Is Perfume Parlour Refreshing Aqua a dupe of Davidoff Cool Water Woman?
Cool Water Woman EDT
| EDT | Concentration | EDP |
| F | Gender | M |
| 1996 | Year | - |
| £ | Price Tier | £ |
Refreshing Aqua EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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Which Should You Buy?
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.
Refreshing Aqua recreates Davidoff Cool Water Woman, the breezy 90s aquatic floral. It captures the watery-melon freshness and clean lily-of-the-valley heart that made the original a staple, and since Cool Water itself wears light and close, the dupe's skin-near, modest-longevity character lands quite faithfully for the price.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
Base Notes
Note weights are our estimate from each note's place in the pyramid, not the share of the formula. Brands do not publish formulations.
Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
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
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.
Seasons
The cool aquatic-melon freshness is at its best in spring and summer and feels thin in cold weather.
Occasions
Clean and breezy, it suits casual daytime, the office and warm-weather active wear.
Similarity Breakdown
Our estimate of how alike these two fragrances smell, calculated from their published notes. It is a position on our scale, not a measured percentage of shared smell.
Shares 5 of its 14 notes, including Watermelon, Musk, Sandalwood
Adds blackcurrant and citrus, drops melon
Where to buy
Pick a size. The two cheapest offers, then the rest.
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International (3)
Import charges may apply
These shops deliver to the United Kingdom from the United States. Prices in your currency are estimates (ECB rate 7 Oct); the shop charges its own price, shown in brackets. How import charges work