Splash it on - well not quite (Davidoff: Cool Water Wave, Eau de Toilette)

Member Name: eiley123

Product:	Davidoff: Cool Water Wave, Eau de Toilette
Date:	03/08/07 (856 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Refreshing , classy , a fragrance with many levels , subtle .

Disadvantages: Fragrance is not long lasting when worn .

MY BACKGROUND TO THIS PRODUCT
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Cool Water Wave by Davidoff is a fragrance I came across almost by chance . I read an advert offering a tester and , although it took a while , eventually a small sample arrived in the post . Although it was only a sample it was not minute , as some are . There was sufficient for me to realise I liked this fragrance and wanted to purchase a normal size bottle .

Until this sample arrived all I had really seen or heard of Davidoff was the lovely hunky body of Josh Holloway , who plays Sawyer in Lost , shaking himself out of the waves in a Davidoff advert . I was always to busy taking notice of him to take proper notice of the advert .

BACKGROUND TO DAVIDOFF
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So checking things out I discovered that Davidoff is a popular Swiss brand .Wikipedia gives quite a lot of the company’s history . Here is just a little .The company was founded by Zino Davidoff who was born on March the 11th in Kiev , which at that time was part of Russia .His parents apparently fled Russia that same year , possibly because of Anti-Semitism . They made their home in Switzerland where they opened a tobacco shop . When Zino finished his schooling he travelled widely in South America where he learned more about tobacco . He returned home in 1930 and after taking over his parents shop expanded the business into a prosperous venture .

For many years the goods on sale were mainly tobacco and smoking related .However Davidoff were world famous for these products .Today the range of goods includes jewellery , pens , perfume and cologne among other items.

COOL WATER WAVE FOR WOMEN .
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A 30 ml bottle of Davidoff Cool Water Wave Eau de Toilette usually retails at around £ 21 . The fragrance is contained in a slender , classy bottle . The bottle is tall and has an elegant look to it . It is medium blue which graduates down to paler one at the slightly thicker base .

I find the fragrance has an almost unisex feel to it . It is a clean , fresh smell which is light and not overpowering . As the initial fragrance fades there seems to be a slightly earthy, musky scent to it . At times the fragrance seems slightly flowery at other times it does not . Thinking about it as the fragrance settles on to you , I think it probably would not smell quite right on a man after all . Davidoff carry a range of these fragrances specifically designed for men or women anyway .

The advertising jargon says this eau de toilette in the Wave fragrance has three levels . This is what it claims :
- Top , aquatic juicy freshness .Water fruits: Watermelon. Exotic fruits: Passion fruit , mango and guava .
- Heart , floral feminine personality .Fresh spice : pink peppercorn. Floral : Freesias , Datura , Peony .
- Dry down , Long lasting sensuality .Woody: Sandalwood , Iris wood , Amber , Musks .

Now I’m not sure about that but it does explain the change in this fragrance when you wear it . After about an hour it almost smells like a different fragrance . The part that is the strongest initially seems to fade into the background whilst the weakest initially grows in strength .

I think it is a light to medium fragrance . It feels fresh and modern from the packaging to the actual fragrance . I would wear it more as a daytime fragrance .It does not have the complete staying power of some but perhaps that is because it is an eau de toilette rather than a perfume .

The cool water wave is the feminine version of Cool Water for Men .There is a body lotion and a shower gel available to complement the eau de toilette .

RECOMMENDATION
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I have tried many perfumes and fragrances over the years . This is one of the better ones . I am not sure whether it will become a classic but for me it is one I would probably use on holiday or for work .

I am definitely pleased with the results so far . As my Hubby suffers from migraines I try to avoid certain heady scents which have been known to trigger an attack for him . As yet this more subtle fragrance has caused no problems .

Overall it is a light, feminine , classy fragrance with a reasonable price tag . I wish it had a longer lasting effect though .

Thanks for reading
Copyright eiley 2007 .

Summary: A subtle up to the minute fragrance .