4711 Acqua Colonia Melissa & Verbena, released in 2009, is discontinued and no longer in production. The closest scent matches you can still buy are below.
4711 Acqua Colonia Melissa & Verbena: citrus, fresh spicy and herbal, about 4h on skin, projection 3/10, sillage 4/10. The alternatives below are matched to that profile.
The five closest scent matches — the closest replacements for 4711 Acqua Colonia Melissa & Verbena we found, ranked by opening & dry-down similarity, with the ones still in production first:
Offers a classic, crisp interpretation of green verbena that captures the same breezy, aromatic spirit of the 4711 creation.
It shares its citrus, aromatic and herbal accords with 4711 Acqua Colonia Melissa & Verbena, lasts about 3h against 4h and carries 1,565 community ratings.
Evokes a bright, zesty lemon and herbal verbena profile reminiscent of the refreshing, uplifting character of 4711 Melissa & Verbena.
It shares its citrus, aromatic and fresh accords with 4711 Acqua Colonia Melissa & Verbena, lasts about 4h against 4h and carries 629 community ratings.
A beautifully clean, natural take on citrus and verbena that shares the bright, herbal freshness of the original.
It shares its citrus, fresh spicy and aromatic accords with 4711 Acqua Colonia Melissa & Verbena, lasts about 4h against 4h and carries 128 community ratings.
Combines soothing lemon balm and rosemary to recreate the comforting, herbal-citrus atmosphere of Melissa & Verbena.
It shares its fresh spicy, aromatic and citrus accords with 4711 Acqua Colonia Melissa & Verbena, lasts about 2h against 4h and carries 12 community ratings.
Leans into a leafy, green verbena aroma that mirrors the soothing, botanical essence of the 4711 scent.
It shares its citrus, herbal and aromatic accords with 4711 Acqua Colonia Melissa & Verbena, lasts about 3h against 4h and carries 300 community ratings. It is listed as discontinued, so availability varies.
Jeanne en Provence Verveine Cedrat, at about $10 for 100 ml (estimate) — around 35% less than 4711 Acqua Colonia Melissa & Verbena.
Fragonard Verveine, at about 4h on skin, against about 4h for 4711 Acqua Colonia Melissa & Verbena.
L'Occitane en Provence Verveine, at 88% overall scent match across the opening and the dry-down.
At 4 sprays a day — about 146 ml a year — L'Occitane en Provence Verveine actually costs about $25 a year MORE than 4711 Acqua Colonia Melissa & Verbena. Both priced at 100 ml; prices are estimates.
Across 2,358 originals, the median designer bottle is $120 and its closest match $30 — the Dupe Report 2026.
On an 8-hour day, none of the 5 last a full 8 hours. Fragonard Verveine comes closest at 3.6h, so it needs 2 re-sprays to cover the day.
4711 Acqua Colonia Melissa & Verbena notes, performance and price
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Updated 2026-09-06.