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Cool Water Woman Eau de Toilette bottle Cool Water Woman EDT
EDT Concentration EDP
F Gender F
1996 Year 2009
£ Price Tier £
Empress For Women Eau de Parfum bottle Empress For Women EDP

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Which Should You Buy?

Our Verdict - Cool Water Woman EDT
A 90s classic that bottles pure aquatic freshness with a splash of juicy melon and flowers. Effortlessly clean and breezy, this is the definition of a just-showered, summer-holiday scent.
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Our Verdict - Empress For Women EDP
A budget run at D&G's cult L'Imperatrice 3. Empress nails the juicy, sweet-and-sour watermelon-kiwi rush that made the original a summer favourite, sitting it over light cyclamen-jasmine and clean musk. It captures the fun, fizzy character faithfully, though it wears lighter and fades a touch faster than the D&G.
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Scent Profile

How They Wear

Showing: Overall Blend

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding
Cool Water Woman EDT
Empress For Women EDP

Notes

Shared Notes
Jasmine 18% vs 47%
Shared Notes
Musk 39% vs 41%
Sandalwood 26% vs 32%
Only in Cool Water Woman
Vetiver 34%
Only in Empress For Women
Lemon Tree 26%

Accords

Cool Water Woman Empress For Women
100%
Aquatic
60%
95%
Fresh
75%
80%
Fruity
90%
70%
Floral
50%
57%
Green
Sweet
55%
49%
Musky
Aquatic shared
100%
60%
Fresh shared
95%
75%
Fruity shared
80%
90%
Floral shared
70%
50%
57%
55%
49%

Performance

Cool Water Woman Empress For Women
Short (2-4h)
Longevity
Short (2-4h)
Intimate
Projection
Intimate
Light
Intensity
Light

Season and Occasion Fit

Cool Water Woman

Seasons

Best For:
Spring Summer

Cool Water Woman's bright aquatic and watery-fruity notes shine in warm weather, making it ideal for spring and especially summer. Its lightness and lack of warmth or depth make it less suited to cold winter or late fall days.

Occasions

Best For:
Office Casual Sport
Also Works:
Date

Its discreet projection and fresh, clean character make it perfect for office, casual, and sporty situations. Less appropriate for formal or romantic evening occasions due to its sheer, breezy nature.

Empress For Women

Seasons

Best For:
Spring Summer

The juicy watermelon-kiwi freshness and airy florals make this a warm-weather scent built for spring and summer; too light for cold months.

Occasions

Best For:
Casual
Also Works:
Office Date Sport

Fun, fresh and unobtrusive - perfect for casual days, daily wear and easy dates, even sport; too playful for formal settings.

Similarity Breakdown

How alike these two fragrances smell, scored from their full scent profiles.

Overall scent match
89%
Key Similarities

Both lean aquatic, fresh, fruity

Key Differences

Subtle differences in overall composition

Where to buy

Cool Water Woman EDT
Empress For Women EDP
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