# Davidoff — Cool Water Intense

> Cool Water Intense is the 2019 Annick Menardo EDP that uses the Cool Water name for a sweet tropical amber scent rather than a true intensification of the 1988 original. Its compact idea is green mand

## Essence
Cool Water Intense is the 2019 Annick Menardo EDP that uses the Cool Water name for a sweet tropical amber scent rather than a true intensification of the 1988 original. Its compact idea is green mandarin, coconut nectar, and amber, with a strong synthetic amberwood effect giving power.
## Scent Profile
The opening is juicy green mandarin: bright, tart, and immediately sweetened. Coconut nectar arrives quickly and gives the scent a creamy tropical feel, somewhere between sunscreen, beach drink, and sweet fresh designer fragrance. The drydown is the most divisive part, because the amberwood/ambroxan effect can feel scratchy, loud, and synthetic.
It is mostly linear, holding citrus, coconut, and amber through the wear rather than unfolding like classic Cool Water.
## Performance
Performance is a strength. Longevity is long for a budget designer fresh-sweet scent, and projection can be noticeable, especially in warm weather. Too much can become cloying or headache-like in heat.
## Wearing Context
Best for spring, summer, warm climates, beach evenings, casual wear, parties, and clubs. It skews young, extroverted, and unisex-friendly despite masculine marketing. It is not ideal for offices or gyms when applied heavily.
## Comparisons & DNA
Versace Eros EDP is the most useful reference: sweeter and fuller there, more watery-citrus and tropical here. Dior Sauvage, Dylan Blue, YSL Y, and other sweet ambroxan fresheners explain the broader lane. The crucial point is that it does not smell like a stronger original Cool Water.
## Reception
Reception is sharply value-polarized. Fans praise strength, low price, compliments, and summer fun. Detractors hear synthetic sweetness, generic blue-amber materials, and misuse of the Cool Water name. It works when judged as a cheap tropical crowd-pleaser.
## Versions & Reformulation
This 2019 EDP is distinct from Cool Water Parfum, Reborn, and later flankers. No reformulation of this specific scent is documented.
## Acquisition Notes
It is widely discounted in 40, 75, and 125 ml sizes. Counterfeit concern is low relative to price; buy from reputable discounters and avoid overpaying because cheap availability is part of its appeal.
## Notable Facts & Lore
- The green mandarin sourcing story is part of the brand copy.
- The main controversy is the gap between the name and the smell.
- It drew more attention than many late Cool Water flankers because it was genuinely different.
- Model Christian Hogue fronted the campaign.