Coolwater Davidoff perfume, to say it with Luca Turin’s words “belongs to the category of things done right the first time” (Perfumes: The A-Z Guide
The generous dose of lavender in the opening reminds me of the 4711 cologne that used to sit on my parents’ bedroom dresser. Then, for a short while, perfume Cool Water gets metallic (imagine having a spoonful of aromatic water and then sucking the spoon), but after half an hour it shifts into aquatic floral mode, and masculine flowers start to develop, alongside the fresh water and the cleanness of lavender.
There is a specific molecule responsible for this, called dihydromyrcenol, which is also used in many detergents. It was first introduced by Paco Rabanne Pour Homme in 1973, then brought to new levels in Drakkar Noir (1982) – 10%, of the total – and then overdosed in Cool Water cologne, where the perfumer Pierre Bourdon (who made loads of perfumes for big and niche houses, like Kouros YSL and Dolce Vita by Dior) stuffed a 20% (again, Burr’s book here).
And as it matures, this Cool Water cologne gets warmer and grows a pair, thanks to amber. The base is supposed to have also cedarwood, musk, and tobacco, but what I really smell there is amber, lovely amber. Half of its personality is just there.
If you’ve read so far you probably got it: I loved IT, probably because I’m part of the lucky ones who waited until now to smell it for the first time, so I’m not getting the “great-perfume-but-it’s-2011-let’s-move-on-please” effect. It manages to bring together many opposites: it’s simple and deep, fresh and warm, young and mature.
So here is your Davidoff Cool Water perfume review. It’s a smart perfume. And yes, it’s from the eighties, so what? So is Tom Selleck, but women still love him.
If this fragrance was a color it would be like this:
Cool Water By Davidoff
Cool water perfume Will Give You a 6-Pack