Too '80s?

[azmark]

I'm not much into colognes but a few favorites. My wife surprised me with Cool Water cologne today (I think she wanted to make up for the bag of stuff she came home with) and reminded me of junior high again. I liked it, definitely don't remember the scent being the same but it's been a long time.

Does anyone still wear it? What do you think of it?

 

[RILEY]

Its a classic thats for certain. I love it & will always have a bottle of it.

When I was home for summer holidays a few weeks ago I got my dad who is 70 years old started on it.
He works in a fine mens wear clothing store and really loves wearing it to work because its light.
He is rocking the Cool Water in there like a hip youngster

 

[azmark]

Green Irish Tweed, that's what it is! My wife was shaving with GIT soap and it smells mirror image to Cool Water!

 

[azmark]

He is rocking the Cool Water in there like a hip youngster

 

[jakespoppy]

I think Cool Water is still one of the best of the aqua style colognes.

 

[Walker]

I still wear Cool Water. I think it's timeless

 

[Kouros]

Green Irish Tweed is better.

 

[azmark]

Green Irish Tweed is better.

I haven't had the GIT cologne just the soap so I'm reaching a bit. Cool Water is pretty "linear" is the term I suppose. Not much complexity.

 

[StylinLA]

In 1985, Creed launched Green Irish Tweed and it was a huge success. I'm pretty sure it's the scent that really put them on the map and ramped them up to be the king of the niche scent houses. Personally, I believe it was in no small part inspired by Grey Flannel (1976).

In 1988, Pierre Bourdon developed Cool Water for Davidoff. There is a lot of speculation that he is secretly the perfumer that developed GIT for Creed.

GIT and Cool Water certainly have one of the closest scent profiles between a niche and designer scent. It is a constant source of back and forth between people who prefer the pricier "big name" GIT versus people who think Cool Water smells "identical" for 75% less money.

I'm in the GIT camp personally. That is not to say there is anything wrong or inferior or cheap about Cool Water. I just think GIT is fantastic, better quality and worth the extra $$$.

At any rate, Cool Water is modern classic no doubt. It's a fine scent in its own right. Perfume Critic Luca Turin gives it his highest rating. The GIT and Cool Water vibe has spurred countless imitators.
While you associate it with a particular time in your youth, between Git and Cool Water, it's still a popular contemporary scent. But in truth, there are some people who will have similar scent associations with it. If you like it, wear it.

Cool Water was/is so successful, look at how many scents Davidoff has launch tied to the Cool Water name (these are just the mens's scents- there's a woman's line too)

Cool Water 1988
Cool Water Cool Summer 2009
Cool Water Deep 2004
Cool Water Deep Summer Fizz 2006
Cool Water Deep Sun, Sea and Surf 2005
Cool Water Energizing Cologne 2002
Cool Water Frozen 2004
Cool Water Game 2006
Cool Water Game Happy Summer 2007
Cool Water Happy Summer 2007
Cool Water Summer Fizz 2006
Cool Water Sun, Sea and Surf 2005

 

[azmark]

Amazing information.

I hope no one got the impression CW was better than GIT, but the information of the perfumer is interesting.

The one thing where I think Davidoff turned me away years was that everyone smelled like Cool Water. As you pointed out there are so many variations that everyone was like Snoop Dogg and wearing their Cool Water cologne.

I have to try GIT, I wasn't a fan because the soap wasn't too great (YMMV) but now I'm really intrigued to try it. Though I'm a vetiver~ish lover the "aqua" maybe an area where I need to experiment.

In 1985, Creed launched Green Irish Tweed and it was a huge success. I'm pretty sure it's the scent that really put them on the map and ramped them up to be the king of the niche scent houses. Personally, I believe it was in no small part inspired by Grey Flannel (1976).

In 1988, Pierre Bourdon developed Cool Water for Davidoff. There is a lot of speculation that he is secretly the perfumer that developed GIT for Creed.

GIT and Cool Water certainly have one of the closest scent profiles between a niche and designer scent. It is a constant source of back and forth between people who prefer the pricier "big name" GIT versus people who think Cool Water smells "identical" for 75% less money.

I'm in the GIT camp personally. That is not to say there is anything wrong or inferior or cheap about Cool Water. I just think GIT is fantastic, better quality and worth the extra $$$.

At any rate, Cool Water is modern classic no doubt. It's a fine scent in its own right. Perfume Critic Luca Turin gives it his highest rating. The GIT and Cool Water vibe has spurred countless imitators.
While you associate it with a particular time in your youth, between Git and Cool Water, it's still a popular contemporary scent. But in truth, there are some people who will have similar scent associations with it. If you like it, wear it.

Cool Water was/is so successful, look at how many scents Davidoff has launch tied to the Cool Water name (these are just the mens's scents- there's a woman's line too)

Cool Water 1988
Cool Water Cool Summer 2009
Cool Water Deep 2004
Cool Water Deep Summer Fizz 2006
Cool Water Deep Sun, Sea and Surf 2005
Cool Water Energizing Cologne 2002
Cool Water Frozen 2004
Cool Water Game 2006
Cool Water Game Happy Summer 2007
Cool Water Happy Summer 2007
Cool Water Summer Fizz 2006
Cool Water Sun, Sea and Surf 2005

 

[StylinLA]

^^^ No, I don't think we thought you were asserting that, I was just giving some background on the GIT/Cool Water comparisons. Also, I think they're both great scents. I don't get into the debates about which is "better" or whether GIT is a waste of money.

I understand your concern about smelling like everyone else. I do really like L'Eau de Issey, but whenever I wear it, I run into a guy who smells just like me and it makes me nuts. I have a guess, that's not as much of an issue anymore with Cool Water. That is to say, at one time Cool Water was everywhere, sort of like Aqua di Gio is now. The fact that he's spun off so many variants tells me the sales of the original have slowed, and he's trying to spur new sales. I tend to think nowadays it's probably not worn by every other guy the way it once was.

If it works on you and the wife digs it (she did pick it out for you), I'd say go for it. You might want to try GIT, but honestly, it's going to remind you of Cool Water to a large degree at 4-5 times the price. As to other aquas, they've been the "fad" in men's cologne since the mid 90s. I personally don't like them much; I'm a cranky "mature" wet shaver that likes a lot of potent and older stuff. But the truth is younger women tend to like them on men or they wouldn't be cranked out endlessly by perfumers and snapped up by young men.

If you want to be more discriminating and unique, the possibilities are endless.

 

[derekzee]

it's 90's to me and just goes to show it's timeless .

 

[azmark]

You're a plethora of knowledge in this area.

Colognes are very complex and tough to get a handle for me. I like the stronger scents that smell like grandpa as does my wife. I'll tell you it is a nice little change to the cologne wardrobe with CW.

^^^ No, I don't think we thought you were asserting that, I was just giving some background on the GIT/Cool Water comparisons. Also, I think they're both great scents. I don't get into the debates about which is "better" or whether GIT is a waste of money.

I understand your concern about smelling like everyone else. I do really like L'Eau de Issey, but whenever I wear it, I run into a guy who smells just like me and it makes me nuts. I have a guess, that's not as much of an issue anymore with Cool Water. That is to say, at one time Cool Water was everywhere, sort of like Aqua di Gio is now. The fact that he's spun off so many variants tells me the sales of the original have slowed, and he's trying to spur new sales. I tend to think nowadays it's probably not worn by every other guy the way it once was.

If it works on you and the wife digs it (she did pick it out for you), I'd say go for it. You might want to try GIT, but honestly, it's going to remind you of Cool Water to a large degree at 4-5 times the price. As to other aquas, they've been the "fad" in men's cologne since the mid 90s. I personally don't like them much; I'm a cranky "mature" wet shaver that likes a lot of potent and older stuff. But the truth is younger women tend to like them on men or they wouldn't be cranked out endlessly by perfumers and snapped up by young men.

If you want to be more discriminating and unique, the possibilities are endless.

 

[StylinLA]

You're a plethora of knowledge in this area.

Colognes are very complex and tough to get a handle for me. I like the stronger scents that smell like grandpa as does my wife. I'll tell you it is a nice little change to the cologne wardrobe with CW.

Yeah, thanks! It's an AD and a hobby I guess. Came mostly from my dad who tried to dress stylishly and always wore a scent.

I'm not a very good fragrance "analyst" as in breaking down the notes and dissecting the dry down phases and such. I'm also not good at all the categories: fougere, chypre, oriental, etc. I find all that interesting I guess, but you don't need to grasp it to enjoy this as a hobby. To those that are interested in frags but feel like they're lacking depth of knowledge, I would say to not worry about getting too analytical about this kind of stuff. Just let your nose decide.

I now have a pretty broad base of knowledge on some of the history of men's scents, and some of the "personality" of fragrances I'm familiar with. I truly wish I could get my hands on sales figures for all men's scents. It's probably pretty closely guarded info for all the companies involved.

 

[Featherweight]

Not to overstate my theory, but I strongly urge you guys to try Lomani Pour Homme, if you haven't already. It's weird to me how much it smells like Cool Water.


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[Prince]

I still wear Polo. Can't get more 80's.

 

[StylinLA]

I still wear Polo. Can't get more 80's.

Give Tom Ford's Italian Cypress a sniff sometime.

 

[azmark]

I still wear Polo. Can't get more 80's.

My 5 year olds favorite. I think it's the "guy on the dog with a bone" picture on it I still love it though.

 

[Kouros]

Aspen is very similar to Cool Water.

 

[Featherweight]

Aspen is very similar to Cool Water.

Sure, but Aspen came out in '89, a year after Cool Water. Lomani was out a year before.




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