Cool Water (Eau de Toilette) by Davidoff

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Cool Water Davidoff 1988 Eau de Toilette

Ranked 78 in Men's Perfume

7.2 / 10 3774 Ratings

A perfume by Davidoff for men, released in 1988. The scent is fresh-aquatic. It is being marketed by Coty.
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Main accords

Fresh

Aquatic

Green

Synthetic

Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Green notes

Lavender

Mint

Rosemary

Coriander

Heart Notes

Geranium

Neroli

Jasmine

Sandalwood

Base Notes

Oakmoss

Cedarwood

Musk

Amber

Tobacco

Perfumer

Pierre Bourdon

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Ratings

Scent

7.23774 Ratings

Longevity

6.53309 Ratings

Sillage

6.43248 Ratings

Bottle

6.73298 Ratings

Value for money

8.32406 Ratings

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Interesting Facts

In 1992, the fragrance won the Fragrance Foundation's "Fragrance of the Year – Men's Prestige" award, and shared the "Media Campaign of the Year – Men's Print" award with "Égoïste" by Chanel. Currently actor Scott Eastwood is the face of the advertising campaign. Previously actors Josh Holloway and Paul Walker (†) were faces of the campaign as well. Together with "New West" by Aramis, released the same year, Cool Water is said to have initiated the aquatic trend in perfumery. As with "Green Irish Tweed" by Creed, Pierre Bourdon created a marine scent that evokes images of sea breezes, probably using a high dose of the fragrance ingredient dihydromyrcenol, supplemented with ambroxan and galbanum-like allylamyl glycolate.

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Reviews

268 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/05/2012

7Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

Missk
1350 Reviews

Missk

Top Review 7

Classic aquatic

I once dated a guy that wore this cologne all the time. It was through him wearing this fragrance that I realised that some masculine scents are specifically designed to attract women.

This perfume is amazing and the after-shave is just as good. I actually have a bottle, because I bought it for an another boyfriend but decided at last minute that he didn't deserve gifts.

You can really smell the lavender scent in this, but it is in no way a girly scent. Cool Water is so masculine and sexy. On a man, this fragrance drives me wild.

It is indeed a strong fragrance, however it is refreshing and quite summery. My current boyfriend now wears this scent to tease me because he knows the effect it has over me.

12/27/2012

9Scent

Drseid
828 Reviews

Drseid

Very helpful Review 6

This Is One Where The Vintage Juice Is Far Superior...

I used to wear this scent 20+ years ago. I loved it back then, and while I have moved on to other scents, I still have fond memories of Cool Water. It still smells great, and while it is an obvious self-clone by Boudon of his original creation Green Irish Tweed, I will disagree with most by saying I think it is a good one. Considering the superior vintage version of Cool Water can now be had for 1/4 the price, I feel it is an outstanding value for those who love GIT but can't afford it and are willing to get near that classic's greatness. 4 to 4.5 stars out of 5 for the vintage (and a still solid 3 to 3.5 for the current juice).

05/23/2016

7Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

MasterLi
376 Reviews

MasterLi

Very helpful Review 4

Refreshing and carefree...

This is a fragrance which I can wear very easily. It's very laid back and carefree. It does smell similar to a lot of men's fragrances out there, but in it's own way it does the job really well for the price.

I get lavender, vetiver and mint, but along with a very "mossy" vibe. I also get ozonic, slightly calone vibe. I don't really get the ocean so much from this as I get a river flowing through the forest. It's that fresh.

One thing I would say, is that it is shockingly similar in smell to Green Irish Tweed. The similarities are striking. I would say at least 70% similar. It is really shocking how close those two are. Having said that, I think the Creed has two notes which Cool Water doesn't have, and those are iris (orris) and ambergris. Apart from that, almost identical. I would also say that the Creed smells a little more natural, but projects less, whereas this projects a lot more.

Overall, it's something I wouldn't mind wearing and recommending to others. For the price it's great value and distinctive. One to try definitely.

09/08/2025

VntgeDecants
12 Reviews

VntgeDecants

Very helpful Review 3

Finding the vintages

Hello fragrance fam! Today we will be helping you track down vintage versions of Cool Water Edt for men.
Modern itterations of Cool Water definitely have a synthetic smell to them, due to the recalls on certain ingredients that were used in the original formulas. I would compare the vintage version, to smelling something I would relate with as "fresh mountain air".
It's not too difficult to identify vintage Cool Water bottles if you follow these identifiers.
1. The Lancaster batches were the best, they were produced until 2004. You will see "Lancaster" on the batch sticker underneath the bottle.
2. All Lancaster bottles had "Davidoff Cool Water" written in full cursive on the front of the bottle.
3. Bottles made before 1992 had a stronger note of oakmoss in the formula, in those batches usually the liquid inside will have a slightly green hue to it. Those are the batches that smell similar to perfumer Pierre Bourdons other acclaimed masterpiece, Creeds Green Irish Tweed!
Hope this helps, enjoy the Journey!

01/03/2012

10Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Cory
50 Reviews

Cory

Helpful Review 6

King Aquarius !!!

Cool Water surely deserves this title, it is THE aquatic fragrance. Like a lot of other fragrances, Cool Water should not be blamed for users, dosing it too high, that others are annoyed by it (which shouldn´t be too easy, given the enjoyable character of the scent).
The fragrance itself is hard to describe. Cool Water starts with a light and fresh citrus note, which quickly fades. The remaining fresh and spicy scent I cannot really describe other than that is the perfect synthesis of a pleasent "being showered feeling".
Absolute classic, which should not being missed in any collection. I like to wear it, whenever I want to smell "being showered".

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