If you like…
Davidoff Cool Water opens with mint, lavender and marine notes and settles into musk, amber and oakmoss. If you like it and want something in the same spirit, whether for variety, a different price or another season, these are the closest matches in our catalog.
None of them is a copy. Each one shares part of the character of Cool Water and takes it somewhere slightly different, which is what makes them worth trying.
How we picked. We compared every fragrance in our catalog with Cool Water by olfactory family, shared notes, style, best seasons and intensity, and kept the 6 closest. Prices are typical US retail prices and may differ at checkout.
Giorgio Armani
$110 · 3.4 oz · EDT · Men · Aquatic
The aquatic icon of the nineties: sea breeze, salty citrus and clean musk. It smells like skin after a swim in the Mediterranean.
Shares with Cool Water: Marine notes, Jasmine, Rosemary, Cedar.
Bvlgari
$85 · 3.4 oz · EDT · Men · Aquatic
Mineral and oceanic, with seaweed and mandarin. A greener, more technical marine freshness than the classic aquatics.
Shares with Cool Water: Marine notes.
4711
$17 · 3.4 oz · Eau de Cologne · Unisex · Citrus
The original Eau de Cologne, from the city that named the genre. Citrus and rosemary in a fleeting, invigorating freshness.
Shares with Cool Water: Rosemary, Lavender, Musk.
Hugo Boss
$80 · 4.2 oz · EDT · Men · Aromatic
Crisp green apple, mint and pine. A bright, energetic scent in the bottle shaped like a canteen that marked the nineties.
Shares with Cool Water: Mint, Lavender, Geranium, Jasmine.
Calvin Klein
$70 · 3.4 oz · EDT · Men · Fougère
A clean, soapy lavender with herbs and soft woods. The definition of a fresh-out-of-the-shower scent from the early nineties.
Shares with Cool Water: Lavender, Geranium, Sandalwood, Amber.
Abercrombie & Fitch
$84 · 3.4 oz · Eau de Cologne · Men · Woody
Fresh citrus and fir over musk and oakmoss: the smell that filled every Abercrombie store.
Shares with Cool Water: Jasmine, Rosemary, Musk, Oakmoss.
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Cool Water has a typical price of $40. The fragrances on this page range from $17 to $110, so check the price shown next to each one.
Look at the notes each one shares with the original and at its style. If possible, try a sample or a tester before buying a full bottle, because a fragrance smells different on each person.
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