Davidoff Cool Water has been around for as long as anyone can remember or care to recall. It is one of the signature fragrances of Davidoff which excelled into the perfume and fragrance industry.

Davidoff Cool Water is a classic, trusted fragrance that has been on the market since 1988. It has a fresh aromatic fragrance which contains the freshness of peppermint but blending oakmoss, sandalwood musk with lavender and jasmine. Although the scent feels and smells powerful it isn’t overpowering which often puts men off wearing a fragrance.

The top notes of Cool Water are mint, lavender, coriander and rosemary. The coriander and lavender work brilliantly together. The heart notes contain geranium, neroli, jasmine and sandalwood with cedarwood, musk, amber and tobacco being the base notes. The scent has an air of freshness but remains masculine.

Simply, this fragrance makes the man wearing it feel more masculine without feeling overpowering or over indulgent. The scent is so classic, which is why Davidoff Cool Water has experienced such popularity and remained a firm favourite amongst men across the world.

The House of Creed is one of the leading perfumeries in Great Britain. Creed was founded in London in 1760 by James Creed and is now run by his direct descendant Olivier Creed in Paris. Olivier proudly continues a family tradition of creating fragrances using the highest quality ingredients regardless of cost. They have produced fragrances for some of the highest nobility in the world, including the British Monarchy.

Creed has recently announced their latest limited edition fragrance, Windsor. Windsor however is not a new fragrance to the Creed collection. It was originally created in 1936 for King Edward VIII from ingredients grown in the British Empire which at the time was a vast expanse of a number of different countries through the world.

The ingredients include British gin, Jamaican lime and a touch of Scottish highland pine. Duke of Windsor roses are the middle note with the base notes surrounding Bahamian orange, cedar from Canada plus a dab of Australian eucalyptus.

At the time, King Edward VIII had abdicated from the throne and had left England to live in Paris with his new wife Wallis Simpson. The fragrance was designed to epitomise style, individuality and decadence.

Lacoste have developed a new signature fragrance for men called ‘Challenge’. The fragrance will be widely available from October. Lacoste are promoting the scent as a dynamic and energetic scent which has been specifically designed to inspire men to embrace the life’s challenges with confidence, flair and enthusiasm. The tagline for this fragrance is ‘never resist the call of the game’ and Lacoste have used other tennis terminology to describe their fragrance.

‘The serve’ described the top notes of the fragrance, which includes orange, lemon, ginger and lavender, giving it a zingy, fresh scent. In addition ‘the volley’ adds a twist to the fragrance by adding rosewood which makes the fragrance a little more delicate. And finally ‘the baseline’ is what gives Challenge its sporty, masculine and powerful scent which have been derived from ebony.

Lacoste want to the wearer of their new scent to ‘feel the energy, sense the excitement, discover the fragrance and not resist the call of the game’. To further add to the tennis feel of this fragrance, the bottle is shaped like a tennis racket handle!

If you are stuck for a gift to get for the man in your life have you considered purchasing a Calvin Klein gift set? There is a variety of different gift sets which range from a travel set to an eau de toilette and aftershave set or even a collection of mini Calvin Klein aftershaves.

Most men once they have found an aftershave or eau de toilette they stick to it, but variety is the spice of life so why not gift to him a Calvin Klein Mini Collection Gift Set. It contains five bottles of different Calvin Klein fragrance including Obsession, CK One, Euphoria Men, Eternity for Men and CKin2U. Each are 15ml which is perfect for throwing into your gym bag or for taking with you when you are going away for the weekend or on holiday. It will be a tough choice deciding on which aftershave to go for.

However, if you would prefer to buy one single fragrance, Calvin Klein has a great range on offer including Euphoria Men. This fragrance from Calvin Klein has a fresh oriental scent with notes of ginger pepper cocktail, raindrop accord and chilled sudachi with hints of black basil, cedar leaf and hydroponic sage which has been finished off with suede, patchouli, Brazilian redwood and amber.

The year 2007 saw the launch of Zen for women. But now, the men have a fragrance all of their own.

Shiseido are set to launch a new fragrance this month. And to match the women’s perfume, this fragrance will be named Zen for Men.

The fragrance is designed to ‘unite uncompromising sensuality and modern elegance.’
It is going to be available in both 50ml and 100ml Eau de Toilette bottles and is completely unique. And ideal change for any man that is bored of wearing the same fragrance day in, day out.

The fragrance notes will include kumquat, bergamot, Nashi pear, violet, rhododendron, nutmeg, leather, patchouli and musk.

This exciting combination, which releases a woody scent with a hint of exotic fruit and a lingering musky base, produces a truly mesmerising fragrance and one that any man would be all too happy to wear. The modern trend with men’s fragrances, is the fruity note and it’s a trend that Shiseido is really embracing with this latest fragrance.

The transparent black bottle with silver lid is ultra sleek and stylish, adding to the truly classy image of Zen for Men.

There is such a variety of different gift ideas online especially when it comes to male grooming, skin care and aftershave.

When it comes to Christmas, an anniversary or a birthday, it is often very difficult to find the man in the life a great gift that you know that he will use. An aftershave or male grooming gift set could be just the answer. The majority of the large perfume houses are producing gift sets to appeal to this market including Gucci, Davidoff and Hugo Boss.

Ideally the gift set would contain a bottle of your partner’s favourite fragrance as well as a travel size bottle of shower gel or in the case of male grooming a set of different moisturisers or an exfoliator and shaving balm.

There has been a rise over the last few years in the use of male grooming products such as moisturisers and shaving balms with brands such as Clarins and Lancôme catering for the modern man. Even celebrities such as the Beckhams have produced their own fragrance range.

Gifts sets can be personalised to suit any man with sets for the older more sophisticated man to help tackle aging or a younger gentleman who wants to look revitalised and fresh.

Calvin Klein is set to launch their new designer aftershave in September this year which is to be called CK Free.

The aftershave is meant to appeal to a large number of men who are ‘looking for the same thing’ which is to be achieved in escaping from reality through wearing CK Free.

The Calvin Klein fragrance marketing for this aftershave claims: ”

CK Free has been created to offer men an everyday escape away from the daily grind regardless of their age, ethnicity or social status. It’s very democratic.”

The new CK Free has been described as an aromatic, woody scent which was designed by the perfumer Givaudan. This designer aftershave gives the impression of a few innovative nuances within the fragrance composition blending into an overall scent with a fruity aroma.

The CK Free aftershave pack lists the following ingredients: ”

Top notes of Thailand star anise, jackfruit, absinthe and juniper berry; a heart of suede, tobacco leaves, coffee absolute and South African buchu, and a dry down of patchouli absolute, oakwood, Texan cedarwood and Costa Rican ironwood.”

The face of CK Free that is fronting all the television and advertising campaigns for the fragrance is the male model Jamie Dornan.