Hot Water (2009)
by Davidoff

Starts off spicy and smooth. The vanillic base reminds me of Givenchy's Pi. So this is a spicier Pi. With a touch of absinthe. It's warm, only thing that makes any fragrance hot is pepper or leaving it in the sun so don't be disappointed if it doesn't make your cold feet warmer. That or if your skin has an allergic reaction to it. Fairly mediocre actually but different than a lot of current designer releases.

Tepid more like. This is meant to be a spicy oriental, but fails miserably. I tested on a blotter and zoned out a nanosecond later. Rubbish.

What a wasted oportunity! Not in the least bit surprised though. The flanker to Cool Water, Hot Water, would have been such a great oportunity to do something with some edge, to really try and capture the idea of hot steamy water and everything that goes with it. Instead they managed to concoct a mediocre semi-synthetic light oriental. Wooo hooo :o| I mean COME ON GUYS! Cool Water really was kinda ground breaking. Yes many love and many hate it but at least it was different! Its still extremely popular too! This will fade after a few months like most other designer releases these days, but me thinks thats the point. Making a fragrance these days seems more about the advertising, bottle, name etc.. and trying to force feed us with what they WANT us to smell rather than actually making something thats worth wearing. Don't get me wrong its very pleasant, wearable but still very boring generic crap! I', sure it will be very popular for a few months then sink away being discontinued by this time in a year or so, as with so many from Coty and P&G.

To sum up, a mediocre light oriental, no "heat" or "fire" just mildly warm. No soul, smells rushed but in its favour it has does smell like it has a few naturals in it for a change.