineage immediately. Its structure echoes the early citrus colognes that defined the genre, most famously Farina’s Eau de Cologne (1709): a brisk, high-voltage zesty opening, an aromatic herb thread, and a softly floral finish. Where classic Eau de Cologne often feels more rounded and nuanced, Number Six turns the brightness up even further. On skin it reads less “bergamot and neroli” and more a direct, lemon-forward blast, the kind of snap you get from traditional European splashes like Pitralon Classic or Epsilon’s Blue Mediterranean.

As the initial zing settles, rosemary adds a sublte herbal note and lavender arrives as a powdery floral veil, although both lighter than in many cologne archetypes, making the scent feel more straightforward and linear than multi-layered. In warm weather that simplicity can be a virtue: bright, refreshing, and unmistakably “just showered.” The one caution is that the cleanliness is assertive enough to flirt with an antiseptic edge, and in certain moments can nudge towards a clinical or medicinal feel. 

Still, for fans of traditional citrus aromatics, Number Six delivers exactly what its history suggests: a crisp, nostalgic, old-world cologne character that feels neat, dignified, and time-tested.