Florida Water

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Florida Water is an American version of an eau de Cologne. Like European eaux de Cologne, it is a citric scent, but shifts the emphasis towards sweet orange (rather than the bergamot orange, lemon, and neroli of 4711) and adds spicy notes like clove. The name refers to the fabled Fountain of Youth, which is said to be located in Florida, as well as the "floral" nature of the scent. Its most significant non-cosmetic usage is found in different spiritual and/or religious belief systems and practices of Amerindian peoples and the descendants of formerly enslaved people of a Yoruba (or more generally Central West African) background in nearly all regions of the Americas.

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