20 Iconic Masculine

So I thought I had left a review of this but apparently not! Anyway I live in New Zealand l, so it is spring now. I got my bottle in 2021 at a good price for second hand luckily. Anyway, for the last couple of years I've always been looking for a Citrus and dark fragrance for example Eau Sauvage Parfum 2012 or 2017, both of which I love. I wore this yesterday for the first time in half a year or so, two sprays behind each war before walking my dog. . . And BAM!! It took me right back to when I finally fell in love with this fragrance, initially when I tried this I seriously thought who the hell wants to smell like this for so much!! But yesterday the magic was there, bright sparkling Citrus and Yuzu is unique in the fragrance world (unless you love Issey Miyake) so it is a great Citrus that lasts a long time and then after 20min the Smokey vetiver comes out from lurking and the whafts I get are just superb. Unfortunately if I wear this say two days in a room or even a couple time a week Ido not get that 6hr magic or Citrus dancing around Smokey vetiver, so during the course of this spring & summer I will only wear it sparingly. This is that dark Citrus i love but the price well is it worth it hmm. That's a hard one, for me I will highly likely buy another bottle when my runs out but I won't be paying retail that's for sure. This thing performs well. Smells great if you don't mind yuzu and creates an allure to it. My now ex wife did really like this fragrance too, so there's that. Overall 9.5/10, losing a point because of the price. Other than that if I could get this in a 100ml and for cheaper it would be one of my daily spring and summer signatures.

If only the performance matched how good the scent is. Iconic Masculine is a fantastic bright citrus-vetiver fragrance. The mandarin orange and yuzu have a fizzy feel to them in the opening and they're rounded out by a soft herbalness from rosemary and petitgrain. My sister jokingly said I smelled like grapefruit soda and I kind of agree, but it's a refined and airy scent, not artificial and sugary like a soda would smell. On the dry down the vetiver and cedar stand out a bit more, but the other notes are still somewhat present. It's a simple and linear scent, so there isn't really much to be said about it. It doesn't reinvent the wheel but it's just such a well done and refreshing scent I can't help but love it, although it's obviously quite overpriced for what it is. Performance is where this is lacking unfortunately. Where all other Clive Christians I've worn can last for 8 hours and project moderately for around 2 hours, Iconic Masculine only lasted about 6 hours on skin and projected for only 1 hour. To be fair it was quite hot today but it still didn't perform up to par with Timeless and Contemporary, which I tried last week and it was also pretty hot at the time of testing. It might perform better if you overspray it a bit, I'll have to try that out later.

There are brands that elicit fake or purely misleading reviews to sink the brand... reviews carried out by trolls and people who have never smelled the fragrance, let alone seen the bottle in person. One of these brands is Clive Christian, because it's too expensive for the common mortals, so the concept "I can't afford it, so you shouldn't have it either" applies, in short, the usual human envy towards the top of the class. Leaving aside those who love stenches, not perfumes, stenches... This perfume is a masterpiece, worth trying, in summary, it's a very earthy vetiver with a fantastic opening. In some aspects, it reminded me of Malle Vetiver Extraordinaire, but unlike the aforementioned, Clive lasts over 12 hours on my skin. For me, it's a best buy if you can afford it; otherwise, avoid fake reviews or hearsay. You can't say a Lamborghini is rubbish if you've never driven it or can't afford it. Down with political correctness everywhere, including in perfumery.

Clive Christian's 20 Iconic Masculine is a vivacious, uplifting masculine citrus aromatic fragrance. Primary notes are yuzu and vetiver with slight green touches. The scent has a directness which I quite enjoy. No musk or resins. No florals or synthetic marine notes. Just a straightforward bright, sharp citrus and vetiver. The sparkling citrus in this blend smells fantastic and lasts well past the opening. That being said, 20 Iconic Masculine is not groundbreaking (you'll swear you've smelled this before, perhaps in a Roja bottle), longevity is pitiful (2-3 hours tops on me before becoming a skin scent), and the price is downright laughable. For 50ml I'd pay $120 tops. But I can't argue with it smelling good. If I had an unlimited budget, I'd douse myself in this stuff multiple times a day. Definitely get a decant unless you just hit the lottery or have a trust fund. Scent 10/10 Longevity 3/10 Sillage 5/10 Price 1/10

My first impression was not good on this one. I then wore it out in public for the full experience and it changed my mind completely. I really think people need to review frags only after they have worn them outside of their homes. At first I thought this was just a yuzu bomb. Nothing else. Nothing intriguing. But then I wore actually wore it and holy smokes it blew my mind! It starts off being extremely citric with yuzu at the forefront. Then comes the woods and petitgrain to make this a simple masterpiece. The vetiver poking through is incredible. Its simple, fresh, juicy, woodsy and masculine. So glad I have this a chance. I will also say I got whiffs of this every few minutes for 4 hours....it was amazing. I love this stuff and am now a huge fan of Clive Christian.