Good Life by Davidoff

My first signature scent, the king of favorites even though it’s no longer available. A masterpiece from the late 90s, that era of super-complex fragrances with over 10 notes. A classic and delicious aroma that leaves no one indifferent… Masculinity in a bottle, nothing richer than this. Definitely a 10/10 forever.

Discontinued, but excellent.

Definitely the best Davidoff fragrance. Green, refreshing, simple. Nothing pretentious. The best figgy composition I’ve ever smelled. Slightly sweet too, but completely different from any aquatic scent today. It breathes. Maybe that’s why it never attracted younger crowds. I bought a bottle in ’98 and decided to buy it again. The only thing I complain about is the cap on my new acquisition: it looks cheaper than before and no longer prints the Davidoff logo. Good Life is a great light daily fragrance. The leafy notes make me feel like I’m in a fresh garden when I wear it. If I had to describe Good Life in a few words, it would be an excellent aquatic fougere like Cool Water with a green melon top note. It smells very ’90’ and a bit dated today, but it remains a very good light, sweet, and informal fragrance.

A smile, a glance, a ray of sun. ‘Good Life’ by Davidoff is like a three-chord pop song, simple and balsamic. It belongs to those friendly greens that proliferated in the late 90s and stayed there because they were already a bit old-school in conception, though they have little to do with powerful, dark aromatics. Again, the name is excellent, very appropriate, because it turns out to be optimistic and happy. It has a bit of ‘Cool Water’ air, in its fresh and aquatic conception, ideal for spring-summer, but it slides into more herbal, more natural nuances, with a heartwarming sweetness that hovers over its duration from start to finish. The opening is very white, very sparkling, with melon nuances to which a spectacular fig leaf note adheres. With these concise brushstrokes, ‘Good Life’ draws a scene of a sunny, luminous morning in the countryside, while breezes bring the scent of ripening fruits to our nose. There it finds its tone, which later oscillates around floral notes without ever losing that ‘sweet green’ that defines it and gives it life and charm. A man enjoying a mountain hike, with no other concern than recreating in nature. The projection is good, neither too much nor too little, and the longevity is very good; you’re immersed in that bed of grass accompanied by the song of birds all the time. Life has changed a lot, and excursions to the countryside no longer serve unless it’s for sports dressed in futuristic alien gear; the male imaginary today is different, decidedly vulgar and opaque in its intentions, so Good Life has no space in a commercial framework. One of the last great perfumes of the 90s.

Good Life Lejos is the best fig-note perfume I’ve tried. It has perfect longevity and sillage. They should never have discontinued a masterpiece like this. The best from the Davidoff house. I also own Voyage by Hermès, another great perfume I like a lot; in my opinion, they don’t resemble each other even remotely. Good Life is a very masculine, very classic perfume in the old-school style. At the start, I feel it quite sweet and herbal; the almond note is very present and that fascinates me. In the dry down, you’ll feel the fig note all the time; it’s fascinating. I hope they relaunch it; it would be a very satisfying purchase.

It’s a soft-scented perfume but very long-lasting, with great sillage and personality; wherever you go, you get noticed. It’s a pity I can’t find it here in Mexico anymore.