Icon

A gem that's been sadly discontinued. Personal: 9/10 - A gentle, citrusy woods with a soft-fresh spicy edge that makes it interesting. I really enjoy it, and think it's one of the very few masculine white floral executions. Mass appeal: 8/10 – Very easy to like. Clean woods and soft spice make this broadly acceptable. Performance: 7/10 – Solid, steady performance. It lasts long enough without becoming loud or intrusive, and is quite reasonable for a freshie. Value: 6/10 – Discontinued and resale prices are only going up, but can currently be found on Fragrancenet for $75. At that price, it's a solid freshie, but not an instant buy. Uniqueness: 6.5/10 – Familiar woody-spicy DNA, but executed with a classy, old-school restraint. SCORE: 74/100 Full bottle buy? YES, a very pleasant and refined citrusy white floral, though increasingly hard to find. Blind buy? YES, fairly safe if you enjoy clean, masculine, woody fragrances and realistic florals. Recommend? YES, especially for someone who wants something mature and understated. Date night? YES, confident, mature and composed, though not overtly seductive. Office safe? YES, professional, polished, and very controlled. Pros: Clean and refined, classy woody-spice profile, gorgeous florals, versatile Cons: Lacks excitement, a bit too old-smelling, limited evolution Dunhill Icon feels like a fragrance designed for someone who values polish over flair. It opens with a smooth blend of citrus and spice that quickly settles into clean woods with a subtle peppery edge. A soft white floral presence is maintained throughout its evolution, with the neroli being one of the stars here. Everything in Icon feels intentional and well-balanced, but also very safe. This is not a fragrance that tries to stand out in a crowd. Instead, it aims to be quietly confident and pleasantly mature. There's nothing trendy or youthful about Icon, and it does the job of being a very smooth, masculine, old school summer freshie without needing strange synthetics or gimmicky notes. I just love how beautifully the pepper, cardamom, and oakmoss play together here. They're softly spicy with a beautiful woody twist, amplified and deepened by a smooth, unobtrusive oud base. I truly do appreciate the refinement and craftsmanship. This smells like what someone in a linen button down shirt, driving a Bentley would smell like. The imagery is of a British, upper class summer, and I'm enjoying every sniff. Had it not been discontinued, this would have absolutely entered my must-buy shortlist, but in its stead, I'll begin a journey to find a sufficiently similar, highly polished summer freshie that captivates me for the same reasons as Dunhill's Icon. Review #187 in my fragrance journey – this fragrance I own as a decant

One of the best releases by a designer house in 2015. A MASTERPIECE...And from a house i've long since written off. WHAT A COMEBACK. This scent is exactly what i was hoping to get from DIOR. An interesting, unique, quality juice which is modern, a compliment magnet, performs nicely and is masculine. This scent is a mind blower from the presentation, to the sprayer to the scent. A very strong statement from DUNHILL. ICON is very MANLY...Men out there will love this because it has all the elements of what many women like in a men's fragrance citrus/fruity, soapy/fresh-clean, with a little bit of dirty spice for added sensuality. It does conjure comparisons to other scents like Terre de hermes and Aventus. I know, i know people always claim something smells like Aventus and this doesn't. But why Icon reminds me of the Aventus is based on their characteristics. They both are complex, clean, manly scents with huge emphasis on fruit and wood. It does share some of Terre's vibe as well in the opening based on the citrus and spice which comes across as earthy and dirty. But again this is a scent that is unique enough to be in its own lane. This can be worn in any season, any occasion, any time. Its an Eau De Parfum and lasts 8 hours with decent projection and sillage. Its not a beast but this is beast enough and with its awesome smell you don't feel cheated at all. I can go on and on about the beauty of this scent but i would just implore you to find this and try this. This is the type of scent the public should be paying attention to. Unfortunately the public are only trained to notice certain names. Icon has given me hope that it is still possible for an IFRA regulated designer house to make game changing juices. I would gladly pay retail for this scent if i had to (I didn't...lol). If DIOR or CHANEL made this it would be THE SCENT everyone would be raving about and rushing to buy. Branding and perception is truly everything. This is a scent that is as close to a perfect scent as you can get in these modern reformulated times. KUDOS DUNHILL for filling a huge VOID. Simply put...One of the most interesting designer releases over the last few years... 8/10 YouTube Channel- Simply Put Scents

I'll echo damightyheru's claim here that this is one of the best designer releases in years. I love it all the way from the stunning bottle, through first sniff all the way to the drydown. I agree with C@nn@rs review about this scent's development - the scent opens very fresh and bright, and has a sort of fizzy candied citrus opening (I'm guessing from the neroli?). There's a definite barbershop aromatic mid and slight woody, earthy dirtiness in the basenotes from patchouli, leather and oud. This develops about 3 hours into the scent when I can really start to smell the oud woody notes and spice (maybe a little vetiver) and as good as the opening is this is my favorite part of the fragrance. That little bit of dirtiness gives this scent a solid kick of sexiness in my opinion. Some sweetness remains and the combination makes this scent uber-versatile and uber-appealing, others love smelling it too! Back to the oud in this, it's faint and not a strong part of the scent but it's in there blended seamlessly. It really reminds me of the oud note in ADP Colonia Intensa Oud (which also happens to be my favorite oud ever). As for strength, this is true EDP quality with 8+ hour longevity and strong to moderate projection the first 3 or so hours then moderate projection until it dies off several hours later. Sillage seems good from what I can tell. If I had to describe this scent in a few words it would be Neroli Portofini crossed with ADP Colonia Intensa Oud and a hint of Terre d'Hermes. I am reminded of all 3 when I wear this, and to my nose it's as good as any of those as well. Icon is an apt name because this fragrance is an instant classic, it will achieve iconic status mark my words. Amazing job from Dunhill on this. If there is an Icon Absolute, I have to try it! UPDATE: After having this for several months it has become one of my most worn fragrances. Icon also seems to be a real compliment-getter - both by people around me at work and my wife adores this too.

To be known as iconic is no easy feat. With dunhill icon, you can certainly have people thinking, "an icon has entered the room". Dunhill icon is bold in all of the controversial ways. The first spray will shoot you back to a sunny morning in the spring, with a welch's grape soda in hand, the bubbles from the soda fill the air with the soda's sweet fruity scent. You have just walked outside of the barber shop on a cool morning, with a fresh shave, and cut. Your crisp new leather jacket is perfectly fitted, and half zipped up, and it smells like a brand new EXPENSIVE leather jacket. The scent of the barber-shop lavender clings to the skin of your freshly-shaven neck. Spring flowers are blooming on the dewy bushes lining the sidewalk. And, a nearby farmers market is selling fresh citrus fruits with the tangy bitter scent of their skin floating on the air, as the sun hits them. Your cologne from last night still clings to your clothing. You are just too iconic to have gone home to sleep last night. The sexy spicy scent of black pepper and cardamom, and crisp vetiver pop off of your clothes in the warm rays of the early morning spring sun. The faint scent of pine lingers in the air from the old, rugged, pine-dresser that you store your shirts in at home. You put on your sunglasses and notice the faint scent of iris. You turn to see a flower vender... Walking right up to the cart of flowers, you scoop up a few freshly cut, beautifully purple iris, as their waxy, sweet scent surrounds you. You purchase them... Someone this iconic has someone to give flowers to... Obviously. Enjoy this fragrance! It is FABULOUSLY iconic. The performance is just as it should be. It is enough to let everyone know that an icon has just walked by... But they will be wanting to follow, because your iconic scent won't linger around too long... Only long enough to leave an iconic impression. I would say this fragrance is best suited for transition seasons (spring or fall).

I am 27 and this is my signature. I feel it quite stupid when someone claims this is an older man's taste. I mean come on! This has everything that a signature scent needs. I get constant compliments from younger folks on this leaning more towards girls. They love the masculine nature of it. I never get tired of it in fact sometimes I ask myself why this smells soooo damn good. It's quite addictive. That Neroli somewhat reminds me of sparkling grape soda for sure and it has become my favorite drink since then hahaha... But, guys unique and high-end stuff... March 22, 2025: I have been having it as a signature for 3 years now and this is my observation. I still love this a lot but you need to know this, 1. Not everyone around you takes it as a grape soda smell on first encounter. In fact it's hardly someone. Most of the folks think this is a spicy and bit fruity agarbatti i.e. incense stick. 2. Carrying this is not everyone's cup of tea. Go hardly 3-4 sprays only. This bottle should last at least few years. 3. It has different character at different places and weather. Try it yourself. This is the reason why it still is my signature. It works everywhere you just need to figure out how many sprays needed according to the situation. 4. Once you point out grape soda to someone, they can't unsmell it afterwards. But, I have got reactions like: "oh yeah! This is grape 🍇 incense sticks.", "burning grape soda" idk what does it even mean rofl. 5. It's like love it or hate it but you can't ignore it. Absolutely a signature with a mystery, appeal and a lot of character. I may experiment on a signature soon as I'm still only 29 and why not. But, this will definitely have a great place in my heart and life memories. ❤️🔥