Cool Water
Davidoff · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 1988
≈ $35 · 125ml · approx. retail
A bracing splash of cool marine air over crisp mint and aromatic lavender, with a clean rosemary-coriander snap up top that gives way to a soft floral heart of geranium and neroli. The drydown turns warm and skin-close, blending musk, oakmoss and a whisper of tobacco over cedar for a fresh yet grounded signature that practically invented the modern aquatic.
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French · 6 in collection
Influential perfumer behind several 1980s–90s landmarks.
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