Echo

Davidoff · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2003

≈ $40 · 100ml · approx. retail

Echo is Davidoff's sixth major men's fragrance, launched in 2003 with a metallic-aquatic opening of aldehydes and white suede. It develops into a spiced base of chili, nutmeg, black pepper, cedar and sandalwood, aimed at an older audience than Cool Water.

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

SpringSummerDaily

Perfumer

Pierre Wargnye

French · 9 in collection

Born in Lille and raised in Grasse, Pierre Wargnye (1947–2020) was an IFF perfumer best known for the era-defining 1980s fougère Drakkar Noir for Guy Laroche and for contributing to several major masculine launches.

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Beatrice Piquet

French · 4 in collection

Beatrice Piquet (1963-2010) was a French senior perfumer at IFF, where she rose from laboratory assistant at age 17 to a respected nose alongside mentors such as Max Gavarry and Alain Astori. She was known for elegant, modern compositions across designer and fine fragrance before her early death.

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