from €34.90
Cool Water vs Beau de Jour
from €136.28
The scent fingerprint
Aromatic: Cool Water 70 out of 100, Beau de Jour 82 out of 100. Marine: Cool Water 75 out of 100, Beau de Jour absent. Citrus: Cool Water 55 out of 100, Beau de Jour absent. Woody: Cool Water 45 out of 100, Beau de Jour 55 out of 100. Green: Cool Water absent, Beau de Jour 45 out of 100. Musky: Cool Water 35 out of 100, Beau de Jour absent
What brings them together, what sets them apart
Exclusive to Cool Water
Exclusive to Beau de Jour
How they evolve on the skin
Notes shared by both perfumes.
What are they for?
Cool Water
Beau de Jour
Seasons
Spring
Very suitable
Very suitable
Summer
Very suitable
Very suitable
Autumn
Suitable
Suitable
Winter
Not its territory
Suitable
Moments
Office
Very suitable
Very suitable
Everyday
Very suitable
Very suitable
Evenings & dates
Not its territory
Suitable
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 €136.28.
- It brings what the other lacks — white musk, neroli, cedar.
- Launched in 1988, it has 38 years of life behind it.
- Eau de Toilette: the formula is more diluted than its rival's.
- Less at ease in the “winter” context according to our calculated profile.
Why choose Beau de Jour
- Richer concentration (Eau de Parfum against Eau de Toilette): higher theoretical longevity.
- Facets Cool Water does not have: oakmoss, sage, tonka bean.
- It covers more ground: 7 contexts out of 8 according to our calculated profile, against 5.
- Released in 2019, when the other dates from 1988.
- Expect €136.28 at the very least, more than its rival.
The verdict
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Best price
Cool Water — from €34.90 against €136.28
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Most concentrated
Beau de Jour — Eau de Parfum, so more material than an eau de toilette
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Most versatile
Beau de Jour — it holds 7 of the 8 contexts we calculate, the other 5
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Most original
Beau de Jour — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (sage, rosemary)
Each trophy applies to a specific use, not in absolute terms.