Despite these attributes, it is a fairly versatile fragrance. It can be worn to an event but also outdoor, for a walk while you still maintaining a line of good taste in terms of clothing. PDM: my favorite fragrance house - i can blind-buy anything from them at this point (Carlisle, Herod, Layton Exclusif, Haltane, Oajan are masterpieces) Hence, the vainglorious pretentiousness of the Creed line spoils the fun of their few good perfumes (case in point: Green Irish Tweed).

There's not much to say that has not been said about this fresh classic, the grandfather of modern aquatic scents, but I feel like Cool Water is more about the green and musky side of freshness rather than watery or airy. I've got a 75 ml bottle from the 2021 batch, so cannot judge about the original 80s-90s batches. Price is good, and I would say blind buy safe too if you want a change, also uber masculine, so sorry ladies, I wouldn't want to smell this one on any of you, I'd be weirded out!!! It is barely even a hint of its former self. If I had smelled this blindly, I would not think "Oh, that must be Cool Water" nor would I think "That smells good". I would think "Who is wearing that extremely faint insect repellent or boring cleaning product?" The DNA, character, personality and identity of Cool Water is simply gone and replaced with garbage. Though good, Green Irish Tweed is clearly composed mostly of synthetic ingredients like white musks, dihydromyrcenol, ambroxan, octyn esters, and so on.Green Irish Tweed is my second favorite Creed of all time and my first ever niche fragrance, so it's a scent very dear and close to my heart. I recently got a fresh 2023 sample and did a side by side comparison with my 2014 bottle:

Cool Water has sea notes, lavender, mint, green notes, rosemary, Calone, and coriander in the opening. It gives a very fresh wealthy opening. The sweetness is balanced, and the floral touch is impressive. It feels like a deep ocean ride. It’s fresh, youthful, and enjoyable. When it comes to niche fragrances, you are naturally paying a premium for the unique, non-designer scent that has high quality ingredients and incredible performance/longevity/sillage. So, how to know which cologne has better performance? and which will better value your money? Read on to find the answers and find the fragrance that suits you.It seems that the formulation is past its best. Creed always insist they don't reformulate and then give us some garb about variation due to natural ingredients. I don't believe it for a single moment. The truth for me is that those trying this for the first time today will never know or understand what this most definitely was but is not any longer. That is a tragedy because this was utterly sublime and would be worth every penny even at todays prices. After middle school I denied Cool Water as Peter did Jesus. I thought it cheap and outdated, unwilling to be associated with such a fragrance I denounced it roundly. 20 odd years later, while in law school, I finally came home. Let me give you the truth about GIT, Cool Water and all the other fragrances in that category. Yes, the ultimate truth so listen up:

Not in a "bad scent" awful but in the sense that the fragrance dissipates immediately. Like you bought water in a bottle.Though Cool Water and Cool Water Parfum gathered a lot of success, there are some controversial uses of notes. The base of Cool Water contains notes like tobacco, musk, e.t.c, which can be offensive for anyone. And the floral middle part is much louder. Davidoff Cool Water, a beacon of freshness launched in 1988, heralds the scent of sea-kissed shores and sun-soaked memories, a masterpiece woven into the essence of aquatic allure. At the dawn of spring, as nature awakens, notes of sea water, lavender, mint, and green whispers of new beginnings. Rosemary and coriander paint the canvas, while calone dances like waves under the sun. The cool Water series is famous for it’s freshness. As all of these fragrances use rich notes, as a result, they all provide fantastic projection and longevity. The performance level of these fragrances is almost similar. I have been wearing Cool Water these days, this is not particularly fabulous, but I think that Calone and high amounts of Evernyl (Oakmoss) work really nicely. This is pleasant to my nose. This is primarily aroma-chemicals based and I think this actually always was, starting from 80xx. Some citrus compounds are noticeable in this as well, I believe lots of Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool and Ethyl Linalool are very much appealing in this together with some green raw materials like Cis-3-Hexenol maybe in small amounts. I reiterate; I love this, I will always love this but I believe it is based on my understanding of what it once was and still being able to detect it in there....somewhere. The harsh reality is that if I were trying this for the first time today, I almost certainly would not be prepared to spend the exorbitant amount it commands. Like a first love however, despite the passing of years, you can still see the person you fell head over heels in love with, behind the lines that never used to be there and know that regardless, they'll always have a special place in your heart.