Skip to main content

    Side by side

    Cool Water Wave vs. Icon Racing

    Clearly related
    New comparison

    Icon Racing wears longer on skin.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Cool Water Wave vs. Icon Racing
    Cool Water WaveIcon Racing
    ConcentrationEau de ToiletteEau de Toilette
    Launched20172017
    GenderMaleMale
    PerfumerFrancis Kurkdjian, Antoine Lie, Jean JacquesLaurent Le Guernec
    Best seasonSpringSpring

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Cool Water Wave

    Aromatic
    Fresh Spicy
    Marine
    Citrus
    Woody
    Salty
    Leather
    Aquatic

    Icon Racing

    Citrus
    Fresh Spicy
    Aromatic
    White Floral
    Woody
    Warm Spicy
    Lavender
    Musky

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    Aquatic NotesGrapefruitSichuan Pepper
    GrapefruitCardamomBergamot
    Heart
    JuniperBirchOrange Blossom
    Orange BlossomLavenderBlack Pepper
    Base
    SandalwoodPatchouli
    MuskGuaiac WoodVetiver

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Cool Water Wave vs. Icon Racing
    Cool Water WaveIcon Racing
    Score3.5/53.5/5
    Longevity4-6 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagemoderatemoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    Davidoff built their empire on water. This edition proves they remember how to use it. The grapefruit-spice opening hits with actual intention, not just freshness theater.Cool Water Wave
    Icon Racing is called synthetic-sweet on more than one database. Here's the thing: that synthetic-sweet is actually the point. This isn't accidental sweetness, it's calculated.Icon Racing

    The hunt

    Best price, size by size

    Best price by size: Cool Water Wave vs. Icon Racing
    Cool Water WaveIcon Racing
    1.3 oz$20.99fragrancenet
    1.7 oz$27.29fragrancenet
    3.4 oz$34.99fragrancenet
    4.2 oz$51.09fragrancenet

    Cheapest in-stock offer per size. Retailer links support Silloria at no extra cost to you.