Aquatic Fragrances

The aquatic accord was effectively invented in the late 1980s and popularized through Davidoff's Cool Water (1988) and Acqua di Gio (1996). These fragrances used a synthetic molecule called calone to capture the smell of fresh seawater, watermelon rind, and wet sea breeze. It was a scent that had never existed in fine fragrance before and instantly became a defining aesthetic of a generation.