Cool Water

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Cool Water

Davidoff · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 1988

≈ $19 · 1.35oz · approx. retail

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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.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

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Perfumer

Pierre Bourdon

French · 18 in collection

Influential perfumer behind several 1980s–90s landmarks.

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