Farina
Founded in Cologne in 1709, Farina carries the history of Eau de Cologne into fragrances shaped by Italian citrus and family memories.
About Farina
Farina is a perfume house established by Johann Maria Farina in Cologne, Germany, in 1709. Its citrus-led Eau de Cologne helped shape a lasting category of perfumery. The business remains in family hands and continues to make its fragrances in Cologne.
History
The Italian founder named his new fragrance after the city he had made his home. Its popularity at European courts and among cultural figures carried that name beyond the house, until Eau de Cologne came to describe a wider fragrance category. The red tulip emblem, introduced in 1924, and the Fragrance Museum at the historic premises connect the present-day business with that family history.
Philosophy and Character
Preserving the original formula goes alongside new creative work. Ninth-generation family member Louise Farina develops concepts, evaluates fragrances and works on new products. The Série Extrait de Cologne takes the brightness of citrus into different settings, combining it with flowers, musk or a soft pastry-like sweetness. Family memories and Italian landscapes provide material for those compositions, allowing the inherited vocabulary of Cologne to gain further textures without abandoning its citrus origins.
Notable Fragrances
Original Eau de Cologne remains the central expression of the house's history. Bergamote Admirable adds a soft macaron accord to Calabrian citrus, while Jasmin Méditerranée imagines a southern Italian evening through basil, tomato leaf and two kinds of jasmine.
