from €34.90
Cool Water vs Percival
from €215.00
The scent fingerprint
Marine: Cool Water 75 out of 100, Percival absent. Aromatic: Cool Water 70 out of 100, Percival 72 out of 100. Citrus: Cool Water 55 out of 100, Percival 55 out of 100. Woody: Cool Water 45 out of 100, Percival absent. Musky: Cool Water 35 out of 100, Percival 45 out of 100
What brings them together, what sets them apart
How they evolve on the skin
Notes shared by both perfumes.
What are they for?
Cool Water
Percival
Seasons
Spring
Very suitable
Very suitable
Summer
Very suitable
Very suitable
Autumn
Suitable
Suitable
Winter
Not its territory
Not its territory
Moments
Office
Very suitable
Very suitable
Everyday
Very suitable
Very suitable
Evenings & dates
Not its territory
Not its territory
Night
Not its territory
Not its territory
How is it calculated?
These markers are an editorial estimate calculated automatically from the perfume's real accords and their intensity, following the classic reading of scent families (hesperidics and aromatics shine in summer and at the office, ambers and gourmands in winter and in the evening…). They do not come from user votes and do not replace a test on skin.
Why choose one… or the other?
Why choose Cool Water
- It costs less: from €34.90, while the other starts at €215.00.
- It brings what the other lacks — geranium, rosemary, jasmine.
- More track record: launched in 1988, it has been worn for 38 years.
- Less concentrated (Eau de Toilette), it should last less long.
Why choose Percival
- Eau de Parfum against eau de toilette: more material, and a longer expected longevity.
- Facets Cool Water does not have: bergamot, cypress, aldehydes.
- Released in 2018, when the other dates from 1988.
- Expect €215.00 at the very least, more than its rival.
The verdict
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Best price
Cool Water — €180.10 difference in its favour
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Most concentrated
Percival — an eau de parfum formula against an eau de toilette
Each trophy applies to a specific use, not in absolute terms.