Cool Water

I’ve reviewed this before some years ago, but it’s been a while. So, beings that I used what was left in the bottle I had and wore it today, I thought I would come back here with an update. I was at a very casual, outdoor company event earlier this afternoon. We had beautiful weather here with mild temperatures. People upon seeing me and giving me a hug said, “OMG, you smell so good. What is that?” Imagine their surprise when I told them that it was this. Of course skin chemistry plays a huge part in how a scent will smell from person to person, but there is also a trick with this one. Be careful how much you spray on and at what distance the bottle is away from you when you spray it. Spraying too close to the body and spraying too much will have this scent smelling thick and synthetic to the point it’s gag and headache inducing. I held the bottle nearly two feet away from me and misted this on. The result was smelling nice, fresh, and clean as if I stepped out of the shower only a minute ago without causing any headaches for myself or others around me. It does smell soapy, but I like those kind of scents for daytime anyway. For me, they make me more approachable to others. This lasted on me for most of the day with mild projection. I’m sure I’ll replace my used bottle once summer is in full swing.

This is summer in a bottle. It smells like water, the ocean, vacation and summer holidays. It also smells somehow nostalgic for some reason? At first, there are fresh citruses and water. Then it smells more sweet (like fruits and water melon) but not too sweet in the way that makes you have headache, but in a way that makes you feel like you are on beach in summer, having a cold drink and fruit. The whole time it is very fresh and keeps the smell of fresh water. The name "cool water" fits well, it really feels cooling and refreshing. It also lasts pretty long, on skin I think it's good for about one whole work day, on clothes a bit more. (edit: I put it yesterday evening on my wrists and I can still smell it today, and it's half past 4 in the afternoon) And it's also good price, if you want a good quality perfume but you cannot afford some expensive designer brand (like me) this is a good choice. My mom uses it and it smells a little different on both of us, but always nice. I don't think there is anyone who would hate this perfume, at least I don't know anyone who does...so I think it also makes a good present if you don't know someone that close. The bottle is also cute, it looks like a little potion.

The Scent of a Blue Lagoon... This 1996 Floral Aquatic scent by Pierre Bourdon has a mood & tone consistent with Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991), or The Blue Lagoon (1980). Although both films were made before this came out, I could imagine the sets smelling of this, and Brooke Shields, Milla Jovovich or their male co-stars wearing this on set. Once the bottle is sprayed a few times and then stored for a year or more it smells like it should, as other reviewers have mentioned. There's a lot going on in the notes, and although individual notes can sometimes be picked out, it's smoothly blended into sweet but cool blue lagoon vibe. Opens with a fruity-floral burst of melon & lotus with quince & citrus-y accents. As it transitions to the floral heart of lotus & waterlily, some honey tones emerge. The floral support base keeps the blue lagoon vibe going for well beyond average performance. I was obsessed with this when it first came out. Like all fads, it fell out of fashion for awhile, but now I would consider it a classic. It's a longtime love for me. Aquatic scent lovers, enjoy!

Back in '03 I was 20 years old, and in my first serious relationship. Anyways, He called me one day and said he was at the flea market and there were several people there selling perfumes/colognes... He was naming off the ones they had, and when he said they had "Cool Water" i said yes, that's the one I wanted... I had never smelled it before, but knowing that I loved aquatic scents... I figured i'd like it. He came and picked me up at my house so I could stay with him for the weekend...I grabbed the bottle of Cool Water and ahhhh I loved it!!! I wore it every day for several years! Anyway... fast forward to this year... That boyfriend, and that bottle of cool water were long gone... My aunt surprised me one day with a mini bottle of cool water. I took it out and sprayed it and man, talk about a time portal! It instantly took me back to 2003, and made me think of my ex...I didn't really wanna be reminded of him... but the perfume smells sooo wonderful, I love it now just as much as I loved it then...only now it has a TON of memories associated with it...but that's okay!

A couple reviews below mine...they stole the words right from my mouth. It really is thirst quenching, like a aquatic, fruity drink for your skin on a hot, humid summer day. And also...yes, absolutely the best of it's kind. I couldn't have said it better myself. This fragrance is SO fruity and SO aquatic at the same time. Nothing fighting to win the battle...both just 50/50 working in harmony. I absolutely love this! I can't wait to wear it on a 90 degree day here in Pennsylvania this summer. This is amazing. Have only worn this once or twice and have gotten several compliments already. For it's price...an absolute 10 out of 10 with no doubt! Longevity - About 5 hours Sillage - Easily projects about 4-5 feet for the first 2 hours. Then comes closer to skin for the remaining 2-3 hours but is still very present. Scent Itself - No joke...one of the few 10 out of 10s in my collection. I'm obsessed with this. Overall rating - 10/10 TWO THUMBS UP! This scent alone has convinced me to order more from the Davidoff house.

This is my No. 1 summer fragrance; but, for some reason, it doesn't get much love here on Fragrantica - I mean, its current rating is 3.35?! While some hyped-up overpriced shite easily scores 4.5 and more?! It is easy to underestimate this juice, packed in a humble blue bottle, but I'd like to emphasise how innovative, influential and popular it was in the mid-1990s. Trust a genius perfumer Pierre Bourdon - the man who created Kouros - to perfectly execute the task of creating the freshest, most pleasant summer scent ever. It's a rare combination of white flowers with a delicious vitamin cocktail that contains relatively uncommon notes of melon, pineapple and quince; it's clean, breezy, juicy and energising. While I haven't worn it continuously in the past two decades, this is one of the rare fragrances that I have repurchased several times. Another bonus is that nowadays it is ridiculously cheap.

My mom has this so I might be biased but I love it sm. When I smell it, it makes me want to buy it for myself. It's very aquatic and a little floraly. I don't know if I smell (from memory) any sweet notes. I think you can smell it in the whole room when it gets sprayed, also from a meter away when you're close to the person wearing it. Idk why it has so many notes tho, it's just watery but intense watery. Not mermaidy or sailory, but like a water goddess that appears during a full moon when you chant her name 5 times in a moonlit lake. I think I'm just glazing but it's really nostalgic and really good and worth a try. ^^ Oh and also if you want a 2000s frutiger aero kind of scent or one of those niche aesthetics like frutiger blue zen in a Chinese mall in the 2000s if ykyk. Ok bye!

a while back i was looking for a better and more affordable alternative to ck eternity aqua for her. this is the better version 100%. ck was very sharp and bitter, cool water is more softened and natrual. this has become my new everyday scent because its just so lovely. im a big fan of the melon and cucumber family of scents and this gives me exactly that. also- lily of the valley! you can never go wrong with a scent that has lily of the valley in it! one problem- the sillage isnt too good. id like for people to get a little breeze of my perfume and think 'omg that is yummy i want to get to know her', but sadly the sillage just doesnt allow for it. anyways, overall - i love

hmm ... this is one of those fragrances where i know i can’t be objective in any sense because of how much a scent means to me. my mother wore this as her signature my entire childhood and only switched over to something else in my later adolescence; now, a coworker of mine at work wears this and i just feel like im eight years old again watching my mom get ready for her day, putting her contacts in, powdering her face, and zipping up her dress or buttoning the back of her blouse when she had finally picked out something she wanted to wear. i just love this one a lot and it reminds me of why fragrance and good smells make me feel like i actually exist.

I first tried this scent in Nordstrom, on a trip my bestie and I had to celebrate our 40th birthdays. I instantly fell in love. I had never smelled anything like it; to me it's what spring and summer would smell like if you could bottle it. It's fresh, crisp and clean. This not a shy fragrance, sitting at a table in the corner hoping not to be noticed. Cool Water is an attention getter in the best possible way. It's a bold, in your face fragrance and demands attention like the diva she is. In other words, this is a fragrance to wear when you want attention.

OH MY GOODNESS i love this one soo much!! when i first bought it,it was at the beginning of 2020,first thing that came to my mind is the OCEAN,SUN,HAPPINESS,WATER !! i don’t know but it gives me the feeling of childhood days,when i smell it i always imagine myself swimming in the middle of the ocean at night while the moonlight is shining,or i imagine the sound of the big ocean waves clashing,or i imagine myself dancing while it’s raining,it’s all related to WATER! it’s really up to it’s name Cool Water,such an amazing aquatic lemony fragrance.

Bought this on a whim at Shoppers because it was on the 21.99 rack. I am so glad i did. This brings a quintessential 90s aquatic calone soapiness that i love. This scent lasts quite a while on me. I can smell it on myself throughout the work day. I like to mix it with other scents to add that extra clean edge to them. For sillage and projection, i'm not sure. I think it is pretty intimate on me, but i am not an oversprayer either, only about 2-3 sprays. If you are looking for a no-brainer, office friendly, clean summer scent, this is it.

Bought this for the wife. Very fresh and sweet smelling scent perfect for Singapore's hot weather. Honestly, I find that this scent is good for clothes and not skin. Through my experience, the performance and longevity was so good on my wife with more than 8+hrs. I can still smell it after she returned from work. It doesn't project more than an arm's length and leaves a soft trail of the scent. But.. Like I said, clothes only. I can also see guys loving and rocking this scent too. Performance & longevity on clothes: 7/10 On skin: 4/10

I just decided last night that I am going to STOP buying so much perfume, particularly blind buying, and just stick with Coco Mademoiselle, but I had Cool Water being delivered today as my last hurrah. Oh my goodness, I love this. It's sparkling and fresh and just beautiful. I love love this - it's on my "keep" list. Reminds me a lot of Bond No 9 Perfume and maybe also of Light Blue by D&G. It's so fresh - I'm taking it with me on my beach vacation for sure!! Reminds you of the ocean -

Cool and aquatic. Fresh and musky at the same time. The melon comes through first and stays in varying degrees throughout. This is a cool breezy fall evening walk on the beach to me. I smell a fresh sweetness, the ocean and even the rocks/mineral deposits in the air. It's unique in it's realness imo. Probably not for everyone. I think this fragrance is good year round. Has good performance. Affordable. Would repurchase. 8/10 rating

Christmas Gift 2023. Berries and peach and fresh water. Smells clean and like a soft vacation day. It's sparkling and delightful. The longevity is not much on me, maybe an hour, but I don't mind re-applying. It's not perfumey or floral and safe and universally pleasant for the office. It's marketed to women but definitely could be men's too. I also bought the men's for my husband. It's a beautiful and classy fragrance.

1st review on Fragrantica after all this time...thanks to everyone here, I always enjoy the comments section! I don't know why, but this is one of those fragrances for women that personally drives me crazy! Nostalgia possibly plays a part, as it's been around for a while. Regardless, this fragrance ALWAYS steals my attention! I thank all the women out there who still wear this and make the world a better place!😁

Phenomenal. Incredible longevity and projection; I have received many compliments wearing this. It's a stunning fragrance. It has an abundance of notes but it's the melon that stands out for me. The lotus note gives it an aquatic feel and it's not particularly floral which is so rare in feminine leaning perfume. Reasonably priced too. I can't wait to try the flankers. Signature worthy 😊 10/10.

This is a strange perfume. I got it over 10 years ago and it smelled way too strong, like kitchen cleaners. I used it as a room spray for awhile. It’s now 2023 and it smells so good like described. Why would it take so long for this perfume to smell aquatic instea of Comet cleaner? Totally strange. I like it now but not when I got it. Did it have to age to get its proper scent? Just weird.

This perfume needs no introduction. The classic water drop bottle sold on every shop and every airport in the world. It's got a name on its own, it's a worldwide known scent. It's timeless, it's summer and waves, it's fruit, flowers and sea breeze in a bottle. It's birds singing in a September morning. It's simple... As beautiful as simple things can be. Such a gem for such a little price!