Davidoff Cool Water Eau de Toilette 125ml is one of the most influential men's fragrances ever created — a category-defining aquatic-fougère launched in 1988 and signed by master perfumer Pierre Bourdon. A bracing, cool opening of mint, lavender, coriander and rosemary leads into a heart of geranium, neroli, jasmine and sandalwood, before settling into a long-wearing base of cedar, musk, amber and a soft tobacco accord.
About Davidoff & Cool Water
Davidoff is a Swiss luxury brand founded by tobacco merchant Zino Davidoff in 1911 and best known internationally for its cigars and accessories. Its fragrance line, produced under licence by Coty, has been a mainstay of men's perfumery since Cool Water arrived in 1988 — at the time a radical departure from the heavy spice-and-leather masculines that had dominated the previous decade, and now widely cited as the fragrance that introduced the modern aquatic genre.
Fragrance notes
- Top: Mint, Lavender, Coriander, Rosemary, Green Notes
- Heart: Geranium, Neroli, Jasmine, Sandalwood
- Base: Cedarwood, Musk, Amber, Tobacco
Olfactory family: Aromatic Aquatic Fougère | Launched: 1988 | Perfumer: Pierre Bourdon
Who it's for
Cool Water suits men who want a confident, fresh, all-purpose signature with genuine pedigree. The composition reads as polished and clean enough for office and daytime wear, while the warm tobacco-and-cedar drydown gives it surprising body for evenings. Best in spring and summer, but year-round in temperate climates. Anyone drawn to fragrances such as Lacoste Original or Joop! Homme will find familiar territory, with Cool Water as the genre-defining benchmark.
How to wear it
Spray onto pulse points — the inner wrists, sides of the neck and chest — from around 15 cm away. Apply to clean, moisturised skin straight after a shower for the longest wear. Two to three sprays balance well; the eau de toilette concentration projects strongly in the first hour and softens to a clean musk-and-cedar drydown.
Specifications
- Size: 125ml
- Concentration: Eau de Toilette
- Gender: Men
- Brand: Davidoff
- Year: 1988
- Perfumer: Pierre Bourdon
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