Freshwater

For me, the fragrance journey started from here, Freshwater Deodorant. That first sniff brought me into the Game. It was Ultra Fresh and Attractive at the same time! Recently bought it's Perfume Version. There are only Three Official Notes: Italian Bergamot, Mountain Spring Water & Oakmoss. To my nose, it is a Fresher Version of Acqua Di Gio EDT (OG). To be Precise, it is ADG minus the Floral & Heavy Notes. It's like the opening of ADG, not the Drydown. But the opening stays for the entire lifetime of the perfume. It is quite linear, and doesn't change much. Performance is really Good for a Fresh non-complex scent. I would say, it performs better than ADG EDT New formulation. Projects for one hour, but stays on skin / cloths for really long. You can see, I have mentioned it as EDT, though popularly it is known as "COLOGNE". It's because, I think "Freshwater Cologne" is it's name, not the concentration. Behind the box, there is a sticker / label, mentioning the details. There it is Categorised as Eau De Toilette. MUST BUY!

This is by-far one of the best "mall" fragrances I've ever owned. Not only are bergamot, ozone/water, and oakmoss some of the best notes for colognes, but they combine very well together in Freshwater. This is a very relaxing fragrance that you can wear any time. It doesn't smell like shower gel like a lot of other affordable fragrances. The scent reminds me of petrichor minus the earthiness. The bergamot note in particular is very high quality and really draws you in. My only complaint is that Bath and Body Works only makes this in an Eau de Cologne concentration which only lasts around 1 or 2 hours before needing reapplication. It will linger in fabrics but not really on your skin. I feel like BBW could have easily made this an Eau de Toilette concentration, and then it would be a serious contender in the aquatic cologne space. But for around $50, it's still a good value if you don't mind reapplying all the time.

Just bought this for my husband. He smells so GOOD! Fresh, clean and a little spicy. The cologne smell exactly as the notes are listed. If sprayed just on the skin, it sadly turns into a skin scent within about hour into wearing but it doesn't disappear. It stays stronger if sprayed on the clothes as well. You can't over spray Freshwater which is what I recommend doing, the price is cheap enough so spray away. The beautiful fragrance last a full work day and will leave a trail behind. It's just enough to make my nose chase it down and say "There you are you beautiful scent on that gorgeous man!" I love it and so does my husband! I would definitely buy Freshwater again for him.

Definitely a 9.5/10 for me. The scent is incredible — fresh, aquatic, and a really nice spin on Acqua di Gio (I actually like this a bit better). The only downside is longevity. I get around 4–5 hours on my skin, but while it lasts, it smells amazing.

The opening is very similar to Acqua di gio. Very fresh , versatile and easy to wear. In the dry down the mossy note takes over and startes to differ from acqua di gio Over all : 8.7 out of 10