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Cool Elixir Parfum Intense
Three materials make up Davidoff Cool Elixir Parfum Intense Eau de Parfum, and the whole of its character comes from how far apart those three sit.
Rose is first, and it is the full jammy sort rather than a thin pale one. Lavandin follows underneath, sharp and strongly camphorous, with a herbal bite that cuts straight through the flower and stops it sweetening. Then oud carries the base, dry and woody here rather than animalic, giving the rose something dark to lean against.
Rose with oud is a familiar pairing and lavandin sitting between them is not, which is the reason to try this. It is also, plainly, a short composition. There is no third act and nothing held back: the three declare themselves inside ten minutes and then simply hold, with the oud outlasting the other two by a wide margin.
As an eau de parfum it has the oil behind it to last, seven or eight hours being reasonable, and it stays fairly close after the opening. Cold weather and evenings suit it and it reads as unisex. Anyone who normally finds rose too pretty should find the lavandin here does the necessary damage. Two sprays are the right dose, since a short composition at this strength gains nothing from a heavy hand. It is also worth a sniff for anybody curious about what lavandin does, because very few fragrances put it this far forward.
Perfume is not where this name began. A tobacconist opened in Geneva in 1911, Zino Davidoff made it a cigar house, and the fragrances are the work of a separate licensed company. What that company is known for is Cool Water for men, from 1988, Cool Water Woman from 1996, and the long sequence of flankers that has followed both of them.
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