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Davidoff Davidoff 1984 Eau de Toilette

8.3 / 10 210 Ratings

A popular perfume by Davidoff for men, released in 1984. The scent is spicy-green. The longevity is above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Spicy

Green

Fresh

Woody

Citrus

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Lemon

Basil

Fruity notes

Bergamot

Lime

Mugwort

Heart Notes

Thyme

Carnation

Iris

Jasmine

Rose

Cedarwood

Hay

Base Notes

Castoreum

Moss

Frankincense Leather

Leather

Patchouli

Ambergris

Vetiver

Perfumer

Edouard Fléchier

Ratings

Scent

8.3210 Ratings

Longevity

8.4173 Ratings

Sillage

8.0167 Ratings

Bottle

7.1163 Ratings

Value for money

7.451 Ratings

Submitted by Nw1990 · last update on 04/15/2026.

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Reviews

24 in-depth fragrance descriptions

12/24/2012

8Scent 10Longevity 10Sillage

Drseid
828 Reviews

Drseid

Helpful Review 5

Welcome To One Of The Finest Of The Powerhouse 80s...

Davidoff opens with a strong lime note, mixed with just a hint of lemon. This lemon-lime tandem immediately mingles with a very strong oak moss rising all the way from the base, giving the open a very mossy-citric vibe. The oakmoss remains into the heart, now joined by an emerging leather accord that takes a co-starring role with the oakmoss supported by a slightly herb-laced floral tandem consisting of carnation and rose. As Davidoff enters the dry-down stage, it presents primarily as a powdery mossy castoreum-laced leather. Projection and longevity are both excellent.

Davidoff is a fine scent that represents what the best powerhouse scents of the 80s are all about. It must have a tremendous amount of oakmoss in it, as when you spray it on skin you immediately get a blast of that mossy base that you can no longer find in current releases due to ingredient restrictions. The lemon-lime citric mossy green open is quite unique despite many others attempting to emulate it over the years, leading to the fabulous leathery finish. If I have any gripe with Davidoff, it would have to be the scent turns a bit more powdery than I like in the dry-down, but with that said, the overall scent from top to bottom is pretty amazing. As an aside, it is a shame Davidoff is discontinued, but knowing how restricted the oakmoss in it is nowadays, I regrettably have to agree with the decision, as it would not smell anything like it used to if still available today. My advice is to seek out a discontinued bottle as quickly as you can, as they are becoming very scarce and quite pricey on places like eBay. The excellent smelling original Davidoff earns 4 stars out of 5.

03/21/2026

WalkingStone
1 Review

WalkingStone

Its a creeper

I feel like it opens up with an elegant blast of citruses, specifically lime and bergamot that gives an impression of one of the best 80s masculines in its kind. It's masterfully blended with florals in the heart and the castoreum with moss in the base dont unfold fully until 30 minutes mark on the watch.

It gets smokier minute by minute, just like Aventus but the smoke is genuine and its unmistakably tobbaco-like. It is blended with thick leather that reminds of vintage jacket that has gone through a series of restaurants, with everyone smoking cigarettes and cigars, it is very animalic and not like incense.

Overall it is a rougher take on the 80s loud masculines. It isnt as musky as Kouros, rather it's dirty and smoky like Lancetti Uomo or even Jean Marc Sinan's Version Originale. It becomes rougher to wear after a while and some would say its a fragrance that wears you and not the opposite.

Overall a very complex fragrance that didnt withstand the series of restrictions. Which might be fair since it would not resemble the original versions had it changed its original formula.

03/24/2026

Jjcolbourne
1566 Reviews

Jjcolbourne

A stunner.

Before there was Cool Water, before there was even Zino, there was the original. Just look at the vibrant chartreuse color of that juice. The scent itself is just as radiant. It opens with bright limes, basil, and artemisia, but quickly entering stage right is this bold castoreum, supported by caraway and carnation. However, this is no spiced beast muscling its way in; its got panache, it almost dances in singing "hot dog, jumping frog, Albuquerque!"

Here, we wonder if we should don a leather jacket or a top hat and cane, because the leather, moss and rose join the chorus and we have found ourselves in the most incredible bubble of masculine aromatic bliss. This is not toxic masculinity that is left for the likes of those who would just as well splash Brut (or these days overspray Axe) and look for trouble. Davidoff represents the multiplicity of manhood, old-fashioned valiance and forward-thinking vulnerability. Do I want to assert or do I want to embrace?

The sillage, projection, longevity: all non-issues here, no doubt.

It goes without saying that this is far more complex than any of Davidoff's subsequent creations, and perhaps it was just too much for even them to handle, and thus it was discontinued in favor of dubious dumbbells named "Champion," endless vapid flankers of Cool Water, and a feeble attempt at a exclusive blend line that while nicely blended, is redundant. There just isn't room in the modern design market for the dynamism and depth of the original Davidoff. One must seek out niche for this quality these days, and as supplies continue to dry up, the price for this continues to climb. My 50ml bottle will be relished and used sparingly, almost ceremoniously.

01/26/2013

10Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Yatagan
416 Reviews

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Yatagan

Top Review 35

The Fog of Childhood

Memories of childhood are often very clear, as if it were yesterday. Even very elderly people know this. Sometimes, however, the memories are blurred, as if one were looking through a frosted glass pane and could no longer recognize the details. This is especially true for memories that are very far back. Often, however, there are also events that seemed important to us at the time, but which have been pushed to the lower end of the significance scale over the years. It is remarkable, though, that we like to remember small everyday experiences, like drinking Sunday coffee in the morning, a walk through stubble fields (do children today still know the feeling of walking through stubble fields?), or flying a kite in the autumn.

At some point, I realized that even these seemingly everyday, insignificant memories are often associated with scents. I associate Sunday with the smell of fresh coffee, the stubble fields smell of earth and straw in my memory, and flying a kite brings to mind the fresh air, the wind carrying the scent of rain.

In everyday life, my father often used only an aftershave. That was not unusual in his generation. Most men would probably have considered it inappropriate to use an expensive fragrance all the time. During my childhood, however, "Russian Leather" by Farina was in use. The scent is as old as I am (born in '67) and thus accompanied me through the early years of my childhood.

After a few years, my father preferred to use a more expensive fragrance on certain occasions, which included Sundays or dining out at a restaurant. After some testing and frequent changes, he discovered the classic Davidoff in 1984 - and this accompanied him throughout his life.

So I think, when I think of Sundays, vacations, family outings with my father, I inevitably always think of this scent. The beauty of it, however, is that this scent is not only associated with everyday memories but also with beautiful shared experiences, and therefore evokes less melancholic feelings in me than Russian Leather.

With Davidoff's first and best fragrance, I am convinced not only by the charm of the memory. Ultimately, it is the scent itself that speaks for itself and is able to convince. Unfortunately, I only possess an old bottle, as the fragrance has not been produced for a long time. It came into my possession after my father's death and has been rarely used, as it contains only a small residue of the scent. It is a bit like what remains of a person when they have passed away. Much has gone, and yet something remains that one wants to keep and not let go of.

The opening is lightly citrusy, but from the very beginning also contains components of herbs. It is admirable how the perfumers have managed to maintain the balance between citrus and herbal components. Most men's fragrances tend to lean strongly in one direction or the other. Davidoff, however, remains balanced, harmonious, and yet strong.

The same applies to the heart note. Here, cumin is quite dominant, easily discernible, but it does not come across as sharp or harsh, as it is balanced and cushioned by the floral components. Here too, the impression of great harmony remains, a balance between stricter and softer components - as a scented idea of masculinity.

The base contains the fragrance ingredient that, for me, almost goes without saying in a good men's scent, yet due to its allergenic properties, now only appears in the form of synthetic substitutes in fragrances: oakmoss. This could also be the reason why this extraordinary, incomparable scent is no longer produced. Perhaps it will still be possible to present an adequate successor, similar to Jil Sanders Man Pure from the '80s. It deserves it.

The only men's fragrance on the market that reminds me a bit of Davidoff's first is Geo F. Trump's Astor. Even older than Davidoff, perhaps the founder of the fragrance family of colognes with the scent profile of lemon - herbs - cumin - moss, it has unfortunately always remained a somewhat overlooked exotic.

Until the very end, a soft leather note remains, with which the fragrance then slowly, very slowly, bids farewell.

The memories fade and blur.

02/19/2018

8Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

loewenherz
920 Reviews

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loewenherz

Top Review 33

'Men are surely the most primitive, stupid, and miserable beings around!'

we are heartily taught at the end of the 80s in Loriot's wonderful first film 'Ödipussi' by Mrs. Mengelberg, one of the 'patients' in Dr. Tietze's (diploma) psychological group, in whose open-plan office two ladies and eleven gentlemen work. And every time she goes from the customer registration to the purchasing department, she has to pass through accounting. And there, Mr. Wegner touches her - from behind. Well, that's surely the most primitive and...

Over the years, I have experienced that the specific fine humor for which my generation and the generations before love Mr. von Bülow's work is perhaps less timeless than I thought. For many born after 1990, it hardly evokes enthusiasm anymore. (And it is probably also a very German humor - yes, it seems to actually exist! - because even most Swiss or Austrians find it only moderately funny.)

And it's a bit like Loriot's humor with fragrances. Often, those from the past work best for those who already knew them in that past. Undoubtedly, there will also be aficionados of younger generations who are passionate about scents like Davidoff, but the general taste has changed significantly since then. For many noses that have been socialized only recently, one like this will probably seem intimidating, over-processed, perhaps outdated. Davidoff's Hellgrüner is like an old bachelor of uncompromising, archaic masculinity: basil, mugwort, thyme - along with patchouli, incense, castoreum - my goodness, who does such things today? A splash is enough to fling open the olfactory gate to the 80s - decades before the aquatics and sweet disco scents dominated the men's segment of the (mainstream) fragrance world. I find it almost more beautiful today than back then - in the 80s I was still too young for perfume, let alone for a fleet of Davidoff's dimensions - and today I can better appreciate its qualities. But I also laugh at Loriot.

In conclusion, in the words of Dr. Giesebrecht: 'You’ll get one right on the back, Mrs. Mengelberg!'

Updated on 02/20/2018

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35 short views on the fragrance

Charilaos77

3 years ago

8.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Dense and powerful leathery chypre, typical of its era. Beautiful

Axiomatic

8 months ago

10Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Deep green herbal, solidly leathery
Vetiver elegantly incense-like
Masculine and animalistic
A heart of iris
(that's how iris root goes)
Solid chypre

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Foxear

4 years ago

9.5Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Green-spicy opening, leather-moss base. Oakmoss adds retro charm, castoreum breathes warmth. Still feels masculine and confident today.

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Theris

9 months ago

8Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Not the harsh and bitter
More the gentleman
Who on a citrus morning
Plants greens like moss
For his little chypre friend
Gives a few flowers

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Eggi37

11 months ago

8Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Citrusy-fresh leather chypre
with a bitter-fruity touch &
lots of green moss
Leather adds warm depth &
a hint of animalic
For older gentlemen

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Schalkerin

4 years ago

8.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

When Davidoff was released back then, it was one of the best and
most worn fragrances of the 80s. Still a
dreamy green scent.

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Scentwolf

3 years ago

9Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

When being a banker was still a serious profession and called a bankier.
I was still too young for him back then.
I bought it anyway.
Beginner's luck.

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Yatagan

7 years ago

10Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

After Russian Leather (Farina), my father's later signature scent, it's fantastic in its green-spicy character for older generations!

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Cenno

2 years ago

9Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Central star at its zenith, bronze-gold shimmering moss gong strike: all kinds of life startles from the underbrush, scattering into sparkling prism shards.

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