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Perplexing Water
As a connoisseur of sorts to all thing's Davidoff (I've loved/ liked pretty much every release in the Cool Water lineage), I find the release of this Oceanic Edition very confusing, and rather disappointing.
The BEAUTIFUL box art for this release captures a mood and a scent profile within itself. A high-caliber, salty, sea breeze-fresh gem is what I was hoping for. The actual juice is another story.
The opening on this bad boy is FUNKY! I mean... off putting and kind of gross. The aquatic notes and freshness are evident, but there's a bitter, body-odor mustiness that is very evident (to me atleast). I almost had to wash it off my skin. That's how much I wasn't feeling it.
In the air, this detriment doesn't seem to be as evident as it is close to the source. After a fairly lengthy drydown for this kinda thing (30 minutes - 1 hour), Oceanic Edition radiates a pretty decent, fresh, and yes; "oceanic" sillage. It also smells pretty natural and earthy. But, there is still a strange bitterness and unrefined tang to the scent, even in it's best moments.
When I get a new Cool Water fragrance, I'm usually concerned about performance, because the brand ALWAYS nails their approachable, unique, fresh profiles. That is till now!
Performance is pretty strong, but we are left with a very affordable product that disappoints off the jump, and only develops into a decent blue scent at best.
Unless you are a sucker for great packaging to go along with your fragrance releases, you can skip this one unless curiosity and the price win the day
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